Freeform Comments and Web References
Survey of Domain Registration Services

Company name & domain
Company classification & channel
Registration counts
Accreditation date
Services Offered to ... (proportion)Web references and add'l comments
Active ISP ASA
activeisp.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
approx. 300.000 domains, approx. 100.000 in gTLDs
Accredited: Beginning of 2000
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://activeisp.co.uk http://activeisp.com http://activeisp.no
Corp Regs
No
Bulk Regs
No
Resellers
No
Aspen Investments
finee.com
Domain Reseller (custom) focusing on individuals / small businesses
2000 domains, 100% in gTLDs
Accredited: N/A Started as a reseller Nov 2000
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.domain.registration.finee.com
Corp Regs
Yes
Bulk Regs
Yes
Resellers
No
Best Registration Services, Inc.
BestRegistrar.com
Registrar focusing on (custom)
55,000 domains, 97% in gTLDs
Accredited: 09/09/1999
Indiv Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
http://www.bestregistrar.com http://www.c-a-s-i.com http://www.cas-com.net
Corp Regs
Yes (60% - 80%)
Bulk Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
Resellers
Yes (0% - 20%)
http://www.bestregistrar.com http://www.c-a-s-i.com http://www.cas-com.net
Pricing is set on number of domain years registered and type of services required
BuyDomains.com
BuyDomains.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
330,000 Active Domains domains, 99% in gTLDs
Accredited: Reseller of Accredited Registrar - Domain Discover/TierraNet
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.buydomains.com/links/compare_us http://www.buydomains.com/links/free.value.services
Corp Regs
Yes
Bulk Regs
Yes
Resellers
Yes (0% - 20%)
Our Partners earn a flat 10% in commission for all domain registrations, transfer, $20 per hosting package - see for details: http://www.buydomains.com/links/partners
Dnbuy Inc
dnbuy.com
focusing on individuals / small businesses
25 000 domains, 95-98% in gTLDs
Accredited: N/A
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.dnbuy.net www.dnwiz.com
We are currently nearing the cmpletion of our new site that will allow registrants to purchase and manage their domain names through multiple registrars. Our new site was designed with the reseller and corporate customer in mind and will there for expand our reach and flexibiltiy. Many of the answers above will change with the introduction of these new services.
Corp Regs
Bulk Regs
Yes
Resellers
Dodora Unified Communications, Inc.
dodora.net
Registrar focusing on resellers
50 domains, 10% .COM, 10% .NET, 10% ORG, 1% .NAME, 19% .BIZ in gTLDs
Accredited: June 2001
Indiv Regs
No
http://portal.dodora.net:81/registrar/
http://portal.dodora.net:81/mktg/wholesale.html
Corp Regs
No
Bulk Regs
Resellers
Domain Bank, Inc.
domainbank.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
220000 domains, 99% in gTLDs
Accredited: August 1999
Indiv Regs
Yes (60% - 80%)
Corp Regs
Yes (20% - 40%)
Bulk Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
Resellers
Yes (20% - 40%)
DomainPurpose.com
DomainPurpose.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
Classifed Information domains, 80% in gTLDs
Accredited: Domain People Private Brand Reseller Since May of 2000
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.domainpurpose.com/domainservices.htm http://www.domainpurpose.com/support.htm http://www.domainpurpose.com/articles.htm http://www.domainpurpose.com/company.htm
Corp Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
Bulk Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
Resellers
No
EnCirca
Encirca.com
Registrar focusing on corporate
11,000 domains, 30% in gTLDs
Accredited: 2001
Indiv Regs
Yes (20% - 40%)
Corp Regs
Yes (40% - 60%)
Bulk Regs
Yes (20% - 40%)
Resellers
Yes (20% - 40%)
eNom, Inc.
