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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.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 80 days ago
A Spaceship domain customer of three years stays because renewal pricing is very competitive.
Reddit · r/Domains · 81 days ago
Transferred a domain from BigRock for about $5.97 and is currently getting the same $5.97 a year for future renewals.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 84 days ago
GoDaddy domain backorders repeatedly failed then the program was sunset with credits lost and no compensation.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 87 days ago
Has kept domains at Namecheap for around a decade without any billing problems.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 88 days ago
GoDaddy's IIS certificate instructions were unclear; the R1 cross-signed chain caused ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID until the cross certificate was installed.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 88 days ago
Renewing a GoDaddy SSL cert for an appliance failed repeatedly, so they bought a cert from the vendor they planned to move to.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 88 days ago
Has had multiple issues with GoDaddy certificates on ClearPass and other systems.
Reddit · r/Domains · 88 days ago
A shortlist of domains checked on GoDaddy had one bought by GoDaddy the next day, happening twice.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 89 days ago
Porkbun is their personal favorite: top notch with modern domain management and UI.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 90 days ago
Satisfied with Porkbun, only domains there, pricing excellent at 4.07 USD per .de renewal.
Reddit · r/Domains · 90 days ago
A searched domain was listed for sale by GoDaddy an hour later at 995 dollars.
Reddit · r/Domains · 90 days ago
400+ domains at GoDaddy over 25 years and never saw domain front-running.
Reddit · r/Domains · 90 days ago
Moved from GoDaddy to Porkbun and highly recommends it.
Reddit · r/webdev · 90 days ago
Moved domains from Namecheap to Porkbun about two years ago and is happy with them.
Reddit · r/webdev · 90 days ago
Namecheap customer for 20 years with ~200 domains; DNS always awesome and kept resolving during the outage, though would not host there.
Reddit · r/webdev · 90 days ago
Used Namecheap only as registrar and DNS and never had a problem.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 91 days ago
GoDaddy refused to drop a domain from Proofpoint until annual licenses expire despite three calls in a week.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 91 days ago
In GoDaddy's M365 setup, changing a user display name took 46 clicks.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 91 days ago
Has used GoDaddy for years for a basic domain, DNS and cert setup and never had problems.
Reddit · r/Domains · 91 days ago
A brand domain checked repeatedly on GoDaddy went from 15 dollars to 2,000 and a second case ended up for sale at 3,000.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 91 days ago
Twelve years on Namecheap for domain, email and SSL; a great GoDaddy alternative.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 92 days ago
GoDaddy domain email was set to forward all tenant mail to a GoDaddy address for its AI chat by default, needing support chat to remove.
Reddit · r/Domains · 94 days ago
Calls Porkbun very reliable and uses it as their registrar, with Fastmail for email.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
A searched domain was registered through GoDaddy four hours later and GoDaddy offered a paid broker route.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
Cloudflare ticket support was unhelpful for a .uk transfer, so new registrations went to Porkbun.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
GoDaddy bought a domain on expiry day and tried to sell it back for 3,000 dollars for a year.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
GoDaddy quoted 1,000 dollars for a lapsed school team domain while the .org cost 20.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
A domain looked up on GoDaddy was promptly bought and cost 15,000 dollars to acquire.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
An obscure domain checked on GoDaddy was gone the next day.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
A researched obscure domain was registered by next morning; the poster avoids GoDaddy now.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 95 days ago
Pretty happy with Porkbun as a registrar in a thread about GoDaddy domain front-running.
Reddit · r/Domains · 97 days ago
Had horrible experiences with Namecheap and GoDaddy support and moved 30 or so domains from Namecheap to NameSilo.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 97 days ago
Left Namecheap after realizing renewals cost several dollars more per domain than Porkbun.
Reddit · r/Domains · 98 days ago
Calls Namecheap fine but renewals expensive, and a fraudulent stolen-domain claim took 6 months to investigate.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 98 days ago
Porkbun asked for a face picture to sign up, so they deleted the new account and used Dynadot instead.
Reddit · r/Domains · 100 days ago
Has bought about 50 domains at Namecheap and can register a domain and start working on it within 10 minutes.
Reddit · r/Domains · 100 days ago
Used Namecheap for about 10 years without issues and calls it a solid provider with enough options to configure.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 102 days ago
Decades-long GoDaddy accounts and finds tons of unethical hidden fees.
Reddit · r/Domains · 103 days ago
Got a GoDaddy domain refund within the 5-day window, but the refund was not automatic, live chat was missing and phone AI loops took about two hours.
Reddit · r/webdev · 107 days ago
After buying a .net domain on GoDaddy, the matching .com was listed for sale days later, suggesting front-running.
Reddit · r/Domains · 111 days ago
GoDaddy charged around 100 dollars to reactivate an expired domain still in the renewal phase; transferring to Namecheap avoided it.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 111 days ago
Of 140 domains in various GoDaddy accounts only 124 could be transferred; re-registering the rest carried a huge markup.
Reddit · r/Domains · 112 days ago
Porkbun refunded a mistaken domain purchase happily.
Reddit · r/Domains · 112 days ago
Spaceship refunded a mistaken domain purchase not long ago.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 112 days ago
Namecheap was perfect for their needs, but they're moving to Porkbun over unstable renewal prices.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 112 days ago
Cloudflare's registrar is an overall amazing experience.
Reddit · r/Domains · 113 days ago
GoDaddy support was unreachable for two days, with no email support, calls not getting through and an endless chatbot transfer loop.
Reddit · r/Domains · 113 days ago
15+ years with GoDaddy and finds phone support great, with a live agent in minutes.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 113 days ago
Uses Cloudflare for all 50+ domains: epic and cheap.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 113 days ago
Namecheap has gotten shitty in the last few years; they migrated all domains to Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 113 days ago
Good experience keeping domains at Dynadot: simple management and easy transfers.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 116 days ago
Used Namecheap since 2008 and moved dozens of clients, but since the private equity acquisition service has dropped, prices risen and fraud tools lock long-standing accounts.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 116 days ago
Moved everything to Porkbun: cheap and the control panel works smoothly.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 116 days ago
Happy with Porkbun: several transfers with no issues, easy control panel, straightforward pricing and advance notice of renewal increases.
Reddit · r/WIX · 117 days ago
Uses Porkbun for their domain at under $20 a year with no issues.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 118 days ago
GoDaddy Web Hosting Max sites were down for 10 hours with no help and blame placed on Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/Domains · 120 days ago
They previously used Dynadot as their registrar and found it perfect, apart from one attempted 500 dollar wallet top-up by someone else that their card bank refused.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 120 days ago
GoDaddy shut off the MediaTemple nameservers, breaking a customer's DNS resolution.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 120 days ago
GoDaddy Corporate Domains (Brandsight) is the best registrar for a 3,000-domain portfolio, though not cheap.
Reddit · r/webdev · 122 days ago
GoDaddy took over 700 dollars for a website completion, delivered nothing and refused a refund after 4 months.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 126 days ago
A complete beginner who used Porkbun free website builder did not like it and is looking for other hosting.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 126 days ago
Loves Namecheap, moved there after getting fed up with GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 127 days ago
Used Namecheap for many years and moved most domains to Cloudflare: Namecheap is way more expensive and its website is poor.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 127 days ago
Switched about 200 domains from GoDaddy to Porkbun two years ago: more reliable and much less expensive.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 131 days ago
Bought a new Porkbun domain without needing ID, as with their original one two years earlier.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 133 days ago
Uses Porkbun and has never been asked for ID verification.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 133 days ago
In India, Porkbun demanded ID verification on account creation even over VPN or real IP, so they gave up (registry rules require eKYC for Indian registrants).
