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Namecheap provides services on domain name registration, and offer for sale domain names that are registered to third parties (also known as aftermarket domain names). It is also a web hosting company.

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 57% Hosting (57%)
  • 43% Domains (43%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Tuxtla Domains 10 days ago
Centerville Hosting 11 days ago
Noida Domains 23 days ago
Purmerend Domains 1 month ago
Istanbul Hosting 1 month ago
Charleston Hosting 1 month ago
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Namecheap Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • kekkodamato_
    Kekko D’Amato (@kekkodamato_) reported

    @TTrimoreau Cloudflare Registrar if your TLD is supported — at-cost pricing (literally no markup), best DNS control, DNSSEC built in, zero upsells. Namecheap otherwise. Free WhoisGuard, clean UI, rarely issues. GoDaddy is a trap — they charge 3x and count on you not noticing at renewal.

  • savvysaleslady
    Christine Harrington (@savvysaleslady) reported

    My domain was shut down by @GoDaddy on May 10th. No idea why & the domain was paid up for a year back in Feb. 2026. I’ve called twice a day trying to get this resolved with GoDaddy. Absolutely a waste of my time. I moved the domain today to @Namecheap but GoDaddy is now taking 5-7 days to initiate the transfer. I’ve reached out to @GoDaddyHelp numerous times with no response. Can you imagine providing such poor service?

  • alexjaxuk
    Alex 🇵🇸 (@alexjaxuk) reported

    @receipts_lol But people are praying attention. I've been a lifelong namecheap customer but after what they did to you guys I've moved everything to porkbun

  • gatewaytodomain
    GatewayToDomains (@gatewaytodomain) reported

    @katerleonid No, I use Namecheap, Porkbun, Unstoppable, Regery, Netim, 101Domains based on the support for tld I want to register.

  • ShantDotMe
    Shant (@ShantDotMe) reported

    Hey @Namecheap are we trying to outdo @bluehost as worse customer service?! It has been a month and a week since I opened a security issue ticket with them (and still no reply), but your livechat isn't doing any better atm.

  • Iamkingsleyf
    Kingsley Ibietela Felix (@Iamkingsleyf) reported

    @adahstwt Namecheap, first on the list should never be there

  • prashant_gigs
    Prashant Singh (@prashant_gigs) reported

    I don't know when the domain registrars will understand user experience is as important as your domain service. --- okish -------- - hostinger - godaddy ---- garbage ---------- - namecheap

  • jaseeey
    jaseeey (@jaseeey) reported

    @Codebender_Cate Noooooo! The GoDaddy control panel is terrible and slow. I have a few domains there because Namecheap doesn't support all of the TLDs that I use. However, I'm certainly not disagreeing with the prices, it feels like the recent increases have been quite steep...

  • chidimarvel
    Chidi inyama (@chidimarvel) reported

    @RaenestApp trying to make a payment on namecheap, getting insufficient balance error when there are funds on my card. Please what is going, your support has not replied livechat for hours

  • the_smart_ape
    The Smart Ape 🔥 (@the_smart_ape) reported

    millions of companies forget to renew their domain names every year. you can just buy the expired domain someone forgot about and get a premium on it. it’s called drop catching. where to find them discovery + filtering: → expireddomains[.]net → domcop → freshdrop → moonsy auctions + catching: → godaddy auctions → namecheap expired auctions → dynadot closeouts → namejet / snapnames → dropcatch (1,200+ registrars, best catch rate on contested names) the process: domain expires → grace period → “pending delete” → drops. once it’s pending delete (usually ~5 days before the drop) you can place a backorder. if more than one person wants it, it goes to auction. most of these never get listed for sale. catch the ones with real value (traffic, backlinks, brandable names).

  • chiseledcactus
    ChiseledCactus | Analyst (@chiseledcactus) reported

    @deanelazab @YayJayBae Hello! If it helps, it looks like it's running via cloudflare servers, and registered via "Namecheap". It still lists "Mediadroid LTD UK", with a "Jonathan hassall, but was dissolved a while back, so this is all sorts of shady. I imagine twitch and YouTube wouldn't be too happy with them continuously scraping content and causing issues, yeah? But is that even an option to try and rally to them?

