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Ask HN: Which domain provider/registrar do you recommend?
I've been using a domain registrar for the past five years. A friend recommended them to me back in the day.
Lately I'm sort of troubled by the poor quality of their service, poorly designed (and confusing) website and a series of issues that happened while managing the domains I own.
I wish to move my assets elsewhere so I'm wondering what other places are good to look at? What is recommended?
- lancehudson 12y agoI have used GoDaddy for years, I am looking at switching to Amazon or NameCheap for my domains. Amazon because it's where most of my domains are hosted anyway and I trust them. NameCheap for any domain's Amazon won't transfer.
- smtddr 12y agoiwantmyname.com is what I use. Simple, minimal UI without having a million upsale ads all over the place.
- 27182818284 12y agoI've had pretty good luck with NameCheap, but I wish their UI would get a better makeover. Some parts have upfront, but a lot of times you're using this really old and annoying-to-navigate UI for things along with incompleteness in features for newer TLDs.
- BorisMelnik 12y agoagree. the crazy part is they just redesigned their entire front end but left the backend alone!
- kjksf 12y agohttps://domains.google.com https://domains.google.com I've used godaddy, namecheap in the past and they just can't help themselves and make a simple task (configuring DNS settings) a confusing mess (ui-wise). Google Domains is a breath of fresh air in that respect. I've transferred all my domains there. They are still invite-only (I think) but I got mine fairly quickly.
- anmonteiro90 12y agoI still have some invites for Google Domains. I can invite HNers in need; email me at anmonteiro [at] gmail :)
- tzz 12y agoDoes Google provide support for this service? It is high risk if something goes wrong and you have no one to talk to.
- Someone1234 12y agoI use NameCheap for registration along with Route53 (Amazon) for actual DNS hosting/management. Amazon is around $0.75/month/domain. Namecheap varies depending on type of domain and duration. Namecheap's control panel could be a little better designed, but if you host elsewhere you spend very little time there.
- Fastidious 12y agoNamecheap doesn't charge for the use of their DNS.
- stevekemp 12y agoAmazon's DNS service is very reasonable. I've had a lot of fun wrapping it with Git over at https://dns-api.com/ https://dns-api.com/
- MalcolmDiggs 12y agoI use godaddy for registration (through their "Discount Domain Club") which reduces the cost to about 8 bucks per domain per year. I like their customer service and how quickly the nameserver changes seem to propogate. I usually use Route53 (aws) for the actual DNS.
- minizatic 12y agohttps://www.hover.com/ https://www.hover.com/ Their prices may not be the absolute lowest, but their website is refreshingly simple. Their control panel/UI is very straightforward as well.
- jordsmi 12y agoI usually use name.com. Nice UI and decent prices/coupons available
- fatbat 12y agoCheck out NameSilo. Not too many fancy extensions but the free privacy is always nice and prices are reasonable.
- PhantomGremlin 12y agoDo great minds think alike? This almost exact question was just asked on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541654
- wanghq 12y agoActually I am curious to know why two Asks were posted on the same day. Did OP do some research before asking the question? Is it a problem of HN such that the information is hard to be discovered?
- zhte415 12y agoI use and like gandi.net for its sense of independence and professional service. Free SSL for a year and free basic email too.
- CraigyDavi 12y agoMy personal favourite is https://iwantmyname.com/ https://iwantmyname.com/ They provide free whois privacy, affordable prices and a clean interface for monitoring domains.
- jakeogh 12y agocheckout https://nearlyfreespeech.net https://nearlyfreespeech.net I've been a customer for almost a decade.