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Cloudflare Registrar vs NameSilo

Higher score
Cloudflare Registrar
9.5/ 10
NameSiloIndie
8.4/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudflare Registrar wins 3, NameSilo wins 0 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudflare RegistrarNameSilo
Score
Winner: left
9.58.4
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: right
Cloudflare, Inc.
IndependentIndie
Founded
20182009
Best for
Anyone willing to use Cloudflare DNSPortfolio holders who care more about renewal than year one
Price per yr
Winner: left
$10.5/ yr$12/ yr
Renewal multiplier
Winner: left
1.1×—
Tagline
At-cost domains, zero markup, no marketingCheap renewals are the actual feature
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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
NameSilo4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Renewal price matches intro within a dollar
  • ✓Free WHOIS, email forwarding, DNS
  • ✓Strong bulk-domain tooling and API
  • ✓Independent, publicly listed
– Cons
  • ✗UI is genuinely ugly and dated
  • ✗Support is ticket-only, slower than chat-first
  • ✗DNS is competent but not anycast-fast
  • ✗Add-on products (hosting, SSL) are weak
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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

VisitCloudflare Registrar ↗Score 9.5VisitNameSilo ↗Score 8.4
← Read full Cloudflare Registrar review·Read full NameSilo review →
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