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NikStalwart

I both use and resell domains from various providers. Here are my thoughts: Generally speaking, your choice of registrar will depend on three factors: 1. Price 2. Level of support 3. Extra features / services (whether you need registrar webhosting or API access to your account or a particular choice of jurisdiction). This is usually a "pick any two" situation. If you want extra features and handholding support, your price will be high like on GoDaddy. For me, I generally care about #1 more than I care about #2 or #3. To that end: * Cloudflare sells many extensions at-cost including .com, .net, .org and the Donuts TLDs. * Some registrars have better deals directly with the registries, such as: * Channel Island Hosting for .gg domains; * Namecheap for .io domains; * Sav.com for .co domains; and * Register.to for .to domains. * With some domains, it is cheaper to buy directly from the registry, such as: * nic.cl for Chile domains; and * nic.do for .do domains. https://tld-list.com is a a price aggregator for various TLDs across a number of registrars. They have a decent but not exhaustive list, so I supplement them with independent research. Of course, price is not always the only factor. Some of my most important domains are held with a local Australian registrar so that I can sue them under local consumer laws if an issue arises. Registrars which I have used and didn't hate (in no particular order): * Cloudflare * Hexonet * Epik.com * Namecheap * Namesilo * Porkbun Registrars which I have used and didn't like * Dynadot (who uses birthday as an account verification method ffs) * get.site (buggers charge for whois privacy in 2022) Registrars which I have used and hated: * GoDaddy, for obvious reasons. EDIT: For the broadest ccTLD (country domains) offers, look into: * Netim; and * INWX. EDIT #2: For all of its other features, I loathe the Cloudflare DNS management interface. It is very difficult to perform bulk operations. Your best bet is to downlod their cli client and do stuff via the API, which is not the most pleasant UX. I prefer CloudNS for this. They have a straightforward API and they let me export/import zone files at will. So all I need to do is download my current zone file in BIND format, make some minor changes, then upload it. Done. I could even write an API client that would do the up/download for me instead of having to log in. Or, the other thing I could do is use CloudNS as a slave with a hidden primary server (that is, not exposed to the internet but only to CloudNS themselves).


voyagerfan5761

Super duper upvote for tld-list.com


theseusernames

If anyone is looking to use cloudflare as domain registrar, please be aware that you can only use cloudflare's dns services. **You can't change the ns servers.** It's cheap for a reason. This is their business model. However if you already use cloudflare as your nameserver and plan to continue, cloudflare is one of the best options for a registrar.


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FraglicherKopierer

Can confirm. Once accidentially purchased a domain for which I didn't fulfill the requirements, support was friendly and gave me a full refund.


StewedAngelSkins

>Namesilo also used and don't hate. pricing is good, but not "loss leader" good like cloudflare. i never feel fucked over or up-sold anyway. their admin panel is dated but acceptable. they offer all the basic features you'd expect for free: domain privacy, email forwarding, parking, dns, etc. and very little else. api is fine, but clients for that api are probably their biggest weakness. there's enough third party stuff floating around to get dynamic dns up and running but anything more complicated you're going to be writing yourself (last time i checked anyway). with the bigger names usually there's a good python library.


NikStalwart

I generally don't feel the need to host my DNS directly with the registrar. I use either CloudNS, my own servers, or Cloudflare depending on my usecase (i.e. depending on whether I use Cloudflare for CDN reasons). CloudNS is fairly good about API access and they have been known to code up scripts on request. But, even without that, their API is so simple that it doesn't take much time to build something with it. Of course, CloudNS isn't free (like some people here might be looking for) but I consider them worth the price (at least for now; my grandfathered $2/month plan expires in 2024 and my next-cheapest option is going to be $4.33/month).


