Best domain registrar on Reddit
590 reviews from r/sysadmin, r/webdev, r/Domains and 34 more subreddits
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#1
NameCheap
4.3
(109)
"My domains sit comfortably at Namecheap."
"Namecheap 👍"
"Namecheap and cloudflare 👍"
"I have had no issues with Namecheap."
"I use NameCheap for my domain registration and hosting needs."
"ICANN accredited registrar with excellent services."
"Namecheap is amazing."
"I use Namecheap and Cloudflare."
"Check out Namecheap or Cloudflare."
"I've used NameCheap for years and have been very happy with them."
#2
Cloudflare
4.7
(88)
"Cloudflare and Hover"
"Hands down cloudflare"
"Cloudflare is and always will be my go to."
"Cloudflare or Porkbun"
"Cloudflare"
"Cloudflare will always be my go to"
"For me it's:
\- Cloudflare"
"Porkbun and Cloudflare"
"It’s quick, has lots of server side tricks to help seo and speed."
"Namecheap and cloudflare 👍"
#3
PorkBun
4.6
(76)
"They hardly even bother with coupon because their prices are so cheap anyway."
"Registered 2 domains with them and have had an amazing experience"
"Porkbun, Dynadot, and Cloudflare are the only three you’ll ever need."
"Already have most of my domains in spaceship and porkbun."
"Porkbun and cloudflare are both great in my experience."
"Porkbun all the way!"
"Porkbun. Always."
"Porkbun and Cloudflare"
"Porkbun all the way!"
"Porkbun and cloudflare are top."
#4
NameSilo
4.6
(31)
"I chose Namesilo as my domain registrar because they offer free WHOIS privacy, free park domain name, email forwarding, selling/buying, marketplace, auction, domain forwarding, DNS management, and affordable pricing for registration and renewal."
"NameSilo is also a reliable and cheap domain registrar."
"Namesilo is also known for its affordable rates and free WHOIS privacy."
"Namesilo has been really good for me."
"Namesilo is great."
"I use namesilo for many years - zero problems."
"I use namesilo for over a decade now, never had any issues. Majority of the things I need are free and they support the majority of tlds, no spam emails at all."
"+1 for Namesilo."
"I use NameSilo and have a great experience."
"I use NameSilo and it's been the best of all the registrars I've used in the past so I would recommend it here."
#5
Gandi
4.1
(32)
"They are amazing, do not remember having issues with them."
"I personally use Gandi."
"I've been happy with Gandi"
"I really like Gandi."
"Wouldn’t hesitate with Gandi, Namecheap, Cloudflare, or Google"
"Support was excellent as you would speak directly to one of the owners."
"We've been happy with Gandi."
"Setting up a reseller account with Gandi allows for discounts on multiple domains."
"Gandi all the way, amazing support."
"Gandi for personal domains, have been with them for an absolute age."
#6
Hover
4.2
(31)
"Cloudflare and Hover"
"My experience with Hover has been positive."
"I personally like using Hover, very simple to use with only the necessary features."
"Hover costs a bit more but I haven't worked with a nicer interface. It's so clean and easy to do everything you need to do."
"Hover has been my go-to for over 20 years, though Ghandi is tempting. I especially like Hover's ease of management, no friction changes and the ability to bulk-update my domains in one move."
"Hover. I’ve had excellent customer support."
"I've been using Hover recently."
"I use Hover.com their support is top tier."
"Hands down hover.com is the best I've ever used."
"Hover.com is the way to go"
#7
Google Domains
3.9
(27)
"I moved to Cloudflare and never looked back. Cloudflare doesn't charge any additional fees and has built in DDOS protection/Caching for free if you set it up right."
"I'm using Google Domains and I like it very much."
"Why no one recomenda Google Domains?"
"I moved all ours from godaddy to google domains."
"I used Google Domains then set name servers to Cloudflare."
"Google Domains"
"Google domains"
"Just do Google Domains."
"I'd go with Google domains."
"I’ve found Google Domains to be reasonable and easy to use."
#8
Dynadot
4.4
(18)
"My all time favorite is Dynadot"
"Dynadot"
"I like Dynadot Reseller Program"
"Dynadot is also good."