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 136 days ago
Spent three hours trying to see a Porkbun price while the site spun, returned a bad gateway error, and was sluggish.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 141 days ago
Since GoDaddy's new infrastructure switch in March, four of five sites lost their products, requiring daily fixes and hours on the phone.
Reddit · r/Domains · 142 days ago
Their ID verification was declined at Porkbun and they did not know how long the resolution would take.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 142 days ago
Managing 85 GoDaddy certs, the R1 chain change broke IIS and Netscaler until bundles were rebuilt.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 146 days ago
Tried Porkbun, never strayed, and now has 12 domains with a great interface and pricing.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 147 days ago
Namecheap notified that .com renewals rise from 12.95 to about 19.99, up from 5.99 when they first transferred from Network Solutions.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 147 days ago
Moved over 20 domains to Porkbun and found the transfers seamless.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 147 days ago
A longtime Namecheap fan who moved away because renewing through Cloudflare is cheaper.
Reddit · r/webdev · 151 days ago
GoDaddy charged for two months and a $130 unrequested report; the card issuer said it is flooded with GoDaddy complaints.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 156 days ago
After four days of certificate chain trouble with no help, 60+ certificates are moving from GoDaddy to Sectigo.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 159 days ago
GoDaddy Website + Marketing Basic rose from 127 dollars to 217 dollars in three years.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 159 days ago
A rekeyed GoDaddy certificate on the new R1 chain threw Chromium errors, needing a specific import sequence to fix.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 159 days ago
A renewed GoDaddy VPN certificate lacked a trusted root in the bundle and GoDaddy support was useless.
Reddit · r/SpaceShip · 160 days ago
Passkey and 2FA login has failed for a couple of months, forcing use of recovery codes, and they are now locked out of the account.
Reddit · r/Domains · 160 days ago
Moved from GoDaddy to Cloudflare because of GoDaddy's ridiculous pricing.
Reddit · r/Domains · 162 days ago
Has used NameSilo for many years for a portfolio of 200+ domains, managing renewals via API and WHMCS.
Reddit · r/HostingReport · 163 days ago
Straightforward interface, zero hidden fees, and included WHOIS privacy keep it competitive for bulk domain owners despite slight price increases.
Reddit · r/Domains · 163 days ago
Uses Porkbun for 1,000 to 2,000 personally owned domains.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 163 days ago
Has 60+ domains at Cloudflare: at-cost pricing and a great API for bulk management.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 163 days ago
After testing several registrars, found Dynadot the best, with a good mobile app and security.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 163 days ago
Moved about 100 domains from GoDaddy to Cloudflare smoothly using the API to pre-create zones.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 167 days ago
Uses Cloudflare as registrar and notes they do not raise domain renewal prices.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 167 days ago
Hosts about 5 websites and 7 web apps at GoDaddy for roughly 30 dollars a month with no problems for ten years.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 168 days ago
Pays 56 dollars a month to GoDaddy for 25 WordPress sites, with them for 20+ years.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 168 days ago
Switched domains to Cloudflare Registrar and finds it way cheaper.
Reddit · r/webdev · 168 days ago
Namecheap support fixed issues and got the full service working, among the best from a larger company.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 169 days ago
GoDaddy auto-renewal produced a large bill that felt expensive versus other providers.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 169 days ago
Managing a nonprofit site on GoDaddy meant horrible price gouging on hosting and SSL; moving away saved money.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 169 days ago
GoDaddy throttled and threw errors under bot traffic, then tried to upsell a 600 dollar a year plan.
Reddit · r/webdev · 170 days ago
GoDaddy sold website care promising SEO help, but overseas staff were clueless and sales stopped replying.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 171 days ago
GoDaddy renewal for a WordPress site and Microsoft 365 email was ridiculous, about 249 dollars per mailbox per year.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 174 days ago
Namecheap sold out: support is the worst and prices up on everything, so they are moving to Porkbun.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 175 days ago
Prefers Porkbun because it is easy to transfer domains in.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 176 days ago
GoDaddy keeps pushing services they do not need, such as insisting on a website, and they have had many bad experiences.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 180 days ago
A developer has found Namecheap solid for domains and simple hosting.
Reddit · r/Domains · 182 days ago
Uses Dynadot for a flat 10.88 dollars a year for .com domains.
Reddit · r/Domains · 184 days ago
Tried to buy a $30 domain at Namecheap; the order was cancelled after payment and the domain then showed at $500.
Reddit · r/Domains · 184 days ago
Bought a $250 premium domain via Spaceship, got a confirmation, then was refunded next day because the seller no longer owned it while it relisted for $2000.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 184 days ago
After 20 years GoDaddy forced a website builder migration, an update killed the site and support is no longer reachable.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 189 days ago
A new .in domain at GoDaddy sat on clientHold after KYC for days with support giving incorrect information.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 191 days ago
Has a few domains at Spaceship for a few months with no issues, a smooth process, decent prices and frequent promotions.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 191 days ago
A new managed WordPress site on GoDaddy was quick at first but a week later would not load for no reason.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 191 days ago
The same site loaded in under a second after leaving GoDaddy versus multiple seconds on GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 191 days ago
GoDaddy servers had absurdly small, mismanaged CPU and IO quotas; adding Cloudflare helped a little and firing GoDaddy helped a lot.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 192 days ago
Moved a domain from Squarespace to Spaceship recently with zero issues and says it behaves like a mature product.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 193 days ago
Long-time Namecheap customer finds renewals 50 percent more than Porkbun and support chat pointed them to Spaceship.
Reddit · r/Domains · 195 days ago
Bought a .me domain through Spaceship from a third party and kind of likes the interface there, enough to consider transferring it from Dynadot.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 198 days ago
GoDaddy let a business domain lapse after email-only renewal notices and offers a $99 broker to buy it back.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 199 days ago
Mass-transferred domains from Namecheap to Porkbun in an afternoon, with Whois guard enabled on each and a simple sales marketplace; solid so far.
Reddit · r/webdev · 199 days ago
GoDaddy keeps using fear tactics to upsell domain protection after a domain purchase.
Reddit · r/Domains · 200 days ago
Finds Cloudflare Registrar domains priced at cost with no markup and offering more controls.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 200 days ago
Namecheap is amazing for domains and hosting with fantastic support, paired with iCloud email.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 200 days ago
Company has used Namecheap for about ten years with no issues.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 200 days ago
Longtime Gandi fan since the 2000s moved everything to Porkbun after recent price increases.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 200 days ago
Gandi split the basic mailbox into a pricey extra, then tripled domain renewal prices; moved everything to Infomaniak.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 200 days ago
Left GoDaddy years ago for Name.com and never had an issue.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 200 days ago
Customer was charged 250 dollars for SSL, had their URL resolve to another customer's site, was sold a different bundle and billed 300 for extra support.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 200 days ago
Never had issues using GoDaddy as a registrar with DNS entries and a basic website.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 200 days ago
Namecheap showed a domain price $700+ higher, refused to cancel, and said it would take up to a month; paid $3200+.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 201 days ago
Moved domains and hosting from GoDaddy to Namecheap over ten years ago with no problems; the few support calls were resolved in one call.
