I want to launch a saas company, and found a name I really like. Unfortunately, the usual domains (.com, .co, .io, .dev, .app) are already registered, though they are all available to be purchased from the respective owners (unfortunately though the cheaper one among these domains is 5k).

Now, I could simply find another name for my app/company, but pretty much any other name I look up, I find myself in a similar situation about the available domains and prices. Therefore I was thinking to go ahead with my name, maybe by having a less-optimal domain to start, and then one day eventually buy one of the “proper” ones from the list above.

I wanted to ask what’s my best option, whether to settle for a more unknown domain, or to add a prefix (eg. “get[myname].com”) or suffix (?) to my chosen name. What are the most common choices? Is there something I should keep in mind? Thanks!