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Namecheap is so much better than godaddy. Interface : just give me the records. I don't want to buy more stuff. Somehow namecheap lets me but the same extras l
by lordnacho 6y ago
Namecheap is so much better than godaddy.
Interface : just give me the records. I don't want to buy more stuff. Somehow namecheap lets me but the same extras like email, without badgering me. Godaddy is just ads ads ads and interfaces to sell stuff to people who aren't tech savvy.
Squatting: this definitely happens with godaddy, like the OP says. Never use them, it's a disgusting practice.
I use namecheap for dozens of domains. I only used godaddy once because I couldn't get the tld on namecheap.
- TobTobXX 6y ago> I only used godaddy once because I couldn't get the tld on namecheap. Interesting... I'd love to get a .as domain, but Namecheap don't offer that. Does GoDaddy have more TLDs or where would you suggest to look for obscure TLDs?
- ted0 6y agowe haven't seen a lot of demand for .as but if there are other folks on here that want it, we could consider onboarding it! Just upvote this comment to +1 ;)
- loceng 6y agoConsider my upvote that I'd be interested in buying .as domains on Namecheap.
- lordnacho 6y agoHow about making sure you have all the countries? I think it was .it that I couldn't find.
- simonebrunozzi 6y ago+1 for .it
- iamben 6y agoCan you do .gs as well please?! I moved almost all my remaining domains from GoDaddy to you guys a few years back, but you don't take .gs - so I'm still lumbered with GoDaddy for those!
- DetroitThrow 6y ago.ke anytime?
- NoMoreBro 6y ago+1 for .it
- weddpros 6y agoCan I recommend gandi.net as a way to check your domains? It's just what I'm using, and their whois interface is really nice imho
- johnisgood 6y agoGandi is great. I, and a couple of my friends have been satisfied customers for years.
- nemosaltat 6y ago+1 to this. I finally tried Namecheap after 10 years of 1and1 for my personal site, and various free DDNS services for my home router. Namecheap is easy, and has guides for just about everything you’d want to do. Now my routers public IP has an easy FQDN, which cost me less than $20 for 3 years and I can update with a cURL one-liner to Namecheap’s API.
- Mrtierne 6y agoWas it an easy transfer from 1and1 to Namecheap?
- nemosaltat 6y agoYes- although with 1and1 I hosting services and domain registration as a bundle. Now I point Namecheap at Vultr, DO and my bare metal rig.
- usaphp 6y agoNamecheap’s interface for domain verification is very unintuitive, you have to jump through hoops to actually get a dns record you need to add, in order for you to verify your domain.
- ted0 6y agoAre you talking about verifying a domain (say for GSuite) with a TXT record? Unfortunately, there's no way to make this one-click since the TXT records provided are unique but we appreciate the feedback and will explore how we can make this use case more straightforward.
- 1123581321 6y agoWould you consider the ability to export a zone file? I realize you may be withholding it because it aids transferring it out, but we often wish we could do that instead of taking screenshots or manually copying each record before we make a major DNS change.
- ted0 6y agoCertainly something we can look into.
- 1123581321 6y agoThank you!
- offmycloud 6y agoExport a zone file? Namecheap can't even export a text or CSV file of all of my domains and their expiration dates. This is a long-standing open issue that Namecheap support has dodged several times with us. I'm still a customer right now, but I'm looking for another registrar.
- ted0 6y agoDodged? Just not currently a feature in our dashboard but it's straightforward and we know there's demand for it. We have some major updates in the works. Happy to manually provide an export for you in the meantime.
- vincentmarle 6y agoI've actually always used Godaddy for searching and Namecheap for registering, simply because Godaddy's search interface is faster and more stable but Namecheap is great for not hassling you and way easier to configure. Fix the search Namecheap, and I will no longer use Godaddy again!
- tsycho 6y agoTry http://instantdomainsearch.com/ http://instantdomainsearch.com/ (No affiliation, just a happy user)
- judge2020 6y agoI'm more a fan of https://tld-list.com https://tld-list.com
- davchana 6y agoFan of https://domcomp.com https://domcomp.com && https://tld-list.com https://tld-list.com checking in.
- emmelaich 6y agoWho is affiliated with it, if anyone?
- beau 6y agoI made Instant Domain Search.
- gigmana 6y agoI use this one too https://www.domainhamper.com/ https://www.domainhamper.com/
- ted0 6y agoTry our new Beast Mode tool for searching: https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results/?domain=&type=beast https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results/?doma...
- EricE 6y agoAnother very satisfied namecheap customer. It's so nice to not have to feel like you need to take a shower after visiting your DNS control panel.
- johnisgood 6y agoWhat do you mean by that? I use Gandi and I think their UI is excellent. Their "DNS control panel" is top notch, straight to the point, can do anything you want, easily. It is intuitive, no bullshit.
- rendall 6y agoI'm pretty sure the shower comment is a ding on GoDaddy. I use Gandi too and am very satisfied
- thearthtyagi 6y agoI use Namecheap for domain registration and then Cloudflare for evrything else.
- rkagerer 6y agoAnother long time Namecheap customer with good things to say. Only "complaint" is that discount codes are not more prolific :-).
- santa_boy 6y ago+1 ... I bought 3 domains last month and have no particular affinity for provider. The Namecheap interface and usability was very pleasing. I actually searched first on Godaddy before settling for Namecheap on all the domains. Not least, but I got a lower price on Namecheap on all of them and yeah much lesser cross selling attempt which is nice for the DIY types :-)
- dheera 6y agoAlso a very satisfied Namecheap customer. I do wish I didn't have to click so many things to modify DNS records though. But just a minor issue. GoDaddy doesn't even sound like a professional service to me. The name itself wreaks of technical incompetence. I want round-the-clock network infra experts managing my domains, not some random dude's daddy.
- ornornor 6y agoGo daddy’s ceo is also a sexist[0] elephant killer[1]. Don’t give him your money. [0]: https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Go_Daddy%27s_advertising https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Go_Daddy%27s_advertising [1]: https://science.time.com/2011/04/04/godaddy-ceo-on-shooting-an-elephant-im-not-sorry/ https://science.time.com/2011/04/04/godaddy-ceo-on-shooting-...