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Namecheap has a consumer rating of 4.7 stars from 1,758,441 reviews indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Consumers satisfied with Namecheap most frequently mention credit card, domain names and live chat. Namecheap ranks 15th among Domain Registration sites.

Positive reviews (last 12 months): 93.6%
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Positive highlights

  • I am a first time user in registering a domain name and your site made it simple and easy to use.
  • The customer service is excellent and are always there to help with problems.

Critical highlights

  • Kept receiving an error message that some fields were missing even though I'd filled out every field.
  • there is no phone number or business address on the site.
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Top Positive Review

“Well, there are a few very good things here, that makes...”

anonymous D.
2/3/20

Well, there are a few very good things here, that makes me give a high rate 1. I didn't see any hidden fee, everything is pretty clear 2. There's a free protection app which is a big plus too 3. I used a coupon for a 30% discount and end up with a very nice final price Just one thing I didn't like was the very long process of the purchase, but maybe there can not be any shorter version of this process, so it's fine.

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Top Critical Review

“Even though you guys have a lot of questions answered...”

anonymous R.
5/22/20

Even though you guys have a lot of questions answered in your FAQs, it is tough to follow all those links. I feel you should have a YouTube channel with professional videos teaching how to use all the different settings, like AWS. There is plenty of information and courses on how to use AWS, which makes it so much easier to use them for big projects, unlike regular hosting service providers. Conclusion: Horrible user experience

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anonymousb1076
anonymous B.
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“First of all I am a customer who deeply researches...”
June 28th, 2020
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First of all I am a customer who deeply researches about things instead just going for the marketing gimmick that many other platforms like Godaddy and others keep bombarding us with. I saw your review on WEBSITETOOLTESTER.COM and they have my trust for telling the truth, also cross verified the domain rates and yes you people are outstanding with your services. Will surely recommend you to anyone. Thanks a lot for this great experience. Have a great day.
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anonymousd743
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“Well, there are a few very good things here, that makes...”
February 3rd, 2020
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Well, there are a few very good things here, that makes me give a high rate

1. I didn't see any hidden fee, everything is pretty clear
2. There's a free protection app which is a big plus too
3. I used a coupon for a 30% discount and end up with a very nice final price

Just one thing I didn't like was the very long process of the purchase, but maybe there can not be any shorter version of this process, so it's fine.
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anonymousi816
anonymous I.
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“I asked a few of my friends on which is the best domain...”
April 25th, 2020
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I asked a few of my friends on which is the best domain purchase registrar. Many of them suggested the larger known brands in the market while just 1 of them suggested Namecheap. I decided to read up more and heard some great reviews and nothing is untrue about that!!

