Recommended Domain Registrars?

Namecheap. Easy to use and never had a problem with them over the years.

You can use Cloudflare now too as a registrar but I decided to keep my registrar and DNS separate

easyDNS.

The founder, Mark Jeftovic, wrote the book[0] on domains. pg commented[1] back in 2008 that, "I use EasyDNS. They're expensive, but reliable and never do anything evil."

I've mentioned them a few times over the years; here's my comment[2] from 2015: "Mad props to Mark Jeftovic and easyDNS. Found his service by doing a WHOIS on ycombinator.com when looking for a new registrar a while back. easyDNS has the cleanest and most logical interface for managing domain names and DNS records that I've found. And Mark's blog posts (like the one above) are great. Here's another favorite: http://blog.easydns.org/2014/01/29/welcome-to-easydns-press-... ".

[0] Managing Mission-Critical Domains and DNS: Demystifying nameservers, DNS, and domain names https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789135079/

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=150565

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9358129

Porkbun.com - domains at cost, all the TLDs, super nice people, great deals and newsletters, and free domain sale parking page.

https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/

Just works. Dead simple. No frills. Feels like something from the early 90s. I've been using it for DNS for the last 10 years with multiple domains and no issues.

Gandi. Never experienced any bullcrap with them, but I only use their domains and the accompanying mail-solution.

When I'm a bit cheap I use bookmyname because they make zero profit over DNS. It can't be cheaper. The company behind, Iliad, is big and rich. The website is old and not user-friendly but it is maintained.

Otherwise my default is Gandi.

https://www.bookmyname.com/?wl=en

https://www.gandi.net/en

I enjoyed the post about cloudflare.

Adding another perspective: the important aspects of domain registrars changes depending on what you plan to use them for.

You noted a specific kind of dns record, and also security.

For dns records, you aren’t locked to a domain registrar. DNS records are offered by which nameserver you choose. (I apologize for being pedantic, but once you realize you can register their domain one place, and then serve dns records from another place…things get much easier.)

Another thing to consider are domain disputes and privacy. You didn’t mention either, but they (can be) serious considerations.

I’ve really appreciated www.tld-list.com to help identify which registrars offer the best value- including whois privacy.

Regarding domain disputes, you might want to look into different hosts to see how they are handled. There isn’t (or does not seem to be) a specific standard regarding what is required to dispute a domain. We’ve all heard horror stories of a domain suddenly switching ownership due to a mysterious fax to the registrar.

I appreciate www.namesilo.com because they don’t fluctuate on their .com prices, have reasonable renewal fees, and offer Whois privacy for free (when possible). I have 20+ domains with them, so that should give you some perspective of how little I know. ;) My affiliate link: https://www.namesilo.com/register.php?rid=e1d6e83hi

One last comment: if your current issue is a dns record, then I’d recommend changing your nameserver to cloudflare or some other dns provider. This way, you don’t have to transfer your domain to a new registrar (which can be a hassle). Instead, you just change the nameserver record in your domain’s hover.com settings.

Hope you figure it out!

I have used Dynadot for years. It's one of the few providers I know of which allows you to give back the domain name within the grace period (for a small fee) if you change your mind.

I can recommend inwx.com. Germany-based company, cheap domains, great interface to manage many domains, very reliable.

You don't have to change your registrar to add a DNS record (unless your registrar does not support glue records). You can still use the same registrar and simply use a third party DNS provider (such as CloudFlare or another well known alternative).

I use AWS registrar, primarily because I trust in their security policies. I recall the plight of the owner of the N twitter handle[0] and I do not believe it should be possible to talk AWS into phishing a domain from an AWS account, which is my primary concern. I have always felt their security procedures to be top-notch whenever I have dealt with them in this way, having used AWS for over 10 years. With other registrars I do not know how good their policies are.

[0] https://medium.com/@N/how-i-lost-my-50-000-twitter-username-...

If you're in the EU, take a look at https://www.inwx.com/en — I'm a client for the last 12 (!) years and they're still doing the same: Just. Fricking. Domains. Prices are retail + margin (that's why they mostly look weird), always one of the cheapest, and _if_ you can buy a TLD, you can buy it through them (last I heard was they were working on North Korea).

Interface is from the 90s, no BS, full access to DNS config and transfers, no upsells, just hardcore neckbeard admin stuff.

I like.

I've used register4less.com for a couple decades: their interface is old, but works, and they always included WHOIS protection in the base price.

They are not the cheapest registrar, though.

I'm using namecheap.com for my DNS and hostings, because two things:

1. A really good customer support.

2. You can purchase all products & services with crypto.

Gandi.net

Has anyone here had experience with Glauca? I'm curious about them because they support RFC 2136.

Please note that registrar and DNS provider are different things. You don’t need to have them both at the same company. Personally I use Dynadot as the registrar and Cloudflare as the DNS provider.

I am from the Netherlands and I am very happy with transip.nl

The only thing I dislike is not getting ample warning when domains are close to renewal. They just send a new bill without warning me beforehand.

I have been happy with google domains for many years, but seeing as that's a non-starter: I've been looking at domains.com. Does anyone have experience with them?

Porkbun, switched all of my domains there a few years ago and no regrets, they are cheap and honest.

Someone recommended NameSilo many years ago here on HN and since then I use them. No issues so far.

I'm a very long time Dreamhost user. Never had any trouble with them.

I've been pleased with dreamhost, both as a host and registrar.

I use Cloudflare for domain registration. Cheap, reliable, honest.

I use Hover because of the private who is thing.

If you have privacy concern, try njal.la.

I really like cloudflare registrar. It’s a simple, cheap, no frills service from a trustworthy company.

Namebase.io.