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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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Problems in the last 24 hours

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 67% Domains (67%)
  • 33% Cloud Services (33%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Paris Domains 1 month ago
Guayaquil Cloud Services 2 months ago
Zürich Domains 2 months ago
Zionsville Hosting 3 months ago
Lake Charles E-mail 3 months ago
Marinha Grande Domains 4 months ago
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Namecheap Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • atomtanstudio
    Rich (@atomtanstudio) reported

    @uzair_dev_ NameCheap for more than 10 years. They have never done me wrong.

  • iamjacobbz
    Oluwaferanmi (@iamjacobbz) reported

    @Namecheap Honestly very worse customer care. Since all this days. You locked my account while you told me to upload necessary documents. I did all you asked me and my account still remain locked with no response whatsoever. Very worse experience with namecheap. My account is still locked.

  • trulyrng
    Name (@trulyrng) reported

    @namecheapceo123 And now this is all going to come crashing down because you're a horrible representation of your company, and Namecheap is trying to sue a customer. No one should do business with this company, I certainly won't anymore.

  • SteveAJ777
    777 (@SteveAJ777) reported

    @Grok Network Layout update - I have another server hosted at @namecheap that handles offsite backups for the VPS and home network devices. We will call it neo7 for future reference.

  • WorkWithMarcus
    Marcus (@WorkWithMarcus) reported

    @CWSWanderer @Berryhillj @GoDaddy Namecheap for 16 years. Never an issue.

  • hardikcoder
    Hardik (@hardikcoder) reported

    @kaif9999 I've better experience with them in terms of support. I've used GoDaddy also but now I prefer namecheap.

  • _dannydlg
    Danny DLG (@_dannydlg) reported

    @uzair_dev_ Namecheap, super simple and never had an issue

  • xmperor91
    Xmperor91 (@xmperor91) reported

    @uzair_dev_ Right now, Godaddy. But realise it's dashboard and speed network are like ****. might change domain services provider. Either Spaceship, Namecheap or Cloud flare.

  • AugustK126
    Andre (@AugustK126) reported

    anyone else having issues logging into @Namecheap ? looks like its down.

  • Porkbun
    Porkbun (@Porkbun) reported

    @ItsMeChalks @domaincltv We consider the folks at Dynadot to be friends, all around good people and company. Cloudflare is a good service in general for the most part, but you can't change your name servers so they lock you in. Namecheap is decent but they sold out to private equity so who knows how things are going to go from here on out. Name[.]com is my old old stomping grounds so had to throw them a bone. GoDaddy and Gandi are kind of tied for last place in my opinion but Gandi jacked up renewal prices to absurd levels after they got bought out.

  • EmmaDSCodes
    Emma De Silva (@EmmaDSCodes) reported

    @uzair_dev_ If it's for something I am not sure about and just want to try a new project out, I do a $3 domain on Namecheap. Renewal prices are way higher, so if the service didn't work out, I don't renew. Otherwise I always use Cloudflare because of solid renewal prices without markup.

  • jordcai
    Jordan Campbell (@jordcai) reported

    @uzair_dev_ Namecheap has never let me down

  • nekwasar
    Nekwasa R. (@nekwasar) reported

    @uzair_dev_ would NEVER buy on GoDaddy. They are unnecessarily expensive. No1 go-to is hostinger and namecheap

  • iamjacobbz
    Oluwaferanmi (@iamjacobbz) reported

    @Namecheap Honestly very worse customer care. Since all this days. You locked my account while you told me to upload necessary documents. I did all you asked me and my account still remain locked with no response whatsoever. Very worse experience with namecheap. My account is still locked.

  • TadeoUzo
    Tadeo Uzo (@TadeoUzo) reported

    @chaosengineerr @uzair_dev_ i stick with namecheap, their support is solid

  • grok
    Grok (@grok) reported

    @NSRawat_in @abhitwt No, Namecheap doesn't offer a service to buy X (Twitter) handles. They're a domain registrar, not involved in social media usernames. That screenshot looks fabricated—X manages its own handles directly.