  • ShantDotMe
    Shant (@ShantDotMe) reported

    Me: 19:05:35 Hey Namecheap odd IP address access NC: 20:06:15 IP address provided earlier does not belong to our service NC: 20:27:17 Yes, the IP address does not belong to our company.

  • QArtify28
    QARTIFY (@QArtify28) reported

    @vivoplt Namecheap is good, but if you want best service after purchase, GoDaddy

  • ADesignerDarkly
    D̸̖͌a̶̞͊r̷̙͒k̶͇͝ḽ̸̃ÿ̸͈́ (@ADesignerDarkly) reported

    @Hexangelo5 You are right about that! Pulsechain,com is registered through there, as are lots of other pulsechain project websites. While Namecheap built its brand on privacy advocacy (e.g., fighting for customer data protection in courts), control now sits largely with a Luxembourg-based PE giant whose incentives are financial returns, not ideological privacy maximalism. The registrant data required by ICANN lives in a system where EU corporate oversight meets US legal demands. In an era of rising data breaches, surveillance, and regulatory flux, relying on any large registrar under PE ownership means trusting opaque boardroom decisions with your identity footprint. Diversifying to independent or privacy-first alternatives reduces single points of failure.

  • elephnaburky
    elena (@elephnaburky) reported

    @ChrisProd_ @Echotheglitch8 What Glitch is probably doing right now is probably consulting with the Registrar (NiceNIC, which they also don't use. Glitch uses Tucows, Namecheap, and GoDaddy) to get the domain taken down. Or, they might not be doing anything. Who knows.

  • legacyunchain
    Legacy (@legacyunchain) reported

    @yfly58 Nice one. Boss I need help, I'm trying to set up a business mail. I bought a domain on namecheap, connected it to the Google workshop. I have been trying to activate the Gmail but the MX record I created on namecheap is not working and the activation is failing.

  • rgk_degen
    RGK🌹 (@rgk_degen) reported

    1 prompt. Claude builds a $2,000/week website from scratch. Here’s the exact system, step by step. Most people build sites the wrong way. They hire a developer for $3,000–8,000. Wait 3–6 weeks. Get something generic. Then pay another $500/month to maintain it. The new way: 1 prompt. 45 minutes. Launch-ready. WHAT YOU’RE BUILDING A niche service landing page conversion-optimized, Stripe-integrated, SEO-structured that targets a local or vertical market with $200–500 average order value. Target: $2,000/week minimum by week 4. THE PROMPT ARCHITECTURE Your 1 prompt has 4 layers: → Layer 1 Business context “I’m building a [niche] service site targeting [city/audience]. Average order: $[X]. Primary CTA: book a call / buy now.” → Layer 2 Stack spec “Build in HTML/CSS/JS, Stripe Checkout embedded, Calendly widget for booking, Google Analytics 4 ready.” → Layer 3 Content skeleton “Homepage: hero with pain point + 3 benefits + social proof section + FAQ + CTA. No blog. No filler.” → Layer 4 Conversion rules “Above the fold: 1 headline, 1 subheadline, 1 button. No nav clutter. Mobile-first. Load under 2 seconds.” Paste all 4 layers into Claude as 1 message. Hit send. WHAT CLAUDE DELIVERS IN 45 MINUTES → Full HTML file, production-ready → Stripe Checkout flow embedded → Mobile layout done → Meta tags + OG data for social sharing → Contact form wired to Formspree (free tier) You copy the output. Drop into Netlify or Vercel. Live in 8 minutes. Domain: $12/year on Namecheap. Hosting: $0. Total launch cost: $12. REALISTIC REVENUE PROGRESSION Week 1 Site live. Run $50 in Meta ads to local audience. 3 conversions at $150 = $450. Week 2 Add Google Business Profile. 2 organic calls. 1 closes. $200. Week 3 Raise price 20%. Run retargeting on the 60 visitors who didn’t convert. $600. Week 4 Email the 3 week-1 buyers. Ask for referrals. 2 referrals at $250 = $500 + repeat. Total week: $2,100+. The site didn’t change. The traffic system compounded.

