The domain name "Altius .so" is up for grabs. Go and register the domain name before it is too late!

Before we get started. I would just like to say that if you like the name enough to go and register/purchase, please shout me out and let me know you grabbed the domain name. You are under no obligation to do so but it would be nice to know, thanks!

As the title states, the domain name Altius.so is available to register.

Meaning of Altius

“In the context of the Olympic motto, ‘altius’ means ‘higher’. The full motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius, translates to Faster, Higher, Stronger”

Extension/TLD

The .so extension is one of many favorites in the tech community. Especially among Indie Hacker, Product Hunt, micro startup or solopreneur types. The most notable of startups to popularize the .so extension is @notion and @circle. However, Notion has now moved over to the .com extension but Circle, a prominent company still remains on the .so domain extension.

The .so extension has also gained some traction in other industries such as crypto, web3 and AI.

“.so is the internet ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) for the country of Somalia which is on the northeastern coast of Africa. For a period of time the domain extension was not operational due to the civil war in Somalia but was restored on 11/01/2010.”

Brand Name Implications of the word "Altius."

As previously mentioned, the word "Altius" is a Latin adjective meaning higher, taller, deeper, or more profound. As a brand name, "Altius" carries strong and generally positive implications, such as.

Excellence and Superiority: This is possibly the most direct implication of being better, higher quality, or performing at a higher level than competitors.

Growth and Progress: "Higher" can also imply upward movement, improvement, and reaching new heights. This can be appealing for products or services focused on development or achievement.

Aspiration and Ambition: Altius, can evoke a sense of reaching for something greater, appealing to customers who are driven and want to improve themselves or their situation.

Other Companies using the .so extension

Below are some examples of companies, apps or sites that are built using the aforementioned extension.

Tally .so: “Tally is a free online form builder. Tally is a new type of online form builder that works like a text document. Just start typing on the page and insert blocks the same as Notion.”

Circle .so: The all-in-one community platform for creators and brands. Circle allows users to create and host Interactive courses, live streams, group chats, & events – so you can actually connect with your audience. You can also do Immersive live streams with co-hosts.

Birdeye.so: Birdeye is a crypto trading date aggregating tool for traders. Birdeye equips traders with our crypto data tracking tool across DEXes & AMMs on multichain, helping them seize more trading opportunities.

Orca .so: “Orca is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that strives to be the epicenter of spot trading on Solana.”

Mapify.so: “Mapify is an AI Mind Map Summarizer. Mapify allows users to Summarize YouTube, PDFs/Docs, URLs, Long Emails, Meeting Recordings into Mind Maps in seconds. Mapify is powered by GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, or other top LLMs.”

Super .so: “Super allows you to transform your Notion pages into fully customized, professional websites in less than a minute. Enjoy high performance, SEO optimization, and a compelling user experience with great-looking instant page loads. Focus on creating while Super handles the rest.”

Hiro .so: Building applications directly on Bitcoin is challenging. Hiro provides developer tools to simplify this process for Bitcoin layers. These tools offer user-friendly APIs to access data about Bitcoin, Ordinals, and Stacks.

mails.so: “Simple, fast, and secure email validation service. Email Validation API: Clean Lists, Boost Deliverability & Maximize ROI. Remove fake emails and spam users from your email lists.”

Cello .so: Cello is a tool that provides the easiest way to add a referral program for users and affiliates to any SaaS product in hours. Cello allows you to turn users into your most valuable growth channel.

Narrative .so: “Narrative speeds up, improves and simplifies the professional photographer’s workflow with smart and easy to use software tools. Narrative helps photographers Select and Edit your images with the assistance of AI.”

Morgen .so: “A daily planner that prioritizes your most important to-dos, events, and projects in one app. Get AI-powered recommendations or plan manually.“

Plane .so: “Plane is presented as a flexible and powerful project management tool, positioned as the top alternative to Jira Server and Pivotal Tracker. Plane doesn't force a specific workflow, making it suitable for diverse teams like software, marketing, HR, and manufacturing to collaborate in one place while maintaining their own practices.”

Ray.so: “Allows you to turn your code into beautiful images. Choose from a range of syntax colors, hide or show the background, and toggle between a dark and light window.”

Opal .so: Achieve screen time control with the world’s most-loved screen time app! Opal is the fun, free Screen Time app to improve your focus and make the most out of every day.

and there are plenty of other startups/companies operating on this extension!

Availability

This domain with this domain extension is available at select registrars. The most notable are probably Namecheap and Dynadot

Registered Extensions:

dotDB.com shows that the word "Altius" is taken in 143 domain extensions and there are 1697 registered/developed domains with the word "Altius" contained in the domains. So, it appears the word Altius is very popular as a brand name. The unfortunate part about that is, competition might be pretty fierce in regard to Altius as a brand name but if you can build your brand and stand out from the competition, it can pay off big time in regard to search.

A few examples of companies with the word/phrase "Altius" as a brand name or with the word contained in the brand name

Altius.us

Altius.org

AltiusLabs.xyz

AltiusTS.com

AltiusMinerals.com

AltiusTestPrep.com

Altius.capital

Altius.net

Altius.com

Google search:

Search volume for the keyword, Altius, is strong with roughly 10k-100k monthly searches with low ranking competition and the Cost Per Click (CPC) being 1.80 on the low end and 4.79 as the height for top of page bid. Great potential to brand your company with this word because of high search engine volume and the very low competition and CPC.

Other synonyms of this word that are very popular with startups/businesses:

Higher, prosper, excel, profound, elevate, exceed, greater, upper, better, excellent, super, ultra, optimal.

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Ideas for the name:

AI related services. Software Development, E-Sports brand, fitness or health performance app, educational tool and more.

Again, any support would be greatly appreciated