Njal.la
Ranked 11 of 12 domain registrars by recommenders
Privacy-focused domain registrar that people have used for years and that takes crypto. Common caveat: domains are unsuitable for email hosting, and critics object to its political stance.
Privacy-focused domain registrar that people have used for years and that takes crypto. Common caveat: domains are unsuitable for email hosting, and critics object to its political stance.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Privacy-focused domain registration service
“It is a privacy focused domain service that is run by the people behind the pirate bay.”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “A/I shuts down” Long-term satisfied customers
“I've been a happy customer of https://njal.la/ for years”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Namecheap Gave My Account to an Unverified Third Party Just Because They Asked” Accepts cryptocurrency payment
“will take your crypto too”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “The European Social Stack” Suits port forwarding needs
“if you still need port forwarding”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “The Going Dark initiative or ProtectEU is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Domains land on email blacklists
“isn’t really usable for email hosting, since domains at such a hoster will land on blacklists almost immediately”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective” Political slant used to enforce views
“They also make no secret they have a political slant and use their power to enforce it”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Namecheap just seized and disabled all my domains” Owners liable for hosted site content
“now they are the legal owners and liable for the content of the website”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “A/I shuts down” Seen as a red flag
“THat's a bit of a red flag for me.”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “The Going Dark initiative or ProtectEU is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt”
Other domain registrars people recommend
The four most recommended other domain registrars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkbun | 81 | 18 | 82% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Namecheap | 35 | 130 | 21% | 9 | 14 yrs9 owners | — |
| Cloudflare Registrar | 18 | 9 | 67% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Hover | 13 | 18 | 42% | 3 | 15 yrs3 owners | — |
| Njal.laThis page | 6 | 4 | 60% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They also make no secret they have a political slant and use their power to enforce it”
“now they are the legal owners and liable for the content of the website”
“It is a privacy focused domain service that is run by the people behind the pirate bay.”
“isn’t really usable for email hosting, since domains at such a hoster will land on blacklists almost immediately”
“I've been a happy customer of https://njal.la/ for years”
“will take your crypto too”
“THat's a bit of a red flag for me.”
“if you still need port forwarding”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.