Moving Away From GoDaddy

[Keral_Patel]

Hello NPers,

I don't know if this is the correct section to post this as it has been a long time since I posted anything.

So here is the thing. I have like 60 domains at Godaddy and the renewals are crazy. (I know buying DDC membership might help but it doesn't as it is not worth buying it for just 60 domains)

So after 15 years of being there I am thinking to move them to someplace else. Where they don't give outrageous pricing and then to add insult to injury put in the taxes++

Currently top choices are

Epik
Dynadot


Any suggestions or updates would be very useful. As I have lost some touch with the domain market in all this years and thought will get best possible advice right here.

Thank You.

 

[AK85]

To me GD is the pace for my 'most expensive' domains. I trust GD with a $1M domain, not with any other registrar.

For your casual domains, NameSilo & Dynadot are A+ registrars with an outstanding customer service, security, prices & freedom to move & speed up any domain transfer.

Amr

 

[lock]

Reconsider you have the most exposure with godaddy auctions your names will be listed at afternic and expireddomains.net buy into the auctions so you can list your names.

 

[Keral_Patel]

Reconsider you have the most exposure with godaddy auctions your names will be listed at afternic and expireddomains.net buy into the auctions so you can list your names.

I don't use any of those things at all.

 

[lock]

I don't use any of those things at all.

It may have been your own merit so far but would be nice to pick up a sale on a search on your keywords.

 

[CraigD]

Hello NPers,

I don't know if this is the correct section to post this as it has been a long time since I posted anything.

So here is the thing. I have like 60 domains at Godaddy and the renewals are crazy. (I know buying DDC membership might help but it doesn't as it is not worth buying it for just 60 domains)

So after 15 years of being there I am thinking to move them to someplace else. Where they don't give outrageous pricing and then to add insult to injury put in the taxes++

Currently top choices are

Epik
Dynadot


Any suggestions or updates would be very useful. As I have lost some touch with the domain market in all this years and thought will get best possible advice right here.

Thank You.

I considered Porkbun transfer deal a while ago because like you I thought GD renewals on certain extensions were a bit high even with GD membership discount. I can't vouch for them because I didn't follow through, but give them a look. For me, the security aspect of a large well known registrar like GD outweighed the cost savings and effort involved with transfers.

 

[bulkdomainz]

Both Epik and Dynadot are great!

 

[karmaco]

Just because many of us don’t use or don’t like GoDaddy doesn’t mean we are “casual domainers”. I don’t trust GD at all. Service is superior at several other registrars in every way.

Dynadot has a $7.99 transfer going through the end of the year COMTRANS4

 

[DaveX]

Dynadot is excellent. I also like Namesilo. Both are superior to GD imo.

I would recommend either Dynadot or Namesilo. Dynadot is my fave.

By the way, your thread will probably be moved to Registrar Reviews section.

Best of luck with you decision.

 

[Keral_Patel]

Just because many of us don’t use or don’t like GoDaddy doesn’t mean we are “casual domainers”. I don’t trust GD at all. Service is superior at several other registrars in every way.

Dynadot has a $7.99 transfer going through the end of the year COMTRANS4

Agreed. GoDaddy might have been famous brand-name and all but I just got 17.99 renewal/1 year on one of my .com. Add taxes on it and make it a nice round figure $20.

That is the reason I am thinking of moving. It is not about saving $1 or $2 per domain as I have very less for it to make any substantial difference. It is more about not feeling ashamed of being literally taken advantage of by paying up that kind of money for renewals.

I do have some real good CVCVs and stuff which I want to keep so any other facilities they offer are of no use to me.

 

[Right Domains]

I use both Epik and Dynadot. For me it's the same very good quality. In Epik i like easy to find panel with stats:

 

[Donmarick]

now I use mostly Epik and for me, it works great. Dynadot only a few domains but not so many advantages for me as Epik.

 

[Mister Funsky]

I use Epik, Dynadot and Namesilo in addition to Godaddy.

At dad I have the DDC plan primarily for auction purchases. Handregs are done at one of the other three but Epik by far gets the majority of my business (full and free privacy is a must for me).

 

[Ostrados]

Dunadot for me is the best in everything including price, ease of use, interface, bulk actions, security.

 

[DaveX]

Dynadot also has a super generous renewal timeline. Most others are far more aggressive in applying restoral fees, changing nameservers, selling your domain at auction, etc. imo.

 

[Primary Names]

I use both Epik and Dynadot. For me it's the same very good quality. In Epik i like easy to find panel with stats:

The column WHOIS ( Number of whois query ) is definitely a killer feature that helps decide whether to drop or renew a domain.

 

[Mahogany]

I have no complaints with Dynadot. Have a hundred or so there but Epik has been intriguing me for a while.

 

[greenlake]

Godaddy IMO is one of the worst registrars to work with. There interface is inconvenient and time consuming. Not to mention their prices. I found the registrar internet.bs to be most easy to manage domains, including bulk edits. very intuitive and straight forward. great prices. Have had many domains with them for years.

 

[loredan]

As most people suggested, Dynadot, Namesilo and Epik are pretty much the best registrars on the market today.

Dynadot currently has a transfer promo so you might want to take advantage of this.

Hope this helps a bit.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Cost wise probably the leaders would be, not in any particular order:

• Porkbun
• NameSilo
• Epik
• Dynadot
• Domain Cost Club (not the GD one by the one by this name)
• Namecheap

It depends somewhat on the TLDs you have and whether you just want everyday prices or take advantage of discounts. If you do go Epik, be sure to have your account marked NamePros to get their domainer discount pricing.

Some have good pricing every day, and others you will need to take advantage of promotions to get the best pricing (e.g. Namecheap increasingly that way). NameSilo tend to have good pricing but not many promotions. Dynadot is a nice combination between good everyday pricing and deals beyond that as well, as are Epik (for domainer pricing).

Is Sedo and Afternic integration important? GD, Namecheap and Porkbun have Afternic, but not Sedo MLS, fast transfer /premium network I think. Epik, NameSilo, Dynadot have both Afternic and Sedo network.

Is having their own marketplace important? All on my list except Domain Cost Club and Porkbun have that. Poirkbun do now have their own landers to sell names, so I guess a sort of marketplace.

It seems hard for me to judge if larger means safer. I would see primary risks are technical mixup, human mixup, or lack of due process if a claim is made against a domain name.

Sav, which I don't think anyone has mentioned, definitely has low pricing. I have not, yet, personally used it is why I did not place it on my list.

If you are planning to use the landers at the registrar, they offer very different options. Also, if selling through a registrar lander, Epik and NameSilo allow payment plan options (can also do that through DAN of course).

You mentioned at 60 domain names that GD discount club not worth it, but it seems to me it might even at that number. Depends on plan price which varies with the country and with discount coupons for the service, and what TLDs your domains are in.

Ease of use I think they are all pretty good (I use GD and all of the above, and a number of others).

Of course check that privacy, ability to forward, set DN records as well as DNS, etc. are included free (or factor in the cost). Some prefer a free email account on the name.

Epik do offer easy at a glance performance tabs with things like how many visits the name has got, how many Whois lookups, Estibot valuations, etc.

Best wishes whatever you decide to do.

Bob