I’ve used NameCheap for about 5 years now and it’s alright. I don’t have to deal with them so much since I only have one domain and my setup is pretty simple.
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Same. I've been using NameCheap for years. I have 3 or 4 domains for different things. I really just need a registrar to hold my names and DNS which rarely changes. My domains auto-renew every year and I barely have to think about it. They're fine for my needs, no complaints.
Namecheap is still good, and honestly very well priced. The main issue is that they don't support automated DNS verification for things like let's encrypt certbot.
This is because they make money selling SSL certs.
If you can live without wildcard certs, or are willing to update them manually, it's fine.
Namecheap is still the cheapest I found for certain TLDs, would be curious to find another though!
Cloud flare is cheaper than namecheap. Cloud flare sells at cost. Namecheap might be cheaper for the initial year, but they will make it up on renewal
Yeah I agree with you especially if you talk about the renewal price since Cloudflare price is a non-discount price, it is not like the others.
Switched from Gandi to Netim recently and it seems like a pretty good drop-in replacement. They are EU-based and include email (that they operate themselves).
They do (as one of the few registars) have all the TLD's I'm looking for. Not the cheapest but decent prices regardless. Thanks for the tip!