Reddit · r/webdev · 203 days ago
Porkbun did not answer for two weeks about MX and autodiscover record changes, causing bounced mail, and were annoyed when finally reached.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 203 days ago
GoDaddy charged 3,148 dollars over two months for a website build that never happened and refused a refund.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 205 days ago
Switched all domains from GoDaddy to Porkbun after GoDaddy started charging extra for SSL; no regrets so far.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 205 days ago
Switched from Google Workspace domains to Porkbun, with 8 years of registration for 80 dollars and email for 24 a year.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 206 days ago
Liked it for domains, but moved most of their domains to Porkbun because renewals are cheaper there.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 206 days ago
GoDaddy charged a defunct club's domain renewal, refused to discuss it without the account email, and refused credit afterward.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 209 days ago
Very satisfied with Porkbun for domains, connected to separate hosting for client projects.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 211 days ago
Defederating Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy was an easy process but salespeople bugged them on the phone when leaving.
Reddit · r/webdev · 211 days ago
Mostly satisfied for years until a GoDaddy infrastructure move lost product reviews and broke descriptions, with no compensation.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 216 days ago
Used alongside others and found a little slower than Spaceship and Porkbun, which they call the best.
Reddit · r/webdev · 216 days ago
Says Namecheap nickel-and-dimes with per-domain SSL charges and fees for help after a hack.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 216 days ago
GoDaddy botched a migration from HostGator leaving the site and email down 3 days, and a 1,400 dollar security package failed to clean malware or add SSL.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 217 days ago
Claims Spaceship took their domain after registration and tried to sell it back at an inflated price.
Reddit · r/Domains · 218 days ago
Leaving after 20 years because domain prices jumped and basic email costs rose roughly tenfold to match full Google Workspace pricing.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 219 days ago
Hundreds of domains at Porkbun with nothing but positive experiences.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 219 days ago
Never a single issue with Porkbun, and support got them situated after a mistake.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 219 days ago
Moved from Namecheap to Porkbun over 2 years ago with nothing but positive experience, though the UI and API are rough.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 219 days ago
Moved everything from other registrars to Porkbun and it has been a pleasure.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 219 days ago
Recently migrated from GoDaddy to Porkbun and had a 5 star experience.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 219 days ago
Moved all domains from GoDaddy and Namecheap to Porkbun earlier this year.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 220 days ago
Paid to renew domains a few days past grace, and after payment Namecheap moved them to auction, citing a bug.
Reddit · r/webdev · 222 days ago
Uses Porkbun and Cloudflare as go-to choices; Cloudflare gives a lot for free and plans are cheaper than Vercel.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 222 days ago
A year after defederating a church's Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy, GoDaddy took control and shut off email and Office access.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 222 days ago
After defederation, GoDaddy runs a script that deletes the Microsoft tenant when the original licenses expire if its partner relationship is not removed.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 222 days ago
GoDaddy moved a personal email account to O365 without being asked and took multiple tickets to the president's office to export 20 years of mail.
Reddit · r/Domains · 223 days ago
Former die-hard fan who rapidly migrated over 100 domains to Spaceship after the steep price hikes.
Reddit · r/webdev · 223 days ago
Usually buys domains from Cloudflare but notes the downside that nameservers cannot be changed there.
Reddit · r/webdev · 223 days ago
Switched to Porkbun for domains at half the price, with actually helpful support unlike GoDaddy chat.
Reddit · r/Domains · 229 days ago
Fifteen years of managing 15 to 30 domains a year went without trouble until checkout stopped accepting their Swedish card and PayPal; renewals worked only through a Spanish PayPal account.
Reddit · r/webdev · 230 days ago
Business uses Namecheap and found domain prices cheapest or at least competitive.
Reddit · r/webdev · 230 days ago
Regrets using GoDaddy, saying they charged about double for domains.
Reddit · r/webdev · 230 days ago
Company uses GoDaddy with no service issues, though pricing and business practices seem predatory.
Reddit · r/webdev · 231 days ago
Small business paid 1,700 dollars upfront for three years of three GoDaddy mailboxes and vague security, still got phishing and hacked email, and was pitched more security add-ons.
Reddit · r/Domains · 234 days ago
Moved all but 4 of their domains from GoDaddy to Porkbun after reading this subreddit; the rest will move at renewal.
Reddit · r/Domains · 234 days ago
GoDaddy auto-added MS Office that renewed at $100 per domain per year; caught only at the second renewal, $200 total.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 234 days ago
GoDaddy SSL renewal for Website Builder 7 sites rises from 100 to 120 dollars.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 234 days ago
GoDaddy Website Builder v7 makes third-party SSL nearly impossible and sites cannot be moved to the new builder without rebuilding.
Reddit · r/webdev · 234 days ago
Chose Porkbun for cheap renewals but finds the UI clunky.
Reddit · r/webdev · 234 days ago
Namecheap's 24/7 live support and cheap prices, after a very bad recent experience with GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/webdev · 234 days ago
GoDaddy gives a big discount at purchase then renews at double, upsells everywhere, and the site is painful to navigate.
Reddit · r/webdev · 234 days ago
Uses Cloudflare for registration: no markup on registrar prices and no upselling.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 237 days ago
A $3 purchase got their account locked for fraud after 3 days; they claim a refund but say Namecheap took the domain and money.
Reddit · r/webdev · 239 days ago
GoDaddy keeps adding charges, hides what is included at renewal and bills the domain a day later.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 240 days ago
Uses Porkbun for the domain and Nixihost for hosting and has had no issues with either.
Reddit · r/Domains · 240 days ago
Cloudflare offers at-cost registration with the most capable DNS toolset available.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 242 days ago
A domain searched on GoDaddy was gone within an hour and GoDaddy blocks searched names to upcharge.
Reddit · r/webdev · 245 days ago
GoDaddy showed a domain as expired early despite auto-renew and charged a 55 dollar redemption fee on a roughly 7 dollar domain; support blamed the user.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 254 days ago
Switches between Porkbun as the priority registrar and Namecheap; prefers Porkbun but says it sometimes acts up.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 254 days ago
Says Porkbun has worked well for them and the prices never change, unlike what they heard about Namecheap renewals.
Reddit · r/webdev · 257 days ago
Hit Namecheap’s block on renewing a com.au domain within 12 days of expiry, but a live agent processed the renewal manually at the standard price.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 258 days ago
Email forwarding on a Namecheap domain can't send to Yahoo and support only suggested buying hosting or Private Email.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 259 days ago
GoDaddy charged for new domain registrations without registering them until support escalated, after a 2020-2024 customer stint.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 259 days ago
After 26 years of domain registrars, calls Porkbun a breath of fresh air and moved a few thousand names there.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 259 days ago
GoDaddy is fine for domain registration but horrific for hosting, with constant upselling, poor tech support and deceptive marketing.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 260 days ago
Uses GoDaddy only for domain registration and renewals and has found it rock solid for over 20 years.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 260 days ago
Multiple GoDaddy customer domains randomly reverted to default nameservers without explanation.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 260 days ago
Moved family domains from GoDaddy to Porkbun because GoDaddy was more expensive, upselling was aggressive and privacy cost extra.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 260 days ago
Price hikes over time and a painful transfer-out process that forced extra year purchases drove them off GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 263 days ago
Two to three years on their email hosting with zero complaints aside from one brief outage.
