Best Domain Registrars - Page 4
Domain registrars allow businesses and individuals to reserve and register internet domain names. These platforms are used by organizations that wish to create and maintain a website, protect their brand, or reserve a domain name for future business opportunities.
When a domain is registered, it is reserved for a set period, typically one year by default, but often extendable up to ten years, after which it must be renewed to maintain ownership. Registrars also offer services such as domain availability searches, transfers between providers, and domain parking, where the name points to a placeholder page or simple advertisement until a full site is developed.
To operate legitimately, registrars must be accredited by governing authorities. For most generic domains (like .com or .org), this accreditation comes from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). For country-specific domains, regional bodies oversee the process, for example, Nominet for .uk.
Many registrars go beyond registration by offering managed domain name system (DNS) solutions, which handle the translation of domain names into IP addresses and ensure traffic is routed reliably. Many of these platforms also provide DNS security features such as domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC) or protection against spoofing, though more advanced defenses like distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation may be available only through specialized providers.
Together, domain registration, DNS management, and security measures create a unified system that allows organizations to establish, control, and protect their online presence.
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Best Domain Registrars At A Glance
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We pride ourselves on providing the lowest everyday domain prices on the Internet. Whether you have a portfolio of 1 or 1,000,000 domains, we make registering and managing them a quick, clean, and eas
- Internet
- 97% Small-Business
- 5% Mid-Market
5,278 Twitter followers
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Network Solutions pioneered the service for creating and acquiring specific "web addresses" (known as domain name registration), and today offer a full range of Web-related services. In addition to do
- Owner
- Marketing and Advertising
- Computer Software
- 75% Small-Business
- 22% Mid-Market
163,262 Twitter followers
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Afternic is a domain marketplace where domain owners can list their domain for sale, and prospective domain buyers can review available inventory.
- Education Management
- 72% Small-Business
- 21% Mid-Market
275,760 Twitter followers
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123-reg provides domains names, web hosting, email and website building tools.
- 71% Small-Business
- 29% Mid-Market
14,521 Twitter followers
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DanDomain provides web hosting and domain name services.
- 58% Small-Business
- 42% Mid-Market
300 Twitter followers
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Register.it offers transfer services and Internet domain name registration, web hosting plans, and virtual and dedicated servers.
- 62% Small-Business
- 31% Enterprise
1,861 Twitter followers
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KnownHost is a leading provider of managed hosting solutions, offering a wide range of services such as VPS hosting, dedicated servers, shared hosting, and WordPress hosting. With a focus on performan
- 92% Small-Business
- 8% Mid-Market
9,474 Twitter followers
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Nexcess helps sites and stores get online faster - and grow. For more than 23 years, we've been serving & supporting small businesses, large enterprises, and the designers, developers, and agencie
- Marketing and Advertising
- Retail
- 76% Small-Business
- 21% Mid-Market
24,729 Twitter followers
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HugeDomains is a domain reseller offering premium domain names.
- 86% Small-Business
- 9% Enterprise
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Domain.com is a provider of domain registrations and web solutions.
- Computer Software
- 96% Small-Business
- 4% Enterprise
163,262 Twitter followers
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Web hosting services offered by Crazy Domains
- 74% Small-Business
- 22% Mid-Market
1,075 Twitter followers
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Sav is a leading ICANN accredited domain name registrar that empowers creators to most effectively and efficiently transform an idea into a shiny new digital identity with domain names, websites and e
- Information Technology and Services
- 75% Small-Business
- 15% Mid-Market
18,508 Twitter followers
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OnlyDomains is a domain management solution that also offers hosting, phone numbers, virtual offices, trademarks & more.
- Marketing and Advertising
- 56% Small-Business
- 44% Mid-Market
3,883 Twitter followers
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DomainRacer aims to offer reliable, secure, and affordable hosting solutions for professionals and enterprises. DomainRacer has the following features and benefits: • Unlimited SSD disk space for
- Internet
- Information Technology and Services
- 83% Small-Business
- 20% Mid-Market
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Supercharge your next project with MakersHost’s blazing fast SSD cloud servers and global CDN. Plans start at just $0.99/mo.
- Owner
- Marketing and Advertising
- 96% Small-Business
- 4% Mid-Market
