I am trying to choose between Namecheap vs EnOM for a domain reseller account
Namecheap has a buggy API vs ENOM has a better working API, namecheap gives free positive SSL and privacy protection with every new domain (only the first year) while the domain is priced at around 9.50 USD where as ENOM has no free SSL and privacy protection though each domain costs me around 7.50 dollars. Which one would you choose and why? Am adding at the end that minimum funding at namecheap is 10 dollars where minumum funding to ENOM is 100 dollars.

Thank you for reading it and for any further answers:confused:

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Kinda off topic but you may be interested in internet.bs

http://www.internetbs.net/ResellerRegistrarDomainNameAPI/

If you want the best, go with eNom. they are not the best Reseller for the last 8-9 years straight for nothing. I wasn't aware that NameCheap offered Reseller facilities. I thought they were an eNom Reseller themselves.

enom would be my choice.

I would suggest using enom for a reseller account. They've been around for a very long time and are reputable.

Have you looked at ResellerClub (http://www.resellerclub.com)?

Yes I have made up my desicion to go with ENOM as it is slightly cheaper on looks more promising. Namecheap does offer reseller and yes they are resellers of enom also. Enom lets you offer resellers once you are a reseller of them.

Resellers club, I have contacted them and the way live chat would show online while they are actually offline and how they would contact me after 48 hours and the way they mention what would be their next promotion plus to get reasonable prices you need to invest like thousands of dollars there. I hate it when a company says a product is eg. 5$ then you find out it is actually 25 $ unless you pay them upfront 25000$. This situation and strategy is very irritating for any product or/and price. For me Reseller Club can not be an option as a result.

And how much do you invest with Enom to get those slightly cheaper domains.

Just like what I would have to invest with Namecheap I went with another reseller of them (I had this option from the beginning but was leaning towards namecheap somehow) and needed to invest "0" and can do fundings of min 10 dollars and I get domains for about 7.50 which is about 2 dollars or more cheaper then Namecheap per domain.

I have read again of my conclusion and thought maybe I was a bit harsh on reseller club so I apologize from them as it shouldn't be my concern the way their marketing and sales strategy is. I would hate to see the thread ending in an argument.

I have read again of my conclusion and thought maybe I was a bit harsh on reseller club so I apologize from them as it shouldn't be my concern the way their marketing and sales strategy is. I would hate to see the thread ending in an argument.

You don't have to be apologetic for what you experienced at RC, and sometimes arguments are good.

Why I asked about the rates at Enom is because as per their site ( http://www.enom.com/pricing.asp ) you get 7.95 rates when you deposit $1,595 as setup fee or $6,995 without setup fee.

With ResellerClub you get ( http://www.resellerclub.com/pricing )$7.89 rates by depositing $2,999, which you use towards booking domains, and you get lot of free goodies. Also at RC you can start with initial slab, and as your total receipt increases you climb the slabs and get cheaper rates. Some kind of promo is always running at RC.

And as Suyash mentioned, this is the best month at RC.

eNom's Control Panel is much nicer than RC's, unfortunately. That's another reason to go with eNom. I'm not knocking RC, just pointing out the facts.

If you want the best, go with eNom. they are not the best Reseller for the last 8-9 years straight for nothing. I wasn't aware that NameCheap offered Reseller facilities. I thought they were an eNom Reseller themselves.

Namecheap's reseller program http://website.unifiedregistrar.com/features.asp

Yikes, this is a pretty hard choice but I think i'd go with Enom on this one.

You don't have to be apologetic for what you experienced at RC, and sometimes arguments are good.

Why I asked about the rates at Enom is because as per their site ( http://www.enom.com/pricing.asp ) you get 7.95 rates when you deposit $1,595 as setup fee or $6,995 without setup fee.

With ResellerClub you get ( http://www.resellerclub.com/pricing )$7.89 rates by depositing $2,999, which you use towards booking domains, and you get lot of free goodies. Also at RC you can start with initial slab, and as your total receipt increases you climb the slabs and get cheaper rates. Some kind of promo is always running at RC.

And as Suyash mentioned, this is the best month at RC.