"I have over 1k domains there, and the service is excellent."
"Cheapest around and I’ve never had to contact support ever."
"Porkbun and Dynadot"
"Dynadot is the best."
"Dynadot is the best priced and wont sell your domains out from under you like godaddy. Also no spam in the checkout process."
"Dynadot to register, then transfer to CloudFlare."
#9
Godaddy
2.8
(25)
"Very nice interface"
"I have been using GoDaddy for decades due to cost, ease of invoice lookup, and support."
"I've been using GoDaddy for more than two decades with zero issues."
"We use them and never had any issues."
"GoDaddy is a popular choice among partners."
"GoDaddy is widely used in India."
"Godaddy or Namecheap should be good option to register domain name."
"I have always used GoDaddy for US domains, I don’t know if they’re available in the EU."
"They’re both really great hosts and domain registrars."
"Mostly Godaddy for me but our large sites all use Cloudflare or a reverse proxy through Cloudflare for security enhancements."
#10
4.5
(11)
"I use Google and I love it."
"I would recommend Google or Cloudflare."
"I love Google Domains because I trust their account security and their UX is low-stress."
"I've used a boatload of them, my current favorites are Google Domains."
"Google domains."
"Google Domains is transitioning to Squarespace, ensuring a smooth migration for existing customers."
"Inexpensive to buy and renew."
"Great for standard enterprise use."
"CloudFlare and/or Google ..."
"Google or CloudFlare. Both are low cost and decent."
#11
AWS
4.5
(11)
"AWS Route 53 is reliable for clients without their own setup."
"AWS's Route53 service offers a cost-effective solution for DNS management."
"AWS Route53"
"I'd suggest AWS (we use) or CloudFlare."
"AWS Route53."
"AWS Route 53 is a reliable service for domain management."
"AWS for registrar and DNS."
"Route53 makes sense for DNS services."
"I prefer AWS, but only because I host all of my cloud infrastructure with them already."
"Route 53"
#12
Name.com
4.1
(8)
"Best I ever had."
"I've used Name.com for years, they seem adequate."
"Name.com I found my domain (taskeasy.io) cheaper."
"I use Name.com personally, but that's just because I like that their domain name is Name."
"We found Name.com had better pricing than Enom and others."
"[Name.com](http://www.name.com) has decent prices, ~11/yr for .com."
"Both have good prices & reputation, former has slightly nicer interface, later is more popular."
"Name.com is a pretty good co."
#13
DNSimple
4.5
(6)
"Dnsimple is good!"
"I’ve never needed anything more than I get with DNSimple."
"I Love DNSimple, it's easy to use, awesome dev tools."
"You said best, and that would be DNSimple."
"I use dnsimple to manage my dns and register my domains through it."
"We use dnsimple.com and they have amazing dynamic generation of documentation."
#14
EasyDNS
4.8
(5)
"EasyDNS is great as both registrar and DNS host, been using them for years."
"Full featured simple panel and straightforward billing and support. They’ve been good to me for almost a decade now."
"EasyDNS is Canadian, they have always been my favourite."
"EasyDNS is great! Highly recommended."
"Been very happy with EasyDNS for almost 10 years."
#15
Porkbun
4.8
(4)
"I'm using Porkbun with Proton, all good."
"Porkbun offers a great selection of domains at competitive prices."
"They have the best pricing and are completely transparent about it."
"Porkbun is great for exotic TLDs."
#16
Infomaniak
4.5
(4)
"I have been using Infomaniak for years. Like Proton, they are Swiss based."
"Swiss provider with strong legislation, offering domain privacy service."
"Ethical and everything you'd need."
"I used Infomaniak since it seemed decent, but honestly it seems like all registrars have various issues."
#17
Njalla
4.3
(4)
"Njalla is the de facto domain registrar regarding privacy and security."
"[https://njal.la/] or if you want to be really paranoid [http://njalladnspotetti.onion/] and pay with Monero."
"If you are looking for a privacy-focused domain registrar then there is no other than Njalla."