Reddit · r/webdev · 263 days ago
GoDaddy UX is built to upsell, renewal price jumped 35 dollars mid-session and a transfer-out was met with scare tactics.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 265 days ago
GoDaddy support gives ChatGPT-style copy-paste answers that do not apply to GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 265 days ago
After switching from Namecheap to Cloudflare, DNS changes propagate in 30 seconds instead of up to 24 hours.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 265 days ago
Namecheap went from competitive to ~50% above Porkbun, support is hit or miss, and an auction domain was relisted at 100x within minutes.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 265 days ago
Never had issues with Namecheap as a registrar across many clients.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 265 days ago
After years of working auto-renew, it was removed from all domains and one live-site domain was lost to someone else; Namecheap called them a liar.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 267 days ago
Left GoDaddy about three years ago after it took three domain names, which now appear parked on GoDaddy's site.
Reddit · r/Domains · 268 days ago
Managing around a thousand active domains and buying dropped and auction domains has worked without a single issue.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 268 days ago
Transferred a domain over and like the new UI and cheaper .dev and .io renewal rates, even if the dashboard feels slightly heavy in the browser.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 268 days ago
A 10-year domain was transferred away without notice despite domain protection, and GoDaddy blamed missing malware software while trying to sell 4,000 dollars of services.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 269 days ago
Moved everything to Cloudflare, over 20 domains, really happy with bare-bones pricing.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 269 days ago
Using Porkbun for many years after switching all domains from GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 270 days ago
After 15+ registrars in 20 years, NameSilo is their go-to: cheap renewals, free WHOIS privacy and DNS, simple interface.
Reddit · r/webdev · 273 days ago
Namecheap accused them of domain tasting and refused a $10 refund after an accidental transfer fee.
Reddit · r/webdev · 274 days ago
GoDaddy Discount Domain Club rose from 89.99 to 332.57 dollars.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 280 days ago
GoDaddy Email with Advanced protection (white-label Office 365 plus Proofpoint) never adds the Proofpoint SPF or DKIM records despite about 8 dollars extra per mailbox.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 285 days ago
After 9,900 dollars over 10 years GoDaddy refused to sell an advertised-price domain at that price.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 286 days ago
GoDaddy frontline reps knew nothing about defederating M365 and escalation was difficult.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 286 days ago
A vanity domain found at 90 dollars a year was bought by a GoDaddy subsidiary a week later and listed at 12,500.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 286 days ago
Tons of domains and DNS on GoDaddy with no issue in 10 years.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 286 days ago
GoDaddy DNS minimum TTL, MFA and multi-language handling are poor.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 286 days ago
A GoDaddy portal button changed records to a splash page, taking a club site down and 3 hours to repair.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 287 days ago
Has zero issues with GoDaddy and blames the marketing manager rather than GoDaddy for the DNS mishap.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 287 days ago
A GoDaddy portal prompt reverted nameservers to GoDaddy, dropping MX records and causing an email outage.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 287 days ago
GoDaddy login rejects privacy browsers, MFA is an afterthought and delegate access is buried.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 287 days ago
GoDaddy MS365 costs the same as direct but has a severely restricted admin portal.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 287 days ago
A 2-year GoDaddy wildcard SSL renewal cost 1,469.98 Canadian dollars after tax.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 287 days ago
GoDaddy DNS API limits broke a Cloudron setup until switching to Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 289 days ago
After nearly a year at GoDaddy, wants out because they overcharge for unnecessary things.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 291 days ago
After over 24 years as a customer, their Deluxe Hosting plan lost its unlimited add-on domains with no warning or explanation. They also lost their Premier status.
Reddit · r/webdev · 291 days ago
Calls Porkbun solid for domains after using them for years.
Reddit · r/Domains · 292 days ago
A $4.95 minimum funding transaction made two gift cards with $4 each useless for buying a $3 domain.
Reddit · r/webdev · 292 days ago
Keeps all domains on Dynadot: prices close to Cloudflare and Cloudflare DNS still usable.
Reddit · r/webdev · 296 days ago
GoDaddy redemption fees nearly 600 dollars for domains worth about 200, with dismissive support.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 299 days ago
Had GoDaddy for over a year for the domain only with no issues.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 299 days ago
GoDaddy renewals cost far more the second time; it wanted 100 dollars for one email that Namecheap did for under 5.
Reddit · r/webdev · 300 days ago
Gandi charged £40 for a .com renewal without advance notice.
Reddit · r/webdev · 300 days ago
Most domains at Porkbun for years: most consistent, never a problem, batch edit tools.
Reddit · r/webdev · 301 days ago
Really likes Cloudflare and has used it for domains since Google Domains was sold.
Reddit · r/webdev · 301 days ago
Cloudflare registrar has been solid: at-cost pricing, fast DNS propagation, simple interface, no upselling, but less hand-holding.
Reddit · r/webdev · 301 days ago
On Porkbun since Google Domains was shut down and finds it pretty fantastic.
Reddit · r/webdev · 301 days ago
Namecheap nearly tripled their rates in two years; moving hundreds of dollars of domains to Porkbun.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 303 days ago
GoDaddy charged a large unrequested 3-year, 5-seat Office 365 auto-renewal and support refused a refund.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 307 days ago
Left Namecheap after about 9 years because prices got too high and moved everything to Dynadot.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 309 days ago
Namecheap wouldn't refund a six-dollar purchase made six days earlier, even by cancelling the order.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 310 days ago
GoDaddy renewal would not let an extra 13 euro privacy option be removed.
Reddit · r/webdev · 310 days ago
An inherited GoDaddy domain expired and 2FA tied to the same domain blocked payment through support and login.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 311 days ago
After an account change, iPhone email stopped working and Namecheap support was beyond useless.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 311 days ago
Each time they had an issue Namecheap's chat was very helpful, even configuring things for them.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 311 days ago
Uses Dynadot and Cloudflare, both great for many years.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 311 days ago
Porkbun hits the sweet spot on price, support and control panel, with US-based support.
Reddit · r/Domains · 312 days ago
They have tried to reach customer service about their domain since it moved from Google to Squarespace and never got a response, while still receiving marketing emails.
Reddit · r/webdev · 312 days ago
GoDaddy hosting email forces a $19.95 per user per month Microsoft license for each Outlook use.
Reddit · r/Domains · 313 days ago
Migrated three domains from Namecheap to Porkbun and saved 4-5 dollars each.
Reddit · r/Domains · 314 days ago
After 15 years at Namecheap, renewals rose from about $8.99 to close to $15 and they are looking for alternatives.
Reddit · r/Domains · 314 days ago
Has more than 30 domains registered at Cloudflare with no issues.
Reddit · r/Domains · 315 days ago
The discount program keeps .com renewals around 11 dollars, but standard renewal pricing without the program has climbed to 17.29 dollars, making small portfolios expensive.
Reddit · r/webdev · 334 days ago
Just started with Porkbun, citing good pricing on pseudo-premium extensions, a straightforward service and a fast transfer.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 338 days ago
GoDaddy agent added 900+ dollars of products with max-term auto-renew and renewed products after auto-renew was off.
