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Namecheap provides services on domain name registration, and offer for sale domain names that are registered to third parties (also known as aftermarket domain names). It is also a web hosting company.

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Most Reported Problems

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  • 57% Hosting (57%)
  • 43% Domains (43%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Namecheap outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Tuxtla Domains 1 month ago
Centerville Hosting 1 month ago
Noida Domains 2 months ago
Purmerend Domains 2 months ago
Istanbul Hosting 2 months ago
Charleston Hosting 2 months ago
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Namecheap Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • hsaffiliate2025
    Diluc (@hsaffiliate2025) reported

    This indie dev built a 100% free URL shortener — and it reportedly makes $1,000/month. Bitly and TinyURL now charge $29/month just for custom slugs and basic click tracking. He saw the gap and built shorlnk. Free for everything most people need: custom aliases, click stats, QR codes. Paid only for team features, higher API limits, custom domains. Here’s the exact model: • Free: unlimited short links, custom slugs, basic analytics • Pro ($9/mo): more API calls, advanced stats, priority support • Team ($29/mo): collaboration, custom domain, dedicated support He open-sourced the revenue number on IndieHackers (his claim, not verified). Tech stack: React + Tailwind, Node.js + Express, PostgreSQL, Vercel + AWS, Namecheap. Built in ~3 weeks. Challenges: — Crowded market: he won users by shouting “100% free” on Product Hunt and Hacker News. — Server costs from free users: throttled API to 100 req/min. — Abuse risk: built a review system to block phishing links. Is it for you? If you can code, yes. If not, no. $1,000/month sounds nice, but after server costs it’s more like $700–800. And it’s his reported number — not guaranteed. Bottom line: find a niche where big players are greedy, offer the basics for free, and charge for power features. It works, but it’s a grind — not a get-rich-quick play. Follow for more real AI money breakdowns. #IndieHackers #SideProject

  • 0xKachi
    Polyvalent kaizen 🀄️ (@0xKachi) reported

    Is namecheap hosting down? My websites won’t load

  • RobGuerra90
    Rob (@RobGuerra90) reported

    @omarvvvr Namecheap all the way never had a problem in years and their customer support is on point

  • bradanlane
    Bradán Lane (@bradanlane) reported

    @anne_engineer 1) odd as I've been on the site most of the morning 2) namecheap has had an ssl problem 3) I'll try some different browsers and see

  • thedntx
    Dante (@thedntx) reported

    @TTrimoreau Porkbun if u want clean interface. Namecheap for bundles. Never godaddy, thats 2010 behavior.

  • NameBio
    NameBio (@NameBio) reported

    Sales With History 📉 HostCheap․com sold for $1,683 at Namecheap - down from $2,355 in January 2013 at Sedo. 📉 LifeLived․com sold for $786 at GoDaddy - down from $2,188 in November 2012 at Afternic. 📉 MindRevive․com sold for $483 at GoDaddy - down from $2,288 in August 2024 at BuyDomains. 📉 FinalClearance․com sold for $645 at GoDaddy - down from $3,650 in July 2018 at NameJet. 📉 OkBet․io sold for $6,500 at Namecheap - down from $34,988 in May 2024 at Afternic. Yesterday's Word Cloud + TLD Breakdown 👇

  • team_pitch
    Pitch Market Strategies & Public Relations, LLC (@team_pitch) reported

    @digitalocean y’all left my company in a lurch, and now I’m looking to shift. Overpriced droplets in my opinion, horrible support, unless you’re paying $999 a month, in my opinion and a lack of uptime stability on smaller tiers in my opinion. @Namecheap VPS is lookin good.

  • zubywebstudio
    zuby | Default Web Designer (@zubywebstudio) reported

    To get a domain now and hosting is not the problem until it's time for renewal I think Namecheap now has separate charge for their positive SSL renewal 💀

  • aarons_takes
    Aaron (@aarons_takes) reported

    @MustaAras I think it comes down to normie's perceptions of Namecheap/Spaceship registrars vs GoDaddy. Very much IMHO.

