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PorkbunIndie
Indie registrar with honest pricing
$11.5/ yr1.3× intro
intro $9.00
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| # | Provider | Best For | Price | Score / 10 | Δ 90d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | This sponsored slot is available. Rankings top — Registrar · clearly labelled when filled | — | — | — | — | Buy slot → |
| 01 | PorkbunIndie Indie registrar with honest pricing | folks who hate surprise fees | $11.5/ yr intro $9.00 1.3× intro | 9.1 | — flat | |
| 02 | NameSiloIndie Cheap renewals are the actual feature | Budget folks who hate surprise fees | $12/ yr | 8.4 | — flat | |
| 03 | DynadotIndie Indie, technical, transparent pricing, no upsells | Domain investors who know their tech | $11/ yr | 8.4 | — flat | |
| 04 | INWXIndie German API-first registrar, used by Cloudflare for some TLDs | Techies and API lovers needing rare domains | $9.50/ yr | 8.3 | — flat | |
| 05 | The Google Domains successor, Squarespace-priced | Folks who trust Squarespace and Google vibes | $20/ yr | 7.8 | — flat | |
| 06 | Clean UI, premium prices, no hosting upsells | Folks who want a premium domain experience | $17/ yr | 7.6 | — flat | |
| 07 | NamecheapIndie Cheap intro, mediocre renewals, heavy upsells | Budget hunters, mind the upsells | $15/ yr intro $6.00 2.5× intro | 7.6 | — flat | |
| 08 | Mid-tier registrar, owned by Identity Digital | Folks wanting a mid-tier registrar | $18/ yr intro $13 1.4× intro | 7.5 | — flat | |
| 09 | Namecheap's new brand swing, jury still out | Dev-focused folks who love clean UIs | $13/ yr intro $9.00 1.4× intro | 7.0 | — flat | |
| 10 | Once-beloved indie, gutted by 2023 price hikes | Folks who miss the old Gandi | $30/ yr intro $12 2.5× intro | 7.0 | — flat | |
| 11 | GoDaddyGoDaddy Cheap intro, brutal renewal, relentless upsells | Folks who need every TLD option | $22/ yr intro $12 1.8× intro | 5.5 | — flat | |
| 12 | Domain.comNewfold Newfold's generic-brand registrar, same playbook | Brand chasers who don't mind upsells | $25/ yr intro $10 2.5× intro | 5.0 | — flat | |
| 13 | Network SolutionsNewfold Newfold-owned legacy brand with the worst .com renewal on this list | Old-school folks stuck in the past | $35/ yr intro $10 3.5× intro | 4.5 | — flat |