Reddit · r/Domains · 341 days ago
Over a decade of economical domain service, though a domain renewal sat stuck in processing for five months without an email notification about an address verification rule.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 341 days ago
Moved many domains from Namecheap to Cloudflare, saving a few hundred a year and being really happy.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 342 days ago
Great luck with Porkbun after 30+ years in the field; highly recommended.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 343 days ago
Moved from Namecheap and is sticking with Porkbun.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 343 days ago
GoDaddy email migration caused the loss of 20+ years of emails and the apology was pricey free months.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 343 days ago
Successful years with Cloudflare, moving legacy domains from Network Solutions to save a couple hundred a year.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 343 days ago
Lost a domain to a timezone difference and GoDaddy wanted a grace fee over 100 euros.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 344 days ago
A GoDaddy agent falsely said a domain was sold, offered a 99 dollar broker fee and added 900 dollars of products to the cart.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 344 days ago
Switched to Porkbun after Google Domains was sold and found it legit and hilarious.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 344 days ago
Moved everything to Porkbun for cheap domains and a free wildcard SSL certificate.
Reddit · r/webdev · 345 days ago
Namecheap customer for 15+ years with dozens of domains and sites; says support is responsive and it doesn't nickel-and-dime.
Reddit · r/Domains · 346 days ago
Five domains searched on Namecheap showed unavailable with make-an-offer within minutes though GoDaddy still had them, so they are switching away.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 353 days ago
An agency lost a client domain at GoDaddy after missing the grace period; support promised them first place in the backorder queue, but they had to pay a broker $2,000.
Reddit · r/Domains · 358 days ago
Good domain registrar that avoids the predatory tactics of GoDaddy and Network Solutions.
Reddit · r/hetzner · 358 days ago
Decided to move away from Gandi, saying it has turned bad, and is looking for a new home for domain and email since mailboxes elsewhere are now priced around 50 euros a year.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 364 days ago
A cheap GoDaddy domain led to constant upselling and add-on funnelling.
Reddit · r/Domains · 366 days ago
Calls NameSilo customer service the worst, making everything complicated and refusing a refund for their own mistake.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 366 days ago
GoDaddy keeps resetting their nameservers, eight times so far, and support is clueless.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 374 days ago
They hold a few dozen domains and two hosting accounts at GoDaddy. GoDaddy changed their legacy Deluxe plan code to a limited version without authorization and said it could not be rolled back.
Reddit · r/Domains · 376 days ago
Bought a domain from GoDaddy for 3,000 dollars, account email was changed so no renewal notice arrived, and it was relisted for 10,000.
Reddit · r/Domains · 377 days ago
A decade at Namecheap without issues and a better domain-management interface, but constant price increases pushed them to Cloudflare as registrar.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
A lapsed personal-name domain was sold on to a reseller demanding thousands after a decade as a Namecheap customer with declining support.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
Twenty years on Namecheap, needed support a couple of times with no complaints.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
After hosting a site on GoDaddy the poster was spammed with calls offering to build it.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
A 7 dollar GoDaddy domain wanted almost 250 dollars to renew after a year.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
Porkbun has been the best experience after Namecheap API limits and Cloudflare forced DNS.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
Porkbun has no API IP whitelist like Namecheap, cheaper domains and a faster website.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 386 days ago
Transferring a domain from GoDaddy to Cloudflare was handled easily over a 20-minute call.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 387 days ago
Moving their Microsoft 365 tenant away from GoDaddy was anger inducing because GoDaddy attaches special things to the tenant. They had to back up files manually and create a new tenant, which broke linked SSO apps.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 387 days ago
They run a medical practice on GoDaddy email and say it costs them $40-45 per user per month plus hosting and malware add-ons. They are also hitting syncing issues with Dropbox.
Reddit · r/Domains · 387 days ago
Namecheap domain renewals are up at least 50 percent over a couple of years while Cloudflare domains stayed the same.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 393 days ago
Cloudflare nameservers on a new GoDaddy domain kept being reset to GoDaddy every few days, taking the site down four times in a month.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 393 days ago
GoDaddy fined and locked out a private-WHOIS domain after a cease-and-desist letter with no chance to respond, taking a month to restore.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 393 days ago
Several domains at Cloudflare Registrar for 5-6 years with no problems.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 393 days ago
A GoDaddy support rep casually said they would take the domains away for any policy violation, so they moved all domains that day.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 393 days ago
GoDaddy changed their DNS twice without explanation and support suggested user error; they moved all domains to Namecheap.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 393 days ago
Six domains at Porkbun with never an issue and reasonable rates.
Reddit · r/HostingReport · 396 days ago
Includes a free one-page website builder and email account with each domain, and the DNS management UI is super snappy alongside a responsive CEO.
Reddit · r/squarespace · 400 days ago
A GoDaddy-registered domain used with a Squarespace site was down almost two weeks amid dealing with both companies.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 401 days ago
Gandi raised domain prices 3x in a year or two after private equity bought it; they migrated most domains to Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/webdev · 403 days ago
Transferred a domain to Porkbun and built a commerce site in two days and calls support phenomenal.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 410 days ago
Started receiving website-service spam emails after buying domains from Spaceship and asked whether user emails had leaked.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 414 days ago
Domains registered there stopped resolving because the glue records weren't working or propagating, leaving them effectively down, and support leaves a lot to be desired.
Reddit · r/Domains · 415 days ago
Management dashboard slows to a 20-second crawl per click with 3,000 domains, and support admitted the system is not built for large portfolios.
Reddit · r/Domains · 415 days ago
Porkbun has been their go-to for years thanks to a simple interface and easy search.
Reddit · r/Domains · 415 days ago
Namecheap auction showed regular pricing, but renewal turned out to be a premium rate (4x); Namecheap admitted a system glitch yet showed little remorse.
Reddit · r/Domains · 416 days ago
Domain transfers from GoDaddy are simple and the dashboard makes tracking multiple domains manageable.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 418 days ago
Chose Porkbun for privacy: registrant data hidden behind an alias and no ID or face scan requested.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 420 days ago
A domain in the GoDaddy cart vanished and a 200 dollar broker fee was demanded; Porkbun sold it for 70 minutes later.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 421 days ago
A won GoDaddy auction was cancelled at the last second and the domain relisted at 10,000 dollars.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 421 days ago
Cloudflare's product is fantastic but recurring payments and domain renewals often don't go through, so they moved domains to Porkbun.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 422 days ago
GoDaddy's broker raised a quoted 2,000 dollar domain to 10,000 and used pushy sales tactics.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 422 days ago
GoDaddy hung up when confronted about a searched domain it was reselling for 2,000 dollars.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 422 days ago
GoDaddy M365 federation is awful and three-year licence terms cost more than monthly MSRP.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 423 days ago
A niche domain searched on GoDaddy was gone the next day and now sells for 2,000.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 423 days ago
A domain price rose after an hour of checking on GoDaddy, prompting a move to another registrar.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 423 days ago
Transferring a domain out of GoDaddy took 5 weeks and several support interactions.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 423 days ago
GoDaddy kept an outdated LAMP stack for years, blamed a hack on SSL, and a new host cost 75 percent less.
