Namecheap never had a problem with them. In fact one time they helped me get my domain back after I had forgotten to renew. If you’re searching for a domain instantdomainsearch.com is pretty neat.
Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
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Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#22dnssimple + cloudflare
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#23I'm in the UK and mostly work with UK domains, so I became a Nominet registrar a couple of years ago, so now I manage my own domains and DNS servers.
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#24I use ionos.com aka 1and1.com. Quick cheap and easy.
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#25I buy domains with Gandi.net and use ClouDNS.net for DNS hosting. Their anycast network is fast enough for me, and they offer DDoS protection, which is nice. I also like that they are a European company like ours, instead of a North American one.
For customers, we buy domains at ClouDNS.net as well, instead of Gandi.net — I wanted to have that separated. But after the way Gandi handled the complete loss of customer data issue last month[1], I am inclined to transfer our domains to ClouDNS.net as well. Not sure when though, as moving the number of domains I own would be a massive pain in the rear.
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#26Mostly I host DNS via Amazon Route53, because it is simple, reliable and cheap. I wrap a layer of magic around it so that I can store my record-data in plain-text files, under revision control. That way I can track changes. https://dns-api.com/
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#27Namecheap for majority of my domains. I have used ISTanCo for a .rs domain and Web4Africa for an .i.ng domain in the past
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#28Google Domains
I know....google. But it's pretty slick to use. Easy to buy and setup a free catchall email address on the new domain redirecting to my existing email.
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#29I purchase from Gandi, and manage DNS using route53
Re: Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
#30Been using Gandi for over a decade now!
Same. I used to like it when their site header had a line about "No bullshit web hosting" but they removed that sometime in the last year or two.