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Gandi vs Name.com

Gandi

7.0/ 10

Higher score

Name.com

7.5/ 10

Across 4 measured dimensions: Gandi wins 0, Name.com wins 3 (1 tie / n/a)

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Side by side.

8 dimensions

Metric	Gandi	Name.com
Score Winner: right	7.0	7.5
Δ 90 days	— flat	— flat
Parent & badge	Total Webhosting Solutions	Identity Digital
Founded	1999	2003
Best for	Existing customers who haven't transferred out yet	Buyers who want a polished UI and don't mind paying $5 more per year
Price per yr Winner: right	$30/ yr	$18/ yr
Renewal multiplier Winner: right	2.5×	1.4×
Tagline	Once-beloved indie, gutted by 2023 price hikes	Mid-tier registrar, owned by Identity Digital

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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider

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

Name.com4 pros · 4 cons

+ Pros

✓Clean, modern UI
✓Free WHOIS privacy and DNSSEC
✓Reasonable upsell pressure (not pre-checked)
✓Documented API

– Cons

✗Renewal ~$5 higher than indie competitors
✗Identity Digital ownership creates gTLD bias
✗DNS is competent but not edge-fast
✗Email/SSL upsells exist (just not as bad as GoDaddy)

Make the call

Pick one and go.

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

VisitGandi ↗Score 7.0 VisitName.com ↗Score 7.5

← Read full Gandi review·Read full Name.com review →

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