Namecheap Domain Registrar

Namecheap is a domain name registrar and web hosting company that provides domain registration, SSL certificates, hosting, and related internet infrastructure services. Founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall (CEO) in Los Angeles, California, Namecheap has grown into one of the largest independent domain registrars in the world, with over 17 million domains under management and over 3 million customers. The company is profitable and privately held, having never raised venture capital funding. Key features: domain registration: register, transfer, and renew domain names across over 500 TLDs (Top-Level Domains) including .com, .net, .org, .io, .dev, .app, .ai, and hundreds of new gTLDs. Bulk domain search and registration. Domain transfer with seamless migration and free one-year extension. WHOIS privacy protection (free for life) to protect personal information from public WHOIS databases. Premium DNS: managed DNS with 100% uptime SLA, Anycast DNS network across multiple continents, and DNSSEC support. SSL certificates: a wide range of SSL certificates from DV (Domain Validation) to EV (Extended Validation), including wildcard and multi-domain certificates. Free SSL for the first year with hosting plans. Web hosting: shared hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, and managed WordPress hosting. EasyWP is the managed WordPress platform with auto-scaling. Email hosting: private email with webmail, calendar, and contacts. Custom domain email addresses. CDN integration. App marketplace: one-click installation of 200+ applications including WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and phpBB. Logo maker: free AI-powered logo creation tool. Domain marketplace: buy and sell premium domain names. API for resellers. PHP/JavaScript. Proprietary.