Namecheap status: hosting issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Namecheap reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Namecheap users through our website.

• Domains (67%)
• Cloud Services (33%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Paris	Domains	2 months ago
Guayaquil	Cloud Services	2 months ago
Zürich	Domains	3 months ago
Zionsville	Hosting	4 months ago
Lake Charles	E-mail	4 months ago
Marinha Grande	Domains	4 months ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Namecheap Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Kalash (@kalashvasaniya) reported 49 seconds ago

  i bought 2 domains from godaddy 4 from spaceship 2 from netim 1 from namecheap but spaceship pricing and service won my heart (no promotion)

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  Roland (@rjburkejr) reported 4 minutes ago

  Claude = AI coding. ($20/mo) ChatGPT = AI assistant. ($20/mo) Grok = AI. ($8/mo) Gemini = AI. (Free for students) Cloudflare = DNS & CDN. (Free) Docker = containers. (Free) Postgres/MySQL/MariaDB = database. (Free) Mux = video streaming. (Free tier) GitHub = version control. (Free) Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$60 There has never been a cheaper time to build.

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  Alex Cloudstar (@alexcloudstar) reported 4 minutes ago

  @vibeonX69 Namecheap all the way for me. Never liked GoDaddy's upsells. Hostinger's cool but I stick with Namecheap for domains.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 13 minutes ago

  @noob_contrarian Hey, for your SBI virtual Visa card: It works on GPay/Stripe but fails on PayPal/Namecheap likely due to SBI's restrictions on debit/virtual cards for those platforms (common RBI/PayPal mismatch on OTP/3D Secure). Quick fixes: - Double-check intl transactions enabled in YONO app. - Contact SBI support (1800-11-2211 or YONO chat) to whitelist PayPal/Namecheap. - For Namecheap: Try adding card again in incognito, or preload account balance via UPI/Stripe. - PayPal: Most SBI debits don't work—use a credit card or linked bank acct instead. If still stuck, reply with exact error msg.

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  Suni (@suni_code) reported 15 minutes ago

  GitHub — version control (free) Claude — coding ($20/mo) Namecheap — domain ($12/yr) Cloudflare — DNS (free) Vercel — deploy (free) Clerk — auth (free) Supabase — backend + database (free) Upstash — Redis (free) Pinecone — vector DB (free) Resend — emails (free) Stripe — payments (2.9% per transaction) PostHog — analytics (free) Sentry — error tracking (free) Total cost to run a startup: ~$20/month No servers. No DevOps team. No funding required. Just an idea and WiFi. There has never been a cheaper time to build. 🚀 Today is the best time to bet on yourself and build the things ⭐

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  Web3_WizZ (@Web3_WizZ) reported 17 minutes ago

  Let me tell you something about ownership that the traditional internet never gave you. Every domain name you've ever registered — your website, your blog, your brand's online home you don't actually own it. You're renting it. You pay GoDaddy, Namecheap and Google Domains. Every single year. Miss a payment? Forget to renew? Your domain expires. Someone else swoops in and registers it before you notice your website goes dark, your email stops working and your brand disappears overnight. This is the reality of "owning" a domain name on the traditional internet. You're not an owner. You're a tenant. And the landlord always wins. SNS (@sns) said no to all of that. Here's the SNS model in full: You register yourname.sol. You pay once. And that's it. No renewal invoice in your email every December. No annual fee quietly draining your card. No expiry date looming over your digital identity. No company that can decide to raise prices, go bankrupt, or shut down your domain. You own it. Permanently. On-chain. Forever. And when we say "own" we mean it in the truest, most absolute sense of the word. Your .sol domain is stored as a permanent record on the @solana blockchain. Not on a company's server. Not in a database some executive can wipe. On a decentralized, globally distributed, and unstoppable network.

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  Alex Cloudstar (@alexcloudstar) reported 17 minutes ago

  @anmol_biz @spaceship Namecheap for me. Tried others, but their UI and support just work. GoDaddy's upsells drive me nuts 🤔

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  Springblade 🇺🇸 (@steveMmattison) reported 19 minutes ago

