Moved from name.com to Porkbun, which has few upsells and includes WHOIS privacy and SSL certificates.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
89% Positive8%
Low, predictable renewal prices and easy transfers; a minority find support slow on complex issues.
What customers love, and what they don’tWhat customers noticed
Customer reviews (275)
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Moved domains and hosting to Porkbun but found actual mailboxes cost $24 per year per account, then moved hosting elsewhere and kept Porkbun for registration.
Loves Porkbun: no annoying upsells and easy even on mobile, though not always cheapest.
Found Porkbun okay but a dealbreaker was that email forwarding does not allow catchall and charges per address after the 20th.
Moved 14 domains to Porkbun: responsive UI, no spam of extra services and details upfront.
Common questions about Porkbun
What do customers say about Porkbun?
Customers broadly like it as a domain registrar for low, predictable renewal prices, an easy interface and simple transfers, often after leaving GoDaddy or Namecheap. The main complaint is support, which a minority find slow or unhelpful on complex issues, plus a few account lockouts. Paid email and hosting extras get less praise.
Is Porkbun worth it?
Of the 170 reviews with a clear verdict, 89% are positive, 4% mixed and 8% negative. The praise mentioned most is reliable. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about Porkbun?
The praise reviewers mention most: reliable (63 reviews), great value (46 reviews) and easy to use (32 reviews). For example: After repeated payment issues at Cloudflare, found Porkbun has no problems with PayPal or Visa and Mastercard.
What are the most common complaints about Porkbun?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (13 reviews), slow (3 reviews) and upsells (1 review). For example: Says Porkbun support responses were so slow that they lost a domain, and advises businesses to avoid them.
What does the signal score of 94 mean?
It's how well reviewed Porkbun is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Porkbun?
Category: Domain registrar.
How does Porkbun rank?
#1 in Best Domain Registrars 2026, ranked by real customer reviews.
Where do these Porkbun reviews come from?
275 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
