Ask HN: Where have you registered your domains and why?

#1

Post by tzury » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 1:36 AM UTC

From business perspective, I am simply tired of $5.99 domain register fee that turns $59.99 a year later.

Then comes the security aspects, after all, the NS records are to be managed by the registrar.

So, kindly share where have you chosen to run your domains, and I am sure the community will benefit of hearing about a decent domain name service.

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#2

Post by guiambros » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 1:47 AM UTC

I recently transferred my domains to Google Domains. I tried serveral registrars over the years (Namecheap, GoDaddy, etc), but was tired of them trying to upsell me on a bunch of stuff I didn't want, plus their cluttered UI. So far working great; straightforward interface, fair pricing.

I still use Cloudflare as my DNS provider, mostly for its additional features.

ps: disclaimer: I work at Google, but not on the Domains team, and no relationship other than as a personal customer.

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#3

Post by gkop » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:12 AM UTC

pair Domains. They’re independently owned, price competitive, and don’t upsell.

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#4

Post by itake » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:15 AM UTC

GoDaddy, 1&1, or porkbun.com - cheapest choice

I have so many side projects that only last a year, so I typically just choose the cheapest option (which is often $1.14 )

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#5

Post by twovi » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:15 AM UTC

hover.com, super simple and easy to use.

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#6

Post by twovi » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:15 AM UTC

hover.com, super simple

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#7

Post by kawera » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:16 AM UTC

Gandi.net for the last 14 years. Not the cheapest but good service and no upsell.

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#8

Post by dustingetz » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:17 AM UTC

aws - first class aws integration (obviously) and transparent price

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#9

Post by ksutariya » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:17 AM UTC

NameSilo

They've got competitive pricing, free privacy (WHOIS guard), a straight forward interface, and an API for those who need it.

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#10

Post by saagarjha » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 2:17 AM UTC

guiambros wrote: post #2

I recently transferred my domains to Google Domains. I tried serveral registrars over the years (Namecheap, GoDaddy, etc), but was tired of them trying to upsell me on a bunch of stuff I didn't want, plus their cluttered UI. So far working great; straightforward interface, fair pricing. I still use Cloudflare as my DNS provider, mostly for its additional features. ps: disclaimer: I work at Google, but not on the Doma…

I don't work at Google and I use Google Domains, so there's that. $12.00 a year, no nagging, and I can do some nice things like email forwarding for a hundred email address from the domain and the ability to share administration with other people à la Google Docs. Just point a A record at GitHub and you get Pages to host there too.