Best registrar for bulk transfer from Epik...

[NicTraders]

I've had my domains at Epik for around 5 years. They worked well for me. And while the hack last year was very worrying, and there have been other concerning events, the current situation is the last straw. Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll likely know that the writing is on the wall for them, and it seems likely that they could fail at some point in the near future (132 pages of the gory details here). Regardless of whether they pull off some miracle to get themselves out of this mess, I think my time with them is done.

So, I am left with the decision of choosing a new registrar. Yes, I realize people will tell me to check the poll for your favorite registrar of 2022, but I'd like some info that for the most part, the poll doesn't offer. Reasons. Why should I choose your favorite registrar?

Things I'll be looking for:
- Competitive pricing
- Bulk management (and generally an easy-to-use interface)
- Good support (24hr live chat preferred as I'm not US-based)
- Bonus points for a registrar who will give me a special deal for bulk transfer or if you can put me in touch with a helpful account manager

Probably top of the list for me to investigate (given past dealings) are Dynadot, Porkbun, Sav, NameSilo, so I'm keen to hear good and bad experiences about those.
There are numerous names I won't consider, and that includes GoDaddy. The others are pretty much all the usual suspects which would probably be pretty obvious for anyone who has been in the industry for a while.

Looking forward to your feedback.

 

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I had so many stupid moves done by Namecheap in the few years I was with them that I lost count.
Sometimes they would do stuff without thinking and then it would take days to resolve. Simply hated that.
I gave up and left them for Epik and Dynadot (never liked to keep everything in one basket). It was a few years ago though.
Now am thinking to start using NameBright again. They were very good before and I hope nothing has changed. Good price, especially for .coms, only $9.15 for anything and that sounds to be a great deal to me these days.
Anyone has used them lately?

I used all the registrants mentioned here (except Porkbun) and NameBright is very powerful for large portolio. .com price is also cheap if you use account funds

 

[RaiderGirl]

What is Godaddy currently charging for .com renewals?

I'm getting conflicting information from them, I contacted Godaddy via chat message and they stated it was $9.95 or $9.99, so I decided to transfer 10 dot coms over that nearing the renewal period, while initiating the transfer, it shows I get a one time deal of $8.99 per domain and each will renew in 2024 for $1.67/mo ($19.99 total) annually. What?

Does the annual fee of $9.99 only apply only if I transfer a certain number of domains over? In the meantime, I put the brakes on it.

 

[karmaco]

What is Godaddy currently charging for .com renewals?

I'm getting conflicting information from them, I contacted Godaddy via chat message and they stated it was $9.95 or $9.99, so I decided to transfer 10 dot coms over that nearing the renewal period, while initiating the transfer, it shows I get a one time deal of $8.99 per domain and each will renew in 2024 for $1.67/mo ($19.99 total) annually. What?

Does the annual fee of $9.99 only apply only if I transfer a certain number of domains over? In the meantime, I put the brakes on it.

Thats their normal no deal price $20 a year. It sounds like they got you into auto renew to get that small discount. You should be able to shut auto renewals off.

 

[RaiderGirl]

Thats their normal no deal price $20 a year. It sounds like they got you into auto renew to get that small discount. You should be able to shut auto renewals off.

Thanks. that's what I thought, I saved the messages and was clearly misled into thinking it would renew at $9.99.. OK forget that, I'm currently at Fabulous but I wan't to change to another Registrar with more options and services.

 

[Corey]

I now use Dynadot

Cheers
Corey