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.
Do they have dyndns support? That was what led me to google.
Keep in mind you can always use a different DNS provider who does support dynamic dns. For example you could use cloudflare (free) with a domain bought from Pork Bun.
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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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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.
I just switched everything over to cloud flare the other day. I already ran most my services through them so it just made sense. The very next day Google sold their domain biz.
Cloudflare for supported TLDs and Hover for the rest
Namecheap. I’ve been using them for several years for various projects and have never had a problem with them.
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Namecheap has okay starting prices but man their renewal prices aren’t great compared to other registrars.
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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.
Cloudflare, the prices are just right, and the features they offer are hard to beat.
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
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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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.
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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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.
I found Cloudflare don't have nearly as many top level domains as Google so I couldn't transfer to them, but porkbun did.
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I moved my domains from google domains to cloudflare earlier this year. Cheaper and I haven’t had any issues
I use cloudflare since that’s where I run other stuff anyway (static site builds, edge functions, etc.)
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I use primarily Hover, I want to like Cloudflare but I don't like that they require using Cloudflare's nameservers in order to use the registrar.
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I use Namecheap personally. I really like it.
I think Hover is the best. Not the cheapest though. If you want cheap and good, go Cloudflare.
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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!
Do you mind sharing the things that you find better at porkbun over namecheap. I have domains scattered over there registrars and might use this as an impetus to consolidate. I've been okay with namecheap but not sure what I'm missing out.
For me it was really the price of domain renewals. Namecheap has great starting deals, but eg. I have a .studio domain and it costs $28.16 to renew at Namecheap and $21.09 at Porkbun. My .xyz domain costs $9.92 to renew at Porkbun, $14.16 at Namecheap. (Registrar comparison chart here.)
In terms of pure price, Cloudflare is cheaper to renew for all the domains I have, but Porkbun is only a dollar or two off and I like supporting a smaller company. Edit: Porkbun offers free SSL which is nice if you don't feel like bothering with LetsEncrypt yourself.
(Also, I find Namecheap's domain management console absolutely horrible to work with in terms of UI.)
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Thanks for the post! I didn't realize google was going out of the registrar business. I only have a couple domains with google (mostly stopped using all of google services so this was the final service I was using).
I really like cloudflare due to the at-cost renewal/registration so that'll be where I am moving them to
I’m out of the loop, what’s wrong with google domains?
I'm using Porkbun and Cloudflare lately. No complaints.
I use Cloudflare for TLDs they support, and Namecheap for everything else. Though, I use Cloudflare's DNS services for all domains.
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Namecheap, but all my domains use Cloudflare's nameservers
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