I am currently in the process of transferring all my domain names from GoDaddy to Namecheap.
Why?
- GoDaddy’s price has gone up
- Namecheap is cheaper, and has private registration for no extra charge. GoDaddy charges for each private domain name registration, unless you register a certain number of domain names all at once. But when it comes around to renewal time, you’re stuck paying for it on each domain ($1.99 each, at the moment).
A note to others looking for GoDaddy alternatives: avoid iPower like the plague. COMPLETE nightmare. iPower does not have a centralized login so you can see all your domains with them listed in one account. I had to call in order to get a list of the domains I had registered with them. If you transfer a domain away, you have to let them know manually by email or phone, or it will still be in their system and will be renewed (and your card charged) if the expiration date comes around. If you do email and tell them not to renew the domain name, their response includes the explanation that they have put a dummy credit card number in the billing field so it will not renew, and tell you to ignore any “failed” billing messages regarding that domain. ???!!
Another one to avoid is 1and1. Clunky and customer-unfriendly.
Anyway, there shouldn’t be any interruption of this website during the transition. I have been pleased so far, so hopefully, Namecheap will be my new gold standard of registrars, just like Dreamhost is my choice of web host.