Domain Registrar Review (Canadian Edition)
Posted by Jon Lee in Reviews, Web Development, tags: canada, domain-name, namecheap, registrars
In a previous post, I reviewed different Domain Name registrars. The focus was on the big 3 extensions: .com .net and .org. Since that post, I’ve gotten a few questions from readers asking where I registered my .ca domain name so I decided to write a review of registrars that offer the .ca extension!
One thing I should note is that .ca registrations all go through CIRA and they offer no privacy options. Also, you should give your real information. Upon registering my first .ca domain name, I received a call to my contact phone number to confirm that I had indeed purchased the domain.
Note: .ca is generally pronounced “dot see eh”, not “dot ka”
Cost
| Company | Price |
| Namecheap | $15.95 (US) |
| 10dollars | $10.45 |
| Netfirms.ca | $9.95 |
| NamesPro.ca | $12.88 |
| Planet Domain | $19.95 |
The cost of .ca domains are on average higher than those of .com domains. The table on the right lists the price per year of several popular registrars. Prices are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Usability
From the table to the right, I have only used Namecheap, 10dollar and Netfirms.ca. Namecheap has the best user interface as stated in the previous post but their cost is a fair bit higher. 10dollar and Netfirms have okay control panels, nothing to boast about but not terrible either. It is a trade off between cost and usability.
Reputation
None of the registrars listed above have particularly bad reputations so I can’t comment too much on this.
Conclusion
Although I am consolidating all my .com names with Namecheap, the difference in price is too substantial to move my .ca names to them as well. Personally, I would recommend 10dollar or Netfirms as I’ve had fairly good experiences with both companies.
If you have tried another registrar, let me know in the comments!
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