Re:Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever
by arkitaip on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @10:51AM
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Seconding Gandi. I've test driven them with a new account and I'm very pleased with the level of control and no-nonsense control panel. Where GoDaddy's is very messy and tries all kinds of sneaky tricks to make you shop for more, Gandi keeps it clean and straightforward.
Single best feature? Total access to domain zone files. I also like that as an individual you can hide your contact information from being displayed in the whois records.
Re:Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever
by dhpye on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @11:06AM
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gandi.net also provides a free ssl cert for registered domains. They're just awesome.
Re:Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever
by JoshTriplett on Thursday September 08, 2011 @05:56PM
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Only for a year, then you have to pay to renew it. Still decent, though. But if you want a free cert, try startcom instead.
Specifically: they have policies that strongly support the domain owner, they make a point of saying the domain owner owns the domain (not the registrar), they give back to many different Open Source projects, their management software works quite well, and they provide free email service for your domain so you don't have to run a mail server if you don't want to.
Their hosting works quite well too. Not the best for disk performance, but they have good unmetered bandwidth, tons of flexibility, and good management software.