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November 30, 2019
We use Namecheap to buy and manage the domain names we own. At the end of the day, most domain registrars provide the same exact service, but we always come back to Namecheap for a few reasons. First, their UX and UI are insanely easy to use, there's never any confusion. Second, they have great prices. Third, they never use shady re-registration practices that other registrars rely on.
- Pricing is industry best.
- They make it easy and quick to renew domains.
- They have great privacy WhoIs features for free.
- I wonder if it's feasible to have bulk discounts or a loyalty program?
- They may have this already, but features to buy and sell premium domains, or browse ones for sale, would be great.
- We don't use their hosting because there are higher quality options, but it'd be great if they did better hosting so we could keep it all under one roof.
November 05, 2019
Namecheap is our sole domain provider and has reliably kept our websites up for years. We've used it for personal websites as well as company domains too. It helped take the domains under one roof. We used to use GoDaddy and 1 domain and it's way easier now.
Namecheap's process of setting up a domain is seamless and not complicated.
Namecheap's process of setting up a domain is seamless and not complicated.
- Easy to set up and convenient
- Fast responding technically oriented support
- Decent interface to navigate and modify across various hosts
- No MX values making Gsuite modification not so intuitive.
- Clearer UX of what extensions they don't allow and pricing. I see some intentional twisting of .ml and other domains there.
- Their support can be flaky at times. In my experience, they didn't go the extra mile once when I really needed it. But okay otherwise.
March 06, 2019
I use Namecheap for all of my domains -- and I have about 15. I recommend it to anyone who would like great customer experience and reliable service.
- I've contacted their customer service multiple times and they have always been incredibly responsive and helpful
- Their support documentation is well laid out so if you have any questions their FAQs handle most things
- Their user experience is simple and streamlined -- buying a new domain is simple and straightforward.
- It'd be nice to have steeper discounts for buying the service for further out
- Some of the premium domains are outrageously priced without much information why
- I tried using domain agents to try to negotiate for a domain and found their support to be unhelpful -- if Namecheap could help more with buying a domain thats already used that might help
February 23, 2019
I use Namecheap to manage all of my personal and professional domains. A few years ago I transferred all of our domains to Namecheap and recommend it to everyone. Domain purchase and management is foreign enough for most people without having to deal with a cumbersome and clunky interface which is what I feel most other providers offer. Namecheap is easy, affordable, and does what it's supposed to do.
- Namecheap's interface is clean, modern, and easy to navigate.
- Most other company gouge their customers on domain renewal costs, Namecheap does NOT.
- Namecheap's support service has always been fast, friendly, and 100% helpful.
- There are few international domains that cannot be purchased directly through Namecheap. To work around this, I purchased the domains at another registrar and immediately transferred them to Namecheap.
November 17, 2018
Namecheap is used as the primary provider of all my domain names, both business and personal. In the last 2 years, I have only used Namecheap for my domain names and they have become my domain registrar of choice. This solves the issue of having domains across many different providers and allows me to centralize all my domains. It addresses all my domain needs as well as domain privacy, which is included for free, unlike other providers.
- Domain registration is easy. This is big because when finding the perfect domain name, you have to do a lot of domain checking to see what is available. Namecheap not only makes this easy, but they recommend other domains that you might like instead, if the one you want is taken. They also allow you to sell domains and buy premium domains from other sellers if they are already registered to them.
- Free Whois Guard & privacy. This is HUGE. All those annoying phone calls and emails you get the second you register a domain, they will stop when you start using NameCheap to register your domains. This is because they provide free Whois and domain privacy with all domains, for the life of the domain as long as it is registered with them. I love this and it is a huge selling point.
- Easy updating and management of domains. This is a must. At many time, I need to update the nameservers of multiple domains at once. Namecheap makes it extremely easy to do this and allows for bulk updating. Things also seem to propagate quicker than other domain providers.
- When I registers a new domain, I wish it would automatically apply my nameservers of choice. I find myself having to go in and edit the nameservers every time I register a new domain, which seems to be often. However, I will say they do make it easy to update in bulk and it updates pretty quickly.
- Renewals could be more transparent. They offer some of the best prices on domain names but some of the domain names are only 99 cents. But when you read the fine print, it says they will renew at xx.xx dollars, sometimes 20-30 dollars. This is mostly with odd domain suffixes so doesn't really effect me too often.
- Domain transfers could be more affordable. I think that since they are gaining business when they transfer in a domain, they should make it more affordable to do so. At one point, I wanted to transfer about 10 domain names to them and ended up having to pay around $8 for each one. They could make this more affordable to compete with competition. I have used other domain providers that not only transfer a domain name in for less cost, but add an additional year to it as well.
