Least terrible domain registrars

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Top answers from the last 39580202 times this was asked:

  • Namecheap
  • Porkbun
  • Gandi
  • Cloudflare

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I was with Namecheap for years, and they’re totally fine. I am now with Cloudflare because they’re a bit cheaper and their API is well supported in various tools, and they also seem fine.

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    • 3dmvr@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I use porkbun and you get cloudflare through them, not sure to what extent, porkbuns just cheaper, I like their ui, straightforward, everything you need on one screen.

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    • TedZanzibar@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Exactly this. Also it annoys me that Namecheap tries to automatically “top up funds” over a month before renewals are due. I think they’ve always done it but it wound me up enough this year to move to Cloudflare.

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  • jonathan@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I wouldn’t buy domains from Cloudflare from a risk mitigation perspective. At work I direct six figures of budget their way annually, but as a free-tier customer in my personal life I don’t trust them not to fuck up at some point and lock my account. If I register my domain elsewhere I can bring myself back online by moving the nameservers. If it’s registered at Cloudflare I’m fucked.

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    • folekaule@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I have one of my domains on Cloudflare and was thinking of moving the rest of them there. What makes it harder to move name servers away from Cloudflare than other places?

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    • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      This is the way. Never use the NS of your registrar.

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  • vfsh@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Another +1 for name cheap, been using em for a decade now. Their deals are stellar and renewal prices are on par with any other competitors usually

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    • scarilog@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Transferred all my domains from nanecheap to CloudFlare and I’m saving like 1/3 of price on renewals.

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  • bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ll throw in for namecheap. Been with them for a while with no complaints.

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  • SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Gandi massively increased their prices 2 years ago.

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    • idefix@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      For email hosting only. But yes, they are not as trustworthy as they once were

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  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I like pair domains.

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• circuitloss@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Porkbun has been great

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  • TurtleTourParty@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Seconded. I switched from namecheap when they raised the price of my domain. I never had a problem with name cheap but porkbin is cheaper.

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  • Xanza@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Agreed.

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• StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve always used NameCheap. Can’t speak to their ethics, but customer support has been excellent the few times I’ve needed it.

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  • kitnaht@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Been using Namecheap for a decade or more now. Great company, no muss, no fuss, just works. The greatest thing is that they’re boring as fuck. That’s one of the best qualities to have in a domain registrar.

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  • harsh3466@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Also been using namecheap for years with no complaints. Boring and dependable.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Boring and dependable.

      Just like I wish politics were.

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• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In case anyone was wondering:

  namecheap: US porkbun: US INWX: Germany OVH: French onlydomains: NZ

  I personally have been with onlydomains for a decade or so. No complaints.

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  • sxan@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve domains from both DomainMonger and NameCheap. If it were trivial, I’d probably move my domains to NameCheap. The web UX is a little better; aside from that, I’ve never had issues with either, not heard anything particularly bad about either.

    But, yeah: +1 on the NameCheap suggestion.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Does UX really matter?
      I’d rather decouple DNS and domain.
      Feels like (no proof, just gut feeling) services like Cloudflare have better security and integration than the respective registrars.

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• homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Namecheap

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  • madame_gaymes@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This. NameCheap actually responds to abuse reports, as well. Turns out they actually think it’s bad for business to allow grifters and con artists to use their services, unlike other major registrars.

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• Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve been with Porkbun since Gandi got acquired. No complaints.

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  • Lemmchen@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Acquired by whom?

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    • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Total Webhosting Solutions

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• Wrongdoer4094@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m using Cloudflare, because it’s quite convenient since I always end up using them as DNS server.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They’re also slightly cheaper since they don’t take any profit from their registrar side, hoping to make it back with other services.

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  • bigDottee@geekroom.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Also use Cloudflare as new domain registrar because I use them as DNS as well. I can’t say that I’ve had any problems with them at all.

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    • cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Same, I also use Cloudflare dns, tunnels, and pages. Having these all in the same place makes it easy to deploy/keep track of everything

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• lol_idk@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I switched to Porkbun from Namecheap recently because Porkbun is somewhat local.

  Porkbun is decent but cheaper if you have a dozen domains too

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• YaksDC@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I have had a lot good experience with Porkbun.