Reddit · r/webdev · 424 days ago
Paid GoDaddy 1,100 dollars to build a website, the builder disappeared and five years of refund attempts failed.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
GoDaddy managed WordPress died with an SSL error after a nameserver move; support asked for the MFA code and blamed third-party nameservers.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
Three customers had to sue GoDaddy to regain stolen accounts, with only legal staff reachable.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
Porkbun has been phenomenal for 9 domains with a straightforward interface and good support.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
Cloudflare is the go-to for SMB and homelab with wholesale pricing and a free DNS proxy tier.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
Years of Cloudflare for personal domains, easy as pie.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
A Namecheap DNS record change silently never took effect and support could not figure it out until it was recreated.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
Moved everything to Porkbun years ago for much better support and an easier UI.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 424 days ago
A client spent 80 hours on the phone with GoDaddy over a broken DKIM record that support could not fix.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 425 days ago
Moved to Namecheap from HostGator after EIG bought it and has moved countless clients there; plans to keep hosting with Namecheap.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 425 days ago
Really likes Porkbun for domain management, with helpful FAQ sections.
Reddit · r/webdev · 426 days ago
Moved all domains from Namecheap to Cloudflare last year; experience has been way better and migration easy, though fewer TLDs.
Reddit · r/webdev · 427 days ago
Started moving off Namecheap two years ago as prices reached GoDaddy levels, though support was great before the CVC deal.
Reddit · r/webdev · 427 days ago
Loved Namecheap for about a decade: clean interface, easy, not too expensive, no hidden costs.
Reddit · r/webdev · 427 days ago
Says Namecheap's DNS inputs make it easy to crash a website by entering reasonable records.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 430 days ago
GoDaddy could not load the DNS zone for hours, blocking all DNS changes, on top of clunky UX.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 430 days ago
Porkbun has the best service quality, real humans answering tickets and transparent pricing.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 431 days ago
An $800 premium domain purchase failed to transfer; support said it had been transferred after a refund was issued.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 431 days ago
Leaving Namecheap: customer service is good when it is good but can take multiple reps to get right.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 431 days ago
Namecheap used to be great but has gone downhill since before the pandemic.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
Had an issue with Cloudflare Registrar and found support non-existent.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
Cloudflare Registrar billing was broken for sub accounts for years, and a transferred-in domain could not be moved out.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
Finds GoDaddy phone support always helpful, better than chat or ticket-only support at Bluehost and other registrars.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
Switched domains from GoDaddy to Cloudflare a year ago with zero regrets: easier to navigate, better DNS settings and cheaper.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
GoDaddy's interface is god awful and navigating it is always a chore.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
Uses Porkbun as registrar (about 10 dollars for .com) with Cloudflare DNS and finds them work together very well.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 432 days ago
Moved 35 domains from GoDaddy to Spaceship for about 7 dollars each; smooth and easy.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 433 days ago
On GoDaddy since 2006, yearly domain cost rose from 6 dollars to 20 dollars.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 433 days ago
Finds Cloudflare's registrar support extremely lacking and uses Namecheap and Porkbun instead.
Reddit · r/webdev · 433 days ago
GoDaddy's premium buys phone pickup, which is why large companies stay.
Reddit · r/webdev · 434 days ago
Found Porkbun very unstable: their own and client credit cards would not pass despite sufficient funds, so they moved to Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/Domains · 435 days ago
Three domains searched on GoDaddy were parked within a week and one became a 3,000 dollar negotiation.
Reddit · r/Domains · 437 days ago
After 11 years, an unexpected charge of over $350 hit through the Discount Program, which collects renewals on the 1st, still renews domains after auto-renew is disabled and charges 4% to refund; support was unhelpful.
Reddit · r/Domains · 438 days ago
Tried to charge the card eight hours after an order, so the domain was bought elsewhere, then asked for passport ID and an unanswerable security question when trying to delete the account and get a refund.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 442 days ago
Bought a domain from Namecheap for 2 dollars and the renewal is 17, while Porkbun keeps renewals about the same.
Reddit · r/Domains · 443 days ago
Moved from Namecheap to its Spaceship brand, which charges 10 dollars a year for .com versus 17 at Namecheap.
Reddit · r/Domains · 445 days ago
GoDaddy took ownership of paid three-letter domains, claiming the personal data was incomplete when it was complete.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 446 days ago
A new client had GoDaddy deactivate their M365 accounts after moving email to Google, and the BitLocker key was lost along with the data.
Reddit · r/Domains · 447 days ago
GoDaddy said WordPress PHP updates might crash the site unless they bought a 79 dollar a month developer plan.
Reddit · r/webdev · 448 days ago
Calls Cloudflare's registrar the most polished domain system they have used, with auto-setup from hosts like Vercel working every time, unlike GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/webdev · 448 days ago
Uses Cloudflare only because it has the cheapest .com domains; its DNS is supposedly fast.
Reddit · r/webdev · 448 days ago
Finds Cloudflare DNS fine for simple sites but frustrating otherwise, preferring Porkbun's full free DNS control.
Reddit · r/webdev · 448 days ago
Would use Cloudflare more but it cannot register .fr domains, which their clients need.
Reddit · r/webdev · 448 days ago
Moved all their domains to Cloudflare years ago and is still agreeing it is the best.
Reddit · r/Domains · 448 days ago
GoDaddy failed to renew only the bulk Discount Domain Club membership, cost about 300 dollars extra across 130+ domains, and refused a credit.
Reddit · r/Domains · 448 days ago
Keeps premium domains at NameSilo since the early 2000s with no issues, though pricing is slightly higher.
Reddit · r/Domains · 448 days ago
Says Dynadot has the best pricing, excellent support, easy management and a simple UI, with 30 days to renew with no extra cost.
Reddit · r/Domains · 448 days ago
25-year GoDaddy customer moved a bulk of domains to Spaceship with zero problems and some of the best rates.
Reddit · r/Domains · 448 days ago
After a decade at GoDaddy, a domain lapsed despite auto-renew, support ignored them and buying it back cost over 5,000 dollars.
Reddit · r/Domains · 448 days ago
Namecheap has been great, with bulk transfer discounts, free domain privacy forever and a surprisingly smooth bulk transfer.
Reddit · r/webdev · 449 days ago
Their .net domain moved from Google Domains to Squarespace, which charged $12 the first year and now $15 at renewal. They wonder whether that is fair.
Reddit · r/Domains · 450 days ago
Wanted coins.in; payment was taken but the domain was not in their Namecheap account and support promised a refund that never arrived.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 450 days ago
GoDaddy-federated Office 365 is one of the worst experiences for sysadmins, with half the user functions failing in the portal.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 451 days ago
GoDaddy deleted Microsoft 365 accounts the client had paid for through October after an MX change, and support gave contradictory explanations over 90 minutes.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 451 days ago
Calls GoDaddy-managed Microsoft 365 tenants an unmitigated dumpster fire that nobody should use.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 451 days ago
Client still on GoDaddy 365 where the time to do anything is staggering.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 451 days ago
MSP migrated everything Microsoft 365 away from GoDaddy because of too many gotchas, keeping GoDaddy for websites only.
Reddit · r/sysadmin · 451 days ago
GoDaddy blocks admins from the real Microsoft admin portal and pushes them into a limited version.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 452 days ago
They paid for GoDaddy managed WordPress after their long-running site stopped working, but it lasted only three months and their account now shows no website. They also say the DNS page is full of ads.
