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My thoughts exactly. Most people cringe at using GoDaddy as a registrar. Using them for hosting your site? Double-cringe.

by Ricapar 13y ago

jmcgough 13y ago
Yep - any site I've seen hosted on GoDaddy is LAMP or just plain HTML/CSS/JS. I had to do some LAMP work on a site hosted on GoDaddy and it was pretty annoying to configure, with poor support. I can't imagine any Rails developer using them for hosting over Heroku, etc - so if Rails is maybe 1% of their hosted sites, they might save money by not having to support it.
- seancoleman 13y ago
  I'm a PM at GoDaddy. The number of Ruby sites we host that I last heard was far less than 1% even.
collyw 13y ago
Ok, naive question, what would make one registrar better or worse than another. They all do the same thing, no?
- Touche 13y ago
  They don't all kill elephants for fun.
- evilduck 13y ago
  The user experience of buying domains through GoDaddy is very grating. They try to upsell and tack on services and features literally every step of the way. If all you want is a registrar, there are less annoying competitors at basically equal prices.
- MartinCron 13y ago
  Quality of user experience: Can I register a domain without being bombarded for ads for other add-on crap? Social responsibility: Am I supporting a company that relies on horrible and sexist and demeaning ads to get attention? Social cachet: Would I be embarrassed to have people find out who I was using for my domains/hosting? It may be shallow, but working with GoDaddy looks as sophisticated as having an @aol.com email address.
- viraptor 13y ago
  Features like: Locking. Ease of transfers in and out. Properly authorizing requests for changes. Customer record privacy. Providing their own zone hosting. Not injecting evil wildcards/redirects. Supporting more than the basic record types when hosting the zones. I'm sure there are other things that could be added.
- oliciv 13y ago
  The fact that this question is being asked illustrates that the Godaddy hate in the tech community is not as strong as some would think (hope?)
  - collyw 13y ago
    As the person who asked: I do in house database programming, so while I am aware of GoDaddy (they are the biggest registrar, no?), I wouldn't know what to expect differently from one registrar over another, as I don't use them. I registered a domain for my Mum's business over ten years ago, but haven't used a registrar since.
- tim333 13y ago
  I transferred a domain from Godaddy to Namecheap last week. 33% cheaper and don't charge extra to keep my home address private.
  - Kequc 13y ago
    My experience may have differed from yours. In my experience a few years ago the process of transferring away from GoDaddy took as long and was as complicated as it possibly could be by law. Like absolute limit. If they were able to send me harassing emails before the transfer was completed, they did. Link bating with anti-agreements. I stuck it out for months jumping through every hoop they raised because I wanted to transfer away that badly. Maybe things have improved. I hate GoDaddy.
- drivingmissm 13y ago
  GoDaddy actively pushed terrible SOPA legislation http://godaddyboycott.org/ http://godaddyboycott.org/ Their past ad campaigns have been very trashy and sexist as well. Their pricing is higher than other registrars, unless you play their discount/coupon games.
- staticshock 13y ago
  GoDaddy supported SOPA, their advertising campaigns are notoriously sexist, their CEO once posted a "white man's burden" video of him "saving some poor Africans" by killing an elephant, and they're constantly in the news for sleazy anti-consumer business tactics that add up to an awful, socially irresponsible corporation. They've since recanted their SOPA support, but I think it'll take more than a calculated business move to regain any consumer trust. Personally, I'd advise being familiar with the organizations that have ever supported SOPA, and cutting ties with them for any future endeavors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_official_stances_on_the_SOPA_and_PIPA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_offi... Here are some previous mentions of GoDaddy/SOPA on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3381822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3381822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3393477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3393477
  - tmarman 13y ago
    SOPA Was the biggest misstep for me, and was the breaking point for me to migrate all my domains elsewhere. I ended up at Namecheap because I liked the way they addressed the situation.
callmeed 13y ago
I'm a Rails dev and use GD for all my domains and most of my SSL certs. The service and UI has actually improved drastically in the past months. But, yeah, I wouldn't use them for hosting anything.
- Kequc 13y ago
  Holy god don't recommend people to use GD until you've at least tried a competitor yourself.