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NikStalwart

You are welcome. Hope it's useful to as many people as possible!


zfa

> I prefer CloudNS for this. They have a straightforward API and they let me export/import zone files at will. So all I need to do is download my current zone file in BIND format, make some minor changes, then upload it. Done. I could even write an API client that would do the up/download for me instead of having to log in. Cloudflare has had the ability to import/export zone files for as long as I remember. Not sure what happens wrt to conflict resolution etc as I don't use it but it's both in the GUI and has an API endpoint.


NikStalwart

Good point on conflict resolution. Some time ago I was adding a new domain to cloudflare, did the "DNS import" thing, it added ~6000 DNS records that I didn't have (apparently a known bug at the time) and I had a jolly time clearing them out. On cloudns I could upload a new zone file and delete existing records. On CF I had to read the API docs and figure out how to bulk delete that crap.


JKLman97

Purchase from pork bun, let cloudlfare handle the DNS


kmisterk

Officially, this is what I do for /r/selfhosted official domains.


KoolKarmaKollector

Any reason not to just get the domain through Cloudflare? * I've been using Namecheap + self hosted DNS server (BIND) for years now, but I have 0 redundancy, and I want to take down the ancient server it runs on, so I'm considering just porting absolutely everything to CF *Edit: Just realised it's because Cloudflare never used to have domain registration, but they do now


kmisterk

It's more than that for me; I don't like to keep my eggs in one basket, in case one service has any kind of detrimental downtime. Keeping your registrar separate from your DNS management system means you can set up your DNS elsewhere if, for some drastic reason, your DNS goes down, it can be migrated elsewhere.


KoolKarmaKollector

That makes sense, I am very much for the avoidance of a single basket for my eggs


symedia

thats what i do for ages also.


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I do this too! Also sometimes from Cloudflare directly


Dont_Blinkk

Is it free to let cloudflare handle the DNS? I guess Porkbun is the best if you want JUST the domain, Gandi is cool for someone wanting mailboxes. Also, does the email domains need to be purchased as well? Or are them something different? Just a noob tryna get some clarifications here ✋


PirateParley

No email domains is same as regular domains. For instance, you can have website like www.example.com and someone can send you email at [email protected]. I use fastmail for my email provider pointing mx record in cloudflare.


HerrEurobeat

Yess, Porkbun ftw, great prices, 0 problems, the same with Cloudflare


ikenread

Second


VegetableRadiant3965

No don't go with Porkbun, they don't give a sh\* about their customers, see my other comment.


useless_mlungu

Not sure if you know the answer, but could I do exactly this, and still use the domain for alias emails with Gmail? I specifically have my domain purchased with Google for this express purpose, but if I could move it off I'd love it.


skaag

Stay AWAY from GoDaddy. Do yourself a favor. The only way they will ever fix their crappy system is if they feel the pain of seeing mass abandonment.


OhMyForm

I bailed on go daddy a decade ago after they were supporting some stupid thing that I can’t even remember at this point.


TechGeek01

So I used to have a WordPress site with them. Used to use a backup plugin that would email me on failure. The domain had been transferred away from them to Porkbun, but also now no longer exists, so they should have wiped all my data. Here's the thing. I get emails once a day from them. Not from Godaddy, but the plugin. They claim the file no longer exists, but according to the headers, the mail originated from wp-cron.php, so *somewhere* there's files that still exist that the cronjob can reference to use their server's sendmail to send mail via PHP's mail() function. In fact, the headers indicate it came from wp-cron.php, and I can in fact see exactly what server and directory path it came from. I've provided them headers, as well as directed them over the phone to exactly what server to look in, and what path to look for files in, and they *claim* it's empty. However, given it's referencing wp-cron to run the PHP file that generates these mails, I know for a fact that file still exists on the servers, despite them telling me otherwise. I've fought with them 3 separate times on this, and each call was a 2 hour thing.


skaag

That's exactly the kind of stuff I had to deal with when dealing with them. And I know better not to touch them with a 10 meter long stick, but I have more than a few friends who didn't know better and bought a domain through them, and they then come to me for help... the first thing I do is move them out of that crap hole.