  • saud_ilyas
    Saud Ilyas (@saud_ilyas) reported

    For the first time in 10 years, I moved the .io domain out of Namecheap to save $25 on renewal lol; never thought of moving any of the 2k+ domains I've managed with Namecheap for years. 3x the price is unjustifiable. Could potentially save up to $10k a year by moving every single one to Cloudflare on renewal. But that’s a very big headache doing one by one, so i’ll pass for now!

  • AKirtesh
    Kirtesh (@AKirtesh) reported

    My current indie hacker stack in 2026: - Claude for Coding - Stripe for Payments - GitHub for Version Control - Vercel for Deployment - Supabase for Backend - Clerk for Auth - Upstash for Redis - Pinecone for Vector DB - Resend for Emails - Namecheap for Domain - Cloudflare for DNS - PostHog for Analytics - Sentry for Error Tracking You can build and ship a complete startup from your bedroom in 2026. The barrier has never been lower 💪

  • boatjones1
    Randall Thomas 🐍 (@boatjones1) reported

    @its_sidraa I have my mail service block all emails from Namecheap domains. They are spam enablers. Any business sketchy enough to use Namecheap I want no part of.

  • i_mika_el
    Mikhail Rogov (@i_mika_el) reported

    @arvidkahl @Namecheap very strange. did Namecheap support confirm there is no manual transfer path either?

  • chidimarvel
    Chidi inyama (@chidimarvel) reported

    @RaenestApp trying to make a payment on namecheap, getting insufficient balance error when there are funds on my card. Please what is going, your support has not replied livechat for hours

  • NameBio
    NameBio (@NameBio) reported

    Sales With History 📈 Wyrd․ai sold for $3,250 at Spaceship․com - up from $598 in July 2025 at Namecheap. 📈 BetFans․net sold for $2,500 at Afternic - up from $12 in October 2021 at GoDaddy. 📈 Globin․net sold for $1,000 at Afternic - up from $12 in August 2021 at GoDaddy. 📉 PeakCash․com sold for $1,009 at Dynadot - down from $1,688 in June 2023 at BuyDomains. 📉 HomePac․com sold for $891 at GoDaddy - down from $2,800 in May 2011 at Sedo. Yesterday's Word Cloud + TLD Breakdown 👇

  • FahadHussa3165
    Fahad Hussain (@FahadHussa3165) reported

    Claude = coding. ($20/mo) GitHub = version control. (Free) Supabase = backend. (Free) Clerk = auth. (Free) Resend = emails. (Free) Vercel = deploying. (Free) Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) Upstash = Redis. (Free) Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) PostHog = analytics. (Free) Sentry = error tracking. (Free) Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build

  • fanboynz
    Fanboy.nz (@fanboynz) reported

    @Namecheap What did you find? based on the hundreds of domains it creates weekly on your service.

  • monsterTRAPxx9
    monsterTrapXx9 (@monsterTRAPxx9) reported

    @Namecheap @TomoLifeUpdates you guys suck ***** for suspending neocities when they werent even mentioned in the court order. We are actively avoiding ur service & dissuading ppl from using it

  • cstcksa
    مركز مهارات الإبداع للتدريب (@cstcksa) reported

    @Namecheap Warning to all website owners and businesses: Based on our experience, we strongly advise exercising caution before dealing with this hosting provider. We encountered significant difficulties related to account management, communication, and obtaining support regarding our hosting services. Our experience raised serious concerns about the company's practice of relying on third-party agents to manage hosting accounts, which may leave customers vulnerable to disputes, service interruptions, delays in account transfers, or unexpected financial demands. We encourage all customers to carefully review ownership rights, account access credentials, service agreements, and transfer procedures before purchasing hosting services through any intermediary or agent. We have documented our experience and reserve the right to pursue the matter through the appropriate regulatory and legal channels.