Reddit · r/webdev · 452 days ago
Has used Porkbun for over a year at home and is very happy.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 452 days ago
A site owner moved their domains from Namecheap to Porkbun, which is cheaper, with no issues so far.
Reddit · r/webdev · 453 days ago
Praises Porkbun for full DNS control, low prices, no hidden renewal fees and rock solid security.
Reddit · r/webdev · 453 days ago
Chose Porkbun over Cloudflare to avoid being locked into Cloudflare nameservers and found the process simple with no issues.
Reddit · r/webdev · 453 days ago
Uses Porkbun for a main domain and projects with no complaints.
Reddit · r/webdev · 453 days ago
Has used Cloudflare as registrar with no issues and finds it pretty straightforward.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 453 days ago
Namecheap auto-renewed a domain they hadn't authorized and offered a refund only within 120 hours.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 456 days ago
An 80 dollar domain redemption fee was the final straw for leaving GoDaddy with a non-profit WordPress site.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 456 days ago
Considers GoDaddy one of the best for domains with very fast propagation.
Reddit · r/Domains · 458 days ago
Uses Namecheap for all domains; on the few occasions a domain expired they allowed renewal with no penalty for 30 days.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 460 days ago
An agency registers most of its domains through Cloudflare while hosting elsewhere, and it is working well.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 462 days ago
Seven years of GoDaddy hosting that is simple and effective, with quick chat support.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 463 days ago
Their domains moved from Google Domains to Squarespace, and one day the dashboard showed no domains and chat was no help. After an hour they found a way to submit a ticket and it was fixed ten minutes later.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 467 days ago
As registrar Namecheap has been decent; a long chat session with knowledgeable staff helped verify SSL options.
Reddit · r/Domains · 468 days ago
Finds Porkbun transparent and consistent about pricing, with minimal design, no ads and no upsell compared with Spaceship.
Reddit · r/Domains · 469 days ago
Contacted Porkbun support with a privacy query and got a detailed explanation from the COO himself.
Reddit · r/Domains · 471 days ago
Chose Spaceship for a one-year domain because it was 50% cheaper; says the UI is nice, easy and self-explanatory.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 474 days ago
Finds Porkbun the cheapest for their purposes and notes it supports .de domains while Spaceship does not.
Reddit · r/webdev · 476 days ago
Porkbun support is the nicest they've dealt with; moving all domains there.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 478 days ago
They spent 2 hours getting an email account set up on GoDaddy and then 30 minutes on hold trying to find out why a second one would not work.
Reddit · r/Domains · 480 days ago
Disabled auto-renew on a .me student domain, was renewed anyway without notice, and Namecheap refused a refund citing the separate nc.me account.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 482 days ago
They tried GoDaddy years ago and cancelled after a couple of months, finding it very restrictive and generic.
Reddit · r/Domains · 482 days ago
Finds Porkbun support fast but unhelpful on complex issues and is moving all domains to Dynadot.
Reddit · r/Domains · 482 days ago
Buys new domains at Porkbun for lower prices than Namecheap or GoDaddy on non-premium names and finds the API excellent.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 482 days ago
Calls Namecheap shite; used only for domains and has now left entirely.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 482 days ago
Namecheap has been pretty solid but they say the value is only the first months of a domain and never host with them.
Reddit · r/Wordpress · 483 days ago
They handle support calls for white-labelled client sites on GoDaddy hosting and say agents push random package purchases for simple tasks. A recent call took 90 minutes on an ancient hosting plan.
Reddit · r/Domains · 483 days ago
Switched from GoDaddy to Porkbun a year ago with no complaints, calling them awesome to work with.
Reddit · r/Domains · 483 days ago
After 10+ years at Namecheap is moving all domains to Porkbun because Namecheap renewal costs more, with no support needs at Porkbun.
Reddit · r/Domains · 483 days ago
Says Namecheap customer care is really good with almost no wait for live chat.
Reddit · r/Domains · 484 days ago
Bought a domain at Porkbun, linked it to GitHub Pages, and was up and running in 30 minutes with an easy experience.
Reddit · r/webdev · 484 days ago
After disputing a 37.99 PHP support charge GoDaddy replaced the radio website with a template and broke WordPress subdomains.
Reddit · r/webdev · 485 days ago
Left Cloudflare (public country/city in WHOIS) for Porkbun: loves the simplicity, low prices and fully private WHOIS.
Reddit · r/Domains · 486 days ago
Uses Namecheap among other registrars because they have historically always had good support when needed.
Reddit · r/webdev · 486 days ago
Was pro-Namecheap until a lapsed domain appeared as a $700 premium domain because Namecheap registered it.
Reddit · r/Domains · 487 days ago
Renewal showed 11.98 at purchase but a year later Namecheap charged 16.98 plus ICANN fee, so they stopped using it.
Reddit · r/Domains · 487 days ago
Moving renewals to Spaceship because it is cheaper than Namecheap, which has been anything but cheap.
Reddit · r/Domains · 489 days ago
Their company domain expired and Squarespace, as registrar of record, refused renewal for a week and sent them to Google Cloud support instead. The domain went offline and they call the service incompetent.
Reddit · r/webdev · 491 days ago
After 10+ years, an outsourced rep used fear tactics to sell domain protection and the Conversations product was terrible; dumping GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 492 days ago
A GoDaddy customer can reach a real person by phone who fully solves their issues, usually within a few hours, via a callback.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 494 days ago
A small business with everything at GoDaddy has had very few issues; the builder is limited but fine for 40+ pages, and support fixed a technical issue on time.
Reddit · r/Domains · 495 days ago
GoDaddy deleted their products, falsely claiming non-payment and expiry for paid items, and a rep hung up on them.
Reddit · r/Domains · 496 days ago
Keeps all domains at Namecheap, which even gave them a domain after a typo registration, and says its customer service is the best around.
Reddit · r/Domains · 497 days ago
Waited seven days for support to fix a domain provisioning problem, got a refund after a dispute, then Namecheap disabled the account for fraud the same day.
Reddit · r/webdev · 498 days ago
GoDaddy's cancellation code bug blocked cancelling, products auto-renewed and a refund was refused despite admitting the bug.
Reddit · r/Domains · 499 days ago
Runs multiple domains at Namecheap with no issues and calls it the best registrar they have used.
Reddit · r/Domains · 499 days ago
Never had a major problem with Namecheap registration services in 14 years.
Reddit · r/Domains · 499 days ago
Experienced poor and even dishonest customer service at Namecheap and is transferring all domains away, saying it is no better than GoDaddy.
Reddit · r/Domains · 499 days ago
13 years and hundreds of domains at Namecheap without a single domain suspension.
Reddit · r/Domains · 500 days ago
No issues for 5+ years with 10-20 domains, and Namecheap even refunded an unintentional renewal charge; also calls their hosting solid.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 503 days ago
A business owner whose Google Domains registration moved to Squarespace saw domain and Workspace charges go up four or five times in a year.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 503 days ago
A small-business owner had domains, email and hosting at GoDaddy, was paying far too much, and saved hundreds a year by moving everything elsewhere.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 503 days ago
A business moved all its domains from NameSilo and GoDaddy to Cloudflare over the past year; sites are faster and they save quite a bit.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 504 days ago
Renewal price of $18 is more than double the $8 registration price, which they call too greedy and the reason they are considering moving elsewhere.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 504 days ago
Someone running 100+ domains registers them with Namecheap, gets bulk renewal discounts around $7 a domain and has never had issues.
