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Moved their domains over after the Squarespace acquisition and found the transfer simple: request it, wait out the lock, then follow the instructions.
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Reddit · r/webhosting · 2 days ago
Was charged for a domain they never ordered; GoDaddy said a staff member with account access made the purchase and gave no clear explanation of how.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 2 days ago
Has used GoDaddy for over 12 years and feels it declined; contact-form emails stopped reaching their inbox and GoDaddy branding is on their emails.
HostingRecs · Mathieu · 10 days ago
My domains have sat at Gandi since around 2009. Back then the mailboxes came free with each domain and renewals were never something I thought about. Since the company was bought, both changed. Mail became a paid add-on, so I moved it to another provider and only kept the free forwarding, and my .com renewals now cost more than three times what I pay at Porkbun. The DNS editor is still clean and I can't remember a single outage. Twelve domains moved so far, the rest will go as they come up for renewal.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 15 days ago
Calls starting a website with GoDaddy the worst decision of their life.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 18 days ago
During GoDaddy's certificate mass revocation, certificates had 3 hours or even negative warning, and GoDaddy's delegation settings were a joke.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 19 days ago
GoDaddy-backed certificates were mass revoked with only 3 hours notice at 2am on some and no notice on others, forcing rushed renewals.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 21 days ago
GoDaddy revocation emails arrived at 20:30 CET and 80 certificates had to be reissued overnight.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 22 days ago
GoDaddy gave a generic ChatGPT-style answer that would have cost the company its data during an outgoing migration.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 22 days ago
During the GoDaddy certificate mass revocation, communication was generic, the portal did not show affected certs, support was clueless and Europeans got 3-4 hours notice.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 22 days ago
Needed nearly four hours on the phone with GoDaddy support to renew an OV certificate after the revocation purge.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 22 days ago
GoDaddy phone support transferred the caller and a 65 minute wait ended with no help because a customer ID was needed.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 22 days ago
All certificates went untrusted after hours during the revocation and GoDaddy's cert manager was crawling.
Reddit · r/Domains · 24 days ago
Accounts get locked for identity confirmation, taking 3-4 days and public pleas to get a human to review documents, with no way to upload them early.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 24 days ago
Super happy since moving from Namecheap to Porkbun a couple of years ago, only missing an iOS app.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 24 days ago
Ten years with Namecheap with stellar support until recent months, when renewing a basic hosting plan went badly and they migrated sites to company-managed cloud servers.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 24 days ago
Cloudflare sells domains at cost, about 10-11 dollars for a .com.
Reddit · r/Domains · 25 days ago
Porkbun made a mistake with their domain, admitted it and renewed it free for three years.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 25 days ago
Namecheap disabled a domain with 20k user sites over an outdated abuse report with no prior notice; it came back quickly once they answered the email.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 25 days ago
Has been with Namecheap for 15 years with only good experiences.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 25 days ago
A change to Namecheap’s renewal process required re-enabling auto-renewal on a domain they had auto-renewed for a decade; it lapsed and was auctioned off with the profits kept.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 25 days ago
Years ago one Namecheap email in spam led to everything being disabled in 72 hours; answering the info request unlocked the account and they transferred out.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 25 days ago
Says Porkbun is fine but demands ID verification if the account is created over a VPN with no way around it.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 25 days ago
Has been with Porkbun since Google domains closed, with no issues and 7-8 domains, pairing it with Proton email and GitHub pages.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 25 days ago
Dumped Namecheap, which marks costs up well beyond actual ICANN fees.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 26 days ago
Has used Namecheap since 2019 and appreciates the support for SSL certificates and getting them installed.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 26 days ago
After a hijacked session set URL forwarding on their Porkbun domains, support replies were AI nonsense and they gave up; an earlier domain registration was also blocked without explanation.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 26 days ago
A Namecheap domain expired without a single expiry reminder email, which they had received in prior years, so they are moving it to Porkbun.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 26 days ago
Says Namecheap hijacked their account by blocking password reset after they forgot the old registered email password.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 26 days ago
