Which one you like more? and why?

GoDaddy is an ICANN-accredited registrar while NameCheap is a reseller of eNom, right? Then it's like comparing an apple to an orange.

100% agree, is like a Mercedes vs Ford Focus ,,,, I have one hehe...

>24/7: 100% agree, is like a Mercedes vs Ford Focus ,,,, I have one hehe...

Which one? The Mercedes Benz or Focus? :D

It's apples to apples, because every reseller is a reseller for some Icann accredited registrar. Enom, and their resellers, Namecheap being one, offer more services at a cheaper price.

Namecheap is better in my opinion :D:agree:. They have very fast response time, and actually know what there doing :).

I have domains at both, but prefer NameCheap.

I have used both registrars, and IMO, NameCheap is better. Not only is their support very friendly and quick, but they also accept PayPal payments. Although, lately, the registrations via PayPal have been relatively slow-- They're working on a real-time PayPal system! :D

I voted for Godaddy because they are an ICANN-accredited registrar Namecheap is a reseller. Godaddy is competitively priced at $8.95. Why go through a middleman if you don't have to?

Originally posted by arpmn
I voted for Godaddy because they are an ICANN-accredited registrar Namecheap is a reseller. Godaddy is competitively priced at $8.95. Why go through a middleman if you don't have to?

Because the service is better, the interface to manage your domains is better, you get more features for less money (godaddy charges you extra for email forwarding). NameCheap is just an all around better deal and experience IMHO.

(godaddy charges you extra for email forwarding)


:D Now we're scraping at the bottom of the barrel.....

You must be kidding if you don't think email forwarding is a feature alot of people want?

Companies that offer all these free services more then likely won't be around for long anyway. I'm not sure how long NameCheap has been around or anything JMHO. If I want free email forwading etc I just switch the DNS to MyDomain.com it's easy to do for me since I don't have a ton of domains. So I still can't see the benefit in using a middleman. I guess if owned a ton of domains or something maybe NameCheap is better. For six cents more I'll stick with GoDaddy. Again, just my 2cents! :D MyDomain.com (http://mydomain.com/)

I just don't understand this "middleman" thing. If the service is better, the interface is better, the customer support is better, features included are more, the price is cheaper... who cares that there is a "middleman". Technically everybody but Verisign are middlemen for .com, .net and .org.

NameCheap !!! Two thumbs up!!!

Support is fast. GoDaddy's, in my experience, is slow and scripted.

User interface is easy to understand and navigate.

Prices as competitive as well as their features!

:)

Jessica

You must be kidding if you don't think email forwarding is a feature alot of people want?
i agree with email forwarding being a very popular feature.
godaddy's pricing is not bad 99 cents for 5 email forwarding accounts.

I have about 6 domains with GoDaddy and overall have had a good experience with them.

>greggish: Technically everybody but Verisign are middlemen for .com, .net and .org.

I guess you might have mixed up Verisign the REGISTRY (formally operating as Verisign Global Registry Services) and its registrar wing which are 2 separate entities. While the former manages the CNO gTLD database and maintains the Shared Registration System (SRS), the latter competes with all other ICANN-accredited registrars and pays $6 for each domain name too.

Technically everybody but Verisign are middlemen for .com, .net and .org.

A lot of uninformed people make this mistake but the worst is people talking like they know the industry inside and out.



I guess you might have mixed up Verisign the REGISTRY (formally operating as Verisign Global Registry Services) and its registrar wing which are 2 separate entities. While the former manages the CNO gTLD database and maintains the Shared Registration System (SRS), the latter competes with all other ICANN-accredited registrars and pays $6 for each domain name too.

It's good to see that there are still some knowledgeable people in WHT.


.....but they sure are fading fast

my vote is for directnic (even though it's not up there lol). Although, I have been thinking of buying from godaddy.com :)

I have 10 domains in Godaddy and no problems at all. I don't know NameCheap but I can say Godaddy is better than Netsol (I have still 2 domains with them and trying to transfer). :) :)

I have many domains with both of them and started transferring everything to Namecheap.

Support is good, fast and polite.

I also had lots of troubles transferring some domains away from Godaddy. Although they admitted having problems on their side and promised to transfer everything, nothing happened and I had to contact the BBB to get my domains transferred.

Also, GD told me that, if I put several client domains into 1 account, they would give the password to any of the domain owners, if asked (and then he'd have access to all other domains). So, I had to put each client into a separate account, with Namecheap I have them in 1 single account, which is very convenient.

Also, GD told me that, if I put several client domains into 1 account, they would give the password to any of the domain owners, if asked (and then he'd have access to all other domains). So, I had to put each client into a separate account, with Namecheap I have them in 1 single account, which is very convenient.


You can do the same at Go Daddy if you don't make your clients the admin contact......that's who gets the pass retrieval (admin email).