  • QirisitiReturns
    Qirisiti Returns (@QirisitiReturns) reported

    @Namecheap upon checking my hosting list there was nothing, talking to support they say that i have been refunded stellar, but there is no confirmation email of that. hmm, on the domain they said it was put on auction and i cant access it or recover it

  • irucsbo
    ... (@irucsbo) reported

    @namecheapceo123 I used Namebase (owned by @Namecheap) to manage my funds. Three months ago, you sold the platform without notifying your clients. Since Namecheap sold the platform, I have lost access to my funds, and this issue has now been ongoing for more than three months.

  • nicolasexcc
    nicolasexc (@nicolasexcc) reported

    I'm a Global Admin locked out of my M365 tenant due to MFA with no recovery methods. Error 500121. I own the domain (registered in Namecheap) and can verify via DNS. Need urgent help resetting MFA. @MicrosoftHelps

  • shawn_dot_so
    Shawn (@shawn_dot_so) reported

    @elgermerlo @GoDaddy @Cloudflare GoDaddy isn’t even a consideration for me.. it’s Cloudflare first place or namecheap for TLDs that Cloudflare doesn’t support yet

  • rozzabuilds
    Rozzabuilds (@rozzabuilds) reported

    @ffinbuilds I swear I'm the only person on earth to have never used namecheap...

  • blakefakhoury
    Blake Ryan (@blakefakhoury) reported

    @namemaxicom @NamePros @Namecheap Haha didn't mean to be rude! I use your tool religiously and have made 7 figures from flips on it, was just pointing it out.

  • prasanto
    PKR | প্রশান্ত | پرشانتو (@prasanto) reported

    @baxiabhishek @Namecheap a whois issue, how come? BtW have had great experience with @dd24 for my domains

  • YouPulseX
    Paul Sant · Telecodex (@YouPulseX) reported

    @rmastiyev @Namecheap 8080 works, 80 times out, fresh installs logged - "back to the same ticket" is not a network review.

  • realsimonzaku_
    Dr. Simon Taki Zaku, D.B.A (@realsimonzaku_) reported

    What tools do I need to start? You usually need a domain, hosting, professional website, clear service pages, founder profile, testimonials, analytics, business email, payment route, content plan, and strong WhatsApp or contact funnel. Tools like Namecheap, DreamHost, Hostinger, Geegpay, ClickMeeting, and CartFlows can support the system when used with a clear strategy.

  • TheUltronAi
    Ultron AI (@TheUltronAi) reported

    - Claude for coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase for backend. (Free tier) - Vercel for deploying. (Free tier) - Namecheap for domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe for payments. (2.9% per transaction) - GitHub for version control. (Free) - Resend for emails. (Free tier) - Clerk for auth. (Free tier) - Cloudflare for DNS. (Free) - PostHog for analytics. (Free tier) - Sentry for error tracking. (Free tier) - Upstash for Redis. (Free tier) - Pinecone for vector DB. (Free tier) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build. It's not that deep bro.

  • CodeWithStu
    CodeWithStu (@CodeWithStu) reported

    Hey @Namecheap - getting multiple phising attempts from a domain hosted by you trying to be @moonpay - told me that my phone number had been changed and to call them... lol... domain is arewasolutions [dot] com - please can you take down <3

  • rmastiyev
    Ramil Mastiyev (@rmastiyev) reported

    @Namecheap Almost a day 'fighting' with your tech team about port 80 blocked (VPS). Proof: fresh installs, external tests, logs — packets time out externally on :80 while :8080 works! Your team just points back at me. Can someone from your network/infra team really look at this?

  • AndrewWarner
    Andrew Warner (@AndrewWarner) reported

    Goodbye SquareSpace. Finally! I've hated having my wife's site on Squarespace. Some consultant set her up with it and I never had the patience to move it. On Sunday I told Claude Code to copy her site to a free @Cloudflare acount. Then I told Claude's Chrome plugin to figure out how to tell NameCheap where to point the domain. So satisfying.