Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

Post by crdoconnor » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 2:13 AM UTC

nostromo wrote: post #29

Someone1234 wrote: post #13

None of Google Domain's features are novel. In fact the article spent most of its time talking about an up-sell. Which isn't to say Google Domain isn't a good product, just that we now should look at price because nothing else seems interesting... ~ Google Domains charges $12/year for .COM, .NET, .ORG. ~ NameCheap charges $10.69/year for .COM, $11.98/year for .NET, and $11.48/year for .ORG. Sometimes with an 18c/year…

One of the headaches of setting up a domain is getting the email sorted correctly. Instant integration to Gmail is a nice feature. If you want privacy protection on your whois lookups, then Google would be cheaper than the other providers, as they sell it as an add-on. I also trust Google to have speedy DNS servers, if you're leaving the defaults in place. GoDaddy's DNS can be quite slow. Perhaps not a "mind-blowing"…

Post by JoshTriplett » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 2:23 AM UTC

LeoPanthera wrote: post #30

rpedela wrote: post #19

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Private registration usually costs extra, but not with Google domains. That is a compelling reason to me. I also like the clean interface, some of the other vendors have horrible interfaces.

Private registration has always been free at gandi.net. Also they do not suck. https://www.gandi.net/domain/whois/

Post by eunice » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 2:27 AM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #13

None of Google Domain's features are novel. In fact the article spent most of its time talking about an up-sell. Which isn't to say Google Domain isn't a good product, just that we now should look at price because nothing else seems interesting... ~ Google Domains charges $12/year for .COM, .NET, .ORG. ~ NameCheap charges $10.69/year for .COM, $11.98/year for .NET, and $11.48/year for .ORG. Sometimes with an 18c/year…

Post by stoic » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 2:33 AM UTC

tamar wrote: post #146

richardlblair wrote: post #93

Many people miss the point of this product: Easily buy a domain, have it automatically hooked into the Google Apps suite of products, and easily hook it up with a select number of third party vendors like Wix or Shopify. That's what this is about. The ability to create something cool, run a business, without having to worry as much about the technical bullshit. Great product, and for the ease of use it is well worth…

I believe you'll love the new Namecheap backend when it launched. :) (Disclosure: Namecheap employee)

Post by drinkyouroj » Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 2:43 AM UTC

mtrpcic wrote: post #162

tamar wrote: post #142

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Hey jedc - Tamar from Namecheap here. Can you provide insights into the Namecheap experience? I hear the GD side. Would like to know what you mean from ours. As far as our dashboard, we're building a better user experience, so that's nothing to fret about. I bet you'd agree when it's live that the experience is far more stellar than anything you'd find anywhere else.

I think you just explained peoples problems in your own post. "we're building a better user experience, so that's nothing to fret about". People have the option of "good right now" or "good in the indefinite future", and the decision is pretty obvious. Not saying Namecheap is bad (I use them myself), but the crux of this argument is that GD has the right interface NOW, while Namecheap will have it EVENTUALLY.