Name.com
Name.com is a US ICANN-accredited registrar founded in 1999 and acquired by Donuts (now Identity Digital) in 2017. It operates as Identity Digital's consumer-facing registrar brand while the parent company runs one of the world's largest new gTLD registry portfolios.
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Name.com is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar (IANA ID 452) based in United States. Claim this profile to add support contacts, pricing links, and a verified ownership badge.
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Name.com is popular with small businesses and developers who want straightforward domain management without the aggressive upsell flows common at larger registrars. It also sells hosting, email, and SSL alongside domains.
The Name.com accreditation group includes multiple historical IANA entities (Name.com, Inc., DomainSite, and related shell IDs) merged under the namerdap.systems RDAP endpoint in the official directories.
WHAT IT DOES
- Retail domain registration across hundreds of TLDs
- Shared hosting, WordPress, and email
- Google Workspace and professional email bundles
- Domain investing tools and transfers
BEST FOR
- SMBs wanting a mainstream registrar with modern UX
- Users already in the Identity Digital ecosystem (.live, .world, etc.)
- Google Workspace customers bundling domains and email
PRICING
Domains from ~$9.99/yr (.com); hosting bundles available
Name.com also appears as a web hosting provider in the HostList directory. Hosting and domain registration are separate products with separate profiles.
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Official records come from IANA and ICANN source data. Owner-declared facts are published by the verified profile owner and are not independently audited. Disclosure is free and does not affect directory placement.
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- Verify ownership of this profile
- Disclose at least 4 facts (0/4 so far)
- Link a review presence (25+ Trustpilot or 10+ G2 reviews)
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Is Name.com ICANN-accredited?
Yes. Name.com, Inc. (IANA ID 625 and related IDs) is ICANN-accredited. The brand appears on the official IANA and ICANN registrar lists with RDAP at namerdap.systems.
Who owns Name.com?
Name.com is owned by Identity Digital, the registry operator formed from the Donuts and Afilias merger in 2022. Identity Digital operates hundreds of gTLDs while Name.com serves retail domain customers.
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