What I loved about Namecheap:
Simple search to checkout process, No confusing intermittent purchase options, No hard-selling of add-ons and quick Chat support.
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anonymousi705
anonymous I.
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“My initial American Express payment kept getting denied...”
January 11th, 2020
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My initial American Express payment kept getting denied despite the numbers being entered correctly. It kept giving me a "field missing" error, but I did not see any fields missing and the website would not point out which fields it thought were missing. I eventually entered a different credit card, entering the same amount of data in the fields I previously had and it worked fine. Maybe there was some error with American Express? I don't know
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anonymoust771
anonymous T.
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“First off I saw prices on wix (since I already have...”
April 5th, 2020
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First off I saw prices on wix (since I already have a website & domains there).Then I recalled a teacher recommended your site for its easy use and affordable prices. So, I deduced to check out the price difference which was significant. To top it off, I googled for a discount online and found one! Just plain simple to me. Will be surely coming back here for more domain names and things. Thank you guys!
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anonymousi826
anonymous I.
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“I'm so glad I found NC”
April 30th, 2020
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I'm so glad I found NC. I have been going through Godaddy for domains, etc... and always felt it was overpriced, hard to get techs on the phone, and overall felt "ripped off"....I read a review about Namecheap and checked it out, gave it 24 hours to marinate, then came back and bought some stuff!! Please don't diappoint me. I need help and am hoping your techs can explain stuff in an ez, clear manner. I'm optimistic.
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anonymousi782
anonymous I.
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“So far the experience using your website has been a...”
March 28th, 2020
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So far the experience using your website has been a pleasure. I dont know much about website design, hopefully this will be something that is easy as I'm attempting to establish a sense of professionalism by having a website for my home recording studio, but am on a seriously low budget due to the corona virus pandemic within New Jersey and I am out of a job. Thanks for making things easy so far. Respectfully, Danny.
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anonymousi840
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“i found this site to be interesting for helping someone...”
May 15th, 2020
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i found this site to be interesting for helping someone to go to digital. its worth to have your own website with just a low cost start up as all of us in the different location are having downside due to the pandemic that is been happening and all of the people out there are too much affected. Hoping through this start up we could be aiding our self step by step. thank you and God bless and more power.
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anonymousm960
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“Not computer savvy at all, but everything that I had...”
July 21st, 2020
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Not computer savvy at all, but everything that I had no knowledge of had little bubbles of information available which helped explain great! I also given website examples to help me choose the name best for me and my customers and the very best parts i got it done in about five minutes only because i was reading & CHEAPEST PRICE I FOUND! So thank you for your service!
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anonymousr809
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“I've only just bought a site with you, I've no idea...”
March 23rd, 2020
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I've only just bought a site with you, I've no idea what your customer service is like yet or how easy it is to use your WP setup. I'd really think that this kinda survey would be better suited a bit later into experiencing namecheap. That said, a friend speaks HIGHLY of your website and your customer service, and I trust his word! So looking forward to using your services. Cheers!
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anonymousr875
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“Cheap, easy, stress-free”
May 18th, 2020
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Cheap, easy, stress-free. Hands-down, a great experience. Looking forward to going down the site's Resource and KB rabbit hole as well! Keep up the awesome work....and if we can negotiate with whomever owns "bop.io" into a price under $4,000 (preferably under $100), that'd be a nice bonus. I'm a realist though. Beggars can't be choosers. Overall, thanks again!!
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anonymousq911
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“Checkout today was trouble-free and looking forward...”
June 14th, 2020
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Checkout today was trouble-free and looking forward to using domains. I can't give full stars because annoyed with what appears to be shady 'premium' criteria. A name I had in cart few days ago that is not in use was selling for $9. When I go to order today, it is tagged as premium with a $3000 price tag. I don't know if it was anything on namecheap side where price jacked up based on my search last week but that is very frustrating.
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anonymousb1022
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“I have gone through the billing of a good number of...”
May 14th, 2020
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I have gone through the billing of a good number of hosting companies, e.g. bluehost, and have discovered that yours is far less. it suits beginners like my own company. many thanks for being affordable. But then, I have a little issue with your subsequent billing. In Nigeria, here, if one is renting an apartment or facility, increment comes after a couple of years(say 3-5 years). Anyways, I still appreciate this because, in relation to other companies doing the same thing, yours is better.
Best regards.
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anonymousa1061
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“Great pricing!”
May 12th, 2020
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Great pricing! Purchased a domain name for 3 years. Though I'm still unsure if my Free WhoIsGuard will renew after each year automatically for free? I trust it is, since it mentions "Free WhoIsGuard" is free forever. Confirmation on the ordering pages would help. Language regarding that purchase is still a little unclear for me personally. Will probably make sure it renews for free next year as I get close to renewal date.
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anonymousu1025
