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Cloudflare Registrar vs Porkbun

Cloudflare RegistrarIndie
9.1/ 10
Higher score
PorkbunIndie
9.4/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: Cloudflare Registrar wins 2, Porkbun wins 1 (1 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricCloudflare RegistrarPorkbun
Score
Winner: right
9.19.4
Δ 90 days
Winner: left
↑ 0.2↑ 0.1
Parent & badge
CloudflareIndie
IndependentIndie
Founded
20182014
Best for
Anyone with 5+ domainsDomainers / power users
Year-1 price
Winner: left
$8.57$10
Renewal multiplier
1×1×
Tagline
Wholesale pricing · no markupIndie registrar · transparent renewal pricing
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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)
Porkbun4 pros · 2 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Transparent renewal pricing (most registrars hide it)
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy + SSL + email forwarding
  • ✓Indie operator (Top Level Design)
  • ✓Best-in-class dashboard
– Cons
  • ✗Smaller TLD selection than mega-registrars
  • ✗No phone support (chat/email only)
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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

VisitCloudflare Registrar ↗Score 9.1VisitPorkbun ↗Score 9.4
← Read full Cloudflare Registrar review·Read full Porkbun review →
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