NameSilo LLC

NameSilo is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar founded in 2010 on a business model of transparent pricing and free value-added services, in a market where most registrars earn on surprise fees and costly add-ons. The founders described the goal as a simpler, cheaper and better alternative to existing registrars. The company now has over 6 million domains under management.

The free services are the differentiator. Every domain registered through NameSilo includes WHOIS privacy protection, DNS management, email forwarding, and Domain Defender Protection at no extra cost. Most registrars charge $10-20 per year per domain for each of those. The model appeals to domain investors, developers, and small businesses managing many domains without being charged per feature.

Operating from Phoenix, the registrar covers registration and transfers through to web hosting and SSL certificates. Its domain backorder service, strengthened by the 2019 NamePal acquisition, attempts registration automatically as soon as a domain expires and becomes available again, which matters to investors chasing high-value expired names.

Scale places NameSilo among the top 10 domain registrars globally by volume. Parent company NameSilo Technologies Corp. trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange, providing financial backing for expansion through acquisitions and service development.

Industry recognition includes the NamePros Registrar of the Year award in 2019. More telling is the sustained growth in a market where most registrars compete primarily on headline price, which suggests transparent pricing plus genuinely useful free services builds lasting customer loyalty.