The buyer question · week of Nov 2 – 8

Best Domain Registrar Brands Ranking

Named by AI, refreshed weekly.

Evidence behind the chart ?

AI panel6 assistantsasked this question every week
Brands onlyMakers, not modelsAI assistants answer this question with brand names, so the chart lists brands. ?

The weekly chart ?

The top 20 brands right now.

Brand chart

Current race ?

This week ?

Namecheap holds #1.

#1 in 15 of the last 20 weeks

1 back1 out

All 16 moves ↓

Tap a card for each AI’s place and other charts.

#BrandPlace by weekLast weekWeeks in top 20Top-20 weeks
  1. #1same place as last weekNamecheapAlso #5 Web Hosting · #12 Software & Digital Services · +1Last week #1 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#1
    2. Claude#3
    3. Gemini#1
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#2
    6. Perplexity#5

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #1 is the 4-week average.

    Where Namecheap is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Namecheap domain registrars
  2. #2same place as last weekCloudflareAlso #11 Web HostingLast week #2 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#3
    2. Claude#1
    3. Gemini#4
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#4
    6. Perplexity#1

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #2 is the 4-week average.

    Where Cloudflare is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Cloudflare domain registrars
  3. #3same place as last weekPorkbunAlso #12 Web HostingLast week #3 · 16 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#2
    2. Claude#2
    3. Gemini#6
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#3
    6. Perplexity#2

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #3 is the 4-week average.

    Where Porkbun is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Porkbun domain registrars
  4. #4same place as last weekGoDaddyAlso #2 Web Hosting · #6 Software & Digital Services · +2Last week #4 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#11
    2. Claude#4
    3. Gemini#2
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#1
    6. Perplexity#6

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #4 is the 4-week average.

    Where GoDaddy is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for GoDaddy domain registrars
  5. #5same place as last weekDynadotAlso #15 Web HostingLast week #5 · 16 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#5
    2. Claude#8
    3. Gemini#7
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#8
    6. Perplexity#4

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #5 is the 4-week average.

    Where Dynadot is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Dynadot domain registrars
  6. #6same place as last weekHoverAlso #19 Web HostingLast week #6 · 15 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#7
    2. Claude#13
    3. Gemini#8
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#7
    6. Perplexity#10

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #6 is the 4-week average.

    Where Hover is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Hover domain registrars
  7. #7up 1 place since last weekHostingerAlso #1 Web Hosting · #1 Best Web Hosting · +2Last week #8 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#14
    2. Claude#7
    3. Gemini#10
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#13
    6. Perplexity#7

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #7 is the 4-week average.

    Where Hostinger is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Hostinger domain registrars
  8. #8up 2 places since last weekSquarespaceAlso #2 Best Website Builders · #4 Web Hosting · +1Last week #10 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#4
    2. Claude#6
    3. Gemini#27
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#5
    6. Perplexity#11

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #8 is the 4-week average.

    Where Squarespace is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Squarespace domain registrars
  9. #9down 2 places since last weekGandiLast week #7 · 15 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#6
    2. Claude#9
    3. Gemini#13
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#27
    6. Perplexity#12

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #9 is the 4-week average.

    Search Google for Gandi domain registrars
  10. #10down 1 place since last weekBluehostAlso #3 Web Hosting · #3 Best Web Hosting · +2Last week #9 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#13
    2. Claude#18
    3. Gemini#9
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#9
    6. Perplexity#17

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #10 is the 4-week average.

    Where Bluehost is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Bluehost domain registrars
  11. #11same place as last weekIONOSAlso #6 Web Hosting · #12 Best Web Hosting · +2Last week #11 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#10
    2. Claude#12
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#14
    6. Perplexity#8

    named by 4/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #11 is the 4-week average.

    Where IONOS is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for IONOS domain registrars
  12. #12same place as last weekNetwork SolutionsLast week #12 · 14 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#12
    2. Claude#11
    3. Gemini#12
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#18
    6. Perplexity#15

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #12 is the 4-week average.

    Search Google for Network Solutions domain registrars
  13. #13same place as last weekName.comLast week #13 · 14 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#9
    2. Claude#10
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#6
    6. Perplexity#14

    named by 4/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #13 is the 4-week average.

    Search Google for Name.com domain registrars
  14. #14same place as last weekNameSiloLast week #14 · 15 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#20
    2. Claude#14
    3. Gemini#5
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#22
    6. Perplexity#9

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #14 is the 4-week average.

    Search Google for NameSilo domain registrars
  15. #15same place as last weekDreamHostAlso #4 Best Web Hosting · #7 Web Hosting · +1Last week #15 · 18 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#15
    2. Claude#20
    3. Gemini#14
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#11
    6. Perplexity#13

    named by 5/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #15 is the 4-week average.

    Where DreamHost is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for DreamHost domain registrars
  16. #16same place as last weekSpaceshipLast week #16 · 6 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#8
    2. Claude#15
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Groknot named
    6. Perplexity#3

    named by 3/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #16 is the 4-week average.

    Search Google for Spaceship domain registrars
  17. #17same place as last weekGoogleAlso #1 Best Smartphones Under $500 · #2 Software & Digital Services · +4Last week #17 · 17 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claude#5
    3. Gemini#3
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#23
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 3/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #17 is the 4-week average.

    Where Google is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for Google domain registrars
  18. #18same place as last weekSiteGroundAlso #2 Best Web Hosting · #8 Web Hosting · +1Last week #18 · 12 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#17
    2. Claudenot named
    3. Gemini#11
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#10
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 3/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #18 is the 4-week average.

