Namecheap, but all my domains use Cloudflare's nameservers
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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I’ve been using squarespace for my domain and hosting because I got a special deal on it. I was planning on switching to Google but now I’m wondering if I should just keep it on squarespace
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I'm using INWX
Yeah, INWX is nice, it even has a nice API.... Well, okay, an API. Also, no automatic credit card charges, it's kind of an "prepaid" account.
Just switched to cloudflare after the seeing the announcement. It's actually cheaper too, for a .com its $12/year from Google and for cloudflare its only $9.15/year. Switching was painless, was already using cloudflare as the nameservers for the domain anyway.
Yeah, Cloudflare offers domain registration at cost, which is pretty hard to beat.
I would recommend Porkbun, been using it for almost 1.5 years after I had to migrate from Namecheap. Wouldn't really recommend the latter
I love porkbun, but I am currently having an issue with their 2FA implementation. Their customer service is very responsive however.
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Whatever you do, just don't ever use GoDaddy.
Please everyone, whatever you do, listen to this comment.
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.
Porkbun
Porkbun or namecheap depending on use case and cost. Both have been reliable.
I have been using naemcheap for years. Seems fine for me. Just wondering when Porkbun would be better? Just wondering if I am missing out on something. Thanks,
Another vote for Cloudflare as suggested by many others
Porkbun
I've been using porkbun and never had any issues.
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.
I use blacknight.com their support is unreasonably good, plus they're local to me.
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.
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Uh... Google Domains... damn.
Well actually it depends, I have things spread across different registrars for different things. For all my personal stuff I have been using https://www.namesilo.com/ for over 5 years with not much to complain about. They generally have good prices and support quite a few TLDs, and no nonsense. Though they've been in a control panel redesign limbo for like 2 years which is pretty annoying, especially since I liked the old one better.
For IT stuff that I do for nonprofits and other orgs I've used Google Domains, but I guess that will have to change. Mostly because it integrates well with Google Workspace. I already use Cloudflare for a few of these things, so maybe I'll just move the domains to Cloudflare too. Generally I'm pretty happy with most things Cloudflare.
I hear excellent things about Porkbun but have never used it myself.
Honestly, I just go through Dreamhost since I have my hosting there anyway or Route 53, since they have full DNS customisation options.