Who’s Your Favourite Domain Registrar?

Hi all - I used to use Google Domains but have since moved to Squarespace for my domains since they stopped supporting Google Domains and I had to transfer my accounts.

I’m not thrilled about being associated with Squarespace, so before I move all my client domains, I wanted to reach out and see if there are any particular providers that you all recommend and if it really matters. I just want a simple way to manage DNS. Thanks!

Wil said:
Porkbun.

I switched to Porkbun. Absolutely no regrets.

Brook said:

Wil said:
Porkbun.

I switched to Porkbun. Absolutely no regrets.

Same. The mail redirect service is fantastic.

Porkbun.

But also ‘not GoDaddy’.

Charlie said:
Porkbun.

But also ‘not GoDaddy’.

Cloudflare, I really don’t see the disadvantages of Cloudflare compared to Porkbun.

Cairo said:

Charlie said:
Porkbun.

But also ‘not GoDaddy’.

Cloudflare, I really don’t see the disadvantages of Cloudflare compared to Porkbun.

It’s fine for hobby projects. Cloudflare can pressure small businesses into their enterprise product, so make sure you can exit if needed.

The community favorites seem to be Porkbun, NameCheap, and Cloudflare.

Isle said:
The community favorites seem to be Porkbun, NameCheap, and Cloudflare.

*Cloudflare, and yeah, those are good options.

Isle said:
The community favorites seem to be Porkbun, NameCheap, and Cloudflare.

Do they genuinely consider NameCheap to be good? It’s better than GoDaddy at least.

Porkbun. They have actually good prices and a bunch of other useful services.

Porkbun. We’re also using NameCheap with zero issues.

Porkbun or Spaceship.

Cloudflare, as it integrates nicely with their application hosting services.

Cloudflare. They’re the one provider I don’t mind being locked into; however, I would probably check out Porkbun if I had to switch.

NameCheap, mainly because I’m very familiar with their DNS settings now. They have good prices and easy setups with multiple guides for different hosting platforms. Just don’t get their ‘business email’ service.

@Harlyn
As a NameCheap user, I think Porkbun is even easier to use and has a similar ‘old fashion’ interface. Prices on Porkbun are often cheaper, especially for renewals.

Cloudflare is good for side projects with no big expectations for the future (though they have vendor lock-in since they don’t allow the use of other nameservers).

For more serious projects, go with Porkbun.

@Kiran
That vendor lock-in is unfortunate, but it’s not a big issue. Their nameservers are among the fastest and most reliable globally. Even if you register your domain elsewhere, I recommend using their nameservers.

@Kiran
You could always migrate out if it becomes essential to host your nameservers elsewhere.

NameCheap and Cloudflare.