"They’re good than others"
#18
Network Solutions
2.7
(6)
"I've been using Network Solutions for more than two decades with zero issues."
"Network Solutions is a trusted partner for many clients."
"Network Solutions is part of my domain management."
"Stay away from Network Solutions. They are hot garbage."
"Avoid Network Solutions."
"Anything was better than the Network Solutions nightmare I inherited."
#19
OpenSRS
5.0
(3)
"OpenSRS is the way"
"Never had an issue with it."
"Opensrs, really extensive backend configurability and great reseller platform."
#20
Route 53
5.0
(3)
"Route53"
"It really is the best one out there IMO."
"Also use Route 53 for DNS."
#21
OpenProvider
4.7
(3)
"Openprovider"
"I manage over 300 domains on openprovider.com."
"They are a real registrar with good support for ccTLDs and transparency about issues."
#22
Krystal
4.3
(3)
"So Krystal or KnownHost are two options i'd recommend highly."
"Krystal seems to be good."
"I've used Krystal for a while, they're pretty good."
#23
Enom
4.3
(3)
"Used ENOM (Tucows) for years....love them."
"Support is always responsive and we make a few dollars on each domain."
"ENom is reputable, but to be fair my experience is usually with the really bad ones."
#24
Joker.com
3.7
(3)
"I've used joker.com for almost two decades now with only one issue."
"I use joker.com as registrar and desec.io for DNS zone data."
"I used Joker.com before Gandi.net."
#25
Register365
5.0
(2)
"I’ve used Register365 and they were good."
"We’re with register365 with one of our .ie domains, it was fairly straightforward deal."
#26
AWS Route 53
5.0
(2)
"Route 53 for registrar."
"AWS lets you manage DNS SO MUCH CHEAPER than these companies."
#27
OnlyDomains
5.0
(2)
"For Australian domains I've been using onlydomains.com."
"I love OnlyDomains - pricing and all the other products just makes sense."
#28
SAV
5.0
(2)
"Personally I just use Sav most of the time for their bulk update options when handling hundred"
"SAV has the lowest registration and renew prices with free privacy."
#29
DreamHost
5.0
(2)
"I use DreamHost and have no complaints."
"Ive Been Using Dreamhost for a few years. maintenance is announced downtimes only when scheduled... I have had no troubles with them for a few years now."
#30
Domain Registrars
4.5
(2)
"Go for a registrar that offers only domains and does NOT offer webhosting."
"Hey, if you're looking for the best domain registrars for 2024, this video really helped me."
#31
Domain.com
4.5
(2)
"Frankly speaking, I find that Domain.com is the best domain provider out there."
"Domain.com."
#32
Spaceship
4.5
(2)
"\- Spaceship"
"Great customer support and easy to use."
#33
Internet.bs
4.0
(2)
"Im a fan of internet.bs."
"I really like internet.bs - no frill, low cost registrar."
#34
Synergy Wholesale
4.0
(2)
"We use https://synergywholesale.com/"
"We use Synergy Wholesale but they only allow one account per MSP."
#35
Vercel
4.0
(2)
"I have a hobby account (free tier) and a domain with the price of 20 usd annually."
"Personally I've been using Vercel for purchasing domains."
#36
Register4Less
4.0
(2)
"Good and quick support, privacy, 2FA, dnssec."
"Register4less."
#37
ResellerClub
4.0
(2)
"The logicboxes integration works like a dream for this."
"If you want clients to have access, or even if not, reseller club."
#38
Namecheap
4.0
(2)
"It's a blessedly simple interface, but still offers stuff like tagging/categorization, easy mass transfers, and free/easy redirection."
"I am personally a fan of Namecheap / NameSilo."
#39
Register.com
1.8
(4)
"Register.com is another service I utilize."
"Watch out for Register-dot-com deceptive practices."
"They suspended my domain without proper notice."
"Avoid Register.com."
#40
Gandi.net
3.0
(2)
"Gandi.net is pretty good too."
"I used to use Gandi.net until the US$ vs EU exchange rate made them expensive."
#41
GoDaddy
3.0
(2)
"Anything registered with GoDaddy has the DNS transferred over to Cloudflare."
