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Add to SafariWhen comparing Hover vs Cloudflare Registrar, the Slant community recommends Hover for most people. In the question“What are the best domain name registrars/providers?” Hover is ranked 4th while Cloudflare Registrar is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Hover is:
Private whois registration is included at no extra charge.
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Pros
Pro Private registration is included
Private whois registration is included at no extra charge.
Pro Simple
Known because of their efforts in simplifying domain management.
Pro Free subdomains
There is no limit on the number of subdomains you can have, and they cost no extra fee. They also support wildcard subdomains.
Pro Has a feedback forum where you can submit and vote on feature requests
As can be seen here.
Pro Fast phone and email support
Hover has a no wait time policy for phone support, and get back to your emails in a very timely fashion. A test support email got a response in 10 minutes.
Pro Zero-margin fees for any registrations
Cloudflare only charges the ICANN registration fees for the domain and does not add any own margin.
Pro Registration fee is topped up on existing paid fees
You do not loose any paid fees from other registrars because the ICANN fees you pay to Cloudflare are put on top of existing balances. This means you can move your domain at any time without losing any pre-paid fees.
Pro Automatic SSL for your website
Even if you do not have SSL on your web server, Cloudflare automatically provides a free SSL certificate if enabled.
Pro Deep integration into Cloudflare ecosystem
The registration is deeply integrated into the existing Cloudflare ecosystem. You basically do not have to leave Cloudflare's website to manage any part of your domain.
Pro Zero-margin fees for any registrations
Cloudflare only charges the ICANN registration fees for the domain and does not add any own margin.
Pro Zero-margin fees for any registrations
Cloudflare only charges the ICANN registration fees for the domain and does not add any own margin.
Cons
Con Renewal is expensive, especially multi-year which should be discounted
Hover is reliable. But their days of being price competitive are past. There are better options out there. They've lost their customer focus in this regard. Taking advantage of existing customers with high renewals is poor practice in any business.
Con Email forwarding costs extra
Email forwarding costs an extra $5 a year per address per domain, and they do not support catch all forwarding to all addresses.
Con Unable to set custom name servers
By using CloudFlare as Registrar, you are forced to use their nameservers.
Con Bad support
Only email support available for free user. If something happens to your account or domain, you can send an email and have to wait 1-2 weeks to get an answer from a person.
Con Limited TLDs available
Due to the service being in early access the available TLDs are limited but may be extended later.
Con Existing domains only at the moment
It seems that you cannot register new domains trough the registrar but only move existing domains to the service.