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• lemonuri@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve been with 1984.is for a couple of years now. I think my domains cost around 12 Euros a year each. Their web GUI works fine and I’ve never needed to contact their customer service, so I cannot comment on that.

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Have you tried…GoDaddy???

  giggles as the downvotes pour in

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  • Lemmchen@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Unfortunately yes, and I hate then with everything I’ve got.

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    • Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Every time I think GoDaddy has hit bottom they find a way to dig deeper.

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  • AppearanceBoring9229@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I have a domain with godaddy that renews very soon. Is it posible to migrate it to another registrar?

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    • AppearanceBoring9229@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If anyone else is on the same situation what helped me find a new one is this site

      tld-list.com

      There you can check pricing of several registrars for your domain and choose the one that you want and then you can see how to transfer to the chosen one.

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• puppinstuff@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve been happy with Hover for several years. They don’t bug me and they’re owned by Tucows so they’ve got decades-old staying power.

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  • perishthethought@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I can’t believe they’re still around

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• AustralianSimon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I use namesilo for everything but my .au domains.

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• 42yeah@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Namesilo is quite good - cheap & been using it for 5 years now (coming from namecheap)

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  • gofsckyourself@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I find their website so awful and painful to use. Everything is difficult to find and just takes longer to accomplish than nearly anywhere else. I bought one domain from them once and will never use them again.

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• 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  INWX has been great so far, have been with them for about 6 years at this point. Also had good experiences with their customer support.

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  • Mora@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    -1 for INWX. Still waiting on a domain transfer, domain is stuck for about a month, chat support was useless

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  • mbirth@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    +1 for INWX

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• brighteast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve been a happy customer of Metategistrar for over a decade. No complaints, fair prices. Just moved a .be from Gandi there because they wanted to charge me €30 excl. VAT for 1 year. Retail price of .be by DNS.be is about €5 and Metaregistrar only charges me €7,5 excl. VAT for a .be for a year. Was at Gandi with that domain because they used to offer free mailboxes with domain name registrations but have since stopped that. Shop around people!

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  • myrmidex@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Thanks for the tip, I’m getting pissed off at the Gandi .be prices as well, just ludicrous.

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• Ohh@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Iwantmyname.com ticked almost all boxes last i looked. Hasnt been mentioned yet. hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false…

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• azalty@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Tested porkbun and namecheap. Namecheap has a nice and reactive support from my experience. Porkbun also helped me quickly.

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• lka1988@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I have two domains through Porkbun. Never had an issue with them. No-nonsense, simple UI, good prices.

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• RubberElectrons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Pair domains supports ipv4/6 DNS, Dnsmasq, and dynamic DNS. Cheap, 2fa secured and does the job reliably.

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• Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve used two, NameCheap, and PorkBun.

  Hated Namecheap, would never use them again. Janky pricing, tons of email spam, terrible UI.

  Porkbun has been pretty great. Simple, solid prices, easy to use, no issues for about a year and a half.

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• ouch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  As a side question, are there other free DNS providers besides Cloudflare? Ones that don’t require you to register your domain there.

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• killeronthecorner@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Namecheap. Avoid Dynadot.

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  • daco@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Just curious. Why should dynadot be avoid?

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    • killeronthecorner@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I can only speak from personal experience but for me they jacked up the price significantly after year one and then sent my domain straight to auction after I decided not to pay. I respect that there are reseller-focused providers out there but they aren’t for me.

      On the other hand, I’ve had nothing but quality service from namecheap for the best part of a decade.

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• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I migrated from IONOS and Namecheap to INWX because it does support both domains I use.
  And their prices were reasonable.

  Migration was quick and neat. Had to issues doing it.

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• eksb@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  gandi.net

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  • Kuinox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Gor acquiree and rised price.

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  • asap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Move your stuff from Gandi to Netim.com

    Gandi got acquired and has done some very weird shit with pricing.

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• philpo@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hetzner

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  • eneff@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They don’t support DNSSEC.

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    • philpo@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah,one of the few drawbacks they have. Most people can live with it, but it’s indeed one of the things they should be providing by now but don’t

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    • EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Is this important when self hosting?

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• konalt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve been using Namecheap for almost a year now with no complaints

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  • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve been with namecheap for years too. No complaints

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