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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Domains

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $12

    per year

    Trustpilot

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ATrustpilot, headquartered in Copenhagen, offers their customer review platform to help businesses gather more online reviews and merge their online profile with feedback from their top customers and bring customer reviews to other high visibility platforms (e.g. Google).

    $259

    per month per domain

    Pricing
    Google DomainsTrustpilot
    Editions & Modules
    .com
    $12.00
    per year
    .net
    $12.00
    per year
    .org
    $12.00
    per year
    Plus
    $259
    per month per domain
    Premium
    $629
    per month per domain
    Advanced
    $1,059
    per month per domain
    Enterprise
    Contact for pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google DomainsTrustpilot
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google DomainsTrustpilot
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Trustpilot
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    50%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    43%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Google DomainsTrustpilot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    4.9
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google DomainsTrustpilot
    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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    Trustpilot
    Unfortunately, Trustpilot's disingenuous pricing habits and communication methods are the reason we ultimately ended our 3 year relationship with the company. In 2023, we signed a 1 year agreement for their basic plan (product reviews, Q&A, etc) at $3,800/year... Fair enough. In 2024, the price jumps to $5,040/year... Okay, steep - but we're still seeing good use of the tools, sort of justified? For 2025 it skyrockets to $8,976/year (+78% from prior)... But, after a month of haggling and threats to cancel, they 'graciously' drop it to $7,569/year. Now for 2026, Trustpilot is demanding $9,576/year for the EXACT SAME PLAN. That's a 152% increase since we started, with zero added value.
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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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    Trustpilot
    • Completing the review for the customer is a simple process which enables us to receive more feedback.
    • The Trustpilot account management team is a true partner working with each department to help with adoption across the company.
    • The Trustpilot development team is a trusted partner with our own internal development team, assisting them with implementation as well as integration with their API.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Trustpilot
    • Allow you to highlight sections of the review and respond
    • Stop reviews from unverified purchasers
    • Searching for a review can sometimes be hit or miss
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Unless the product goes away, I'll continue using it.
    Incentivized
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    Trustpilot
    It's expensive and customer service is not the best.
    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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    Trustpilot
    Simple user interface - easy to understand with high level overviews, but also getting into the detail with questions for those who want it. The only issue I have is the connection with LinkedIn - sometimes it fails and makes you re-enter details again which can be a bit frustrating!
    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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    Trustpilot
    I've rarely had issues and needed support. During the implementation phase we relied on their support heavily and they were very knowledgeable, responsive and helpful. Any questions I've had have been answered promptly by my account manager. They also have a great knowledgebase for self-service support.
    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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    Trustpilot
    Selected Trustpilot because of superior integration with the website and Google SERPS. Again, my only complaint would be Trustpilot was relatively more expensive than the other technologies.
    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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    Trustpilot
    • Helps us to determine what our customers care about.
    • We have been able to modify our marketing points based on what customers seemed confused about or the aspects of our business that they appreciate.
    Incentivized
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