poll Favorite Domain Registrar Poll

[JB Lions]

Another thread asking about this, I figure let's finally poll it. I remember looking for something like this years ago here and was surprised one didn't exist, since it's a topic that gets brought up from time to time. I picked 20 (19)* domain registrars, all the ones mentioned in the recent thread plus a few others. If your favorite isn't listed, post it in the thread and I'll see if I can add it to the poll. You can pick up to 3 of your favorite, just 1 if you want. I still think Namepros should have a Best Of The Year series

*there is currently a 20 choice limit with polls, but NP can add more if needed. In case I missed some obvious ones.

 

[deflee79]

Joe, i think one of the reasons Godaddy has the largest piece of the pie is reps like you that are always here and are open to suggestions to improve the marketplace. I can't think of anyone else that's as dedicated to solving problems as you are! Thanks! You rock!

 

[ZapNano]

That's a good idea for a poll.
Some registrars will 'love' it, others will 'hate' it.
We will see, many votes will come in I think.

No kidding...

 

[nomen]

Best of the year series is a fun idea!

 

[RU]

List of the best Registrars:
1 GoDaddy
2 Namecheap
3 name.com
4 domain.com

 

[golan]

Where is InternetBS? Where is DomainMonster? And why 1&1 and Moniker are there?

 

[viento]

for me ,the namecheap and dynadot .in the past ,i always use the godday,but their price is very higher than others,so i dislike godday.

comparing with lists in the poll,i think the west.cn is much better than all of them.

 

[DomainMOD]

Happy to see Dynadot getting lots of love! I've used and recommended them for years, but it always seemed like they didn't get much attention in the domaining community, but I guess that's changed.

 

[jaybuk]

Epik & Uniregistry

 

[vivaldi]

I'm surprised to see Dynadot in 2nd place. Why do people like them?

 

[NetworkPearl]

Id go with Godaddy and then name cheap

 

[DomainMOD]

I'm surprised to see Dynadot in 2nd place. Why do people like them?

They're cheap, UI is easy and functional, 2 factor authentication, API access for everyone, great support. What's not to love?

 

[PNW]

Moved most of my names from GoDaddy to Name.com. Name server changes and the like happen quickly and I can talk to someone via email or phone if I need to. Pay more for initial registrations, but renewals are mostly cheaper. Also when selling, it's not difficult to convince someone to create an account there.

 

[Haris]

I only ever use NameSilo, can't fault them - Cheap/Free privacy/domain defender/2 factor authy/good landing page for selling domains and great customer service.

I think all these features are in NameBright too.. and NB is cheaper than NameSilo!
I like everything in GD except the prices, sometimes coupons help but I use them for closeouts and expiring domains only.. All my new registrations are at NameBright only! About $8.3/com reg and renewal.

 

[vivaldi]

They're cheap, UI is easy and functional, 2 factor authentication, API access for everyone, great support. What's not to love?

Well the 2 factor authentication could be bypassed just months ago. Not tried since. UI is worse than Uniregistry's JMO.

 

[DomainMOD]

Well the 2 factor authentication could be bypassed just months ago. Not tried since. UI is worse than Uniregistry's JMO.

Have any proof of the 2FA bypass? I heard there was a potential vulnerability with certain 2FA but that would have affected more than just Dynadot, and as far as I know Dynadot was never actually proven to be vulnerable. Regardless, not even offering 2FA is much easier to bypass, and lot of registrars don't offer it, so it's still a selling point.

And we'll definitely have to agree to disagree on the UI. I think it's fast, easy to navigate, has lots of features, and works great for bulk domain updates. I've never used Uniregistry so I can't comment on the comparison.

 

[HUKU]

Some time ago I would say Namecheap - but with their horrid redesigned panel I cringe every time I have to modify my domains, especially in bulk. Truly horrible experience.

