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I knew better than to trust Google, and yet... I switched everything to Google Domains because the UI was very clean and the attempted upsells were minimal.

I had moved from GoDaddy to Name.com years prior for similar reasons but Name burned my good will.

Is there a service that replaces Google Domains in simplicity and not pushing add-ons?

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I use porkbun.com. Their site is simple. When you click the "Checkout" button you're taken to a confirmation page with a "Continue to Billing" button. There are discreet links you can click to add email/web hosting, but no interstitials to click through.

Edit: fixed autocorrect of domain name

...what?

I guess you meant to say porkbun?

... Freudian slip?

autocorrect is a helluva drug

Cloudflare is minimal. There are arguments to be made about their centralized control of much of the internet infra, but it's minimal and low cost.

Try hover.com. They have never sent me spam and upsell attempts are very minimal during purchase (mostly for their email service, I think).

We put a few of our accessory domains on Google Domains because it was super accessible. Really annoying.

> Is there a service that replaces Google Domains in simplicity and not pushing add-ons?

AWS

This is the correct answer, except for simplicity. Jeez Louise is AWS convoluted.

Actually no, just buying and holding a domain is dead simple. Its what you do next is convoluted af :)

Sorry but no. Navigating TO the registrar is convoluted, and the way billing is written and sent to you is hella mad.

Who has any idea what Route 53 is supposed to mean!

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