NameSilo

• Price
• Other TLD Prices
• Number of TLDs Available
• ICANN Fees and Accreditation
• Bulk Price
• Security Features
• Cross Selling
• Web Hosting Services

Price

NameSilo offers competitive pricing for customers wanting to buy and register a domain. Here, a .com domain name is $8.99/year. Typically domain registry can run between $11.99 and $16.99 per year. Using NameSilo is especially cost-effective for the consumer due to the free benefits that are covered in the domain name purchase. A unique selling point that makes NameSilo competitive is that the renewal price does not increase after the first year. There are a lot of domain registrar companies who advertise for a lower price but lock in the customer at a higher price after the first year renewal.

NameSilo is one of the few domain companies that offer an array of alternate convenient payment options in addition to all major credit cards. These include: Paypal, Skrill, Dwolla, AliPay and BitCoin. (Most companies offer credit card payment options only). This allows a higher level of convenience and privacy protection for consumers. It is safe to say that NameSilo is one of the cheapest domain registrar companies.

Other TLD Prices

Prices for Top-Level Domain names like .org, .co, .info, .biz, and .net domains start at $2.89 and can go up to $22.69 for a .co extension through NameSilo. The most common TLDs being $9.89 to $9.99/year. Compared to most domain registrar companies, these prices are low. Some alternate domain names start at $13.99 and go up from there.

Number of TLDs Available

NameSilo offers customers with a wide array of domain names to purchase. There are less than 20 companies in the world that have over two million active domains, and NameSilo is one of them. Something unique about this domain registrar is that NameSilo allows customers to buy up to 500 domain names at once. Some companies offer less than 100 TLDs or several hundred domain names while only a few offer a 500 maximum.

ICANN Fees and Accreditation

NameSilo is an ICANN accredited domain registrar. With all accredited domain registrars there is a required annual $0.18 ICANN fee. Most companies will not inform you of this fee until later on in the checkout process. NameSilo is one of the few who include this fee in the sale price. Hidden fees will not be a problem when working with NameSilo. It reflects their statement of “what you see is what you pay.” 

Bulk Price

Customers wanting to conduct bulk purchasing will be pleased to find that NameSilo allows you to purchase up to 500 domain names in a single purchase. Some companies either don't have that many domains available or they don't allow you to purchase that many at once. Some companies offer a pyramid structure of bulk pricing, which gives a discount such as 10% off the price for 100 domain names, 20% off for 200 domain names, etc. NameSilo offers customers a discount program instead.

This rewards program offers discounts on newly purchased domain names and the best part is that it is free. This is a strong customer-oriented incentive to do business with NameSilo. A discount program is rare among domain registrars which puts NameSilo ahead of the pack in this area.

Security Features

NameSilo offers free lifetime WHOIS Domain Privacy protection service with the purchase of each domain name. This is highly competitive and affordable compared to many companies. Some charge customers an additional fee for WHOIS privacy for each domain, typically an additional $9.99/year. NameSilo also offers free Domain Locking to prevent someone from stealing your domain and moving it to another registrar. All NameSilo domains are registered automatically in 'Locked' status. Another unique, free protection service NameSilo offers is called Domain Defender. Domain Defender provides increased levels of security for your account and protection of your domains using two-factor authentication upon login. 

Cross Selling

NameSilo prides itself on having zero service upsells during the checkout process. This is unique for a domain company. The average amount of upsells range between two and five for additional services and/or products. Some have aggressive upselling techniques, making consumers go through several additional screens of sales pitches in order to buy a domain name. NameSilo customers have no additional offers to maneuver when making a purchase.

Web Hosting Services

It can get tricky balancing where you registered your domain name and the platform you host your website. With NameSilo web hosting and domain purchasing is all in the same place. There are a few different hosting plans offered that include storage, Wordpress installation, and free email. These plans start at $2.39 a month and range to $7.99 a month (when billed yearly).

• Mobile App
• Simple Domain Transfer Policies

Mobile App

NameSilo does not offer a mobile app. This makes them inferior to the few companies who offer a mobile app for iOS and Android. NameSilo does, however, let customers link their domain name with Google Apps. This will allow for some mobile functionality.

Simple Domain Transfer Policies

If you are wanting to transfer your domain away from NameSilo you will find the information buried deep in the Support Home section. Most companies offer transfer instructions within their 'knowledge base' pages. Registrars in general have a terrible reputation for holding names hostage, making it difficult to switch registrars if you become dissatisfied. Some companies have hidden fees in order to transfer your domain. Domain registrars are even known to create delays to avoid losing business. NameSilo does not do this, but by means of 'omission' of external transfer instructions, they "discourage" customers from moving their domains elsewhere.