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GoDaddy vs Name.com

GoDaddyGoDaddy

5.5/ 10

Higher score

Name.com

7.5/ 10

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

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Side by side.

8 dimensions

Metric	GoDaddy	Name.com
Score Winner: right	5.5	7.5
Δ 90 days	— flat	— flat
Parent & badge Winner: right	IndependentGoDaddy	Identity Digital
Founded	1997	2003
Best for	Almost no one — the brand recognition is the only reason to choose it	Buyers who want a polished UI and don't mind paying $5 more per year
Price per yr Winner: right	$22/ yr	$18/ yr
Renewal multiplier Winner: right	1.8×	1.4×
Tagline	Cheap intro, brutal renewal, relentless upsells	Mid-tier registrar, owned by Identity Digital

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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider

GoDaddy4 pros · 4 cons

+ Pros

✓World's largest registrar — every TLD available
✓24/7 phone support
✓Mature DNS and admin tooling
✓Bulk-domain tools for resellers

– Cons

✗Renewal ~2x competitor pricing
✗Pre-selected upsells throughout checkout
✗WHOIS privacy historically extra (now "free")
✗Aggressive auto-renewal at full price

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.

VisitGoDaddy ↗Score 5.5 VisitName.com ↗Score 7.5

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

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