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I have about 700 domains at GoDaddy but their platform is driving me nuts and their support makes me want to change my life. Is Namecheap the best almost-as-cheap alternative?
I prefer Epik & NameSilo. Both are cheaper and better. They gave great support and are represented well here on NP.I have about 700 domains at GoDaddy but their platform is driving me nuts and their support makes me want to change my life. Is Namecheap the best almost-as-cheap alternative?
I like that you are doing your homework before making the move.Really interesting responses here.
I looked at Namesilo (interesting that it's a publicly traded company: URLOF) but the negative reviews on Trustpilot give me the creeps. Here's one with a copied/pasted email from Namesilo that's just ridiculous:
https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/5bfb0b179d37800358228fdc
Honestly the responses to negative reviews from Namesilo are creepier than the negative reviews themselves.
Reading the Porkbun website is like a breath of fresh air and their reviews on Trustpilot are excellent. They seem like a really transparent company.
How does the "own your domains forever" thing work at Epik?
I'm surprised to see that Namesilo, Porkbun, and Epik all sell/renew .com's for under $9/year (although Epik isn't clear about renewal). Is that legit? I thought only GoDaddy sold them that cheap. Namecheap renews for $12.98. Also love the free Whoisguard on all of these (I think) except GoDaddy.
Lastly it looks like Google is a registrar now at https://domains.google although they're a lot more expensive at $12/year.
NC = no fast transfers on GD or Sedo. That is the only thing I think you need to think about
Is Namecheap the best almost-as-cheap alternative
I have about 700 domains at GoDaddy but their platform is driving me nuts and their support makes me want to change my life. Is Namecheap the best almost-as-cheap alternative?
NC = no fast transfers on GD or Sedo.
i'm quite curious what kind of trouble you got related to GD support?
most problem i had were were solved through GD chat support