    Where SiteGround is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for SiteGround domain registrars
  19. #19same place as last weekHostGatorAlso #6 Best Web Hosting · #13 Web HostingLast week #19 · 14 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPT#16
    2. Claude#19
    3. Gemininot named
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#12
    6. Perplexity#18

    named by 4/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #19 is the 4-week average.

    Where HostGator is strong · top 20 ?

    Search Google for HostGator domain registrars
  20. #20up 2 places since last weekRegister.comRe-entryLast week #22 · 6 weeks in top 20

    AI places · this week ?

    1. GPTnot named
    2. Claude#21
    3. Gemini#20
    4. AI Modenot named
    5. Grok#17
    6. Perplexitynot named

    named by 3/6

    Where each AI put its first product. The card’s #20 is the 4-week average.

    Search Google for Register.com domain registrars

Dropped out of the top 20 ?

  • Tucows was #20, now #21 8 weeks in the top 20
Show places 21–74Hide places 21–74
  1. #21Tucowslast wk #20 8 wks in top 20
  2. #22Wixlast wk #24 0 wks in top 20
  3. #23InMotion Hostinglast wk #28 0 wks in top 20
  4. #24Enomlast wk #21 2 wks in top 20
  5. #25Domain.comlast wk #26 2 wks in top 20
  6. #26Epiklast wk #23 0 wks in top 20
  7. #27Amazonlast wk #29 4 wks in top 20
  8. #28Savlast wk #31 0 wks in top 20
  9. #29Shopifylast wk #30 0 wks in top 20
  10. #30A2 Hostinglast wk #32 0 wks in top 20
  11. #31OVHcloudlast wk #25 8 wks in top 20
  12. #32101domainlast wk #33 0 wks in top 20
  13. #33Sav.comlast wk #27 0 wks in top 20
  14. #34Google Cloudlast wk #34 0 wks in top 20
  15. #35FastDomainlast wk #35 0 wks in top 20
  16. #36Openproviderlast wk #36 0 wks in top 20
  17. #37WordPress.comlast wk #41 0 wks in top 20
  18. #38GreenGeekslast wk #39 0 wks in top 20
  19. #39MarkMonitorlast wk #44 0 wks in top 20
  20. #40NameBrightlast wk #46 0 wks in top 20
  21. #41CentralNiclast wk #40 0 wks in top 20
  22. #42AWSlast wk #43 0 wks in top 20
  23. #43Sedolast wk #47 0 wks in top 20
  24. #44Alibabalast wk #45 0 wks in top 20
  25. #45INWXlast wk #48 0 wks in top 20
  26. #46123-reglast wk #42 0 wks in top 20
  27. #47CSClast wk #55 0 wks in top 20
  28. #48Njallalast wk #37 0 wks in top 20
  29. #49Buydomainslast wk #59 0 wks in top 20
  30. #50FastCometlast wk #51 0 wks in top 20
  31. #51Afterniclast wk #52 0 wks in top 20
  32. #52Web.comlast wk #54 0 wks in top 20
  33. #53DNSimplelast wk #53 0 wks in top 20
  34. #541&1 IONOSlast wk #62 1 wk in top 20
  35. #55Hexonetlast wk #57 0 wks in top 20
  36. #56Internet.bslast wk #58 0 wks in top 20
  37. #57Uniregistrylast wk #56 0 wks in top 20
  38. #58REG.RUlast wk #64 0 wks in top 20
  39. #59Joker.comlast wk #63 0 wks in top 20
  40. #60Microsoft Azurelast wk #67 0 wks in top 20
  41. #61Azurelast wk #66 0 wks in top 20
  42. #62EuroDNSlast wk #69 0 wks in top 20
  43. #63Routelast wk #72 0 wks in top 20
  44. #64Monikerlast wk #65 0 wks in top 20
  45. #65Gnamelast wk #70 0 wks in top 20
  46. #66Infomaniaklast wk #71 0 wks in top 20
  47. #67Vercellast wk #73 0 wks in top 20
  48. #68Squarelast wk #74 0 wks in top 20
  49. #69Radixlast wk #76 0 wks in top 20
  50. #70OrangeWebsitelast wk #50 0 wks in top 20
  51. #71Verisignlast wk #77 0 wks in top 20
  52. #72GKG.netlast wk #81 0 wks in top 20
  53. #73LaunchPad.comlast wk #82 0 wks in top 20
  54. #74Simply.comlast wk #83 0 wks in top 20

The monthly check covers products, not brands. ?

The AI panel ?

Where the AIs disagree.

Each AI’s place for the top 10 brands: where it put the brand’s highest-placed product this week. Rows in chart order; an empty cell: not named this week.well above the other AIs well below not named this week ?
Place on this chartBrandChatGPTClaudeGeminiAI ModeGrokPerplexityNamed by
#1Namecheap131255/6
#2Cloudflare314415/6
#3Porkbun226325/6
#4GoDaddy11, well below the others421, well above the others65/6
#5Dynadot587845/6
#6Hover71387105/6
#7Hostinger147101375/6
#8Squarespace4627, well below the others511, well below the others5/6
#9Gandi6, well above the others9, well above the others1327, well below the others125/6
#10Bluehost1318, well below the others9, well above the others9, well above the others17, well below the others5/6

Before you buy

Questions buyers ask.

  • Who is #1 for “Best Domain Registrars”, and for how long?

    Namecheap is the #1 brand this week, and has been #1 for 15 of the last 20 weeks.

  • What changed on this chart in the last four weeks?

    1 of the top 20 brands was not in the top 20 four weeks ago. The #1 then was Cloudflare; it is #2 now.

Data as of November 2 ? 114 AI answers over 21 weeks from 6 assistants ?

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