I have not yet tested many registrars, but from what I've heard those are good:
gandi.net joker.com godaddy.com (seen a lot of bad reviews too), registrar.amazon.com, Googledomains.com (now Squarespacedomains), gkg.net Misk.com ait.com dynadot.com
MarkMonitor.com ComLaude.com (Corporate Domain Name registrars)
What I've used:
Cloudflare, NameCheap, NameSilo, SpaceShip
I liked NameCheap and Cloudflare but the thing that annoys me about Cloudflare is that I can't change nameservers with them.
NameSilo is good but I can't set up domain defender due to me having signed up with my google which sucks.
I personally don't like SpaceShip's UI but they are cheap asf.
I am unsure what I should choose there are so many good domain name registrars, and TrustPilot reviews aren't that helpful.
EDIT: I fixed a sentence due to it being confused but what I meant Cloudflare Name servers aren't changeable.
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In the past, I always bought my domains from Google Domains. However, seeing as they were sold to Squarespace, I recently found myself in need of a replacement. I did a bit of looking around and figured that I would share what I learned in case it's helpful to anyone else.
Best domain registrars
There were a few registrars that kept showing up more often than any others. They usually had glowing reviews, and few to no complaints. Here they are in approximate order of how commonly they were recommended:
Cloudflare
Namecheap
Porkbun
Hover
One catch with Cloudflare is that you are locked into using their DNS.
Dishonorable mention
Most people recommended avoiding GoDaddy due to poor customer service and scummy business practices such as price hikes and buying up domains that people search for.
Final thoughts
Instead of looking on a registrar, you can use ICANN Lookup to check domain availability.
Feel free to share your experiences with these registrars or add any options I may have missed in the comments.
Farewell, Google Domains :(
Edit: Removed Gandi from the list because of unpopular decisions such as drastically increasing prices after being acquired by Total Webhosting Solutions.
Edit 2: Do not trust anyone recommending Dynadot under this post. They keep spamming the comments with obviously fake reviews. I've asked the mods to lock new comments.
I have recently been working on improving my overall website setup and would like to have a setup which i not have to worry about changing or updating anytime soon.
My current domain registrar is SiteGround and website host is Rocket.net
Does domain registrar play a role in the overall speed of your website? How would you objectively decide on a “good registrar”? What is your domain registrar and how why did you chose?
Some of the factors i can think of in helping the decision could include:
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Reliable
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Customer support
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Not a reseller
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Domain registration is their core or a vital part of their business model
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Easy to transfer
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Is the company going to be around in the next 5-10 years
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Speed (if it plays a role)
Based on the initial research that I have done, i am leaning towards IONOS or Cloudflare. Maybe Cloudflare. And one of the reasons is that Microsoft lists both of them in their list of recommended domain registrars.
+1 for IONOS (was 1&1). Been with them since… ~1999. Never been forced off my package as the options evolve. I have upgraded/moved package a few times and never had any issues.