Namecheap 🧾 Service

What you get

Namecheap is an ICANN-accredited registrar that also sells shared and WordPress hosting, email, SSL certificates and small-business tools.

• Domains: free lifetime domain privacy with every new registration or transfer, so your contact details are hidden from the public WHOIS database.
• Shared hosting: the Stellar plans each start with a 30-day free trial. On the day we checked, the page showed Stellar (3 websites, 20 GB SSD, 30 mailboxes) at $2.28 a month after the trial, Stellar Plus (unlimited websites, unmetered SSD, AutoBackup) at $2.98, and Stellar Business (50 GB cloud storage) at $4.98, with savings of up to 71% on yearly and two-yearly billing.
• All shared plans include unmetered bandwidth, Imunify360 security, free automatic SSL installation, free website migration and a 100% uptime guarantee, plus an AI website builder and AI tools for WordPress.

Who qualifies

Anyone; sign up online. Data centre options include the US, the EU and Singapore.

Good to know

• Hosting prices shown are promotional and depend on the billing term you pick; check the renewal price at checkout.
• Domain prices vary by extension and change with promotions, so compare the renewal price, not just the first year.
• The trial is limited to one per account.
• Register the domain in the company's name and keep auto-renew on.

Verdict

Namecheap is a convenient one-stop shop for a domain, simple hosting and email when you are launching a basic site on a small budget. For the domain alone, an at-cost registrar can be cheaper on renewal.

1. Search for your domain on namecheap.com and add it to the cart.
2. Check that free domain privacy is on.
3. Optionally add a Stellar hosting plan and start the 30-day free trial.
4. Create your account and pay.
5. Point the domain at your host or install WordPress from the hosting panel.