August 16, 2018
As a web design freelancer, Namecheap is my choice for searching for and registering domains. Their domain search engine is great, they often have fantastic sales, and as of recently, they're including Who Is Privacy for free. Namecheap is also my top pick for quality, low-cost hosting.
- Domain search: When you search for a domain you'd like to register, they provide a list of alternative options using other top level domains (TLDs)
- Domain management: Managing domains in Namecheap is nice and simple. Plus, if you need to transfer ownership of a domain to another Namecheap user, the process is quite easy.
- Domain sales: Namecheap always has some great domain sales/promotions going on. Need to pick up a domain for 88 cents? Check Namecheap.
- Account security: They offer two factor authentication vie their Namecheap app. With that app, you're able to approve or deny login attempts. In my estimation, this is both easier and more secure than having a two factor auth security code emailed or sent to you phone.
- Support: Their live chat support is a great option for getting in touch and solving any issues you might be having.
- Hosting: They have some great low cost hosting options.
- Dashboard layout: Occasionally I find myself struggling to find the right page to go to in the dashboard. Overall it's a decent design/layout, but I think there's room for improvement here.
January 17, 2018
We're using Namecheap for the purchase and management of all our domain names. We chose to use Namecheap because we wanted to uncouple our hosting provider from our domain name purchases. In the event that we used a hosting company that soured on us (Arvixe being a perfect example), we'd like to have the ability to quickly point a domain name to a new hosting provider to make seamless hosting transition. Namecheap gives us that exact ability. They offer competitive prices, domain name privacy, and a magnitude of other hosting features that I personally have not taken advantage of. They also have an easy-to-use web interface and strong two-factor authentication for account security.
- Good prices
- Strong security
- Independence from major hosting providers
- Compatibility with certain browsers (which has been resolved as of late)
- The word "cheap" now shows up on your WhoIs records (they used to have another name on web records)
January 30, 2018
Namecheap is a great hosting platform for simple sites and purchasing domains. Their user interface is simple and modern. Their cPanel is great and modern and using it to point DNS to the right folder is easy to follow. I use them exclusively to purchase new domains and searching for domain records. They have quick and no-nonsense support. For the price point, Namecheap is fantastic for hosting simple sites and the only domain purchaser i trust.
- Cpanel interface is fantastic and allows for 1-click installation of a few CMS
- Namecheap has a great search function for purchasing domains and looking up who already purchased a domain.
- User Interface for the checkout process is flawless
- The Affiliate program they have that urge new users to pay $100 for SEO kits seams scammy.
January 25, 2018
I use Namecheap to manage domain registration for a portfolio of properties. Namecheap also handles DNS for some of these domains. Where we use another DNS service Namecheap makes it simple to switch to another DNS provider. There is also very little lag time when making DNS changes, so our development processes aren't needlessly slowed waiting for DNS updates to propogate.
Namecheap provides a simple to use and cost effective way to register and manage our domains. It's one of those services that just works and once you have it going you never really need to worry about it again.
Namecheap provides a simple to use and cost effective way to register and manage our domains. It's one of those services that just works and once you have it going you never really need to worry about it again.
- Easy to use interface. The Namecheap site is simple to navigate for both technical and non-technical users.
- Great prices for a wide variety of domains. It's also easy to research and find domain names with a variety of TLDs for new projects or clients.
- Solid and fast DNS services. We've never had an issue with DNS when using Namecheap's DNS service and when we make updates to records those updates are available very fast.
- Every so often there's a TLD that Namecheap doesn't offer.
- While the interface is easy to use, it could use some refreshing to look a bit more modern with some larger type in some places.
January 25, 2018
I have used Namecheap for the last several years as the sole provider for all of my domain names and WhoIs registration. I own 2 small businesses, a photography/videography company and a design company, and I have exclusively used Namecheap for my own companies domains. I also exclusively use Namecheap to purchase domains on behalf of my clients.
- Domain Registration
- WhoIs Registration
- Hosting
- Email communication can be excessive
- Website could be modernized
- Web application interface could be modernized
Used by myself to purchase domains. Allows buying domains for very cheap prices with good support and a decent administration panel.
- Cheap domains
- Support
- Administration panel
- Email hosting limited
- Own DNS limited
Namecheap Scorecard Summary
What is Namecheap?
Namecheap is a website domain name service offering providing easy domain name registration, and affordable hosting plans.
Categories: Website Hosting, Domain Registration Services
Namecheap Pricing
- Does not have featureFree Trial Available?No
- Does not have featureFree or Freemium Version Available?No
- Does not have featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?No
- Entry-level set up fee?No
| Edition | Pricing Details | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| .com | $8.88 | Per Year |
| .net | $14.98 | Per Year |
| .org | $12.98 | Per Year |
Namecheap Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | SaaS |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application: | No |