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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
MetricGoDaddyName.com
Score
Winner: right
5.57.5
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Winner: right
IndependentGoDaddy
Identity Digital
Founded
19972003
Best for
Folks who need every TLD optionFolks wanting a mid-tier registrar
Price per yr
Winner: right
$22/ yr$18/ yr
Renewal multiplier
Winner: right
1.8×1.4×
Tagline
Cheap intro, brutal renewal, relentless upsellsMid-tier registrar, owned by Identity Digital
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
GoDaddy5 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓World's largest registrar
  • ✓Every TLD you could want
  • ✓24/7 phone support
  • ✓Solid DNS and admin tools
  • ✓Good for bulk domain management
– Cons
  • ✗Renewals cost twice as much
  • ✗Checkout full of upsells
  • ✗WHOIS privacy always extra
  • ✗Aggressive auto-renewals
Name.com4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Clean, modern UI
  • ✓Free WHOIS privacy
  • ✓No shady upsells
  • ✓API with documents
– Cons
  • ✗Higher renewal cost
  • ✗Pushes gTLDs hard
  • ✗Not the fastest DNS
  • ✗Email upsells exist
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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

VisitGoDaddy ↗Score 5.5VisitName.com ↗Score 7.5
← Read full GoDaddy review·Read full Name.com review →
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