Horrible experience? You make it sound like a walk in the park. It was possibly the worst decision they EVER made and I am sure are regretting. A very common case of fixing something that definitely was not broke and failing to communicate with customers. The last thing I would ever have complained about was the control panel, it was superb (one of the best in the industry) and they went ahead and replaced it with some kind of ready made "plug n play" crap which has less than half the functionality. Anyhow, we're with:

Name.com
Namesilo
Namecheap
Namebright
Godaddy

 

[Uzbek]

I am use:
Internet.bs
Gandi
Namesilo
Uniregistry

 

[JB Lions]

Looks like 72 votes in so far.

GD with the clear lead with 32.

Dynadot and Namesilo fighting it out for second place each with 22 votes.

The picture of the top 3 is becoming pretty clear.

 

[GoKaizen]

if you're a domainer and not using Uniregistry.com today, I honestly think you're missing out on the best complete experience that exists at a domain registrar, o that may ever exist (as things will get harder in the years ahead for other registrars).

Depends what you are looking for. Dynadot is a good registrar and offers great bulk pricing. I prefer Name because of the UI and keep developed names there.

DomainNameSales is only for people with lots of premium names. Uniregistry pushes a lot of new extensions which is surprising considering how many premiums NameAdmin owns. Of course NorthSoundNames owns all the good .LINK domains, except Blockchain.link! Imo perfect use for the extension.

Is the Uniregistry Market open to anyone with names at your registrar Frank? What features do customers find beneficial?

 

[ivey]

I'm not surprised Godaddy is on top. I spent years watching domainers bash them and was just confused. You can talk trash about hosting or other side products but as domain registrar they were the best to me. Never had a serious issue. And not to forget mentioning, that for years they offered some of the best coupons around.. Even threads here on NP specialzedin that. Now they have a discount club with a yearly fee but thats for another thread. My only concern was their domain control panel... I think it could have improved, as I don't think it was improved to fit domainers with many domains and want to organize them easily. I think this is the main reason why Uniregistry.com may rise in time..because they have a very domainer friendly control panel. And they seem to have decent prices or willing to offer good deals. I'm not yet using them beyond their sales platform DNS, but I'm considering it. As long as prices can be guaranteed...

 

[Joseph Green]

A poll with a question like this is heavily influenced by popularity.

I can't imagine anyone would pick GoDaddy if they ever used Dynadot or Uniregistry or any other domain registrar that is designed sensibly.

Dynadot is the best registrar today. Tomorrow that could change, but today my vote is for Dynadot.

 

[ivey]

The offering of Godaddy is absolutely terrible, the pricing isn't great compared to their competitors nor is the control panel and the upsells are unlimited but yet it's impossible to be surprised. They have the largest volume in the market place, every one has used them or knows about them and they are the registrar that is closest to the mainstream (with their super bowl ads and what not).

It's just common sense. Don't be surprised if you poll a million people asking them what their favorite soda is and the winner turns out to be Coke.

Now if you were to poll the top 500 domain portfolio owners on their favorite registrar (ie a more discerning crowd), I am sure the results would be quite different.

1. I didn't say I was surprised; I said I was "not" surprised.
2. NamePros has the best mix of both established and new domainers learning. This is the best hub in my opinion to find the best info on domaining.
3. I spent years buying .com's for 99 cents on Godaddy, so I ain't complaining.

 

[Raymond C]

My favourite:

Uniregistry - Best looking design platform, clean and minimal, with constant changing of great looking background photos of the global cities. Excellent job done by design team.
Easy to use, great management tool at Uniregistry Market. User friendly in mobile app.
Cheaper domain names than other registrars.

 

[Haris]

@JB Lions I would like to mention that the minimum pre-fund at NameBright is only $15, unlike other registrars where you have to pre-fund $xxx to $xxxx to get a small discount! So whenever you need to register a domain, first pre-fund and then reg the domain, a 3% fee is charged from the pre-funded amount which makes the end price around $8.20/com. A lot cheaper than any of the registrars.

 

[Fancy.domains]

I am actually using the 5 ones with most votes. I like all of these.

I have accounts with other players as well, but tend to transfer domains out from them to one of the five mentioned.