My thoughts exactly. Most people cringe at using GoDaddy as a registrar. Using them for hosting your site? Double-cringe.

by Ricapar 13y ago

My thoughts exactly. Most people cringe at using GoDaddy as a registrar. Using them for hosting your site? Double-cringe.

jmcgough 13y ago

Yep - any site I've seen hosted on GoDaddy is LAMP or just plain HTML/CSS/JS. I had to do some LAMP work on a site hosted on GoDaddy and it was pretty annoying to configure, with poor support. I can't imagine any Rails developer using them for hosting over Heroku, etc - so if Rails is maybe 1% of their hosted sites, they might save money by not having to support it.

seancoleman 13y ago
I'm a PM at GoDaddy. The number of Ruby sites we host that I last heard was far less than 1% even.

collyw 13y ago

Ok, naive question, what would make one registrar better or worse than another. They all do the same thing, no?

Touche 13y ago
They don't all kill elephants for fun.
evilduck 13y ago
The user experience of buying domains through GoDaddy is very grating. They try to upsell and tack on services and features literally every step of the way. If all you want is a registrar, there are less annoying competitors at basically equal prices.
MartinCron 13y ago
Quality of user experience: Can I register a domain without being bombarded for ads for other add-on crap? Social responsibility: Am I supporting a company that relies on horrible and sexist and demeaning ads to get attention? Social cachet: Would I be embarrassed to have people find out who I was using for my domains/hosting? It may be shallow, but working with GoDaddy looks as sophisticated as having an @aol.com email address.
viraptor 13y ago
Features like: Locking. Ease of transfers in and out. Properly authorizing requests for changes. Customer record privacy. Providing their own zone hosting. Not injecting evil wildcards/redirects. Supporting more than the basic record types when hosting the zones. I'm sure there are other things that could be added.
oliciv 13y ago
The fact that this question is being asked illustrates that the Godaddy hate in the tech community is not as strong as some would think (hope?)
- collyw 13y ago
  As the person who asked: I do in house database programming, so while I am aware of GoDaddy (they are the biggest registrar, no?), I wouldn't know what to expect differently from one registrar over another, as I don't use them. I registered a domain for my Mum's business over ten years ago, but haven't used a registrar since.
tim333 13y ago
I transferred a domain from Godaddy to Namecheap last week. 33% cheaper and don't charge extra to keep my home address private.
- Kequc 13y ago
  My experience may have differed from yours. In my experience a few years ago the process of transferring away from GoDaddy took as long and was as complicated as it possibly could be by law. Like absolute limit. If they were able to send me harassing emails before the transfer was completed, they did. Link bating with anti-agreements. I stuck it out for months jumping through every hoop they raised because I wanted to transfer away that badly. Maybe things have improved. I hate GoDaddy.
drivingmissm 13y ago
GoDaddy actively pushed terrible SOPA legislation http://godaddyboycott.org/ http://godaddyboycott.org/ Their past ad campaigns have been very trashy and sexist as well. Their pricing is higher than other registrars, unless you play their discount/coupon games.
staticshock 13y ago
GoDaddy supported SOPA, their advertising campaigns are notoriously sexist, their CEO once posted a "white man's burden" video of him "saving some poor Africans" by killing an elephant, and they're constantly in the news for sleazy anti-consumer business tactics that add up to an awful, socially irresponsible corporation. They've since recanted their SOPA support, but I think it'll take more than a calculated business move to regain any consumer trust. Personally, I'd advise being familiar with the organizations that have ever supported SOPA, and cutting ties with them for any future endeavors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_official_stances_on_the_SOPA_and_PIPA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_offi... Here are some previous mentions of GoDaddy/SOPA on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3381822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3381822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3393477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3393477
- tmarman 13y ago
  SOPA Was the biggest misstep for me, and was the breaking point for me to migrate all my domains elsewhere. I ended up at Namecheap because I liked the way they addressed the situation.

callmeed 13y ago

I'm a Rails dev and use GD for all my domains and most of my SSL certs. The service and UI has actually improved drastically in the past months. But, yeah, I wouldn't use them for hosting anything.

Kequc 13y ago
Holy god don't recommend people to use GD until you've at least tried a competitor yourself.