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What is Register.com
Register.com is a domain registration and DNS management service that also offers bundled web hosting, email, and website building tools. It targets individuals and small businesses that want to purchase and manage domains and add basic site and mailbox services from the same provider. The product is positioned as an all-in-one domain-centric offering, with optional add-ons such as SSL certificates, privacy, and managed WordPress hosting depending on plan selection.
Domain and DNS management
Register.com provides domain search, registration, renewals, and DNS configuration in one place. It supports common domain administration tasks such as nameserver changes and record management. This makes it suitable for small organizations that want a single vendor to handle domain lifecycle and DNS updates without separate tooling.
Bundled web presence services
The platform offers adjacent services such as web hosting, email, SSL, and a website builder alongside domain registration. This reduces the number of vendors a small business needs to coordinate for a basic online presence. Bundling can simplify initial setup when the primary requirement is “get a domain and publish a simple site.”
WordPress hosting option
Register.com includes WordPress hosting offerings for customers who prefer a standard CMS rather than a proprietary site builder. This can speed up deployment for common small-business website patterns using WordPress themes and plugins. It also provides a path to expand beyond a basic brochure site without changing domain providers.
Limited advanced marketing features
Compared with platforms in the broader small-business growth stack, Register.com focuses more on domains and hosting than on end-to-end marketing automation. Capabilities such as multi-channel campaign orchestration, CRM-driven automation, and advanced funnel analytics are not the product’s core strengths. Organizations needing those functions typically require additional software.
Website builder depth varies
The website builder is designed for straightforward sites and may not match the flexibility of specialized design-first tools or full CMS implementations. Complex layouts, custom components, and advanced content workflows can require workarounds or a move to WordPress or another platform. This can matter for teams that expect frequent iteration or more sophisticated site experiences.
Hosting scalability not primary focus
While Register.com offers hosting, it is generally oriented toward small-business and entry-level use cases rather than highly customized or large-scale deployments. Requirements such as granular infrastructure control, advanced performance tuning, or complex staging/CI workflows may exceed typical shared or packaged hosting plans. Teams with those needs may prefer a more infrastructure-centric hosting approach.
Plan & Pricing
Register.com official pricing (extracted from register.com / partnerships.register.com pages)
Domain registration (usage-based)
Pricing model: Per-TLD, per-year (usage-based) Free tier/trial: None stated on pricing page Example costs (from Register.com Partner "Complete Pricing" table):
- .com – $12.53/yr. cite
- .net – $13.31/yr. cite
- .org – $12.13/yr. cite
- .info – $21.22/yr. cite
- .co – $28.80/yr. cite
(Full TLD price list published on the vendor partner pricing page; prices are per-year and may vary by reseller program/term). cite
Web hosting (shared) — tiered plans (official site pages)
| Plan | Price (as shown on Register.com pages) | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Hosting | $9.29 / month (page lists $9.29/mo; promotional terms apply). | For starter websites; includes email, hosting features; promotional pricing applies to first billing cycle. See Offer Details for automatic renewal and term specifics. cite |
| Professional Hosting | $12.41 / month (page lists $12.41/mo). | For larger websites; more disk space / resources; promotional pricing/renewal terms apply. cite |
| Premium Hosting | $27.18 / month (page lists $27.18/mo). | For higher-traffic sites; includes free domain on select annual plans; promotional pricing applies. cite |
Note: another Register.com page (Add Services / cart) shows an "Essential" plan at $4.99/mo for a 1-year term (monthly portion when billed annually). That reflects term-based pricing and promotions; vendor pages show pricing varies by billing term and promo. cite
Website Builder (tiered — promotional first-term prices shown on official product page)
| Plan | Price (promotional first term shown on Register.com) | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Website (Website Builder) | $3 / month (first month promotional price shown on official product page). | AI-powered Website Builder; domain included on select annual plans; promotional first-term pricing; Offer Details apply. cite |
| Website + Marketing | $4 / month (first month promotional price). | Adds marketing/local listings features; promo pricing for first month. cite |
| Website, Online Marketing & Store | $6 / month (first month promotional price). | Includes eCommerce features; promotional first-term price. cite |
Official product pages display promotional/first-term prices and note that regular/renewal rates apply; exact recurring rates are not shown (placeholders) on the public page. cite
WordPress hosting (vendor product page shows plans; prices not displayed on page)
| Plan (example tiers) | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurs | Not shown on page (pricing placeholders on product page). | 10 GB storage, 1 WP site, on-demand backup, free domain on select annual plans; vendor page shows features but numeric prices are displayed as placeholders/require checkout. cite |
| Growing Businesses | Not shown on page (pricing placeholders). | 20 GB storage, 3 WP sites, on-demand backup, free domain on select annual plans. cite |
| Professionals | Not shown on page (pricing placeholders). | 40 GB storage, up to 5 WP sites, backups, etc. cite |
(Official WordPress page shows plan features and promotional/offer details but displays $XX placeholders for plan prices on the public page at time of review.) cite
Email (tiered plans shown on official pages)
| Plan | Price (as shown) | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Email (basic) | Starting at $1.67 / month per mailbox (monthly portion when purchasing a 1-year term; promotional pricing). | Branded email at your domain, 25GB (or 15GB on some pages) storage, promo pricing applies to first billing cycle; auto-renews at then-current rate. cite |
| Professional Email Plus | $4.92 / month per mailbox (promotional monthly price; annual promo shown as $59/yr per mailbox). | Higher storage (30–80GB depending on page), Guard Encryption; promotional first-cycle pricing; renewals at standard rate. cite |
SSL certificates (examples from official security page)
| Certificate | Price (as shown) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcard SSL (example) | $384.89 / yr (2-year term price shown on site). | Pricing on the SSL page lists 2-year term prices; standard annual pricing available in cart. cite |
| Extended SSL | $328.89 / yr (2-year). | See vendor SSL product page for types and term-based pricing. cite |
Notes & limitations: All pricing above was taken directly from Register.com official pages (including partnerships.register.com reseller pricing and register.com product pages which sometimes redirect to networksolutions.com). Some public product pages display promotional rates or placeholders ($XX.XX) rather than fixed recurring prices; where numeric prices were not exposed on the public page, I marked prices as not shown and pointed to the relevant official page. Prices are subject to promotional terms, billing term selection, and automatic renewal at the then-current rate (see each page's Offer Details / Service Agreement). cite
Seller details
Web.com Group, Inc.
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
1999
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https://www.web.com/
https://x.com/webdotcom
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