enom.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
2.25 million domains, 94% in gTLDs
Accredited: June 25th, 1999
Indiv Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
http://www.enom.com/
eNom confirms registration validity when notified The email hosting price is for 10 email boxes Web hosting available in early Q4 2003, prices are per month and can include database hosting
Corp Regs
Yes
Bulk Regs
Yes
Same features and prices as our reseller channel
Resellers
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.enom.com/resellers/
eNom confirms registration validity when notified The email hosting price is for 10 email boxes Web hosting available in early Q4 2003, prices are per month and can include database hosting
iHoldings.com Inc
Dotregistrar.com
Registrar focusing on resellers
765,000 domains, 82% .com/9% .net/5% .org/2% .biz/1.7% .info/0.15% .name in gTLDs
Accredited: January 2000
Indiv Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
Corp Regs
Yes
Bulk Regs
Yes (20% - 40%)
Resellers
Yes (20% - 40%)
InnerWise, Inc
itsyourdomain.com
Registrar focusing on resellers, small business, general public (custom)
415,000 domains, All in gTLDs
Accredited: April 2000
Indiv Regs
Yes (40% - 60%)
Corp Regs
No
Bulk Regs
Yes
Resellers
No
Intercosmos Media Group dba directNIC.com
directcnic.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
979000 domains, 95% in gTLDs
Accredited: March 2001
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.directnic.com/features/prices.php
Corp Regs
Yes
Bulk Regs
Yes
Resellers
No
MyDreamspace.com
MyDreamspace.com
focusing on individuals / small businesses
15 domains, 99% in gTLDs
Indiv Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://mydreamspace.com/dream2/forms/domainform1.htm
I just signed on with Verio as a reseller in July and so I am just setting up my prices & policies. I intend NOT to sell domain-grabbing services because I am going to keep my customers' loyalty be keeping their domains on renewal as a service included in their host accounts.
Corp Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
I do not at this time have any corporate customers but I have three organizations (501c3)
Bulk Regs
No
Resellers
Yes (0% - 20%)
I am just setting this up
NetNames
netnames.com
Domain Management focusing on corporate
100000 domains, 40% in gTLDs
Accredited: 2000
Indiv Regs
Yes (40% - 60%)
http://www.netnames.com http://www.netbenefit.com
NetNames is a specialist provider of domain name management services aimed at corporates and IP professionals. NetNames is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK listed company NetBenefit plc.
Corp Regs
Yes (40% - 60%)
http://www.netnames.com
NetNames Platinum Service is a suite of Corporate Domain Name Management services and products specifically designed to meet the requirements of companies with large domain name portfolios.
Bulk Regs
Resellers
Register.com, Inc.
Register.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
3100000 domains, 90% in gTLDs
Accredited: January 1999
Indiv Regs
Yes (60% - 80%)
Corp Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
http://www.register.com/corporate
The unified listing of all registrants existing domain registrations is available through our online portfolio management tool, Name Console. Additional listings of third party registrations, including competitor registrations and those through other registrars are available through our Domain Name Audit and Watching services. We register in all available ccTLDs, although some are suspended at the registry level and a few are subject to sanctions by the US government. We are unable to disclose pricing information for the Corporate Services Division.
Bulk Regs
Yes
Bulk registrations are available through our other channels.
Resellers
Yes (0% - 20%)
http://www.rcomexpress.com
Registrations by telephone are on a case-by-case basis. Emergency support is available 24x7. Pricing is dependent upon billing model.
Schlund + Partner AG
schlund.de
focusing on individuals / small businesses
3500000 domains, 1000000 in gTLDs
Accredited: 1999
Indiv Regs
Yes (60% - 80%)
http://einsundeins.com schlund.de oneandone.co.uk
we sell hosting packages which include up to 12 domainnames. So every of our customers has hosting and email services. The prices stated are only the prices for additional domainnames. Most of the domainnames we sell are under .de. Schlund is the largest .de Registrar worldwide. Hard to explain our business model in this registrar oriented survey. The data might be not valid for comparisons with other business models (i.e. prices).
Corp Regs
No
Bulk Regs
Yes (0% - 20%)
http://schlundtechnologies.com
most of our registration are in .de
Resellers
Yes (0% - 20%)
See Individual / Small Business Channel. Hard to explain our business model in this registrar oriented survey. The data might be not valid for comparisons with other business models (i.e. prices).
Tucows Inc.
tucows.com
Registrar focusing on resellers
3mm+ domains, 3mm+ in gTLDs
Accredited: 1999
Indiv Regs
No
Corp Regs
Bulk Regs
Resellers
Yes (80% - 100%)
VeriSign Digital Brand Management Services
verisign.com
Domain Management focusing on corporate
150,000 domains, 60% in gTLDs
Accredited: N/A
Indiv Regs
No
Corp Regs
Yes (80% - 100%)
http://www.verisign.com/services/cdns/index.html
VeriSign DBMS uses a management model, whereby a company enrolls a name into management, then charges a small monthly fee to keep the name registered and renewed. There are no renewal payments beyond the monthly fee.
Bulk Regs
No
Resellers
No