Out of curiosity, what are these better alternatives?

I think many viewed NameCheap as the better alternative to GoDaddy in the first place.

Apparently some were successful with Porkbun for their domains, but I don't think they offer e-mail, hosting as well as a bunch of other stuff NameCheap has.

There's also Google Domains I guess, but some are cautious about using too many of Google's services, given automated bans.

I'm sure that good alternatives exist out there, but that might mean using a bunch of separate services instead of one (which can be okay), for example: Porkbun for domains, Fastmail for e-mails, Hetzner for servers and so on...

Edit: I was wrong about Porkbun, apparently they also provide e-mail and hosting now. Though their front page also has a warning about phishing e-mails.

Personally I've used them for years and they are by far the best of the many registrars I've used over the past 25+ years.