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“The process was very easy, not a lot of upsells like...”
June 30th, 2020
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The process was very easy, not a lot of upsells like GoDaddy. I like the fact that my company gets free whois protection in addition to all the other discounts such as 2 months free business email, and discounted .com, etc...
Wiley Street Creations will definitely do business with NameCheap.com in the future and I will personally use their service for any of my side hustles. Thanks for being upfront, honest, and transparent with your pricing!
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anonymoust858
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“My first time dealing with all the strange features...”
June 21st, 2020
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My first time dealing with all the strange features such as WHOIS, ICANN, EMAIL HOSTING and etc...
I understand you guys have left all the needed links and ? button in order to clarify the confusions. But I have to say: for a person like myself, who is a tech savvy person, trying to read through the explanations and make sense of this was pretty ball busting. If there are alternative methods into dumbing down the explanations of such features, I'd definitely bet on executing that idea
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anonymousl781
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“It took a lot of looking to determine what I would...”
March 29th, 2020
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It took a lot of looking to determine what I would pay for email service.
It appears you only work on an annual basis. I am working on a political campaign and likely won't need support for other users I may engage beyond November 3, 2020, roughly seven months, so I want a monthly option. I set up one address for my own use, to test the service, but I'm still considering my options.
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anonymousn954
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“Your pricing on your website is confusing”
August 24th, 2020
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Your pricing on your website is confusing. I contacted your online chatting support and was told that 'there might be a glitch on the pricing page'. Well, there seems to be one, as long as C$ means CAD and not USD. Additionally, when switching between the 2 currencies, the page doesn't immediately update the values in the price table but only after a few minutes. And even then teh currency always remains indicated in C$...
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anonymousv822
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“Love the privacy whois included”
April 11th, 2020
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Love the privacy whois included. I'd like to be able to get more details about the hosting with out chatting or leaving the purchase page, perhaps a pop up with info such as bandwidth and limits. $17 and change is cheap but options for seeing the next level up if I need more than 20 gb. but don't make me leave the purchase page.
I would have used you sooner if i knew you took the paypal, maybe add the paypal to your site. I don't like using cards online
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anonymousk757
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“the process was simple and straightforward”
January 24th, 2020
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the process was simple and straightforward. Text on the site was friendly and pleasant. Help was easily reachable. I was transferring a domain and particularly liked having the lock/unlock check right there, with an option to refresh in place. And I really appreciate the warning that I was running out of refresh attempts. One thing I'd suggest is to advice that it can take up to a few minutes for a recently-unlocked domain to become unlocked.
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anonymousv712
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“The comparison charts on your site were key in helping...”
January 19th, 2020
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The comparison charts on your site were key in helping me decide to go with your service over GoDaddy, IONOS, and Domain.com (among others). All researched articles, reviews, and videos pointed to namecheap as best in class. Transferring all domains from active-domain.com and DreamHost.com over to namecheap.com asap. Thank you!! I appreciate swift 24/7/365 live chat support! Hooray!!
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anonymousw838
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“I was very pleased with my purchase through Namecheap”
April 18th, 2020
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I was very pleased with my purchase through Namecheap. I really liked that I could add the free privacy and SEO boost addition to the domain. I also liked that I was given an option for auto renewal and not just automatically recharged next year. I do plan to renew but will change this in the settings later. Quick and easy process, I'm thankful that I found Namecheap! Thank you!!
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anonymousn736
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“I was dubious of you to begin with and hopefully I...”
February 23rd, 2020
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I was dubious of you to begin with and hopefully I am not wrong. I am an ad man and maybe our company could help you communicate your business model better. We're two international ex-executive creative directors and we have worked in the emcommence space since it's inception. But your service and offering are really powerful and I think you have a huge competitive advantage over the Godaddy's of the world that you should build on which you obviously are.

Thanks/Daniel Higgins
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anonymouse936
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“The 'free' domain jumped to $4.12 at least 5 times...”
July 20th, 2020
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The 'free' domain jumped to $4.12 at least 5 times throughout the registration process and I had to go back to hosting and reset the free domain each time - totally unacceptable.
Additional to that I had to go through the online support first to see that I can add two domains to the web hosting service as only one showed up in the cart.
Overall not straight forward and a either very bug ridden or purposely deceiving payment system.
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“I've been putting off my domain purchase from GoDaddy...”
February 1st, 2020
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I've been putting off my domain purchase from GoDaddy to Namecheap for literally years because these things never go as straightforward as planned ... and sure enough my card was declined every time I tried purchasing the domain transfers even though my card has been working everywhere else and has funds. This could just be an issue from the card company, but it sure did validate my world view that technology hates me. But hey, your service is cheap and highly regarded from what I've read and includes free WHOIS protection so I'm in.
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