Namecheap
Namecheap is a web hosting provider based in Phoenix, USA, founded in 2000. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 95/100, an exceptional signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
Namecheap, founded in 2000, is a web hosting provider and domain registrar headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. They offer a range of hosting services including VPS hosting, with data centers located in the phoenixNAP facility in Phoenix. Their VPS plans feature SSD storage in RAID 10 arrays, full root access, and options for unmanaged or fully managed environments. Namecheap supports 24/7 live chat and a ticket system for customer assistance. The company caters to developers, agencies, and budget-conscious businesses seeking cost-effective hosting services without sacrificing reliability. Namecheap also accepts cryptocurrency payments, appealing to users preferring decentralized payment methods.
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What Namecheap Discloses
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27 of 30 questions unanswered
- Entry plan price
- Refund window
- Site migration
- Verified coupon
- Status page
- Incident history feed
- Uptime SLA
- Ownership
- Legal entity
- Data residency
- GDPR DPA
- Datacenter regions
- Storage
- Security included
- Security contact
- Certifications
- Data centre model
- Backups
- Support
- Support languages
- Published plans
- Resource limits
- Renewable energy
- Description
- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
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What Customers Say About Namecheap
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Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆Do not use NameCheap“Do not use this Company. They are a complete hassle and can’t do their job. They will try to steal from you. Please save yourself time and harassment and purchase your Domain and Emails from somewhere where they respect their customers. They have taken days of our time because they are useless. Do not be fooled by the…”
Trustpilot★★★★★Resolved My Issue Quickly“Bohdan V. was amazing! I had been stuck trying to get my website and SSL working, and he found the issue right away. He was kind, patient, knowledgeable, and made sure everything was fixed before we finished. Thanks to him, my website is now secure and working properly. This was one of the best support experiences…”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆if I could give negative 1 million I…“if I could give negative 1 million I would. this ocmpany is a joke. they arbitraily locka nd unlock your accoutns they pretend they owe you money when you don’t. the customers service? abusive. they will take the FIRST 5 HOURS TELLING YOU ‘LOGIN” EVEN THOUGH THAT IS HOW YOU ARE REAHCING THEM…THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT. /…”
Trustpilot★★★★★namecheap and crew“well, my experiences with namecheap have been excellent if not a little annoying. one time i lost my authenticator forall my logins, not just namecheap. used live chat and so annoying all the questions proving my site is mine. and of course i was in a panic having lost my authenticator. however, i really appreciate…”
Dynadot voted best domain registrar of 2025 at NamePros“The annual NamePros poll for the favorite/best domain registrar closed December 31, 2025, and the winner has been announced... Dynadot received the highest votes for the best domain registrar of 2025. Unstoppable Domains came in second, followed by Spaceship, NameCheap, then Porkbun. Surprisingly, GoDaddy got the…”
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What Namecheap Will Cost You
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Namecheap holds 26U across 2 racks, leading 1 of them. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
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Where Namecheap Ranks
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Frequently Asked Questions About Namecheap
Is Namecheap a good web hosting company?
Namecheap has a HRI™ of 95/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 2.4/5 from 116 reviews, placing it among the better-rated providers in its category. HRI (HostList Ranking Index) is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data, no provider can pay to improve it. A score of 90+ indicates an exceptional, highly verified provider.
What type of hosting company is Namecheap?
Namecheap is classified as a dedicated web hosting company on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including Namecheap.
Where is Namecheap based?
Namecheap is headquartered in Phoenix, USA. Hosting companies based in USA are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/usa.
How does Namecheap compare to other web hosting companies?
Namecheap can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. Namecheap has a current HRI of 95/100.
Does Namecheap offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
Namecheap has no HostList-verified coupon code right now. Hosting providers commonly discount the first term of shared and WordPress plans, with the lowest prices on longer billing cycles. For codes checkout-verified across the market this month, see hostlist.io/deals/web-hosting-coupons, updated continuously.
What's Happening at Namecheap
A chiller failure at the PHX-01 data centre in Phoenix caused outages on August 13, after overnight storms disturbed the facility's power feed. Namecheap, Liquid Web (including its Nexcess brand), phoenixNAP and hosting.com all traced disruptions to the site, with the storm-related power issue cited as the root cause.
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What People Say About Namecheap
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I am up for a renewal of my Namecheap Stellar Plus hosting service, but I am considering moving away if better alternatives are available. I use this mainly for email. It hosts two…
​ Tbh I have absolutely no experience in website design/hosting In short, my friends and I decided for some reason to create our own imageboard. We figured out a bit about…
Looking to consolidate \~25 domains (mix of .com/.it/.eu) onto one registrar and want to make a smart long-term choice. Been looking at OVHcloud and Infomaniak so far, but curious …
just posting this in case it helps someone because this took me way longer than it should have lol i have a domain email through my host (namecheap), and all i wanted was: * keep…
What is your monthly budget? Ideally $5–$10 for a VPS (for video conversion), and as cheap as possible for shared hosting. Where are you/your users located? I am based in Bulgar…
Hello devs, I purchased a domain through Namecheap where I set up the DNS Records to point towards Google, as I use Google Workspace for emails. I had to change the DNS Server to…
How Namecheap's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
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How Namecheap Stacks Up
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Namecheap also appears as a domain registrar in the HostList directory under IANA ID 1068. Hosting and domain registration are separate products with separate profiles, scored separately: HRI rates server performance, DRI rates pricing transparency.
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