Is 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.
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#12Gandi were my go to, however, there recent movements caused me to move. I've now gone over to Mythic Beasts and so far seem decent.
+1 to Mythic Beasts. Small but effective.
Their .com/.org domains are a bit expensive though.
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#13Is 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.
I switched from a bunch, settled on Namecheap. It was easy to set up, and well, cheap.
My previous registrar actually tried to hold me hostage by registering an expired domain and reselling it to me for absurd rates. I let one domain with Namecheap expire because I never check that email, but they didn't do anything evil, so I'm happy with them.
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#14I'm a serial hobby-domain purchaser and Namecheap has never done me wrong, even when I end up using the domain for something!
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#15I like Namesilo.
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#16Not the OP but I’d be interested in hearing from anyone that’s used multiple - which ones have you used, and which you prefer from a user experience perspective.
I started with GoDaddy when I was a kid because I didn't know any better. I transferred to DreamHost and was with them for a long time, tried Gandi and Namecheap a few years ago, and have settled on Dynadot.
The UI with Dynadot is pretty good (better than what I remember of GoDaddy, Gandi, and Namecheap). The customer service with Dreamhost and Dynadot was pretty good (never used Gandi or Namecheap customer service, and I actually called GoDaddy for help back then, and they were good on the phone, just crappy everywhere else).
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#17Have used both Porkbun and Infomaniak, neither with any issues.
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#18Cloudflare
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#19I use TransIP, they're ok.
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#20Am surprised. No love for iwantmyname.com?