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Cloudflare Registrar vs Namecheap

Higher score
Cloudflare RegistrarIndie
9.1/ 10
NamecheapIndie
8.6/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudflare Registrar wins 4, Namecheap wins 0
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudflare RegistrarNamecheap
Score
Winner: left
9.18.6
Δ 90 days
Winner: left
↑ 0.2— flat
Parent & badge
CloudflareIndie
IndependentIndie
Founded
20182000
Best for
Anyone with 5+ domainsFirst-domain buyers
Year-1 price
Winner: left
$8.57$12
Renewal multiplier
Winner: left
1×1.1×
Tagline
Wholesale pricing · no markupMass-market registrar · free WHOIS privacy
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
Cloudflare Registrar4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓True at-cost pricing
  • ✓No renewal price hikes ever
  • ✓Cloudflare DNS is best-in-class
  • ✓Two-factor everywhere
– Cons
  • ✗Transfer-in only, no new registrations
  • ✗Must use Cloudflare DNS
  • ✗No earnings affiliate (it's a loss leader)
Namecheap4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy on every domain
  • ✓Massive TLD catalog
  • ✓24/7 chat support that actually helps
  • ✓SSL bundled cheap
– Cons
  • ✗More expensive than Porkbun on renewals
  • ✗Heavy upsells in cart
  • ✗Web hosting side is a hard pass
Make the call

Pick one and go.

Both links are affiliate. Score doesn't move because of it.

VisitCloudflare Registrar ↗Score 9.1VisitNamecheap ↗Score 8.6
← Read full Cloudflare Registrar review·Read full Namecheap review →
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