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INWX vs NameSilo

INWXIndie
8.3/ 10
Higher score
NameSiloIndie
8.4/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: INWX wins 1, NameSilo wins 1 (2 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricINWXNameSilo
Score
Winner: right
8.38.4
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
IndependentIndie
IndependentIndie
Founded
20072009
Best for
European devs and agencies who need API + ccTLD coveragePortfolio holders who care more about renewal than year one
Price per yr
Winner: left
$9.50/ yr$12/ yr
Renewal multiplier
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Tagline
German API-first registrar, used by Cloudflare for some TLDsCheap renewals are the actual feature
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
INWX4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓400+ TLDs including hard-to-find ccTLDs
  • ✓Strong API and reseller tooling
  • ✓.com renewal around $9.50
  • ✓Used by Cloudflare for some TLD backends
– Cons
  • ✗Dense German-style UI
  • ✗Support is CET business hours
  • ✗English translation rough in places
  • ✗Some ccTLD privacy is registry-restricted
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.

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VisitINWX ↗Score 8.3VisitNameSilo ↗Score 8.4
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