namecheap.com Domain Name Registrar Review

Introduction

namecheap.com appears to be the modern day domain name registrar that has been in business since 2001. They claim be a ICANN-accredited domain name registrar and web hosting company. They also claim to offer full-featured hosting packages, secure SSL certificates, WhoisGuard privacy protection service, and more.

Pricing

.com registration – $10.69/yr
Domain privacy – $2.88/yr (Free for first time domain registration)
ICANN Fees – $0.18
Total – $13.75/yr

Domain name pricing

The prices shown in the screenshot below reflects the price of $10.69/yr along with ICANN fees of $0.18 for 1 year domain name registration:

namecheap.com Registration $10.87

Domain privacy pricing

The domain privacy pricing is Free for the first time domain name registration and can be seen in the screenshots below:

namecheap.com Order Total – 1 Year

The domain privacy pricing is $2.88 for every year after the first year and can be seen in the screenshot below:

namecheap.com Order Total – 1 Year

Total Order pricing

The pricing changes as per the term of registration. Check out the different terms of registration and the change in pricing below:

namecheap.com Order Total – 2 Years Domain 1 Year Whois Guard

namecheap.com Order Total – 2 Years Domain 2 Years Whois Guard

User Interface (UI)

As far as the UI goes, the website looks like a modern. The homepage draws the focus on the domain name search box. This makes it easy for users to start searching for domain names right away. The homepage also showcases different useful products that could be of interest.

When placing an order for the domain name registration, the Add to Cart system is simple and easy. Finally the Checkout process itself is very simple and the layout of the estimate helps in understanding of the costs very easily. All in all, they sport a good looking UI.

Other Services/Features offered

Domiain Transfer
Personal Domain
Marketplace
Whois
FreeDNS
Web Hosting
Private Email Hosting
SSL Certificates
Payment: Credit Cards (VISA, Mastercard, American Express), PayPal, Google Wallet, Dwolla payments (only available to US residents) and Bitcoin payments (Read more about payments here)

About the Company

In Service from 2001
Support via: Ticket, Email, Live Chat

Pros

Pricing of the domain name is almost the same as the standard market price
ICANN-accredited
Accepts PayPal and credit cards
Other Website Services to take your business forward are available
Email, Chat and Ticket support available
Initial signup discount available for domain privacy

Cons

Domain Privacy is being charged for separately
No phone support

namecheap.com Review Conclusion

namecheap.com looks like a promising domain name registrar. Their domain name pricing is almost the standard pricing. Hence I would not hesitate to go with them. But the catch is that they do not include free domain privacy service. Instead, they charge almost $3 for the same. That said, on the total , they charge about $4/yr on every domain name that you register with them, along with domain privacy option.

For example, if you plan to register 10 domain with them, you will end up paying $40 more every year. This is less than half of what you would pay for those expensive domain name registrars, but I feel it’s expensive for domain names.