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    DNSimple

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADNSimple provides, DNS hosting and domain management automation services through API and beautiful web interface. Register domains, manage DNS, and issue SSL certificates, with clients in Ruby, Go, Elixir, Node, and more. DNS hosting service is fully compliant with all the .BANK security requirements.

    $29

    per month Includes 1 seat; $0.50 per hosted zone per month; $0.10 per million queries per zone per month

    Namecheap

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ANamecheap is a website domain name service offering providing easy domain name registration, and affordable hosting plans.

    $5.98

    per year

    Pricing
    DNSimpleNamecheap
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $0
    $0.50 per hosted zone per month; $0.10 per million queries per zone per month. This plan is for 1 user.
    Teams
    $29
    per month ($0.50 per hosted zone per month; $0.10 per million queries per zone per month). Includes 1 seat.
    Enterprise
    Custom
    domain - .com
    $5.98
    per year
    domain - .org
    $8.98
    per year
    Business Email - Starter
    $10.88
    per year
    domain - .net
    $10.98
    per year
    Business Email - Pro
    $25.88
    per year
    Shared Hosting - Stellar Business
    $58.88
    1st year Renews at $118.88/year
    VPS Hosting - Pulsar
    $118.56
    per year
    VPS Hosting - Quasar
    $214.56
    per year
    Dedicated Server Hosting - Xeon E-2234
    $915.88
    per year
    Dedicated Server Hosting - Xeon E-2236
    $1175.88
    per year
    Dedicated Server Hosting - Dual Xeon Silver 4208
    $2171.88
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DNSimpleNamecheap
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    DNSimpleNamecheap
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    DNSimple
    Chose DNSimple
    They all have similar functions, but I decided on DNSimple because of its prices and the fact that it does not have your domain "kidnapped", since you can have your domain at any time to move it to another provider. It also offers very personalized support to customers and …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Small Businesses
    Namecheap
    Score9.4 out of 10
    IONOS Hosting
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DNSimpleNamecheap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    DNSimpleNamecheap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DNSimple
    When you have several DNS domains contracted with different domain providers, you must manage each domain with its corresponding provider. With the DNSimple portal we can bring together all domains in one service and manage them from its portal. In this way we can register the domains with the providers that offer us the best price at all times but we will always manage all the domains from the same portal.
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    Namecheap
    Namecheap is the absolute best domain registrar that I have used, and I have used just about all of the big names. They are priced right; they offer excellent customer service, their FAQs and documentation are excellent. They don’t spam you with offers for things you don’t want, and they don’t have misleading practices like hiding that the first-year fee is 1/10 of the regular annual cost. They don’t try to sneak in a change to your bill and charge you for multiple years when you’ve already set it to a one-year renewal. The only negative of Namecheap is its brand name. I have had a few raised eyebrows when I have told executives that we are using Namecheap. It doesn’t sound like a professional service. It sounds like a consumer service. This is terrible because they are the MOST professional service and reliable service of all the services I work with on a daily basis.
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    Pros
    DNSimple
    • Domain management.
    • Configuring SSL certificates
    • http to https redirection
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    Namecheap
    • Domain registration is easy. This is big because when finding the perfect domain name, you have to do a lot of domain checking to see what is available. Namecheap not only makes this easy, but they recommend other domains that you might like instead, if the one you want is taken. They also allow you to sell domains and buy premium domains from other sellers if they are already registered to them.
    • Free Whois Guard & privacy. This is HUGE. All those annoying phone calls and emails you get the second you register a domain, they will stop when you start using NameCheap to register your domains. This is because they provide free Whois and domain privacy with all domains, for the life of the domain as long as it is registered with them. I love this and it is a huge selling point.
    • Easy updating and management of domains. This is a must. At many time, I need to update the nameservers of multiple domains at once. Namecheap makes it extremely easy to do this and allows for bulk updating. Things also seem to propagate quicker than other domain providers.
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    Cons
    DNSimple
    • It only has 3 pricing plans, but they are very flexible.
    • Domain transfers can sometimes be slow
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    Namecheap
    • Hosting isn't brilliant, as there are other options available which do a better job from a security stand point.
    • Would be great if the discounts were bigger for bulk purchases for longer renewals
    • The layout/dashboard could be simpler to move around - not easy to find somethings
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    Likelihood to Renew
    DNSimple
    It is a product that has helped us a lot in simplifying domain management and allowing us to provide a more agile service to our clients.
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    Usability
    DNSimple
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    Namecheap
    Personally I find it really easy to use and getting everything set-up and sorted is no problem at all, from initial account set-up and purchasing to the technical aspects required
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    Support Rating
    DNSimple
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    Namecheap
    We very rarely have to reach out to customer support because the service is so quick, easy and intuitive to use. But when we have had to use it, the customer service was quick, reliable, answered our questions and addressed our problems without too much back and forth, and was native English speaking.
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    Alternatives Considered
    DNSimple
    They all have similar functions, but I decided on DNSimple because of its prices and the fact that it does not have your domain "kidnapped", since you can have your domain at any time to move it to another provider. It also offers very personalized support to customers and tries to solve any problems that arise.
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    Namecheap
    Namecheap wins hands down on cost and ease of use. I have experienced zero compromise with using Namecheap. There was no trade-off to enjoy the cost savings. Namecheap does everything the other registrars do and more in some cases.
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    Return on Investment
    DNSimple
    • Faster management from a single portal, which saves time/money in management
    • Centralization of all SSL certificates
    • Redirection from http to https so we save money on updating all the links to our web pages.
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    Namecheap
    • Namecheap has saved us hundreds of dollars a year on services that we were required to pay extra for by NetworkSolutions that Namecheap provides for free.
    • Namecheap has made managing our domains simpler, saving us dozens of labor hours a year.
    • Namecheap has encouraged us to experiment with new domain names to see which ones work best. We couldn’t do this with our previous registrars because it was too hard to change from one domain to another.
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