I believe you maybe a step ahead of me as you are talking about directly paying the initial fee and becoming a direct reseller but I am talking about using a service provided by another reseller of ENOM which saves me from paying those direct fees.

Once I believe I get enough profits then yes I may start calculating the way you do and then reseller club could be a good choice for me as well.

Right now the deal I have is that I can deposit 10 $ and get 7.69 exactly for .com domains which is cheaper then all of the prices you mentioned above. Though my real concern is not the 20 cents at all, I feel it is profitable because the way I go does not include any kind of setup fees yet still have a good price.

If that is the case then you shouldn't compare it that way.
One is an ICANN registrar (Resellerclub)and the other one is a reseller of registrar(enom).

Going directly with a registrar does makes a difference. But then it also depends on the kind of budget/investment and volume you have or forsee.

As a matter of fact NC is a very reputed company so nothing wrong going with them.

Point is your domain should be safe.

Another +1 for enom here.

Enom probably.

If that is the case then you shouldn't compare it that way.
One is an ICANN registrar (Resellerclub)and the other one is a reseller of registrar(enom).

NameCheap *IS* ICANN accredited (http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html). Please check the facts before posting. Thanks.

If you read the whole thread than you would you know what I meant.

NameCheap *IS* ICANN accredited (http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html). Please check the facts before posting. Thanks.

Stan, they are ICANN accredited but they are not active. They are still using Enom for their domain registration.

Thanx
Suyash

Use Enom Account Its Best.Thats Why Enom Is No1 Domain Reseller Company for all time

We use Enom and have been very satisfied over the past nine years. We became an ETP and the a Certified Enom Reseller and have about 12,000 domains registered there. I was pretty miffed when they jacked up the prices to $7.95 to $6.95 due to the ICANN price hike but I can understand that they had to pass this hike along to their resellers. Will 11 million domains registered that would have meant a loss of $11,000,000 per year.

When we joined it was $495 to get the $7.95 rate and after we had 1,000 domains they lowered it to $6.95. And now back to $7.95. I like it because everything is automated and we just get checks in the mail. :)

and have about 12,000 domains registered there

With that many domains, you can become a registrar yourself, look at http://www.logicboxes.com

It's not that easy as 10,000 of the domains are from our domain resellers and they are with us because of Enom's backend. If we opened our own registrar we'd have to duplicate the tools Enom provides.

If anyone want to become a registrar yourself its not easy.domain is not factor for registrar.some company have 100-500 domains.but they are also register.Another thing if you use logicboxes.com API you have per domain 0.60$/Yr. I think 4 years ago i m going to try But.. i cannot share thing my bad things with DirectI/Logic box.another thing If any want to wish became a register better to create Own API by developer and it will get your Own API.

I think if you use Logicboxes API some company use and if they price low from you what is your benefit to "become a registrar".and Why user goes to you?No Creativity here...

as like I have heared many friends use Resell.bix for that they says why need to go directI other.

With that many domains, you can become a registrar yourself, look at http://www.logicboxes.com

I've got a reseller account through Resell.biz (http://resell.biz) (UK2 Group Ltd.)

I've got fantastic rates ($6.95 registrations, $5.95 transfers), free whois, DNS management. Been using them for about.. 4.5 years? Before UK2 bought it out, Stargate, Inc had owned it when I signed up for a reseller.

Been as you get a free eNom account with WHMCS you might as well just use that.

I think eNom is the best.

I thought let's throw in the NEO into this thread... Anyone has expeience with them? What are the downs and ups when you compare with Enom?

Enom Premier Lowest pricing plan for power resellers .COM Pricing $7.95/yr.

Enom price is higher.But they are NO1 Reseller anyone think?

Price is not main factor In Domain Reseller For Big company Mind it.I Highly recommend use Enom.they are No1 Position in 7 years.

Before start Web Hosting business you have to think all things.

otherwise you cannot business like me

Thanks Go ahead

Enom Premier Lowest pricing plan for power resellers .COM Pricing $7.95/yr.

Enom price is higher.But they are NO1 Reseller anyone think?