It's funny how people hear what they want to hear.

Bok,
I hope you don't handle the customer service over at GoDaddy.com . Most of your remarks seem pretty rude and condescending. I know if I was Bob Parsons I would not want you representing my company in such a way. Well that's my opinion anyways.

Richard Kirkendall

Originally posted by bok



You can do the same at Go Daddy if you don't make your clients the admin contact......that's who gets the pass retrieval (admin email).

It's funny how people hear what they want to hear.

No, GD told me that any registrant will get the password if he asks for it, even if he is not registered as any of the contacts. So, if I put several clients into 1 single account, they would give away the pass to any registered person or company, not only to the administrative contact.

I contacted them twice about it over a period of several months.

Bok, When I said "technically everybody but Verisign are middlemen for .com, .net and .org"... I meant they all have to tie into to the registry maintained by verisign... notice I only mentioned those 3 tld's since other companies control the registries for other tld's. We have different threshholds for what we consider middlemen to be. But the fact is, if you only want "one" company involved with all aspects of your domain for those 3 tld's you have to register it with Verisign. By the way, do you have to work hard at being that rude and pompous, or does it come naturally?

No, GD told me that any registrant will get the password if he asks for it, even if he is not registered as any of the contacts. So, if I put several clients into 1 single account, they would give away the pass to any registered person or company, not only to the administrative contact.


I'm not sure who told you that cyberdao but it's false information; why would we just give info to anyone? That's not very secure.

Originally posted by enetwork
Bok,
I hope you don't handle the customer service over at GoDaddy.com . Most of your remarks seem pretty rude and condescending. I know if I was Bob Parsons I would not want you representing my company in such a way. Well that's my opinion anyways.

Richard Kirkendall

I would have to agree. He needs to tone it down a bit.

Originally posted by bok



I'm not sure who told you that cyberdao but it's false information; why would we just give info to anyone? That's not very secure.

Bok, I was given this information twice on GD's official supportwebsite.com after submitting a ticket. This had to be done for legal reasons, I was told. I asked a 2nd time after a few months, because this was important for me and one of the main reasons to leave GD.

I have domains with several registrars, including Namecheap and GoDaddy. My personal pick though is Namecheap. The interface is easier and customer support is faster in my opinion.

Originally posted by cyberdao


Bok, I was given this information twice on GD's official supportwebsite.com after submitting a ticket. This had to be done for legal reasons, I was told. I asked a 2nd time after a few months, because this was important for me and one of the main reasons to leave GD.


Hmmm, well, to set the record straight, the admin email is the one who can obtain account information at GD. In fact, the techs don't give that information at all! The user names and pass must be retrieved by the admin email via the password retrieval page-- we don't tell anyone what their information is, for liability reasons.

You got bad information and actually that surprises me. Wish i knew who had told you that.

You must have names on the tickets......

Account information is automatically sent to the admin contact's email address, but the registrant himself (even if he is not the admin. or billing or tech. contact) CAN get the account information, if he contacts GD, proves that he is the owner and asks for it. And that's a security concern, if you put several clinets into 1 account.

Actually no, he can't get the account information but if the registrant wants their 'own' account they may. If they fax the proper identification then we must do what they ask, for legal reasons. We don't know the situation you have with your clients...but again we won't release your account info to them.

Albeit, good luck with your new registrar. And thanks for giving it a try.

Originally posted by bok
Actually no, he can't get the account information but if the registrant wants their 'own' account they may. If they fax the proper identification then we must do what they ask, for legal reasons.

Thanks Bok, that's exactly what I meant: You can't put several different clients into 1 single account. If one client gets "his" account information, he can also access the other domains in the same account.

Don't get me wrong, GD does a great job, I just prefer Namecheap for my own situation, and it's always good to have competition. I still have many clients at GD and also at Registerfly.

www.godaddy.com
9 domains

have used them since the days that network solutions finally lost the monopoly.

www.namecheap.com
8 domains

i have and always will be a big fan of godaddy over the others. it is really preferences, some have cheaper add-on services and other features.

what i need is

domain lock which is free with godaddy.
updating of dns

i don't need all those extra add-ons.

Originally posted by emergency
what i need is

domain lock which is free with godaddy.
updating of dns


Those two are free with NameCheap too. :)

Never used namecheap, but i would never leave Go Daddy. Especially with their new (full) DNS features that include sub-domains.

Although-Namecheap seems to be doing well for a reseller but you can't beat an ICANN accredited registrar that you're comfortable with in Go Daddy

NameCheap is an eNom reseller. :) eNom is ICANN accredited. You'll find a lot of people here trust both NameCheap and eNom. :)

... and Enom also appears as the registrar in the Whois, so the domains should be safe in case s.th. happens with Namecheap.