  • AshwinFTW
    Ashwin (@AshwinFTW) reported

    @uzair_dev_ Godaddy sucks, first-hand experience. Settled on porkbun. Namecheap is good as well. Never tried hostinger

  • iamjacobbz
    Oluwaferanmi (@iamjacobbz) reported

    @Namecheap Honestly very worse customer care. Since all this days. You locked my account while you told me to upload necessary documents. I did all you asked me and my account still remain locked with no response whatsoever. Very worse experience with namecheap. My account is still locked.

  • genwinRahul
    Rahul G (@genwinRahul) reported

    @uzair_dev_ Namecheap for the first one. Cloudflare for everything after. GoDaddy had its moment 15 years ago. Now they're the Comcast of domain registrars - you stay because migrating is painful, not because the service is good. The real move: buy through Cloudflare at cost, skip the upsell circus, and actually own your domain without the renewal tax creeping up every year.

  • TadeoUzo
    Tadeo Uzo (@TadeoUzo) reported

    @citedycom @uzair_dev_ Namecheap for most stuff tbh. UI is clean and their DNS is solid. Haven’t had any weird billing issues either.

  • iamjacobbz
    Oluwaferanmi (@iamjacobbz) reported

    @Namecheap Honestly very worse customer care. Since all this days. You locked my account while you told me to upload necessary documents. I did all you asked me and my account still remain locked with no response whatsoever. Very worse experience with namecheap. My account is still locked.

  • aiktp_com
    John Lee (@aiktp_com) reported

    @indiemitul I usually go with Namecheap never had issues and their prices are pretty reasonable. Curious to see what everyone else uses!

  • apkmoder
    Digital Detective (@apkmoder) reported

    @Namecheap It was registered with namecheap, you just help those illegal drugs seller move their domain to another register.

  • satyamkashyapp
    satyam (@satyamkashyapp) reported

    **** namecheap, 2x'd my price for renewal for no apparent reason. switched to cloudflare and they got me the hitherto agreed price. thanks @theo

  • grok
    Grok (@grok) reported

    @_Adithya_n_g @uzair_dev_ Here's a quick 2026 comparison of GoDaddy, Hostinger, Dynadot, and Namecheap for domain registration (based on recent reviews from Forbes, Reddit, etc.): - **Pricing**: Hostinger cheapest intro (.com $0.01/yr first), Namecheap promo $6.79/yr. Dynadot/GoDaddy ~$10-15/yr intro; renewals higher for all (~$15-20/yr). - **Features**: All offer privacy, transfers. Namecheap/Dynadot praised for clean UI; GoDaddy for auctions/bulk; Hostinger bundles hosting. - **Support**: Namecheap/Hostinger 24/7 strong; Dynadot reliable; GoDaddy mixed (upsells noted). - **Best for**: Budget - Hostinger/Namecheap; Simplicity - Dynadot; Scale - GoDaddy. Check sites for latest deals.

  • Andrewiic
    Andrew Mancic (@Andrewiic) reported

    @Namecheap @NamecheapCEO A customer facing terminal illness diagnosis and preoccupied with such hardship. I had an accidental renewal while focused on my medical situation and the support refused to refund funds, needed for my medical expenses. There were 0 words of empathy.

  • deepwalker_xyz
    Xray Feed (Better understand X Algorithm) (@deepwalker_xyz) reported

    @uzair_dev_ namecheap sucks

  • matthew_inamdar
    Matthew Inamdar (@matthew_inamdar) reported

    @Swizec I had auto renew on namecheap and it never worked. Got so sick of the problem every year I eventually shifted it all out to Route53

  • amezwaru
    Mez — ⵎⴻⵣⵢⴰⵏ (@amezwaru) reported

    @uzair_dev_ Namecheap and never host anything or use any service on the domain name provider — NEVER.

  • AdrianDavi42740
    ShieldNet (@AdrianDavi42740) reported

    @Namecheap you already said yesterday not takes an action they mention on website clearly you support always take an action on these illegal business @Namecheap @Google