Registrars Offering Services through Resellers
Survey of Domain Registration Services

Company name & domain
Company classification & channel
Registration counts
Accreditation date
Services Offered through Resellers (proportion)Registration Methods - ResellersSupport - ResellersPortal - ResellersPricing - ResellersAdd'l Features - ResellersWeb references and add'l comments - Services Offered through Resellers
placed over webplaced by telephone10+ domains in a single transactionregistration in ccTLDssunrise and defensive registrations in new gTLDsinternationalized domain namesanonymous registrationsregistrar staff confirms registration validityweb-based manualemail supportchat supporttelephone support24x7 telephone supportemergency supportservice level agreementsregistration portalunified listing of all of registrant's domainsincluding listings through other registrarsincluding prospective or intended registrationscustomizableregistration of gTLD domainsincluding .biz, .info, and .nameregistration of ccTLD domainsaudit trailcustom fieldsworkflow / approval featuresexport databaseuser accountsordinary gTLD price charged by registrar to resellerdiscount for registering multiple domainsdiscount for extended registrationstypical gTLD price to reseller after discountstypical .uk price to reseller after discountstypical .jp price to reseller after discountsdns hosting availableweb forwarding availableweb hosting availableemail forwarding availableemail hosting available
Active ISP ASA
activeisp.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
approx. 300.000 domains, approx. 100.000 in gTLDs
Accredited: Beginning of 2000
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
No                                       
Best Registration Services, Inc.
BestRegistrar.com
Registrar focusing on (custom)
55,000 domains, 97% in gTLDs
Accredited: 09/09/1999
Yes (0% - 20%)CheckCheckCheckCheck 43CheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckvariesCheckCheckvaries  Avail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rhttp://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
Yes (0% - 20%)CheckCheckCheckCheck CheckCheck CheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheck$16CheckCheck$9  Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceAvail. - add'l fee to reg'r ($15)Incl'd in reg. priceAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rOur 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
                                       
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
                                       
Domain Bank, Inc.
domainbank.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
220000 domains, 99% in gTLDs
Accredited: August 1999
Yes (20% - 40%)CheckCheckCheck Check  CheckCheckCheck Check   CheckCheck   CheckCheck      $35 Check$15  Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceNot avail.Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. price
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
No                                       
EnCirca
Encirca.com
Registrar focusing on corporate
11,000 domains, 30% in gTLDs
Accredited: 2001
Yes (20% - 40%)CheckCheckCheckCheck 2Check Check CheckCheck Check   CheckCheck   CheckCheckCheckCheck   Check  Check   Avail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'rAvail. - add'l fee to reg'r
eNom, Inc.
enom.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
2.25 million domains, 94% in gTLDs
Accredited: June 25th, 1999
Yes (80% - 100%)Check CheckCheck 15CheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheck CheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheck CheckCheck$6.95-$8.95CheckCheck$6.95$5.99 Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceAvail. - add'l fee to reg'r ($3.95-$19.95)Incl'd in reg. priceAvail. - add'l fee to reg'r ($9.95 per 10 boxes)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
Yes (20% - 40%)Check CheckCheck 5Check   CheckCheckCheckCheck   CheckCheck   CheckCheckCheck     $7.49CheckCheck$6.49   Avail. - add'l fee to reg'r ($5)Avail. - add'l fee to other co. ($15)  
InnerWise, Inc
itsyourdomain.com
Registrar focusing on resellers, small business, general public (custom)
415,000 domains, All in gTLDs
Accredited: April 2000
No                                       
Intercosmos Media Group dba directNIC.com
directcnic.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
979000 domains, 95% in gTLDs
Accredited: March 2001
No                                       
MyDreamspace.com
MyDreamspace.com
focusing on individuals / small businesses
15 domains, 99% in gTLDs
Yes (0% - 20%)CheckCheck     CheckCheckCheck Check  CheckCheck    Check CheckCheck CheckCheckCheck$10CheckCheck$5  Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceI am just setting this up
NetNames
netnames.com
Domain Management focusing on corporate
100000 domains, 40% in gTLDs
Accredited: 2000
                                       
Register.com, Inc.
Register.com
Registrar focusing on individuals / small businesses
3100000 domains, 90% in gTLDs
Accredited: January 1999
Yes (0% - 20%)CheckCheckCheckCheck 15 Check  CheckCheckCheckCheck Check CheckCheck CheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheck CheckCheck   Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceNot avail.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
Yes (0% - 20%)Check  Check 10 Check  CheckCheckCheckCheck   CheckCheck   CheckCheckCheck     $17   $47 Incl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceIncl'd in reg. priceSee 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
Yes (80% - 100%)Check CheckCheck 5CheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheckCheck CheckCheckCheckCheck   CheckCheckCheckCheckCheck CheckCheck$10  $10  Avail. - add'l fee to other co. (varies)   Avail. - add'l fee to other co. (varies)
VeriSign Digital Brand Management Services
verisign.com
Domain Management focusing on corporate
150,000 domains, 60% in gTLDs
Accredited: N/A
No