I like https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new because they do privacy on whois by default.
Google Apps is based on eNom or GoDaddy for their domain name registering needs.
Ask HN: Moving away from GoDaddy - which registrar do you recommend?
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Re: Ask HN: Moving away from GoDaddy - which registrar do you recommend?
#12http://www.hover.com/ I haven't used it but some of my friends have. They do private registration, DNS management, and forwarding for $15/year.
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#13We used to use GoDaddy and MediaTemple but have since switched to eApps. It may be a little pricey but their support service is phenomenal and uptime is 99.9%....we're pretty happy with it
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#14Currently 1and1 is running a promo for $5 domains. They are pretty good generally. Nothing special though.
Would recommend eurodns or namecheap.
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#15Haven't had any problems with Hover, 1and1, or Dreamhost.
Re: Ask HN: Moving away from GoDaddy - which registrar do you recommend?
#16We've many sites running on domains registered with GoDaddy (but hosted elsewhere) and have not noticed any problems. Still, if you're looking for an alternative, try: http://www.moniker.com/ HTH
My advice is to stay far, far away from Moniker. I use them at work, and their UI stinks: for example, when changing my domains' authoritative nameservers it will occasionally switch the nameservers back to the default (Moniker's own) without telling you. I contacted their support about this and they essentially said "yes, this is a known issue, and we don't have an ETA for a fix, so suck it up."
The reason why I was changing nameservers in the first place is because their own DNS service has gone completely offline three times in the last year and a half, making my company's websites inaccessible for hours at a time and costing us several thousand dollars in lost revenue.
I have had no issues using NearlyFreeSpeech.net for registering my personal domains.
Re: Ask HN: Moving away from GoDaddy - which registrar do you recommend?
#17Name.com
Btw this question gets asked here at least once a month, so search back to get a wider set of answers.
Re: Ask HN: Moving away from GoDaddy - which registrar do you recommend?
#18IWantMyName and Dynadot
Re: Ask HN: Moving away from GoDaddy - which registrar do you recommend?
#19For .com, .net, .org, and .info, I like Fabulous.com. For everything else, namecheap is a good alternative. HOWEVER, I wouldn't use them or Godaddy for hosting or DNS or anything else. If you're fine with Godaddy as a registrar, use an alternative DNS and hosting service.
If those are your TLDs, Fabulous is the best registrar, bar none.
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#20Fabulous was recommended by another poster. My favorite registrar but they require you to either pay a lot ($30 retail) or own a lot of domains to get an account. They cater to portfolio holders.
If you don't fit, checkout NameCheap.com.