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In my experience, their website is very clean and intuitive and their prices are typically cheaper than Namecheap. | In my experience, their website is very clean and intuitive and their prices are typically cheaper than Namecheap. | ||
Other registrars typically have low initial prices but high renewal prices. | Other registrars typically have low initial prices but high renewal prices. | ||
If you want | If you want you can buy from some other registrar and transfer to Porkbun, but the effort typically isn't worth the few dollars in savings. | ||
In general, I recommend buying a .com, .net, .info, or .org domain. | In general, I recommend buying a .com, .net, .info, or .org domain. | ||
The renewal costs for these are only $8-11 per year. | The renewal costs for these are only $8-11 per year. | ||
Furthermore, you'll be able to transfer these to Cloudflare after 60 days where you'll enjoy even cheaper renewals. | Furthermore, you'll be able to transfer these to Cloudflare Registrar after 60 days where you'll enjoy even cheaper renewals. | ||
If you just need a custom domain for an API, you can look into 6-9 digit .xyz domains. These domains renew for only $0.99 per year<ref>1.111 Billion .XYZ Domain Names https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/1111-billion-xyz-domain-names-300464764.html</ref> and are targeted towards IOT devices. | If you just need a custom domain for an API, you can look into 6-9 digit .xyz domains. These domains renew for only $0.99 per year<ref>1.111 Billion .XYZ Domain Names https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/1111-billion-xyz-domain-names-300464764.html</ref> and are targeted towards IOT devices. | ||