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    Google Domains

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $12

    per year

    Pricing
    Google Domains
    Editions & Modules
    .com
    $12.00
    per year
    .net
    $12.00
    per year
    .org
    $12.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Domains
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Google Domains
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Domains
    Squaredspace purchased Google domains back on September 7th, 2023, and it is the perfect merger of online companies that provide a seamless service.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    All of these products are very similar. You can design a whole site with Squarespace, which is nice. I believe you can also do that through GoDaddy. We prefer to use HostGator as we exclusively use WordPress Elementor for all of our sites, so HostGator is perfect for us at this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is focused on domain registration only, instead of providing hosting solutions. So it can be a good option if your client has a server but needs a domain for a new website. Also, as it's only one service, it's much easier to use than other solutions and has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is probably the easiest to use if you already use a suite of Google services and would like an easy way to connect them. However, Google Domains does not offer any sort of hosting services, so you'll have to search for that elsewhere.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains feels like a dedicated domain registrar, despite including many optional services. Too many others feel schizophrenic about their identities. I prefer to manage our domains in an easy-to-access app that is constantly reliable. The simplicity of management and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is a lot easier to use however they are a little bit more spendy on price.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    I have used GoDaddy for other domains that I have owned, and I have to say that I love Google Domains. Google Domains in my new number one choice for purchasing a domain. Google Domains is so much easier to use for the purchasing process, and it is also easy to maintain your …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    My past experience with GoDaddy has not been positive. Customer Support has been weak & I've found that clients have had a difficult time using their service & navigating management of their own sites after my initial work is complete.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Compared to my prior experience with other domain registration services, Google Domains is the best overall value (with no coupons or other discounts are required to be competitive, unlike their competition).
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    GoDaddy's CEO's behavior put me off of hosting both my site and URL with the company long ago, and Namecheap is okay. Since I'm on board with Google already, however, and since Google does offer domain names, why not go with Google Domains for my business? It's simply what …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains has a cleaner interface with simple pricing. To me, keeping it simple is the most important part. I also like email settings within GSuite, and the integrations with so many of the apps and software I currently use make Google Domains my preferred choice for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Getting a domain via Google just makes more sense than any other provider. They aren't gonna bombard you with ads and try to upsell you products or services. Also, if you use G Suite it makes even more sense to choose Google Domains over any other provider because of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is not on par with either of these competitors at the moment. I think they will be in a few years but have some growing to do. The support and interface are easy and simple which lands them as a contender for small businesses but for larger corporations, I'd say …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains worked better in terms of saving time via integrations, and it managed to work for all departments of our companies - sales, product, support, success, executive - Google Domains worked for everyone. Outlook seemed to be too cumbersome and the UI was not as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    DreamHost's registrations are tightly coupled with their other services, none of which we use. It's overkill for just domain registration. GoDaddy is also overkill for the same reason as DreamHost.

    Gandi.net is a fair comparison and is probably slightly cheaper. However, having …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    I like the simplicity of the domain being tied to my longstanding Google account.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is by far the best out of the three. GoDaddy is too complicated and it oversells all its things. Bluehost is old and not up to date - it's hard to integrate unless you know something about domains. Squarespace is a website design site where you can purchase …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    I didn't do a ton of research into the differences between the two, but Google Domains was a lot more simple and straightforward to set up. They also have a cheaper price and provided some services to walk you through setting it up much more quickly and logically. GoDaddy's …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is the clear winner compared to competitors like GoDaddy and Namecheap. Google Domains seems to be cheaper overall (when you factor in Domain Privacy which is included with the purchase of a domain). Also, the checkout process is extremely simple and doesn't have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    I've used GoDaddy for many years, but the user interface is very complex and confusing. It also feels quite outdated in many areas. They have started to modernize some parts of their app, but the general user experience is not great. There is a significant push to advertise and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains and Namecheap are both undeniably better than GoDaddy—better companies, less confusing interfaces, and generally lower prices. Namecheap usually has lower prices on domains, and definitely has more sales, but Google Domains's free private registration can make it …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    Google Domains
    Small Businesses
    Namecheap
    Score6.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Google Domains
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Domains
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    [Google Domains is] very simplistic and easy to use, so it's very straightforward to register a new domain but it doesn't have some features that other services provide. Also, the integration with other Google Services and domain search tool is amazing.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Google
    • Process of buying a domain with Google Domains is easy
    • Payment was simple - can use Google Wallet and other forms of payment.
    • After purchase, you can quickly build a website with one of their partners.
    • Email forwarding add-on for free.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Google
    • Google Domains is pretty good at pre-solving email faux pas such as reply all mishaps. Perhaps a built-in email monitoring tool such as knowing when a customer opens up an email would be good. You can get these features with integrations, but what if it was an internal Google product? Might be nice
    • Email masking was a bit difficult to figure out, but nothing you can't discover with a few Google sessions.
    • I wish I could see more insight into time zones that my customers are in, or scheduling calls on Gcal with timezone awareness. I know this is super hard to code around though.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Unless the product goes away, I'll continue using it.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Google
    Because it is intuitively easy to use, like all of their products. The integration with other apps works seamlessly, and you can have a professional website within hours, rather than days, as with most hosting companies. The templates on the website builder for just about every business make it so simple that even I can do it!
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Google
    I've never actually had to use support because everything has been very straightforward and I have not had a glitch. I have used Google's support for other items so I can only imagine that it's probably the same support which is decent. They do take a while to get back to you.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by being logged into your email, instead of worrying about yet another log in.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Being able to host my URL with Google Domains is one less thing I have to worry about in my writing career.
    • I'm sure having my URL, which is my name, with Google Domains also helps people find me via Google's search engine.
    • Its ease of integration with other Google products, especially Google Apps for Business, is a huge plus for marketing and day-to-day work.
    Incentivized
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