Price is not main factor In Domain Reseller For Big company Mind it.I Highly recommend use Enom.they are No1 Position in 7 years.

Before start Web Hosting business you have to think all things.

otherwise you cannot business like me

Thanks Go ahead

Thank you for your response. What did you mean by "you cannot business like me" Are you not doing hosting business right now? which host were you before? can you tell me what made you give up if you did give up? Thank you

Hi Ceko,

I visited your site www.flipperhost.com, it seems you are using WHMCS and using www.enom.com as the registrar.

So based on this thread which you started, i think you are having second thought on using enom. What could be the reason for you not wanting to do business with enom, that you are looking around for another registrar.

Suyash

Hi Ceko,

I visited your site www.flipperhost.com (http://www.flipperhost.com), it seems you are using WHMCS and using www.enom.com (http://www.enom.com) as the registrar.

So based on this thread which you started, i think you are having second thought on using enom. What could be the reason for you not wanting to do business with enom, that you are looking around for another registrar.

Suyash

Actually I have chosen what to do and happy as I am for now. But as I have had already opened the topic I just wanted as much information as possible on this thread about domain registrars as it seems things may change very fast in hosting business so I think it is a good idea to always have an alternative to what you already have.

Actually I have chosen what to do and happy as I am for now. But as I have had already opened the topic I just wanted as much information as possible on this thread about domain registrars as it seems things may change very fast in hosting business so I think it is a good idea to always have an alternative to what you already have.

Agreed..

Its always good to do your due-dilligence but at the same time take everything and everyone's (including my) advice with a pinch of salt.

On forum and blogs there are so many different voices for a same company that its becomes tough to decide which one is right and which one is wrong.

Suyash

Use Enom Via aboutReseller.

eNom is the best.
Namecheap is new in the game of Domain Resellers, it'll take time for them to come up to the competitive standard. So buy eNom Reseller and enjoy :)

I thought let's throw in the NEO into this thread... Anyone has expeience with them? What are the downs and ups when you compare with Enom?

I use NEO and I find they are great. Support is awesome and really fast and have never had a problem with a domain registration or renewal with them.

Instead of starting a new thread- does anyone know of a domain reseller that provides .CA domains? I presume they would have to be a Canadian reseller for CIRA requirements.. If I can't find a reputable one, I'm just going to dump the .CA ones and go with eNom.

Ceko. You made a good decision, imho.

Netearthone.com I use them, they are very good and pretty low when you start on the lowest tier (FREE).

It's around £5.50 per domain and goes down as you topup/spend, so you do not have to deposit anything at all. Yet i have used WHMCS free one (ResellerClub), but the bad thing is, pricing never goes down. And with that your looking at maybe £5.99 a domain.

Certis I understand that you can get .ca from eNom though personally I chose OpenSRS. You can be a direct reseller of OpenSRS fore a $100.00 set up fee and then domains and SSL are yours to resell. OpenSRS domain pricing can look a little pricey until you count that they include domain privacy. eNom charges quit a bit extra and if you care about the quality of product you are offering your clients this might matter to you. Personally I am looking at also using NetEarthOne for my .com's etc as they also include privacy and are a couple of dollars cheaper. NetEarthOne also sells GlobalSign/Alpha SSL which looks to be a better offering than Rapid SLL. It is also worthy to note that OpenSRS has recently added the ability to have sub-resellers so it might be possible for you to find someone who would sign you up in that capacity without the set up fee.

Instead of starting a new thread-
Probably would have been better to start a new thread

I presume they would have to be a Canadian reseller for CIRA requirements..

I don't believe they need to be Canadian. Only the registrar and the registrant needs to be Canadian.

does anyone know of a domain reseller that provides .CA domains?
I use OpenSRS. They are based in Toronto

If I can't find a reputable one, I'm just going to dump the .CA ones and go with eNom.
eNom does .ca domains. My cost through eNom, for .ca names is higher than my cost though OpenSRS, but not dramatically so. I assume eNom is reselling .ca names from a Canadian registrar, but if .ca names are not a large percentage of your domain names, they may or may not be less expensive over all.

Go for resellerclub becuase they have rebust soap based api.