[thasmin]

Is Namecheap a scammy registrar?

[cbg0]

Nope. Renewal is indeed more expensive than the first year and more expensive than Cloudflare overall but they display it quite publicly: https://www.namecheap.com/domains/full-tld-list/

[zinekeller]

I'll add why Cloudflare is cheaper: it's subsidised. The fee for their own operations is $0.00, they expect you to use their other services though, which is paid.

[kilroy123]

Agreed. It's a little frustrating to always hunt down a coupon code when renewing all my domains.

[rukshn]

Go daddy is definitely scammy. I’m using NameCheap for the domain and hosting of my blog and quite happy with their service and customer support. I’ve also used PorkBun for domain names. Their prices are reasonable as well

[kaushalmodi]

No, I'm happy with them. I've been using them for many years.

[systemvoltage]

No. Namecheap is the exact opposite of being scammy. They’re also one of the largest registrars.

Perhaps you’re thinking about GoDaddy?

[CRConrad]

IIRC Namecheap and GoDaddy were both named as "scammy" in TFA.

[pigbearpig]

I don't think so, I was under the impression they were one of the better ones.

[cmetzger4]

No. I've had domains registered with them for years. They have great support via online chat that I have used a couple times. Also a customer of their email hosting and it has been solid.

[tonyedgecombe]

No but they made a poor choice when they named their business.

[Jamie9912]

No

[dudul]

No they're really good. Been using them for years with zero complaints

[unfocussed_mike]

No. Pretty good IMO.