  • thekenndubisi
    Ken 🧙 (@thekenndubisi) reported

    How to setup an online business doing $1k a day revenue in 30 days: Step 1: Register a business and get a biz bank account. If you’re in Canada, use Ownr. If you’re incorporating in the US, use LegalZoom or Bizee. Step 2: Setup a business email address with Namecheap, connect it to Gmail and sort out tax registration (GST/HST in Canada, EIN for the US) 3: Choose your niche, build your one person offer and price it for an easy yes. A rough example: “I help local gym owners get 10-20 new member leads using meta ads in 30 days or less for $500 a month” 4. Setup your ad account and launch your one-person ad. Rough example: “Attention Toronto gym owners, are your ads getting clicks but no members? Most gym ads fail because of xyz. I help gym owners get x qualified signups using this. Click to watch this 3 minute video showing how it works” 5. Send the traffic to a landing page with the VSL that has these 3 components: a headline mirroring the ad, a short video speaking about the problem, and a link to book a call. 6. Get on a call and ask these 4 questions: where’s your business right now? What have you tried so far? If we solved this like this, what would that look like for you? Here’s how we’ll solve this bottle neck….” and then present your offer. It’s not easy but it is simple; don’t over complicate it. Do this and get to $1k a day within 30 days. You want my help setting this up? Send a DM.

  • LucaCaponeX
    Luca Capone | Vibe Coder (@LucaCaponeX) reported

    @buildwithmaya @Namecheap Namecheap funded a whole graveyard of my half-built ideas. Buying the domain takes 5 minutes. Shipping the actual thing is where I disappear for 3 months. The domain was never the hard part.

  • BrianLeeMayes
    Brian Lee Mayes ✞ ❞𝓢𝓲𝔁❞ 𝓢𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓛𝓮𝓮 (@BrianLeeMayes) reported

    @Namecheap It appears "temporarily" fixed, know this...the biggest reason I will likely be leaving, isn't so much the repeated issues, but the outsourced tech support, of people that know absolutely nothing! It's pathetic, and IDK why my former webmaster chose Namecheap.

  • JamiuAjetomobi
    Ajetomobi Jamiu (@JamiuAjetomobi) reported

    It doesn't matter how great your content or product is if your audience never sees it. ​The fix requires updating your technical security keys inside your domain host (like @GoDaddy or @Namecheap) so providers know you are a trusted sender.

  • ChrisSeltzer
    Chris Seltzer (@ChrisSeltzer) reported

    @neerajjj6785 Really depends on what you're using it for and where your stuff will be hosted. If you're using a platform like AWS then buying it through them can save you some headaches down the line. Otherwise I've always used Namecheap but heard good things about Cloudflare.

  • MaxBuildsBuiz
    Max Builds (@MaxBuildsBuiz) reported

    @omarvvvr I trust namecheap the most, been using it for a while and never had any problems

  • kj_kjato
    K S (@kj_kjato) reported

    @Namecheap I just wanted to let you guys know that I’ve contacted my local law-enforcement to stop some websites that you’re hosting from scamming any further. I’ve asked repeatedly fake the domain down and you refuse now I’m pursuing legal action.😡😡😡😡

  • Sahil_Jaiswal02
    Sahil Jaiswal (@Sahil_Jaiswal02) reported

    Godaddy is a **** I should have gone with hostinger or namecheap My site is down after 2 days of getting it …even after successfull verification 😤 No support, no person available… poor service @GoDaddy

  • daily_btc_lore
    Today in Bitcoin History (@daily_btc_lore) reported

    3/7 - The bold part was zero-confirmation delivery. A Bitcoin payment isn't settled until miners include it in a block, roughly 10 minutes at best. Most merchants waited for one to six confirmations. Namecheap activated your purchase the moment the transaction hit the network.

  • SigniusNetworks
    Signius (@SigniusNetworks) reported

    @Namecheap Oh FFS so it's caused by Right Clicking to Copy the password. If you just double click & "ctrl c" it does not add "Refresh" to the pasted text. I have never ever encountered this bloody nonsense before & so not understand why any developer would think this is acceptable.

  • TheRealPomax
    TheRealPomax (@TheRealPomax) reported

    @Namecheap The part where I type a postal code, and just because there's a space (which your JS should be able to verify is irrelevant) the form goes "FIX THIS VALUE IT IS WRONG" when in fact no, it is not: validate _after_ removing semantically irrelevant characters.