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I am looking for alternatives to "Go Daddy". What choices do I have other than "NameCheap" ?

Thanks!

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This topic has come up a few times:

Four months ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3383817

Nine months ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2753471

A year and a half ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1766439

I like Gandi.net. A bit more expensive at $15.50 for a .com, but it includes DNS, SSL, web redirection, and email (nice for setting up forwarding addresses).

Is SSL free at Gandi.net?

For every domain, you get 1 year of free SSL -- when you need to renew the certificate you do have to pay for it.

Free for a year, IIRC.

I second Gandi.net. Their interface is much nicer and much more intuitive. $15 per domain though.

Not to mention WHOIS privacy.

I migrated all of my domains over to NameCheap

1. Easy to use interface. Very straightforward. So much better than GoDaddy's mess.

2. Prices are negligible.

3. What else do I need from a registrar?

Bonus - Their CEO doesn't kill elephants.

Highly recommend!

Even those without domains to move can also do something useful, Convert any links to GoDaddy that you may have to plaintext. This also boosts your remaining links :D

While at it, convert all links you may have to crummy places to plaintext.

Is there a reason you don't want to go with NameCheap? All around they seem to be quality. I've used them for 2 or 3 years now and they are great.

I am a big fan of http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net

I personally use https://www.inwx.de/en They have an API, provide nameservers, are comparatively cheap (at least for the TLDs I own) and have a nice minimalistic interface targeted at professional users

I've been using www.dyn.com for years and would happily recommend them. Not the cheapest but they are a lovely company to deal with (and are probably one of the most hardcore DNS providers in the world - Twitter offloads their DNS to them for example).

I have been using nearlyfreespeech.net for several years now, and it has been just about perfect for my needs. If your site will have low traffic, or if you want just registration and DNS, then I would highly recommend NearlyFreeSpeech

Just a few days ago, I was about to move to namecheap but then I find out their interface was a little too simple. It was missing more advanced features that even godaddy has like import/export zones. Looking for other suggestions too.

There are dozens of choices - just don't follow the Lemmings that think they need to get the "largest" provider.

I've registered a couple of domains with Name.com and it's been pretty painless and easy to do what I need.

hover.com is incredible. They aren't cheap but their interface and support is worth it to me.

I just transferred all my domains from GoDaddy a few weeks ago and Hover made it simple, got it all done within a few hours. Had some trouble with a subdomain and a custom landing page and Hover's support was very helpful in helping me rectify the issue.

Name.com is my personal favorite. Simple, clear, and not a lot of handholding.

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