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Name.com vs Squarespace Domains

Name.com

7.5/ 10

Higher score

Squarespace Domains

7.8/ 10

Across 4 measured dimensions: Name.com wins 2, Squarespace Domains wins 1 (1 tie / n/a)

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Side by side.

8 dimensions

Metric	Name.com	Squarespace Domains
Score Winner: right	7.5	7.8
Δ 90 days	— flat	— flat
Parent & badge	Identity Digital	Squarespace Inc.
Founded	2003	2023
Best for	Buyers who want a polished UI and don't mind paying $5 more per year	Former Google Domains customers who got migrated and want a clean UI
Price per yr Winner: left	$18/ yr	$20/ yr
Renewal multiplier Winner: left	1.4×	—
Tagline	Mid-tier registrar, owned by Identity Digital	The Google Domains successor, Squarespace-priced

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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider

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)

Squarespace Domains4 pros · 4 cons

+ Pros

✓Flat year-one and renewal pricing
✓Free WHOIS privacy included
✓Clean DNS UI inherited from Google
✓No upsells in checkout

– Cons

✗~2x the price of Cloudflare/Porkbun
✗Secondary product behind site builder
✗Roadmap pace has slowed post-migration
✗Some former Google Domains polish is fading

Make the call

Pick one and go.

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

VisitName.com ↗Score 7.5 VisitSquarespace Domains ↗Score 7.8

← Read full Name.com review·Read full Squarespace Domains review →

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