A namecheap bug got my domain suspended: https://captnemo.in/blog/2026/05/05/namecheap-whois/
replyI'm planning to migrate out.
So what company are people switching to? Namecheap used to be a reasonable choice -oh wait there is another thread with that discussion
reply- Porkbun (see the thread below https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50144164)
reply- Cloudflare
I’ve got some domains in Cloudflare and some in Porkbun. No issues yet. I also like how straightforward Porkbun is while still supporting API automation and team accounts.
replyPorkbun was very pleasant to use, would definitely recommend them!
replyI wanted something in the EU, so I went with INWX - their UI is quite unintuitive/bad in my eyes though. I guess Hostinger/IONOS/Gandi/... would also be pretty popular for anyone like me.
I have good experiences with both porkbun and INWX as well. INWX could indeed use a UX update.
replyI used to use TransIP.nl and while they are still good, they’ve gotten expensive over the last few years.
Yes, TransIP is good, but expensive. I always liked their service, when you have questions getting an answer within the hour via their online support interface. But I'm migrating away now (esp. with VPS'es as the prices here are waaay too high). Using OVHCloud now.
replyPorkbun
replyYeah, I'm not waiting around for Namecheap to screw me, I'm moving to porkbun. They do all the stuff Namecheap does for me now.
replyI've been waiting for the "porkbun screwed me" stories, but haven't seen any yet.
There are in that very Reddit thread though.
replyDynadot
replyIt asks you to choose 4 (four!) "secret questions" as a "security" measure. I decided that keeping your domains with an organization that insists on idiotic practices that are firmly forbidden by every sensible security practices guide (OWASP, NIST 800-63, anything, really) since like 2015 is not a very wise choice.
replyjoker.com
replyinternet.bs
replyHilarious because namecheap is the number 1 provider of lookalike domains that we see in our incident response actions.
replyIf your business strategy involves going with a vendor with 'cheap' in the name, that's probably the Root Cause of most issues that arise from that vendor
replynamecheap was decent, unfortunately the lesson people need to learn is that not everything stays decent, not in the current share-holder asskissing climate
replyThey used to be great, I had 30+ domains with them and support used to be great. They got acquired by PE and went downhill.
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