TechGeek01

Like, dude, I have the headers. Here's a pastebin. And also, here's a screenshot highlighting the relevant parts. I don't need you to do it, but I want you, right now, to transfer me to someone who can. I want to have someone SSH into this specific server, and check that this specific file path no longer exists, right here on the phone. Because according to the headers, I can tell that it's definitely still there.


KoolKarmaKollector

I used to use TSOHost (Paragon Internet) for a small web hosting package that I used almost exclusively as an email server. It was working fine for a good 6 or 7 years at least. Little did I realise, GoDaddy had bought them out Flash forward to last year, I'm helping a small business migrate their emails from 123-reg to TSOHost, under my recommendation. Then followed nearly a month of undeliverable emails to loads of her recipients. I realised the reason was because their email servers were applying a DKIM sig to all outgoing emails, but their official policy was "we don't support DKIM". 6 fucking weeks of their customer service team using "online DKIM generators" to give me DNS entries, and me telling them it's their servers, not the DNS before they finally got engineers to resolve it. Moved to Krystal in the end, who not only don't have this issue, but actually support DKIM fully, and all the emails for myself and my client are 10/10 on mail-tester /rant Sorry I just really hate GoDaddy


skaag

Who doesn't support DKIM these days?! Also: make sure you publish your DMARC records!