Reddit · r/smallbusiness · 504 days ago
Someone helping a business owner saw GoDaddy hold an expired domain for ransom, then re-buying it meant dodging upsells across multiple screens.
Reddit · r/Domains · 506 days ago
Five-plus years as a customer and now wants $38 a year just to renew a domain.
Reddit · r/Domains · 508 days ago
A GoDaddy premium domain purchase was not delivered, after two weeks of building branding around it.
Reddit · r/Domains · 509 days ago
Very happy with Porkbun, moved all domains from GoDaddy because GoDaddy charged extra for privacy that Porkbun provides free.
Reddit · r/Domains · 511 days ago
After acquiring Uniregistry, GoDaddy listed the user's domains for sale with made-up buy-it-now prices despite paid-up accounts.
Reddit · r/webdev · 512 days ago
Moved a few hundred domains to Cloudflare Registrar, saving a lot of money and getting free privacy and features.
Reddit · r/webdev · 512 days ago
Namecheap raises prices almost every year, so they moved domains to Cloudflare a year or two ago.
Reddit · r/Domains · 513 days ago
GoDaddy/Afternic sold and transferred a domain the user owned after someone else listed it cheaply; recovery needed a VP escalation.
Reddit · r/webdev · 513 days ago
GoDaddy took back a just-purchased domain via email that evening, claiming it was reserved, then resold it later.
Reddit · r/webdev · 513 days ago
GoDaddy changed the hosting plan without notice and charged the higher price, plus bad customer service; stopped using them in 2012.
Reddit · r/webdev · 513 days ago
Bought a fixed-price premium domain listing on GoDaddy; the seller never transferred it and GoDaddy refunded instead of enforcing the sale.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 515 days ago
GoDaddy lost all of the family's email archive of decades.
Reddit · r/Domains · 517 days ago
Registered several domains at Porkbun including an expensive aftermarket one; no ID asked and support was very helpful.
Reddit · r/Domains · 517 days ago
GoDaddy makes leaving hard: transfer-out is not a bulk action and appears only at the bottom of each domain page.
Reddit · r/Domains · 518 days ago
Recommends Namecheap to everyone; they helped recover an accidentally expired domain and rolled back a hacked shared-hosting site within an hour.
Reddit · r/Domains · 518 days ago
Namecheap auto-renewed a student-pack .me domain despite auto-renew being off in the dashboard, and billing refused a $15 refund.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 519 days ago
Namecheap as registrar is a dream with excellent support and docs, though they would never use its hosting.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 520 days ago
Support-guided DNS changes took half their site down; private email went unreceived for three months and charges arrive piecemeal.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 520 days ago
With Namecheap for years; support once spent days troubleshooting something well outside their scope.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 520 days ago
Set up Namecheap email hosting as a beginner and it was easy with their support.
Reddit · r/webhosting · 523 days ago
Registered a domain at Cloudflare for HostGator hosting and regretted it because DNS stayed on Cloudflare, leaving a messy temporary URL.
Reddit · r/webdev · 525 days ago
Has found Cloudflare as a DNS registrar fantastic.
Reddit · r/HostingReport · 528 days ago
Free WHOIS privacy, discount program rates, and zero checkout upsells cut the cost of running a 150-domain portfolio in half.
Reddit · r/Domains · 532 days ago
Searches domains on Namecheap constantly and 99 percent of the time they are still available weeks later, with occasional premium repricing being normal.
Reddit · r/webdev · 534 days ago
Looking to move from Namecheap to Cloudflare because Namecheap has not been cheap lately.
Reddit · r/webdev · 534 days ago
Uses Cloudflare for domains: solid reputation, many free features and low renewal costs.
Reddit · r/Domains · 535 days ago
Has used Namecheap for about 20 years and never seen the domain front-running behavior.
Reddit · r/Domains · 535 days ago
After forgetting to renew a 12-year-old domain, Namecheap parked it and asked 15k, now reduced to 5k.
Reddit · r/webdev · 535 days ago
A developer who tried GoDaddy and Hostinger for domains finds Porkbun easier and has never needed its support.
Reddit · r/webdev · 535 days ago
A developer says Porkbun has been a reliable registrar for them.
Reddit · r/webdev · 535 days ago
A developer is moving all their domains to Porkbun for its UI and services, after using it alongside NameSilo.
Reddit · r/webdev · 535 days ago
A Namecheap customer of many years has searched domains dozens of times before buying and never had them sniped or repriced.
Reddit · r/webdev · 535 days ago
A Namecheap customer found the domain they searched still waiting months later and calls Namecheap rock solid.
Reddit · r/webdev · 535 days ago
A developer buys domains through Cloudflare and likes its UI and the extra services that come with them.
Reddit · r/Domains · 536 days ago
Two domains searched on Namecheap were marked Premium at 1,300 within 48 hours, so they now buy names through Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/webdev · 536 days ago
A domain they searched on Namecheap was registered and parked within a day; support told them to make an offer, so they're pulling domains.
Reddit · r/webdev · 536 days ago
Says Namecheap sniped a never-registered short domain after they looked it up, and plans to transfer domains away.
Reddit · r/webdev · 536 days ago
Namecheap's auto-renew failed on their domain and it was listed on the marketplace at 100x the price.
Reddit · r/webdev · 536 days ago
Porkbun account verification repeatedly showed pending/expired even after support verified them, so they registered with Cloudflare.
Reddit · r/selfhosted · 539 days ago
They found Squarespace customer support useless and say it gave unhelpful answers. Support refused to delete the Mailgun account Squarespace had created for their domain.
Reddit · r/Domains · 539 days ago
Their domains were moved from Google Domains to Squarespace, which will not let them simply change the domain pointer and demands DNS changes they never needed before. They plan to transfer out.
Reddit · r/Domains · 540 days ago
GoDaddy broker service took 2-3 weeks and failed to get the domain, though they offered to try again free; fee is 20% on top of price.
Reddit · r/Domains · 542 days ago
Says Porkbun has great customer service and rates it 10 out of 10.
YouTube · on Craylor · 543 days ago
Has registered domains with GoDaddy for years without problems and accepts the price rise as the market rate.
Reddit · r/Hosting · 546 days ago
Uses Spaceship hosting for small static sites: affordable, simple interface, stable performance and decent support.
Reddit · r/Domains · 549 days ago
They bought a domain through Squarespace and spent over a week failing to connect it to a Google Site, finding the help pages too broad to be useful.
Reddit · r/webdev · 549 days ago
Uses Porkbun, says prices have remained steady and the domain management UI is bare bones and straightforward.
Reddit · r/webdev · 549 days ago
Namecheap hiked their domain as premium, would not allow a transfer and then sold it to a third party.
Reddit · r/webdev · 552 days ago
Has used GoDaddy loads and never had any issues, finding the community hatred odd.
Reddit · r/webdev · 552 days ago
GoDaddy's paid domain negotiation service led to back-and-forth emails and then a claim they could not get the domain unless more was paid.
Reddit · r/webdev · 552 days ago
Tried GoDaddy's domain negotiator, found it a scam that came back saying the budget was too low with no owner counter-offer.