Best domain registrar on Reddit

429 reviews from r/sysadmin, r/webdev, r/webhosting and 24 more subreddits

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NameCheap

4.4

(82)

"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 love Namecheap."

"No complaints whatsoever."

"Namecheap is great."

"I moved all my domains from GoDaddy to NameCheap."

PorkBun

4.5

(52)

"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."

"They are amazing, do not remember having issues with them."

"I like Porkbun for reliable and cheap domain registration."

"I use Porkbun and Spaceship."

"Porkbun is the clear winner in basically all categories for the average consumer."

Cloudflare

4.7

(49)

"Porkbun and Cloudflare"

"It’s quick, has lots of server side tricks to help seo and speed."

"Namecheap and cloudflare 👍"

"Porkbun and cloudflare are top."

"Easily Cloudflare, you simply pay the wholesale price, no markup prices."

"Cloudflare is best."

"Cloudflare gives the best price over the long term plus it is very easy to setup and manage."

"I use Cloudflare for DNS."

"I’d say Cloudflare is the best option."

NameSilo

4.7

(26)

"NameSilo is also a reliable and cheap domain registrar."

"Namesilo is also known for its affordable rates and free WHOIS privacy."

"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."

"Namesilo and cloudflare."

"I find NameSilo easy to use."

Gandi

4.0

(25)

"They are amazing, do not remember having issues with them."

"I personally use Gandi."

"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."

"I prefer Gandi."

"Gandi has the least cancerous registration/renewal process and UI."

"Relatively non-cursed purchase/renewal process."

Hover

4.2

(22)

"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."

"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"

"I love Hover."

"I’ve been using Hover for a while and like it."

Google Domains

3.9

(20)

"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."

"I moved all ours from godaddy to google domains."

"I used Google Domains then set name servers to Cloudflare."

"I’ve found Google Domains to be reasonable and easy to use."

"Google.domains"

"Google domains. The most legit register out there."

"I like Google domains - straight froward pricing."

"I've stuck with Google Domains."

"Also would recommend Google Domains!"

Godaddy

3.0

(17)

"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."

"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."

"I do find that their domain management interface is easy to use."

Dynadot

4.4

(9)

"I like Dynadot Reseller Program"

"I have over 1k domains there, and the service is excellent."

"Cheapest around and I’ve never had to contact support ever."

"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."

"Dynadot"

"Cheap isn’t always the way to go. I’d say Dynadot."

"Dynadot has had great promo pricing for .com domains, but their UI is confusing and unclear."

#10

Google

4.3

(7)

"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 is transitioning to Squarespace, ensuring a smooth migration for existing customers."

"Inexpensive to buy and renew."

"Great for standard enterprise use."

"Google or CloudFlare. Both are low cost and decent."

"Current pick is Google."

#11

AWS

4.3

(6)

"AWS Route 53 is reliable for clients without their own setup."

"AWS's Route53 service offers a cost-effective solution for DNS management."

"AWS Route 53 is a reliable service for domain management."

"AWS for registrar and DNS."

"Route53 makes sense for DNS services."

"AWS or Google Domains."

#12

DNSimple

4.6

(5)

"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."

#13

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."

#14

Name.com

4.3

(4)

"Best I ever had."

"I've used Name.com for years, they seem adequate."

"[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."

#15

EasyDNS

5.0

(3)

"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 great! Highly recommended."

#16

Network Solutions

3.0

(5)

"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."

"Avoid Network Solutions."

"Anything was better than the Network Solutions nightmare I inherited."

#17

Infomaniak

5.0

(3)

"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."

#18

Enom

4.3

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."

#31

Squarespace

2.0

(3)

1.0

(1)

"Proceeded to go bankrupt."

#90

Ionos

1.0

(1)

"I looked at Ionos, but I will never use them again."

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