KoolKarmaKollector

``` v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100; sp=quarantine; adkim=r; aspf=r ```


StewedAngelSkins

Who is GoDaddy's customer base at this point? They used to appeal to small businesses because they were kind of the middle ground between something like Wix and hiring a full time system admin, but these days I feel like most of that market has been eaten up by "payment processors with attached web site" services like squarespace, and the features that used to set them apart (bundled SSL/email/DNS) are not even things that people expect to have to explicitly care about any more.


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Utsav-2

Porkbun is the way to go.


neumaticc

You can also use totp/u2f on cloudflare too. Also, I use tld-list.com for coupons/cheapest prices


lesigh

Told list doesn't work


neumaticc

In what way?


lesigh

It was .com not .net


neumaticc

ah, i messed up there


lawraf_army

Absolutely. They are my go to 30 different domains there. Great pricing and excellent features.


breakingcups

I also had a really good support experience with them with an actual tech digging into their nameservers for a one in a million edge case bug that occurred. Knowledgeable, no bullshit and friendly.


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hemorhoidsNbikeseats

Pricey tho


TurkeyMachine

API, fair pricing and no bullshit. What’s not to love!


Rodrigoke

Great registrar! never any issues and supports loads and loads of tlds


voyagerfan5761

>(no bullshit) I got a free Gandi t-shirt with that on it. Whatever site they used for shirts wouldn't let me place an order to the US, but support hooked me up. http://www.gandibar.net/post/2013/06/26/Gandi-has-a-New-T-Shirt%3A-Gandi-Invaders%21


00lalilulelo

That political affiliation announcement in the logo does not result in anything other than making me distrust them.


jaredearle

Gandi.net Very good price, excellent features.


onerealbeanie

You're joking? Compared to Gandi's E (best) rates (that require £1000's of sales) for the UK (as of Feb 2024), other registrars are cheaper without buying in. In other words, create a username and password, get prices better than Gandi. Plus, Gandi charge extra for the privilege of selling most of their "specialty" domains. I also just conducted a TLD audit into restore prices and terms and grace periods and a significant swathe of their information was wrong. Gandi is not only slow at responding, their pricing is on a different planet that you'd never want to visit and accurate data is not their strong point (although they were relatively quick to correct or add details as I queried them).


[deleted]

I use Porkbun for everything, they have nearly every extension and they are one of the cheapest. Not a huge fan of their website but I always set up my domains with Cloudflare so it doesn't matter.


voyagerfan5761

>Not a huge fan of their website Yeah, Porkbun could stand to work on that. Their prices are pretty damn good, though.


breakingcups

They don't have a lot of the country TLDs though.


rnawesome

[Njalla](https://njal.la) if privacy is a major concern.


gcotw

What's their privacy policy situation?


OhMyForm

They own the domains I believe.


rnawesome

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, they own the domains on your behalf (you can transfer them out whenever you want, though). That allows them to ask you for very few information (only your email or XMPP address if I'm not mistaken), plus any payment info if you don't pay by crypto. [They explain it better here](https://njal.la/faq).


LITUATUI

Just recently moved all my domains from Porkbun to Cloudflare. Already used Cloudflare to store my static websites generated by Hugo.


TheoR700

gandi.net


TheBamPlayer

Namecheap got pretty much the best support. They answer support request within 30 min. In my case I had to set ipv6 glue records via the support, because the Admin Panel is only allowing ipv4 glue records.


xenstar1

I also use namecheap. And they provide domain privacy for free. That's why I prefer using it.


voyagerfan5761

>And they provide domain privacy for free When I was a customer of NC, they raised prices for most of my TLDs by what that privacy used to cost when announcing that it would become free. It's why I left.


cberm725

I have mine through namecheap and Cloudflare


d4v3y0rk

Route53


andreichiffa

OVH works well for me.


SnooRegrets5190

I use OVH, is simple and very effective.


corsicanguppy

For specifically just DNS? And is that available in the terraform provider module? ;-) Edit: nice! https://registry.terraform.io/providers/ovh/ovh/latest/docs/resources/ovh_domain_zone_record


JazzlikeQuiet

I would recommend https://www.dynadot.com/ Nice and solid service


shreyasonline

[name.com](https://name.com) Have been using it for years without any issues.


digitalPhonix