"Their systems really suck for website hosting, but I have been using them for domain registration for nearly two decades."
#42
Doteasy
5.0
(1)
"Doteasy - I host about 30 domains over the last 16 years."
#43
Orangewebsite
5.0
(1)
"Definitely orangewebsite.com."
#44
DomainRacer
5.0
(1)
"DomainRacer offers the most competitive prices for domain registration and renewal."
#45
MarkMonitor
5.0
(1)
"I changed all our domains (more than 400) to MarkMonitor."
#46
Inleed
5.0
(1)
"We use inleed.net - they are small but support is very good - can get any domains or CCLTDs there is simply."
#47
Domainnameshop.com
5.0
(1)
"Domainnameshop.com is the english version of domeneshop.no. Highly respected registrar."
#48
ICUK
5.0
(1)
"We’re in the UK and use ICUK - not just because they have excellent customer service."
#49
Greengeeks
5.0
(1)
"Greengeeks"
#50
NameISP
5.0
(1)
"Www.nameisp.com
They are located here in Sweden."
#51
Crazydomains
4.0
(1)
"Decent features and reliable uptime."
#52
Simply.com
4.0
(1)
"[Simply.com](https://Simply.com) or [Namecheap.com](https://Namecheap.com)"
#53
Route53 (AWS)
4.0
(1)
"Route53 (AWS), Namecheap, Cloudflare."
#54
Whois.com
4.0
(1)
"It has very cheap affordable services and 24/7 support"
#55
Nominus
4.0
(1)
"I would generally agree with your list, but I also think Nominus provides a pretty amazing service."
#56
Aftermarket.pl
4.0
(1)
"They have good prices, well better than ovh."
#57
123Reg
4.0
(1)
"I've always used 123reg. Never had any issues."
#58
Bluehost
4.0
(1)
"I have been very satisfied with Bluehost, personally."
#59
Sedirekt
4.0
(1)
"I use nic-se's own registrar, sedirekt, for .se domains."
#60
PRQ.se
4.0
(1)
"Try prq.se for .se , they seem to be a no-bullshit company."
#61
123-Reg
4.0
(1)
"Migrated all of my domains to 123-Reg as I'm in the UK and so far, so good."
#62
Netim
4.0
(1)
"Moving mostly to Netim now."
#63
Uniregistry
4.0
(1)
"I love uniregistry myself."
#64
Isnic
4.0
(1)
"For .is you can do it directly through ISNIC's website http://www.isnic.is/en/."
#65
EuroDNS
4.0
(1)
"We have +100 domains parked at eurodns, never had any issues."
#66
LCN
4.0
(1)
"[LCN](http://www.lcn.com) is great."
#67
The Web Pole
4.0
(1)
"I would suggest this site here you can get the domain name at cheap rate."
#68
DNSMadeEasy
4.0
(1)
"Worked well for white-label DNS services."
#69
Mynic
4.0
(1)
"Our domain registrar for .my is mynics."
#70
DomainFactory
4.0
(1)
"Domainfactory.de"
#71
InternetX
4.0
(1)
"Internetx/autodns for registration & certs, DNS depends on use case"
#72
web.com
4.0
(1)
"I also use web.com for my domain needs."
#73
get.it.com
4.0
(1)
"I have been using get.it.com, a platform that has recently introduced a new third-level domain called '.it.com'."
#74
Wix
4.0
(1)
"I have good experience with WIX - I’m not creative at all or technical but it worked well for me."
#75
DynDNS
4.0
(1)
"Http://www.dyndns.com/ is good. Pricier than others, but absolutely no spam."
#76
Domcomp
4.0
(1)
"You should check out www.domcomp.com for price comparisons for all registrars."
#77
Domain Parking Tool
4.0
(1)
"If you have many unused domains, I recommend a tool like Newsy to make use of them."
#78
Squarespace
1.0
(3)
"Stay away from SquareSpace at all costs."
"Due to predatory practices, I am prioritizing transferring my domains elsewhere."
"Def not going to squarespace."
#79
Route53
3.0
(1)
"Route53 is fine as well but usually has higher fees."
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