Domain Registrars

[Philip 123,456,908]

I'm kinda surprised we don't have a sticky on this and there haven't been many topics on this for a few years... so here we are!

 

I'm looking to switch away from GoDaddy as my domain registrar. I have almost everything about them, from the UI, to their BS marketing. The only thing I do like is that I can typically get domains pretty cheap through them thanks to their never ending discount codes. However, it is time to move on.

Does anybody have any recommendations that they've personally used and have had good experiences with? All I need is domain registration - no hosting, email, etc.

Here is a compiled list:
www.namecheap.com
www.name.com
www.dynadot.com
www.gandi.net
www.easydns.com
www.dyndns.com
www.domainnameshop.com
www.dd24.net
http://domains.ausweb.com.au/

[MasterACE14 0]

Living in Australia I've been with Ausweb for my domains since 2006 and never had an issue. http://domains.ausweb.com.au/

 

If you're after something more local, I have no idea lol

[ManiacDan 115]

Reddit has been researching this for you.

 

 

[Maq 27]

I'm kinda surprised we don't have a sticky on this

Do it.

[Pikachu2000 121]

I didn't realize today was the international "dump GoDaddy" day . . .

[ManiacDan 115]

I don't know if you're being serious or not, but it IS international dump godaddy day.

 

I never had domains with them in the first place.  "Titties 'n Nascar" is not an advertising campaign that appealed to me.

[Pikachu2000 121]

I am serious. I didn't know it until I saw this thread and started reading some of the reddit comments, and some other links.

[ManiacDan 115]

GoDaddy supported SOPA, so a bunch of people transferred away from them (including big names like Wikipedia and Penny-Arcade).  GoDaddy was interviewed about the mass exodus and said something to the effect of "we're seeing a lot of noise, but it hasn't hurt us financially at all."  The hivemind decided to make an example out of them.

[Pikachu2000 121]

Just noticed a link to a story about it on the home page at FoxNews.com, too.

[ManiacDan 115]

A fox news reader!?  GET HIM!

[Philip 123,456,908]

GoDaddy supported SOPA, so a bunch of people transferred away from them (including big names like Wikipedia and Penny-Arcade).  GoDaddy was interviewed about the mass exodus and said something to the effect of "we're seeing a lot of noise, but it hasn't hurt us financially at all."  The hivemind decided to make an example out of them.

 

Yup, which is also another reason.

 

Cheers Dan for the reddit link. It's rare when I visit reddit

[scootstah 104]

http://namecheap.com of course.

 

I think I'll keep my domains at GoDaddy for now. I don't like the fact that they support SOPA, but I can't really afford double the cost of my domains per year either.

[Philip 123,456,908]

Yeah, I went with namecheap. I do hate having to drop a couple hundred bucks for renewing the domains, but meh. It'll be worth it to get away from godaddy.

[ManiacDan 115]

The political discussion that had started in this thread is now split into its own thread.  Please use this thread to discuss domain registrars and web hosts only.

[Nyphrex 4]

Name(.com) and Namecheap are my favourites; no shonky business, always upfront, awesome packages and services on the side.

[premiso 28]

internet.bs

[KevinM1 208]

I recently bought a few names through hover.com. A bit expensive ($15 each), but a great control panel. and they were recommended by Leo Laporte, who generally knows his stuff. No complaints.

[axxo1 1]

I have been a namecheap customer for some time now, never had any problem with them.

[tendouser 0]

Dynadot rules!

 

Regards from Panama!

[k2point0 0]

I have been using namecheap since a long time.