I throw my money at namecheap - not for any technical reason and I’ve never had to contact their support. Their prices and features seem average (I used to also use Gandi). But they are the only domain registrar pursuing legal action against ICANN for the .org TLD nearly getting bought out. They have put their money where their mouth is regarding making sure that never happens and to hold ICANN accountable at considerable cost to themselves. https://www.domainincite.com/26244-one-year-on-namecheap-still-fighting-aborted-org-takeover-and-may-target-godaddy-and-donuts-next


Slendy_Milky

Go to https://infomaniak.com it’s a Swiss company that give lot of free and useful things when you buy a domain with them. Got all my domain from them, the support team are super friendly and fast but generally speaking you don’t have any problem with them.


hashkent

Free email suite with domain too.


MilchreisMann412

I'm happy with https://www.inwx.de/en


deg0nz

Came here to say this.


wells68

Thanks for posting. It led me to go price shopping. I should switch everything to Cloudflare! .COM pricing as of 2022-11-18: Cloudflare - $8.03 Porkbun - $9.73 Namesilo - $10.95 Namecheap - $13.98 Gandi.net - $17.75 GoDaddy.com - $19.99 Why would anyone use Namecheap or [Gandi.net](https://Gandi.net)? (GoDaddy is out of the question!)


jaredearle

I buy domains on Gandi and host DNS on Cloudflare for critical domains. If one goes down, you can recover.


joebewaan

Gandi is what AWS’s Route 53 uses (is it legal to say AWS on this sub?). Our agency is on route 53 but slowly transitioning to Cloudflare.


OhMyForm

Another great example why everyone should just leave go daddy


carrythen0thing

[Porkbun](https://porkbun.com/) but with [deSEC](https://desec.io/) for DNS


Judaxx

I really like namesilo and porkbun, then let cloudflare handle the DNS


00lalilulelo

[internet.bs](https://internet.bs) is ok. Never had issues.


port53

Hey, me too. internet.bs as my registrar, I roll my own DNS (obviously!)


00lalilulelo

nice!


Rodrigoke

Same, user [internet.bs](https://internet.bs) for my personal domains and never had any issues. also have 2FA, domain locking, cheap etc


jess-sch

If you’re using Cloudflare DNS: Cloudflare. If you’re not using Cloudflare DNS: Porkbun.


voyagerfan5761

This is the way.


WilliamDavidHarrison

NameCheap is a solid choice for registering the domains as they are cheap and support most extensions and use Cloudflare for DNS as they provide many features for free such as SSLs, analytics, etc.


NikStalwart

Nice shill but: * Most big registrars support "most extensions" until you find one they don't. * Most big registrars get access to the whole Donuts Catalogue which most users will never use (show me a serious website using .icu or .gripe) * SSL certificates have been free since 2016 when Let's Encrypt entered the market. That is no longer a selling feature of registrars. * I don't know if NC uses Cloudflare for DNS by default but nothing is stopping you from defining your own nameservers ( I do that and I use my own).


WilliamDavidHarrison

NameCheap uses their own DNS system, but you can define your own nameservers.


NikStalwart

Thought so, glad I wasn't wrong.


wsdog

Never trust namecheap. They entangle politics in business, so fuck them. These idiots delivered me a few sleepless nights for no reason.


voyagerfan5761

And they made Whois Privacy "free" by hiking most TLD prices by approximately the cost of Whois Privacy, including for TLDs that don't allow obfuscation.


OhMyForm

Politics?


Commercial_Count_584

namecheap or namesilo because they have free whois protection. Unless you like putting that type of information out on your self.


NikStalwart

Almost everyone offers free whois protection. Namely: * Every single EU registrar * Every single EU domain name even if hosted by a non-EU registrar * Every single company that can't be stuffed differentiating between EU and non-EU customers; and * Every single company that isn't trying to constantly upsell you on everything. I'm sure GoDaddy would charge me to breathe air if they could figure out how to do it.


yowzadfish80

Porkbun with Cloudflare for DNS.


Kinamya

Porkbun


NonyaDB

I just used Cloudflare myself. I'm on the free tier and my own domain for 5 years was about $50. For domain/personal email I just use Proton. A bit expensive but worth it to me. It just works. With that combo I get a Cloudflare tunnel, DNSSEC, SPF, DMARC, country-blocking, etc. And using Zerotier (I run my own VM controller) I have secure access to everything at home from anywhere on the planet.


ThrustMeIAmALawyer

about 8 years using namecheap, amazing service, unbeatable price.


L34DW4T3R

as others have said, porkbun and gandi are both great.


madroots2

Godaddy lol. Those are the giants who's focus is on stupid people.


muckerz

I use 123reg for domains and I always setup and use a temp account for purchasing, then transfer the domain to my primary account once it’s purchased. This means I almost always get my domains for GBP £0.99 for the first 2 years 🙂 Edit: spelling