Moved away from Namecheap after several years because customer service was terrible.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 26 days ago
Has never had problems with Namecheap and has been a customer since asking a founder early on about exit pricing.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
After 12 years Namecheap locked their account and disabled all domains behind a 72-hour ID verification demand, knocking their company email offline, with support only deferring to a risk team.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Namecheap accused them of fraud for parking a new domain, locked them out and refused a refund for a month, so they had to reverse the charge through their bank.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Left Namecheap because the UI could not set IPv6 nameservers, forcing a support request per domain that was sometimes done wrong.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Got access back within 30 hours after providing the documents, then transferred domains out, noting the transfer was surprisingly fast.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Lost three domains through an error on Namecheap’s side while abroad and found support of zero help, even their marketplace card payment buggy.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Moved all domains from Namecheap, which charged 18 for .coms, to Porkbun at around 11.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Used Namecheap for many years for registration and DNS and it was fine before they moved to Cloudflare for price.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Porkbun locked their whole account for a week after a transfer because the domain contained the word server and warned it could seize all domains on any complaint.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Moved everything from Namecheap to Porkbun, which was quick and easy, with great support.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 27 days ago
Has had no problems with Namecheap for well over a decade.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 27 days ago
Used Porkbun for many years and it is the favorite by far.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 28 days ago
Moved to Porkbun when Namecheap was bought and has been happy enough.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 28 days ago
Namecheap since 2009 without issues until the buyout; now planning to migrate.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 28 days ago
Transferred 4 domains from Namecheap to Dynadot in 20 minutes.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 28 days ago
After 10+ years, Namecheap shut down all their domains over a compliance flag and support was powerless.
Reddit · r/Domains · 29 days ago
Left Namecheap after 21 years for Porkbun, which still charges under 12 a year for .com with no promo codes, and is glad they moved.
Reddit · r/Domains · 29 days ago
After 10+ years Namecheap refused to match the cheaper price of its sister company Spaceship, so they moved.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Namecheap without problems for a long time, but prices crawl up and the API went behind a paywall.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Paid about 55 total for 10 years of a .eu domain on Porkbun.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Porkbun is an absolutely fantastic, no-nonsense experience.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Migrating a domain from Namecheap to Porkbun could not be easier.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Ditched Namecheap for Porkbun a few months ago and is happy.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Moved all domains away from Namecheap because renewal was too expensive.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Namecheap since 2010 with no problems, quick customer service and free WHOIS privacy.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Namecheap chat support quickly verified identity and disabled 2FA so an expired domain could be renewed.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
After a decade on Cloudflare registrar, a contact verification bug threatened suspension and support took 3 weeks to reply.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Switched to Cloudflare, which charges at cost with easy DNS for Let's Encrypt renewals.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Moved a domain from Namecheap to Cloudflare in about an hour for less than half the price.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Namecheap used to be cheap but now creeps up every year.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Namecheap announced another .com price increase; renewals were 16.88 not long ago.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Customer since 2002 who says Namecheap went downhill a long time ago.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Transferred 5 domains out of Namecheap because it has been overpriced, particularly on renewals.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Namecheap renewals reached nearly 20 dollars for .us and 54 for .digital.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Happy with Porkbun, which works well and lets nameservers be set freely.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Moved from Namecheap to Cloudflare in 10 minutes and saved 40-50 dollars in renewals.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 29 days ago
Moved all domains to Porkbun: great pricing, flexible configuration and super customer service.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 30 days ago
Uses Cloudflare for domains and renewals have stayed competitive at $10.50.
