Data sources
Every dataset published on this site, where the data came from, and which rows are verified vs. still sample data.
What is covered, and what is not
Counts as of 2026-09-29, computed from the data files themselves rather than maintained by hand. The same numbers are published at pipeline-status.json : page and endpoint are built from one function, so they cannot disagree.
| Measure | Covered | What the rest means |
|---|---|---|
| Registrars with pricing verified from a primary source | 11 of 23 | The rest contribute sourced facts and no verified prices. |
| Registrars hands-on tested | 9 of 23 | Hands-on testing and price verification are separate gaps; a registrar can have one without the other. |
| Pricing rows read from the registrar's own source | 2448 of 2466 | 18 rows are sample data, labelled as such wherever shown. |
| Extensions with at least one verified price | 295 of 287 | -8 extensions are tracked as registry facts with no price in the files at all, so the denominator is wider than the pricing files. |
Price snapshots captured so far: 2 (newest 2026-09-16). Snapshots support price-change detection between dated captures.
Pricing
Each registrar's pricing rows in pricing.csv use a single source_url per row. When that URL is the registrar's official pricing page and we have confirmed the published values against it, the registrar's verified flag in registrars.json is true.
| Registrar | Status | Source URL | Last checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namecheap | Verified from registrar page | www.namecheap.com/domains/ | 2026-08-19 | |
| Porkbun | Verified from registrar page | porkbun.com/products/domains | 2026-09-28 | |
| Cloudflare Registrar | Sample / preview | www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ | 2026-06-22 | |
| GoDaddy | Sample / preview | www.godaddy.com | 2026-06-26 | |
| Spaceship | Verified from registrar page | www.spaceship.com/domain-search/?tab=pricing | 2026-09-02 | |
| Dynadot | Verified from registrar page | www.dynadot.com/domain/prices | 2026-09-28 | |
| Squarespace Domains | Sample / preview | www.squarespace.com/domains | 2026-05-12 | |
| NameSilo | Verified from registrar page | www.namesilo.com/pricing | 2026-09-28 | |
| Hover | Verified from registrar page | www.hover.com/domain-pricing | 2026-09-28 | |
| Hostinger | Sample / preview | : | 2026-09-28 | |
| IONOS | Verified from registrar page | www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices | 2026-09-29 | |
| Name.com | Verified from registrar page | www.name.com/pricing | 2026-09-28 | |
| Gandi | Verified from registrar page | www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld | 2026-09-28 | |
| AWS Route 53 | Verified from registrar page | aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/ | 2026-09-29 | |
| WordPress.com | Sample / preview | : | 2026-07-16 | |
| Wix Domains | Sample / preview | : | 2026-07-16 | |
| Shopify Domains | Sample / preview | : | 2026-07-16 | |
| Domain.com | Sample / preview | : | 2026-07-16 | |
| Network Solutions | Sample / preview | : | 2026-07-16 | |
| OVHcloud | Verified from registrar page | www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/tld/ | 2026-09-28 | |
| MarkMonitor | Sample / preview | : | 2026-08-25 | |
| CSC Corporate Domains | Sample / preview | : | 2026-08-25 | |
| Com Laude | Sample / preview | : | 2026-08-25 |
Other datasets
- registrar-scores.json: illustrative scoring. All scores are sample until each registrar has been hands-on tested per the scoring methodology.
- country-recommendations.json: registry rules, nexus requirements, and the per-ccTLD list of which tracked registrars sell each TLD are sourced from each registry operator and each registrar's public TLD list. Recommended-registrar picks are verified for ccTLDs where pricing data exists in tld-pricing.csv (currently Porkbun for .us, .uk, .co.uk, .ca, .de, .in, .co.in, .nl, .au, .com.au) and heuristic elsewhere.
- methodology.json: scoring weights and update frequencies. These are policy (decided by us), not measurements; nothing to verify externally.
- country-registry-facts.json (rendered into /countries/): registry operator, policy authority, nexus rules per country. Each entry cites its own source URL on the rendered page.
- lib/tlds.ts (rendered into /tlds/): registry operator and IANA root reference per TLD.
Upstream: Open Domain Data
Some registrar facts on this site, identity records, RDAP endpoints, DNS capabilities, security contacts, API and agent-capability signals, and landscape statistics, derive from Open Domain Data, a neutral open-data catalog published under CC BY 4.0. The exact dataset versions consumed:
- registrars@2026.06, last synced 2026-08-26
- rdap_metadata@2026.06, last synced 2026-08-26
- dns_capabilities@2026.06, last synced 2026-08-26
- registrar_security_contacts@2026.06, last synced 2026-08-26
- registrar_landscape@2026-Q3, last synced 2026-08-26
- registrar_api_capabilities@2026.06, last synced 2026-06-28
- agent_capability_signals@2026.05, last synced 2026-06-23
Scores, rankings, and recommendations are this site's own editorial layer and do not come from Open Domain Data; Open Domain Data does not endorse them. The same version record is machine-readable in /data/index.json (under upstream) and /data/sync-manifest.json.
Machine-readable verification status
Agents and scripts can pull the same status table from verification-status.json : it includes the verified flag, pricing source URL, TLDs tracked, and last-checked date per registrar, plus aggregate counts.
How to interpret this
If a page's data is partly verified and partly sample (e.g., the pricing tracker), it will show the per-row indicators ( verified / sample) along with a legend. The site-wide Preview data banner stays until all registrars are verified.
Suggest a correction
See the corrections policy. Verified corrections are applied within 7 business days and noted in the changelog.