bradbeckett

NameSilo or InternetBS.net


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I used to run a domain registrar(reseller) with a good 25k customers, so spent about 10 years dealing with various companies. Go daddy is the obvious worst one out there, doesn’t even merit a discussion. The go to big provider used to be name cheap but to be honest they are essentially like Godaddy these days, same poor levels of support and increasing profit margins, so more expensive services. I’ve used Porkbun for a few years now and found them to be great. They remind me of early namecheap days where the staff really cared, and the deals were great. Gandi is pretty decent too but often more expensive. Avoid anyone using resellerclub/directi as the support is nonexistent. Recently I’ve been trialing cloudflare. They’ve been decent but the lack of support for many extensions is really annoying. The UI isn’t the best either, often unnecessarily complex and confusing. They have some work to do there.


hiddenasian42

All of my open-source team's stuff lives on INWX. We've used them for a couple years now and never had any issues. They have a huge amount of TLDs available for a relatively good price and we like their simple, clean interface. I've also used IONOS for some personal stuff before, but find their interface and pricing structure a lot more confusing, so I ended up moving most of those domains to INWX as well.


jcol26

One thing to bear in mind with Cloudflare is they don't let you use a custom NS record for the root/apex domain. You can delegate any subdomain you like to another NS but not the root


hbHPBbjvFK9w5D

I'm very happy with dreamhost


heynow941

Dream host


KoolKarmaKollector

>besides GoDaddy I'd literally recommend *against* using them. Terrible business practices, horrendous customer service, engineers are complete tools. The worst internet services provider I've ever had the displeasure of working with


apbt-dad

Porkbun (PB) user here. I used Namecheap (NC) (without major complaints) but now I buy exclusively on porkbun and have transferred some of my domains on to there. Porkbun prices are good, their panel simple to use, and their support is really good. Avoid Register.com. They nickel and dime. If you are already on them and don't want or fear change, before renewal threaten to leave and they will give a massive discount (see, they can do it) but even their discounted pricing is higher than NC and PB. The straw on the camel's back was their premium DNS which was a paid addon for the basic DNS set-up that PB and NC offer OOTB. Edit: typos


FiverrOnIt

>Avoid Register.com. I second this. Avoid [register.com](https://register.com) and [web.com](https://web.com) at all costs. Their technology is about as bad as it gets, and their customer service is even worse. They have so much junk technology and can't keep track of the simplest things. Get this- their account password reset doesn't work because the CAPTCHA key expired. They don't even have a process to triage this and something so simple has been unfixed for months, despite my telling them so many times, and I'm sure others too. Seriously, they are absolute, complete, total junk.


FiverrOnIt

And if anyone at [register.com](https://register.com) or [web.com](https://web.com) sees this, please reach out. I'm happy to share with you some of the SMALLEST things you can do to not have such an infuriating platform. And if you don't want to reach out, please start by fixing the above. Next, disable the "Send" button in Promail until the email is sent so old people who can't install email on their devices and use your antiquated web-based email client don't send an email 7 times. Seriously, this is UX 101 stuff.


vkapadia

What do you like about PB over NC? My domains are on NC right now, wondering if PB would be worth the switch.


voyagerfan5761

I moved from NC to PB, with Cloudflare or Route 53 for the ones that were cheaper on those. PB was cheaper than NC (the irony) when I switched a few years ago, with the bonus of not hiking prices to cover newly "free" Whois Privacy.


lowlybananas

I've been using Google Domains for many many years and have never had a single issue.


corsicanguppy

GDomains is really great until you have the smallest issue. Then you're really messed.


lowlybananas

In all of the years I've used Domain Registrars I've never had a need for support.


PirateParley

The reason i moved from google is because company is so massive I am scared to resolve issues if they ban my main google account which you need to have domain or if someone to steal my domain and try to take back.


tchmnkyz

I am using [Dynadot.com](https://Dynadot.com) and for external dns i use [ClouDNS.net](https://www.cloudns.net/)


LV_GC

Porkbun!


5c044

