Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#1

Post by sloankev » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 10:31 PM UTC

I've got domains on 1and1, GoDaddy and NameCheap. I don't like any of them due to various reasons including clunky user experience, hidden fees, very slow or no support. I want to consolidate them all onto one host.

Looking for recommendations of modern domain hosts that provide a good user experience and competitive pricing.

Don't need hosting, just domains.

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#2

Post by dieselgate » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 10:38 PM UTC

I get my domains from Dreamhost. It works well for my needs - host with a few different places including Digital Ocean and GitHub pages fwiw

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 10:40 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#4

Post by fIREpOK » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 10:49 PM UTC

Namecheap.com isn't bad...I think that $10 is kinda expensive for a domain though.

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#5

Post by DerekBickerton » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 11:01 PM UTC

https://njal.la/

https://www.gandi.net/en-US

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#6

Post by simpleintheory » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 11:02 PM UTC

fIREpOK wrote: post #4

Namecheap.com isn't bad...I think that $10 is kinda expensive for a domain though.

The issue is that ICANN already wants the $8/year cost, so if they’re to make any margin at all…

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#7

Post by brunnock » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 11:10 PM UTC

I've been using https://domains.google/ for years. $12/year/domain. Email forwarding is included. I don't even know if they charge extra for anything else.

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#8

Post by detourdog » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 11:21 PM UTC

I have been with network solutions for registration from the beginning and panix.com cheap-web for primary dns.

http://www.panix.com/web/

They are actual unix sysadmins and very easy to deal with.

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#9

Post by fIREpOK » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 11:32 PM UTC

simpleintheory wrote: post #6

fIREpOK wrote: post #4

Namecheap.com isn't bad...I think that $10 is kinda expensive for a domain though.

The issue is that ICANN already wants the $8/year cost, so if they’re to make any margin at all…

for sure

Re: Ask HN: What's the current best domain host?

#10

Post by nathants » Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 11:41 PM UTC

aws.