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Cloudflare Registrar vs Gandi

Higher score
Cloudflare Registrar
9.5/ 10
Gandi
7.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudflare Registrar wins 3, Gandi wins 0 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudflare RegistrarGandi
Score
Winner: left
9.57.0
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Cloudflare, Inc.
Total Webhosting Solutions
Founded
20181999
Best for
Anyone willing to use Cloudflare DNSExisting customers who haven't transferred out yet
Price per yr
Winner: left
$10.5/ yr$30/ yr
Renewal multiplier
Winner: left
1.1×2.5×
Tagline
At-cost domains, zero markup, no marketingOnce-beloved indie, gutted by 2023 price hikes
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
Cloudflare Registrar4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓At-cost pricing, renewals identical to year one
  • ✓Best-in-class anycast DNS included
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy and DNSSEC
  • ✓Zero upsells, ever
– Cons
  • ✗Transfer-in only, no new registrations
  • ✗Must use Cloudflare nameservers
  • ✗Narrower TLD selection
Gandi4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Clean, mature UI and admin
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy
  • ✓Wide TLD selection including niche ccTLDs
  • ✓Real human support (when you can reach it)
– Cons
  • ✗2023 price hikes nearly tripled renewals
  • ✗Free per-domain email killed
  • ✗Brand trust collapsed post-acquisition
  • ✗Parent (Total Webhosting Solutions) is opaque holding co
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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VisitCloudflare Registrar ↗Score 9.5VisitGandi ↗Score 7.0
← Read full Cloudflare Registrar review·Read full Gandi review →
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