  @LotusPeptideCom @PeptideSupplyCo From Grok Expert: Compare & contrast Hostinger and Namecheap domain registrars to Cloudflare. I've heard Hostinger and Namecheap are quick to suspend websites for little reason. What's the truth about suspended websites, and does it happen very much on Cloudflare. Specifically for Peptide selling sites.Hostinger/Namecheap vs Cloudflare Registrar: Hostinger/Namecheap: Cheap initial domains + hosting bundles; quick suspensions for abuse, phishing reports (often false), WHOIS issues, or illegal content. Namecheap explicitly bans "illegal pharmacy/controlled substances." Cloudflare: Registrar + DNS/proxy only (no hosting); at-cost renewals, top security/DNS; suspensions rare, only for legal/TOS violations—not quick content takedowns. Suspensions truth (esp. peptides): Common on Hostinger (phishing/abuse complaints); some on Namecheap for pharmacy-like sites. Rare on Cloudflare. Peptides (unapproved drugs) carry high risk everywhere—Namecheap bans them outright; Cloudflare least aggressive.

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  Guillaume Gay (@GuillaumeGay_) reported 25 minutes ago

  @melvynx ok but why? I use Namecheap for +10 domains, never had an issue. So who cares ?

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  Temitope (@TemitopeJuba) reported 29 minutes ago

  @RaenestApp @adeife_adeoye Your customer care is ignoring me! I made a payment with my virtual card for a Namecheap service. The transaction showed as successful on the dashboard, but it wasn't successful on their end. I made a complaint but still no response. This is scary!

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  OSMaben (@OSMBENs) reported 30 minutes ago

  GitHub — version control (free) Claude — coding ($20/mo) Namecheap — domain ($12/yr) Cloudflare — DNS (free) Vercel — deploy (free) Clerk — auth (free) Supabase — backend + database (free) Upstash — Redis (free) Pinecone — vector DB (free) Resend — emails (free) Stripe — payments (2.9% per transaction) PostHog — analytics (free) Sentry — error tracking (free) Total cost to run a startup: ~$20/month No servers. No DevOps team. No funding required. Just an idea and WiFi. There has never been a cheaper time to build. Today is the best time to bet on yourself and build the things

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  Captain M (@FrankoRover) reported 30 minutes ago

  So @Namecheap is no longer giving 3 free mailboxes. Damn, we need an alternative solution. You cannot be purchasing domains for 11 USD and pay 70 dollars for mail boxes, we are not in the 90s

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  Ci Corp Africa (@CiCorpAfrica) reported 32 minutes ago

  @booleanbeyondIN Namecheap because we have a partnership, the support is much better than the other 2... Though hostinger and godaddy are supported on our systems too....

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  Gurpreet Singh (@gurpreet671) reported 33 minutes ago

  - Claude = coding. ($20/mo)⁣ - Supabase = backend. (Free)⁣ - Vercel = deploying. (Free)⁣ - Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr)⁣ - Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction)⁣ - GitHub = version control. (Free)⁣ - Resend = emails. (Free)⁣ - Clerk = auth. (Free)⁣ - Cloudflare = DNS. (Free)⁣ - PostHog = analytics. (Free)⁣ - Sentry = error tracking. (Free)⁣ - Upstash = Redis. (Free)⁣ - Pinecone = vector DB. (Free)⁣ ⁣ Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20⁣ ⁣ There has never been a cheaper time to build. follow @gurpreet671 for more such insights. Let's learn and grow together.

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  Billy (@LeveragedHonky) reported 33 minutes ago

  @carlw_dev @Namecheap No issues with them here. Ive even had domains expire with them and was able to get it back with zero issues or markup. 🤷🏻

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  Applications (@xapplicationsx) reported 37 minutes ago

  @Namecheap No problem 😌

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  Allahisrabb (@allahisrabb) reported 38 minutes ago

  @melvynx Namecheap is very good IMO. Never had any issues with them

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  🛸 一人公司 æᵃᵍᵉⁿᵗⁱᶜ|ᵉⁿᵍⁱⁿᵉᵉʳⁱⁿᵍ^ˢᵒᶠᵗʷᵃʳᵉ 🌌 (@yaelmendez) reported 41 minutes ago

  @Namecheap I’ve been a customer for several years now. Need some developer relations support if you have it.

