Gandi vs NameSilo

Gandi9.3Visit NNameSilo9.0Visit

Higher score Gandi #1 in Domain Registrars 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Gandi

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N NameSilo #5 in Domain Registrars 9.0/10 From $4.88/yr ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NameSilo

• Gandi fits best

  Established all-around domain management

• NameSilo fits best

  Portfolio owners seeking broad tools

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Side by side

Feature	Gandi 9.3/10 Visit ↗	NNameSilo 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Domain Registrars	#5 in Domain Registrars
Best for	Established all-around domain management	Portfolio owners seeking broad tools
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	$4.88/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Gandi 4/4 · NameSilo 4/4
WHOIS privacy	✓	✓
DNSSEC support	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Bulk management	✓	✓
Specs
Renewal price	Not checked yet	From $4.88/yr
TLDs offered	800 (best)	461
Our review
Pros	More than 800 domain extensions with transfers and renewals Bulk actions, CSV transfers, templates, and REST API automation Automatic WHOIS privacy, DNSSEC, and first-year SSL certificate	Registration across 461 listed TLDs Free WHOIS privacy for eligible domains API access and bulk domain management
Cons	No free plan for domain registration or management WHOIS privacy and DNSSEC depend on the domain extension Pricing varies by region, currency, registry costs, and exchange rates	WHOIS privacy has eligibility limitations DNSSEC availability depends on supported domains Renewal pricing varies by extension and premium status
Our verdict	Gandi is a domain registrar for individuals, businesses, organizations, and resellers that need more than basic registration. Its catalog covers more than 800 extensions, while the platform also supports domain transfers, renewals, DNS… Read the review →	NameSilo is a paid domain registrar for individuals, businesses, developers, and domain portfolio owners. It supports registration, transfers, renewals, DNS management, forwarding, portfolio organization, marketplace activity, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gandi — where it wins

  • More than 800 domain extensions with transfers and renewals
  • Bulk actions, CSV transfers, templates, and REST API automation
  • Automatic WHOIS privacy, DNSSEC, and first-year SSL certificate

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for domain registration or management
  • WHOIS privacy and DNSSEC depend on the domain extension
  • Pricing varies by region, currency, registry costs, and exchange rates

• NameSilo — where it wins

  • Registration across 461 listed TLDs
  • Free WHOIS privacy for eligible domains
  • API access and bulk domain management

  Where it doesn't

  • WHOIS privacy has eligibility limitations
  • DNSSEC availability depends on supported domains
  • Renewal pricing varies by extension and premium status

• Gandi9.3/10 · Paid

  A mature registrar for broad extension coverage, privacy, DNS, and domain automation.

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• NNameSilo9.0/10 · From $4.88/yr

  A broad registrar for domain portfolios, bulk administration, DNS, and marketplace workflows.

  Visit NameSiloFull verdict →