Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#1

Post by eeemmmooo » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 7:31 PM UTC

I've been using Google Domains for a long time and have amassed a couple hundred domain names over that time. Google Domains worked well for me because I could delegate some domains to be managed by my IT team and not have to share logins.

I really need a domain management system that is setup for Multiple user permissions to maintain and manage domain changes. Can anyone share their experiences with a domain management service that has a similar feature?

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#2

Post by verdverm » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 7:37 PM UTC

We are planning to move to Cloudflare

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#3

Post by tredre3 » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 7:38 PM UTC

Porkbun supports sub-accounts[1] to manage domains and is generally recommended as a good registrar.

Cloudflare supports roles[2] but in my experience it's a bit annoying to setup and each user needs a full CF account. It's otherwise a well regarded registrar around here as well.

Namecheap also supports delegation[3]. I personally wouldn't recommended to use namecheap because of some questionable practices, but I know that many on HN disagree with this sentiment so it's worth considering!

1. https://kb.porkbun.com/article/182-subaccounts-guide

2. https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/account-and-b...

3. https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx...

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#4

Post by rwky » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 7:50 PM UTC

https://www.gandi.net/

I think they support what you want but I've not checked in a while. I'm not sure if it's still the case but AWS used to use them when you registered a domain through them.

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#5

Post by Nextgrid » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 7:56 PM UTC

rwky wrote: post #4

https://www.gandi.net/ I think they support what you want but I've not checked in a while. I'm not sure if it's still the case but AWS used to use them when you registered a domain through them.

They recently got bought by private equity and are on the way to becoming shit.

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#6

Post by f0e4c2f7 » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 10:44 PM UTC

Have been trying to decide on this myself. AWS seeming like a good option.

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#7

Post by beauHD » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 11:15 PM UTC

All solid and I have accounts with all of them. I threw in NJAL.LA if you want some privacy.

https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/

https://njal.la/

https://www.sav.com/

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#8

Post by rwky » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 11:22 PM UTC

Nextgrid wrote: post #5

rwky wrote: post #4

https://www.gandi.net/ I think they support what you want but I've not checked in a while. I'm not sure if it's still the case but AWS used to use them when you registered a domain through them.

They recently got bought by private equity and are on the way to becoming shit.

Ah crap. Didn't know that :(

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#9

Post by KomoD » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 11:31 PM UTC

Cloudflare and Porkbun are pretty decent choices, just an FYI though: you cannot use external nameservers if your domain is with cloudflare

Re: Ask HN: Who should I use for Domain Names since Google Domains has been sold?

#10

Post by KomoD » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 11:33 PM UTC

beauHD wrote: post #7

All solid and I have accounts with all of them. I threw in NJAL.LA if you want some privacy. https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/ https://njal.la/ https://www.sav.com/

Just an FYI for anyone who might care, Njalla is not a 'proper' registrar, they're basically just a proxy, the domain is registered under their name at another registrar so they technically own it, but the pro is that you can basically have total anonymity (assuming you don't pay Njalla with something like PayPal).