I really like Porkbun, and they tend to be one of the cheapest registrars. They have US-based phone support too. Phone support is becoming less common with cheaper registrars.
Pretty much all good registrars support free WHOIS privacy (especially if you’re in Europe as redacting personal data in WHOIS is basically mandated by GDPR), and DNSSEC support is also widespread.
Not sure if it’s still the case, but they used to be a reseller for a lot of TLDs (I think via eNom), rather than directly selling the domains themselves. It caused issues with slow support since you’d open a ticket with them, then they’d have to open a ticket with their upstream provider and relay any replies. It was a pain.
I mean, I still use them, mostly because I do not see a strong enough reason to transfer my domains, given how much of a pita that would be.
I’ve heard good things about Gandi, but it’s not my first hand experience so wouldn’t vouch for that. GoDaddy looks fancy but I remember from a while ago they were really into upselling on bloody everything, which is annoying.
So at the end of a day, NameCheap kinda works fine :)
@AArun@Mustafaalbazy I have no loyalty to any of these companies. Whatever is the cheapest and has a decent reputation. I use porkbun, cheap and though I had to call customer service to work out the payment, getting through to a human was easy enough.
Any recommendations on who to use going forward Or do you think it will be the same after squarespace takes over?
I really like Porkbun, and they tend to be one of the cheapest registrars. They have US-based phone support too. Phone support is becoming less common with cheaper registrars.
You can use tld-list.com to compare prices.
Pretty much all good registrars support free WHOIS privacy (especially if you’re in Europe as redacting personal data in WHOIS is basically mandated by GDPR), and DNSSEC support is also widespread.
Thank you. I really appreciate it. I’ll take a look.
I’ve been using a combo of Namecheap and Gandi.net depending on which TLDs each support.
I’ve been planning on consolidating everything on Google Domains… but my laziness seems almost prescient now.
I’ve had very good experiences with Namecheap. Highly recommended.
Until their system shits itself and you need to contact support. Then it’s absolutely horrendous.
Still use them though, they are fine.
Not sure if it’s still the case, but they used to be a reseller for a lot of TLDs (I think via eNom), rather than directly selling the domains themselves. It caused issues with slow support since you’d open a ticket with them, then they’d have to open a ticket with their upstream provider and relay any replies. It was a pain.
I’m sorry to hear their support is terrible, I recommended them to many people. What is a better alternative?
I mean, I still use them, mostly because I do not see a strong enough reason to transfer my domains, given how much of a pita that would be.
I’ve heard good things about Gandi, but it’s not my first hand experience so wouldn’t vouch for that. GoDaddy looks fancy but I remember from a while ago they were really into upselling on bloody everything, which is annoying.
So at the end of a day, NameCheap kinda works fine :)
Truth. GD charges for SSL for fucks sake.
@sisyphean @ddnomad
I don’t know if it’s better, but I use iwantmyname and porkbun for domains.
Neither of them have shutdown and sold to squarespace out of the blue, so that’s a plus.
I can recommend gandi.net. Been using them for well over a decade with a good experience.
Gandi was bought out recently. Increasing prices and removing lots of features soon…
name.com is really a solid choice, I have used them for over 15 years now, but they are definitely not cheap.
@AArun @Mustafaalbazy I have no loyalty to any of these companies. Whatever is the cheapest and has a decent reputation. I use porkbun, cheap and though I had to call customer service to work out the payment, getting through to a human was easy enough.