poll Your Favorite Registrar of the year 2022

[equity78]

The poll closes on December 31,2022.
You can make 1 choice. With all of Q4 you will have plenty of time to think about your vote, you will have time to change your votes if you so desire.

Employees are prohibited from voting.

Last year:

• 1st
  

  Dynadot​

  345
  votes
  48.7%
• 2nd
  

  NameCheap​

  155
  votes
  21.9%
• 3rd
  

  Epik​

  125
  votes
  17.7%
• 4th
  

  Porkbun​

  100
  votes
  14.1%
• 5th
  

  NameSilo​

  95
  votes
  13.4%
• 6th
  

  GoDaddy​

  82
  votes
  11.6%
• 7th
  

  Sav​

  76
  votes
  10.7%
• 8th
  

  Namebright​

  14
  votes
  2.0%
• 9th
  

  Name.com​

  13
  votes
  1.8%
• 10th
  

  Uniregistry​

  12
  votes
  1.7%
• 11th
  

  123-Reg​

  10
  votes
  1.4%
• 12th (tie)
  

  Google​

  9
  votes
  1.3%
• 12th (tie)
  

  InternetBS​

  9
  votes
  1.3%
• 13th
  

  CloudFlare​

  6
  votes
  0.8%
• 14th
  

  Hexonet​

  4
  votes
  0.6%
• 15th (tie)
  

  Network Solutions​

  3
  votes
  0.4%
• 15th (tie)
  

  Fabulous​

  3
  votes
  0.4%
• 15th (tie)
  

  Reg.ru​

  3
  votes
  0.4%
• 16th (tie)
  

  Alibaba Cloud​

  2
  votes
  0.3%
• 16th (tie)
  

  Ionos​

  2
  votes
  0.3%
• 17th (tie)
  

  Hover​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  Moniker​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  ResellerClub​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  HostPapa​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  Hostinger​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  Gandi​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  Public Domain Registry​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 17th (tie)
  

  Joker.com​

  1
  vote
  0.1%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Register.com​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  101Domain​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  DirectNic​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Domain.com​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Dotster​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Namepal​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Rebel​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  BlueHost​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  HiChina​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Onamae​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  OVH​

  0
  votes
  0.0%
• 18th (tie)
  

  Register.it​

  0
  votes
  0.0%

 

[Hypersot]

Thanks for the poll.

What if no registrar has met the expectations?

 

[FolioTeam]

Votes aren't coming in as quickly as they did last year. My guess is that some of the usual culprits have been tainted a bit.

My go-to favorite on a normal day is Dynadot. Then, I remember the hack earlier this year, then I find myself leaning more towards Namecheap and Porkbun.

I still use Dynadot though because I still like the general experience there but I won't be voting because there's no 'favorite' for me this year. I'll see how next year goes.

 

[Bean]

After 7 years with Namecheap, I've moved to Dynadot as my main registrar this year.
The main deciding factors were renewal costs and the fact that at Dynadot I can have a permanent marketplace listing along with a simple and efficient for sale landing page.
I still absolutely love Namecheap though, of all the registrars I've ever tried, Namecheap has always felt the most solid and secure to me and their chat support is second to none.
However, Dynadot's chat support has also greatly improved from a few years ago.

 

[topdom]

Old Namesilo and old Epik were great. New Namesilo is messy, and new Epik became worse in marketplace/parking area. Dynadot remained the same.
I find Namecheap difficult to use.
Porkbun is cool, but doesn't have : money deposit option; easy to use marketplace. In this sense something missing compared to registrars above.
...
(But the answer I mention above between Network Solutions and OVH, was not OldNamesilo or OldEpik ,
I meant : None.)

 

[Beezy]

Porkbun looking good!

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Namesilo namecheap were leading the race. Then little snuck up and passed them.
Namesilo great, contacted live support last night regarding domain link manager.
They responded in seconds.
Porkbun, i dont like you cant see the renewal price until you put in epp code, kinda greasy but i pick porkbun and new pork times as they have link in domain manager to each name to see if it resolves but namesilo does not.
Winner is porkbun by a nose, or snout be politically correct

 

[1Darko]

My favorite for the second year in a row is Porkbun

 

[GoKaizen]

Dynadot Bulk registration is $9.83 for .com.

https://www.dynadot.com/domain/com.html

It's $500 a year to get that pricing which is easy.

 

[Tatiana_B]

For me:

1. Dynadot
2. Porkbun
3. Name.com
4. Namecheap
5. ahnames.com - becouse I'am from Ukraine & they too

 

[nkg]

NameCheap

 

[domain_coder]

Big fan of Dynadot so far. I find it really easy to manage / organize my domains

 

[TheBuyerz]

Epik should be removed from the list since it's a scam!!! Do not mislead people to use a scam service that steal their money!

 

[equity78]

Thanks for the poll.

What if no registrar has met the expectations?

Well if you like no one I guess you don't vote. Hopefully someone is your favorite, even if it's the lesser of two evils.

 

[Fancy.domains]

For me:

1. Porkbun
2. Dynadot
3. Namesilo
4. Namecheap
5. Directnic (cheap .org registrations)

 

[Embrand]

Yes, like them too. I have currently some 10k domains with Porkbun. I've suggested some improvements to make (bulk) management easier. Some of these features have now been implemented. I'll keep submitting new ideas.

Yes, I was thinking about bulk management. So good to hear they have improved that. Also, I think they need more options to add funds to your account. I think you can only use crypto and a US bank account now.

 

[enterscope]

Dynadot and Namesilo are my favorites. Voted for Dynadot because I like their updated UI and cheap gTLD prices.

 

[Future Sensors]

Then little snuck up and passed them.

Love this.

 

[Denismth]

I found out about Dynadot when searching for registrars that accept Moneybookers/Skrill because I had few money in my Skrill account paid from Moreniche affiliate program.
So I get used to their interface and that is what I like most with them
However my preference is Namecheap because I found their prices cheaper.

I don't want to finish my sentence without mentioning Hostgator - The very first registrar I used some 12 yrs ago.

 

[Future Sensors]

Hi @equity78

Will you filter out employees and entities that voted for their own company (or sister company) afterwards?

Thanks.

In the GoDaddy votes, for example, there are at least 2 (blue colored) votes that should not be counted:

 

[equity78]

Once again @Dynadot is the winner. Congrats. Thanks to everyone who voted. A Healthy and Happy New Year to everyone.

 

[TheBuyerz]

Epik shouldn't be advertised on the list! Some members will be scammed in mass.

 

[equity78]

Dynadot out to the early lead, but we have the full Q4 for voting.

 

[Embrand]

It looks like Porkbun is still growing rapidly. I do like them as well, but is anyone using them for large portfolios?

 

[Reallybigidea.com]

I vote for Epik.com

Dynadot Namecheap Porkbun Sav Godaddy are awesome too.

 

[DnFolk]

Dynadot for me