[not_chriscohoat]

The ads and interface have always been a pain, yes. But I wouldn't call their domains overpriced...I've used coupon codes from RetailMeNot and other sites for years and have gotten domains for 7.99/yr (at most). And that's renewals and new domains.

I'd say I'm not the typical GoDaddy customer, with about 8-10 annual domains from coupons...but I'm not dissatisfied.

[mtogo]

Gandi.net domains are $15 and come with whois privacy and an SSL cert valid for a year. Name.com domains are $10 always, with frequent no-coupon-code sales at around $7. Namecheap domains are $10 and come with a one year valid SSL cert and whois privacy.

By comparison, without coupons, a godaddy domain is $12, and from looking at their site it appears to be an additional $12 for whois privacy, and i couldn't find their SSL certificates start at $50.

It's true that godaddy runs a ton of promotions that make their domains cheaper, but you're spending a lot of time to get the price down to their competitor's normal prices, and without the extra goodies you get with them.

[ahi]

I do not recommend name.com. They have really sleazy DNS practices. They setup parking pages for all of your domain names if they aren't overridden with your own records and wildcard subdomains as well.

[theatrus2]

I've always liked Moniker. Consistently cheap, though not as good as,the gandi combo deal.