Domain.com Domain Name Registrar Review

Introduction

domain.com appears to be a good domain name registrar that appears to be in business for the past 14 years. Offering their services since 2000, they claim to offer domain names registration with Total DNS Management and Transfer Lock control. Apart from that, they also seem to offer web hosting, VPS hosting, Email, SSL certificates, web design, and online marketing services. Seems like they are including URL Forwarding, Email Forwarding services as well for free.

Pricing

.com registration – $9.99/yr
Domain privacy – $8.99/yr
Total – $18.98/yr

Here’s the domain pricing advertisement:

domain.com Advertise $9.99

domain.com Advertise $9.99

Domain registration along with Whois:

domain.com Register-and Whois

domain.com Register-and Whois

Order total (Domain name + Whois):

domain.com Checkout

domain.com Checkout

User Interface (UI)

As far as the order and checkout goes, the website looks good, but the UI for the checkout process is a bit different which left me with a different flavor. Here’s how the ordering system looks like:

Here’s how the Add to Cart process looks:

domain.com Add to Cart

domain.com Add to Cart

Other Services/Features offered

  • Domain Privacy
  • ICANN accredited
  • Bulk Registration
  • Domain Renewals
  • Domain Transfer
  • Domain Services
  • Premium Domains
  • Web Hosting Services (Linux, Windows)
  • Web Design Services
  • SSL Certificates ($59.95/yr.)
  • Payment: Credit Cards, PayPal

About the Company

  • In Service from 2000
  • Support: 24×7; Online and email
  • Sales Contact Number: 800-403-3568
  • Support Contact Number: 800-403-3568

Pros

  • User-friendly interface
  • Suggests domain names automatically
  • Accepts PayPal and major credit cards
  • You own the domain
  • Initial signup discount available
  • Phone and Chat support available

Cons

  • Domain name registration along with Whois privacy is expensive

Domain.com Review Conclusion

The total of $18.98/yr seems to be too pricey, considering that I always make sure to include Domain privacy with my order. So for example, if you want to register 10 domains, you will end up paying almost $90/yr, just for the privacy. This is a no-no. If you opt for just the domain name (not suggested), the cost would be $9.99/yr. This is just like any other domain name registrar. There’s nothing special about it which appeals to me and makes me want to go with it.

Verdict on domain.com as Domain Name Registrar

I DO NOT RECOMMEND domain.com for buying domain names as their total price is simply high.

One Comment on Domain.com Domain Name Registrar Review

  1. 1

    Excellent post. I am facing some of these issues as well..

    Antony

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