I use porkbun.
The prices are similar to google domains and the dns management interface is ok.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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I like their sense of humour. The definitely don't take themselves too seriously.
Moved to Porkbun yesterday. No fuss, quick setup and pricing is good.
Been using porkbun as the registrar and cloudflare for Dns, no complaints. I like the cloudflare interface better and like having Dns and registrar separate.
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Whatever you do, just don't ever use GoDaddy.
Please everyone, whatever you do, listen to this comment.
Ha, GoDaddy is not bad at all compared to Network Solutions. Run far, far away from them. Only registrar I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with that will actually actively attempt to block you from transferring domains away from them.
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I've been using Cloudflare for a while now, Namecheap before that. Both have been good to me, but I prefer Cloudflare more for their various other services, so it made sense to move the domains there as well.
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Namecheap. I’ve been using them for several years for various projects and have never had a problem with them.
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Porkbun. I've been using it for almost 4 years. Cheap and without errors
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I'm probably gonna go cloudflare because that's what I've had the best experience with besides Google Domains
I use cloudflare. its really good, plus it includes a tunnel.
Namecheap has okay starting prices but man their renewal prices aren’t great compared to other registrars.
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Namecheap
+1 been with Namecheap for many years and have many domains with them. Also very happy with their support.
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I have used NameCheap for a long time and they have been great. I use AWS Route53 and Cloudflare for some zone hosting and both of their domain registration services are fine but usually not the cheapest out there.
I'm basically in the exact same boat. Used namecheap forever, and sometimes use route 53. They both work well
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Cloudflare for supported TLDs and Hover for the rest
I have been using cloudflare. It works nicely, and integrates well with their tools.
I moved all of my data from google domains to it.
I have also previously used amazon, which wasn't horrible.... and previously used quite a few other registrators.
The only BAD one I have used, was godaddy. Don't use them. They.... are evil.
What problems did you have with GoDaddy? Just wondering what to watch out for, or if there's a reason to move.
I emailed their support to complain that their transfer out ui was broken so I couldn't get the transfer code, they sent me the code without me proving who I was. I was communicating with them using a different email and even different email domain than anything they had on file.
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I've been using nearlyfreespeech.net for (looks) 14 years now. Their business aligns with my ideals and I've always been happy with their service.
Namecheap has been good so far. They even provides free DNS service when everyone was still charging for DNS. We have cloudflare now that provides better free DNS service, but for domain registrar I'm still loyal to namecheap.
Cloudflare, the prices are just right, and the features they offer are hard to beat.
I'm using porkbun for my instance and it's been great
my domain renewal was half google domain's offering price
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Another vote for Cloudflare as suggested by many others
https://njal.la for privacy, paying with crypto and no bs. Although a bit more expensive.
Just keep in mind it's not your domain; it's theirs.
Yes, that's correct. Definitely don't use it for really transcendental stuff, but it works well for internet projects. They also have a good track record. The were founded by the pirate bay founder.
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I have most of my domains on Google, but also have a couple on CloudFlare. I suppose I will just move them all to CloudFlare. They offer free WHOIS privacy and several other features for free. For those of you self hosting on a dynamic IP, there's a pretty good API that you can use for DNS updates.
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I think Hover is the best. Not the cheapest though. If you want cheap and good, go Cloudflare.
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I use Cloudflare for TLDs they support, and Namecheap for everything else. Though, I use Cloudflare's DNS services for all domains.
Namecheap, but all my domains use Cloudflare's nameservers
I just transferred all my domains out of Namecheap into Porkbun. I think Porkbun is 10 to 50 cents more expensive than Cloudflare, but they seemed a bit easier to use and could hold all my TLDs. So far, a way better experience than Namecheap!
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I use cloudflare since that’s where I run other stuff anyway (static site builds, edge functions, etc.)
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I moved my domains from google domains to cloudflare earlier this year. Cheaper and I haven’t had any issues
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