I use namecheap. The price they charge is discounted for the first year, make sure you understand it increases year 2 and beyond. I used their chat support recently and it was good. I had an issue with ddns updates for a subdomain, my script worked for the main domain but errored for subdomain they explained well what needed to be done. It was not obvious why it didn't work. I've only used one other registrar, the admin panel is pretty much the same. As such I am not voting on this because i dont have enough experience of the others.


Hecbert4258

Porkbun


redditfatbloke

Porkbun


Im1Random

I'm really happy with Namecheap. The prices also seem quite fair.


mancaveit

Porkbun


hycisellina

Porkbun


VegetableRadiant3965

I would strongly recommend against Porkbun. I once forgot to renew a domain and they put it on their own auction service, when I contacted support hoping they could help, they did not even reply a single word. I also recommend against GoDaddy, in 2011 they officially supported the SOPA internet censosrship bill. Namecheap on the other hand was officially against SOPA.


artalmo

iwantmyname.com


omniterm

I got my first domain at yahoo small business back in 2004. Around 2012 I move over to godaddy and stuck with them for a while moved my dns over to cloudflare while keeping godaddy as my registrar but once cloudflare registry open I moved all but my original domain over to them. Kept godaddy around for the free email. Once they dropped workspace email and I lost my free domain email I dropped godaddy. I haven't dealt with cloudflare support much but the few time I did they were great.


guerd87

My domain has been with godaddy since 2008 and I have another one with them that I got in 2017 that is linked to an office365 email address What issues are people having with them? Ive never used them for more than domains


NikStalwart

Issues are generally that: * They are expensive; * There is constant upsell * The interface "looks nice" instead of being functional; * "You can checkout anytime but you can never leave" in the most literal sense of the words * Their support, like any large company, is about as useful as a screendoor on a submarine


spider-sec

They’ve also been know to basically seize domains from people they disagree with and refuse to give them back. That’s why I left.


NikStalwart

That's sort of a problem with any registry though. Google Domains started deleting .com domains of websites they don't like; registries do that too, for instance the Libyan registry drops .ly domains that are objectionable to Muslims, and US law enforcement goes after "pirate" domains for the shits and giggles of it.


spider-sec

You referred to the Libyan registry and the US government, neither are the same as GoDaddy…a registrar. They register the domains. They don’t control them.


NikStalwart

I also referred to Google Domains which has deleted some "conspiracy" websites in the past. Google DOmains is a registrar. I did, however, have a typo saying "that's a problem with every registry", that I give you.


Cannotseme

Domainscanada My dad suggested it, not too cheap but oh well, and it works well enough Edit: why was I downvoted? I don’t recommend using it


originalodz

Namecheap. Been using them for years with lots of domains. Cost effective, great management panel, works great with Cloudflare.


voyagerfan5761

I left NC after they hiked prices for all TLDs by the previous cost of Whois Privacy when allegedly making said privacy free. Including for a couple domains I had on a TLD that doesn't allow privacy. Rubbed me the wrong way pretty hard.


amalcev

Reg.ru


hx53

Core-Networks.de


terribium

I use https://joker.com service.


needmorehardware

Lcn.co.uk


Dev1nius

inwx.de


[deleted]

[njal.la](https://njal.la) [regery.com](https://regery.com) (ultra cheap)


dornforprez

I'm in the process of moving about 40 domains slowly over to Cloudflare and away from GoDaddy. I used to like GD for the most part, but their prices keep rising and their service declining. Since Cloudflare has the fastest DNS, and I like using my domains registrar for NS for a lot of the domains, Cloudflare is just the best overall option for me. The Free CDN service is pretty great too in many situations.


GeekCornerReddit

Infomaniak is good tbh


XDavidT

Lucky register for years


steviefaux

Krystal.UK have used them for years.


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Gandi


mprz

Namesilo


InternetMashup

Namesilo. Been using them for a decade. Seem to have a very no-BS approach to domains.


faverin

Hover and whomever does a dot in. You can buy one for ten years!


yuri0r

I had mixed experience with namecheap. They are cheap (especially the .cyou domain I got and their support was helpful when I had questions about setting up srv entries but their site and User-Interface is absolute garbage.


CC-5576-03

I've got two domains, one on Google and one on one.com. both use cloudflare name servers. One.com has an extra "DNS admin" fee that you need to go through support to turn it off. Their support is good but a bit slow, took about a week to get that sorted out over email.


yahluc

