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  • I know it's not the most popular option here, but Namecheao served me well for several years now. No real complaints that I can think of.

  • 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!

  • Porkbun if you’re cheap and Njalla if you’re paranoid. Cloudflare if you do things that other registrars can’t do.

    • Have you used Njalla? I was considering them recently, but these reviews gave me serious pause:

      https://www.trustpilot.com/review/njal.la

      • I don’t really think Trustpilot is a good place to get info, a la Yelp.

        I can vouch for Njalla as one of the more privacy respecting providers(they require zero personal info and allow you to pay in crypto). Other providers said a .gg domain requires WHOIS data to be published, Njalla didn’t give a shit and gave me WHOIS privacy anyway. Even their name servers spell out “you can get no info”. Also, Pirate Bay uses them lmao

        Downsides would be being billed in euro, higher cost, and they require you to pay into your account then they use your account “credit” to pay for your domains, but remember, they operate in “cash”. They don’t know you and they don’t know your card info, so they can’t just bill your card when your renewal comes up.

        For privacy and overall service they get a 10/10 from me. Porkbun is cheaper if you’re not paranoid.

  • I'm using porkbun for my instance and it's been great
    my domain renewal was half google domain's offering price

  • Honestly, I just go through Dreamhost since I have my hosting there anyway or Route 53, since they have full DNS customisation options.

  • I use Hover… it’s weird no one else does. Should I be moving off?

    • Never heard of them, but just looking at a registrar comparison chart, their renewal costs are pretty high. eg. $20 for .wiki renewal at Porkbun and $30 at Hover. Maybe they bundle in a lot of services along with it that make the price worth it? but unless you're taking full advantage of those (if they're offered) then you could def get a better deal elsewhere.

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