Currently: DirectNIC and Namecheap
Past: One&One, Hostgator
Hallowed antiquity: Network Solutions, when domain names cost $100 and you were happy with .com, .net, or .org dammit.
Ask HN: What is your preferred domain registrar?
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#32Is there anything wrong with Namecheap? It was the standard option a decade ago. I'm still with them because I never had a reason to switch.
Nothing wrong with them. I use them for a few names and inexpensive hosting. I've had a good experiences the few times I've used their chat-based support. I was saddened that there were some CSR issues when Russia invaded Ukraine, but the company routed around that.
Re: Ask HN: What is your preferred domain registrar?
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would avoid CloudFlare as non-paying customer. Their free tier limit is 1k domains. Might sound like a lot, but if you run multiple subdomains (e.g. dev, stg, prod) in kubernetes using dynamic domain registration (e.g. external-dns), you'll hit that limit quickly. To compare a popular service, Route53 (no affiliation) limit is 10k and they won't charge extra if you want to increase the limit, all you need to do is…
Hmm according to OP "A few years ago I bought two domain names on Epik.com", I doubt he wants to have more than 1k domains. Of course your use case doesn't fit the free-tier of CloudFlare but I wouldn't rule it out for all the other people that just want something that works from a legit company that cares about their users and the internet.
Sorry, I meant 1k registered subdomains per domain.
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#34I use gandi. They recently started to charge for email inboxes, which is a shame. Besides that I don’t have other complains. I now use iCloud+ for email.
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#35namecheap / porkbun / njalla
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#36Been using Pair Networks' service pairdomains.com for years
Never an issue
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#37In abandoning Gandi due to recent changes, I've been quite happy with Netim, also France based.
I've also been happy with Purelymail for email. More than happy.
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#38Is there anything wrong with Namecheap? It was the standard option a decade ago. I'm still with them because I never had a reason to switch.
When choosing a company I often check their about pages, checking who they really are, etc.
I came across Namecheap's affiliate marketing program, and they really seemed to treat affiliate marketers like shit. Now, think what you want about marketing, but as a business I'm for treating any business partner with respect, and if you don't like affiliate marketers then don't have the program, but don't have the program then abuse them, especially small time ones.
So, yes, there is something wrong with Namecheap. Perhaps it manifests itself in areas outside their marketing programs too, YMMV, it was enough for me to not go forward with them, an incompatible corporate culture.
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#39Cloudflare, it works well and is fast and the dashboard is easy to use and not full of ads. Fair pricing, good product, integrates well with their other offerings.
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#40Years ago, someone here on HN recommended NameSilo and I'm a happy customer ever since. Though my use case is login once a year and make the payment.