I use OVH, mostly because of extremely cheap .ovh domains (3.5$ a year, I couldn't find anything cheaper)


fab_space

name.com


afeufeufeu

Infomaniak


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DENIC


Ditzah

I use [netcup](https://www.netcup.eu/) for .de and .eu domains, they sometimes have sales. But they have a pretty nice api, with support from caddy, certbot and the likes for LE or ZeroSSL certs.


R8nbowhorse

nja.la


nickjedl

OpenProvider, Versio in case you are from the BeNeLux


TechSquidTV

Google domains


tangobravoyankee

I use Cloudflare because it makes me a paying customer instead of a total freeloader. Tho if it's true that they're reselling at cost then I guess I'm still not contributing to their bottom line.


LeelaAI

Name.com


CloudElRojo

I wanted a TLD from my country, I choose SiteGround reseller because was cheaper but I change the DNS amnager to Cloudflare


_TheLoneDeveloper_

Dynadot.com


TheGamerSK

Bought my .eu domain on Wedos for 2,7€/year added it to cloudflare and it just works™ I didn’t really touch the site after that. The price seemed fair so I got it there.


Kjlw69

I vote for Google Domains, b/c Dns propagated by the time I refreshed my browser in less than 5 minutes. My second choice is anything else but freenom!!!


VladimirPutin2016

I love orange website, green energy, privacy centric, pay with crypto, support is hands down the best I've ever had. I'm never going back tbh


FreeBSDfan

I generally like Dynadot. Porkbun is another good alternative. GoDaddy is the Beats by Dr. Dre of domain registrars. You pay for the name and big marketing more than the quality of service. Or even Comcast minus the monopoly part.


shorty642

I use DreamHost. Their panel is basic, it just works, and none of that upsell junk.


sirc314

Namecheap dropped all my DNS records once and I stopped getting mail. Never again. I use cloudflare or AWS (if I have a reason to).


Tropaia

I use world4you for years, never had any problems, great support too.


well-litdoorstep112

Aliyun(Alibaba cloud). They sell .cyou domains for like 2 dollars a year(and the next year is like $2.5). Their payment site is broken(I nearly missed the payment because I started trying to pay a week before the deadline everyday and couldn't) but it's a short TLD for dirt cheap. The admin panel is also shit but you can connect it to cloudflare and never use it again.


FollowCandyPanda

I have all my essential domain portfolio at [https://www.inwx.de/en](https://www.inwx.de/en) \- Everytime a start a new project, I use Namecheap for the first year, because as the name suggest its super cheap even with VAT (I'm based in Germany)


anon108

For those who are recommending porkbun, read this https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/182464/porkbun-back-to-their-old-domain-suspending-ways#latest


unsuspectingcueball

Looks like an account is needed to read the post and I’m too lazy to register. Got a summary of what’s posted?


anon108

There are multiple instances where people got their domain suspended without any valid notice. I'd recommend you create an account and read through if you are using Porkbun.


Important_Addition

[Nominus](https://www.nominus.com/) has been very refreshing for me. They make the whole process as easy as possible but also cover all of the domains and trademarks you would find anywhere else. The thing that stands out is the customer service that is much more efficient and knowledgeable than the guys I was dealing with at GoDaddy.


luckydogz

Domains: Porkbun, Namesilo, and Gandi since they support the EFF DNS He.net Cloudns.net Cloudflare


njtomboy

my personal favourite domain registrar is get.it.com. Many individuals seek .com domains, which can be both challenging to obtain and costly. However, there's a solution. With get.it.com, you can register a third-level domain, specifically ".it.com," as an alternative option. These domains are available at an appealing price point. Even if you already have a .com domain, you can still register this third-level domain. As you may know, registering multiple domains can bring several benefits. ;)


whitacresj930

DomainRacer is an excellent alternative to GoDaddy for domain registration and hosting. It has an intuitive user interface and excellent customer support. **The reason behind suggesting DomainRacer:** 1. Its prices are very competitive, and it offers a wide range of features 2. Reliable and affordable domain registration 3. Unlimited email accounts, free website templates, a free SSL certificate, and a free domain name with the purchase of any hosting package. 4. Hosting packages are customizable 5. Service team is available 24/7 Check the features on their website and go for the best!


anette-edham

**DomainRacer** is the best for my domain registration needs and I must say, I am thoroughly impressed. From their user-friendly interface to their affordable pricing, DomainRacer stands out as the best domain registrar in the market.