Namecheap
.com from $10.98 for the first year on sale ($14.98 regular), renews at $18.48/yr
Domain registrar for .com, .io, .co and other domains, with free WHOIS privacy and DNS management
Namecheap sells domain names and the services around them, such as DNS and SSL certificates. Every founder needs at least one domain, and a registrar like this keeps it separate from your hosting, so you can move hosts without moving the domain.
The prices on the search page are first-year prices. A .com is $10.98 for the first year during the current sale ($14.98 normally) and $18.48 a year after that, so check the renewal price before you buy any extension.
Turn on auto-renew as soon as you register. If a domain expires, your site and email stop working, though a .com gets a grace period of around 30 days to renew at the normal price.
Pros
- Free domain privacy for life on eligible domains, which keeps your contact details out of WHOIS lookups
- New customers can get a first-year .com for $6.79 (one per household)
- About 30 days' grace after expiry to renew at the normal rate
Cons
- Renewals cost more than the first year: a .com renews at $18.48 a year
- ICANN's $0.20 fee is added at checkout for some domains
- Some country domains, such as .de, .eu and .fr, must be set to auto-renew several days before expiry or they go straight into redemption
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