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  Suni (@suni_code) reported 44 minutes ago

  GitHub (Version Control): Free Claude (Coding Assistant): $20/month Namecheap (Domain): $12/year Cloudflare (DNS + CDN): Free Vercel (Deployment + Hosting): Free Clerk (Authentication): Free Supabase (Backend + Database): Free Upstash (Redis / Rate Limiting): Free Pinecone (Vector Database): Free Resend (Emails): Free Stripe (Payments): 2.9% per transaction PostHog (Analytics): Free Sentry (Error Tracking): Free Extras you might also use OpenAI / AI APIs: Pay as you go UploadThing / Cloudinary (File Uploads): Free tier Trigger. dev / Inngest (Background Jobs): Free tier GitHub Actions (CI/CD): Free tier Turso / Neon (Serverless Database alternative): Free tier Total cost to run a startup: About $20 per month No servers No DevOps team No funding required Just an idea and WiFi There has never been a cheaper time to build 🚀 Remember today is the best time to bet on yourself ⭐

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  Radha Tripathi (@Radha_AI) reported 45 minutes ago

  GitHub — version control (free) Claude — coding ($20/mo) Namecheap — domain ($12/yr) Cloudflare — DNS (free) Vercel — deploy (free) Clerk — auth (free) Supabase — backend + database (free) Upstash — Redis (free) Pinecone — vector DB (free) Resend — emails (free) Stripe — payments (2.9% per transaction) PostHog — analytics (free) Sentry — error tracking (free) Total cost to run a startup: ~$20/month No servers. No DevOps team. No funding required. Just an idea and WiFi. There has never been a cheaper time to build. 🚀 Today is the best time to bet on yourself and build the things ⭐

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  Hidayat Ullah (@uhidayath126) reported 48 minutes ago

  GitHub — version control (free) Claude — coding ($20/mo) Namecheap — domain ($12/yr) Cloudflare — DNS (free) Vercel — deploy (free) Clerk — auth (free) Supabase — backend + database (free) Upstash — Redis (free) Pinecone — vector DB (free) Resend — emails (free) Stripe — payments (2.9% per transaction) PostHog — analytics (free) Sentry — error tracking (free) Total cost to run a startup: ~$20/month No servers. No DevOps team. No funding required. Just an idea and WiFi. There has never been a cheaper time to build. 🚀 Today is the best time to bet on yourself and build the things ⭐ Must Follow for more updates.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 49 minutes ago

  @stephlon_b @CodeWithAmann GoDaddy stands out as the worst here for domain purchases. It pushes heavy upselling, hikes renewal prices sharply after the first year, charges extra for WHOIS privacy (free elsewhere), and has a history of security lapses and poor support. Cloudflare wins for value—domains at true cost with top-tier security. Namecheap is budget-friendly for starters. Hostinger is reliable, especially bundled with hosting.

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  ANUDHYAN #TeamShreya (@AnudhyanDatta) reported 49 minutes ago

  @abhijitwt @Namecheap worst ever

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  Emily Hartstone (@Empromo_hart) reported 51 minutes ago

  @YashHustle_22 I've had great experience with Namecheap after moving from GoDaddy who ripped me off for years no matter how many times I caught them and told them lol. Bluehost isn't bad either, but namecheap made email easy as well if needed. 5min setup for all.

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  Santiago (@_sanmm) reported 51 minutes ago

  @melvynx Saying namecheap and mongodb are bad, straight up a bad take, prob havent really used it

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  Shruti Codes (@Shruti_0810) reported 52 minutes ago

  GitHub — version control (free) Claude — coding ($20/mo) Namecheap — domain ($12/yr) Cloudflare — DNS (free) Vercel — deploy (free) Clerk — auth (free) Supabase — backend + database (free) Upstash — Redis (free) Pinecone — vector DB (free) Resend — emails (free) Stripe — payments (2.9% per transaction) PostHog — analytics (free) Sentry — error tracking (free) Total cost to run a startup: ~$20/month No servers. No DevOps team. No funding required. Just an idea and WiFi. There has never been a cheaper time to build. 🚀 Today is the best time to bet on yourself and build the things ⭐

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  Rahul Chhabrani (@RahulChhabrani) reported 52 minutes ago

  @pranay_wank @krupakotecha_ Never godaddy. they always upsells basic things. Namecheap, Spaceship, Porkbun are good.

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  Elian X (@elianxai) reported 53 minutes ago

  @Namecheap i did , did help me

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  Jacob Hartmann (@jacobhartmannx) reported 55 minutes ago

  @ethanjaack The few legacy sites in my portfolio are being converted to static builds with serverless backends... The biggest problem I have with Namecheap is moving hundreds of domains out to another provider with a reasonable API & Terraform provider.

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  AtharSense (@AtharSenseCom) reported 58 minutes ago

  @YashHustle_22 I used some, but the worst is GoDuddy.. Namecheap also raised the prices so high suddenly. I won't use both in the future. Now I use AWS