Reddit · r/Domains · 31 days ago
Domain registration orders took almost a day to process, so some domains were registered by someone else in the meantime, and they moved all their domains to another service.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 31 days ago
After about 25 years they left Gandi because domains renew at 30-40 euros after a normal first year.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 31 days ago
Many years on Gandi with an easy process and great support at a half decent price.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 35 days ago
Likes GoDaddy because DNS record updates apply right away.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 36 days ago
GoDaddy support misunderstood how to set a DNSSEC DS record and the first rep put 10K of products in the cart.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 36 days ago
A client with 30 GoDaddy domains had every transfer out be a nightmare, and support is like talking to a wall.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 36 days ago
Needed over 8 calls in a week to get GoDaddy to remove an outbound email block.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Cloudflare solved the ACME automation need and was easy and less sales-spammy than other registrars.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Namecheap is fine but pricier than Porkbun with more marketing for other services, so they migrated to save a few dollars.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Over a decade with Porkbun, never a problem, and the API is great.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
30-year web developer who has used Namecheap forever with no issues.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Moved from GoDaddy to Cloudflare a while back and it has been solid.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Always used Namecheap with no issues for simple needs.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Bought a first domain at Cloudflare and found it very easy to set up without experience.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 36 days ago
Buys domains through Cloudflare because it is just easier.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 39 days ago
GoDaddy SSL support offered only tier 1 and said senior support cannot talk with customers when a rekey revocation needed fixing.
Reddit · r/webdev · 43 days ago
GoDaddy cancelled a 10,200 dollar premium domain sale and refunded only 9,900.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 46 days ago
After cancelling hosting, GoDaddy website email costs 107 dollars per address per year; everything is a la carte and the site is confusing.
Reddit · r/Domains · 55 days ago
Customer since around 2009 who used to recommend it because it avoided upsell pages and sneaky charges, but says it has morphed into something worse and is now researching new registrars.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 58 days ago
After 20 years as a customer GoDaddy purchased the poster's name to try to sell it back.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 59 days ago
GoDaddy phone support was unhelpful: its own IIS guide says export the PFX but the rep said it could not be done.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 59 days ago
GoDaddy's new root CA did not exist until the final hour, causing a 3 AM outage and ongoing SSL errors on some devices; dropping them.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 59 days ago
Installing GoDaddy UCC certificates on SBS servers for years required re-keying on every renewal.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 59 days ago
Dropped GoDaddy over a decade ago and found support utterly incompetent.
Reddit · r/Domains · 61 days ago
Moving domains off Namecheap because cheaper options exist and Namecheap offers nothing to justify its higher cost.
Reddit · r/Domains · 61 days ago
Moved everything from Namecheap to Porkbun after noticing they were paying double the rate.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 64 days ago
They buy domains with Cloudflare and say renewal costs the same as the purchase price. They automate zones, DNS and SSL issuance there.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 64 days ago
A web developer spends much time offboarding clients from GoDaddy because of its products, support and pricing tactics.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 65 days ago
Says GoDaddy treats consumers shamelessly, with unclear site and domain information and a support chat rep who dismissed their complaint.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 65 days ago
All domains at Namecheap with never an issue, a straightforward interface and clear documentation.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 65 days ago
Hundreds of hours wasted on GoDaddy before transferring to Namecheap.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 65 days ago
GoDaddy is fine as a registrar but hosting and email should go elsewhere.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 68 days ago
Years of GoDaddy domain registration with no issues, though would never use them for hosting.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 68 days ago
About 30 domains moved from GoDaddy and Namecheap to Porkbun, which is nicer with support that works with them on issues.
Reddit · r/webdev · 75 days ago
Nineteen years on GoDaddy ended with annual cost near AU$800 for 5 emails, 1 site and 2 domains versus under AU$100 elsewhere.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 75 days ago
GoDaddy hosting upsells everything, including PHP upgrades and downloading paid-for backups.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 75 days ago
A domain searched on GoDaddy was taken by the next day.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 75 days ago
.ai domains left in the GoDaddy basket were 20 times the price when the poster returned.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 75 days ago
Let the last domains lapse at GoDaddy after being tired of the upselling.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 77 days ago
A domain the poster searched was parked by GoDaddy as a 1,500 dollar premium.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 77 days ago
Locked out of their domain for over a week with no response from Namecheap risk management.
Reddit · r/Domains · 78 days ago
Got spam calls after buying a domain, which they say exposed their personal details in WHOIS, and stopped buying domains there despite the lower price.
Reddit · r/Domains · 78 days ago
Had the same flood of spam calls after registering a .us domain, which has no WHOIS privacy.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 80 days ago
Long-standing Toronto-based registrar that has worked reliably for years.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 80 days ago
Good domain registrar overall, though billing is only available in USD despite being Canadian.