# Namecheap 35 Hacker News commenters recommended Namecheap and 130 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 14 years (9 owners). **Verdict:** Recommended for good support, low prices, free extras and long reliable service. The common caveat is accounts suspended with little warning. ## Why people recommend it - No problems for years (10 comments): "I've had about 50 domains with them for the last few years and have never seen them reach out do to something like that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148048)) "I've been a happy customer for many years and I discourage others from immediately reading other comments" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49028570)) "I've been a customer for 15 years and never had any such problem." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48898598)) - Solid service overall (8 comments): "Namecheap was a solid provider, and my experiences back then were consistently positive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50144693)) "You should get a better, less douchy domain provider than GoDaddy. I like namecheap." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45902894)) "it's been a a good service provider so far" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50035663)) - Low prices and free extras (3 comments): "huge difference in price plus the added NameCheap free stuff Godaddy charges extra for" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49029026)) "They offer good prices, a wide selection of available domains" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47497927)) "i see they provide WHOIS privacy for free, great!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191694)) - Good support (2 comments): "support was the best, prices and offerings too, but they really fucked me over a few times" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50145203)) "Their support is extremely good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46191209)) ## What people warn about - Accounts suspended with little warning (5 comments): "support was the best, prices and offerings too, but they really fucked me over a few times" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50145203)) "decided to terminate the service of every single one of their customers (private citizens, businesses, everyone), that had a Russian address associated with their account" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030180)) "24 hours is a ridiculously short warning period, especially when they lock you out from meeting their demands yourself." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49028483)) - Renewals and fees cost more (4 comments): "that's why I kept good ones with Namecheap despite their 2x pricing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49029124)) "they charge for name servers but I figured out after a while" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148698)) "Namecheap renewal rates are also higher than many others so surprises you have stayed and paid above market rates" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031723)) - Private equity ownership worries customers (3 comments): "Disappointed in the VC move but I don't have any complaints at the moment." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147490)) "Honestly, they've been great to me, for years, but now I'm worried." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148443)) "The real problems started in September of 2025 when the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners purchased a majority stake." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50156071)) - Slow or unaware support (2 comments): "came across as surprisingly unaware of how anything to do with domain name registries, TLDs, and DNS works" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46501904)) "when I sent them an email they didn't get back to with an response email until there was just an hour left" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49028360)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Porkbun](https://hackerapproved.com/p/porkbun.md): 81 recommend - [Cloudflare Registrar](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-registrar.md): 18 recommend - [Hover](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hover.md): 13 recommend - [GoDaddy domain registrar](https://hackerapproved.com/p/godaddy.md): 10 recommend - [MarkMonitor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/markmonitor.md): 10 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.namecheap.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Namecheap", https://hackerapproved.com/p/namecheap/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).