Cloudflare Registrar review

Cloudflare Registrar has the simplest pricing rule of any registrar here: registration, transfer and renewal prices are always at or below what the registry and ICANN charge Cloudflare, with no markup. That makes it the lowest long-run cost for most extensions, because the renewal is the same pass-through price as the first year. Every domain gets free DNS, CDN, SSL, one-click DNSSEC and WHOIS redaction, and domains stay locked against transfers until the owner changes that setting. Enterprise customers can add registry lock and out-of-band verification for high-profile names. It supports over 430 extensions, including .ai, .app and .dev. The catch is control: Cloudflare's own FAQ says every domain on Cloudflare Registrar must use Cloudflare nameservers, so if your DNS lives at your host or another provider, this is the wrong registrar. Its registrar page lists no email or site builder bundle. We could not quote an exact .com price from the product page, so its price is marked pending.

Who it is for

Sites that already use Cloudflare for DNS or CDN

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); Cloudflare charges registry and ICANN cost with no markup.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Registration, transfer and renewal at or below registry and ICANN cost
• Free DNS, CDN, SSL and one-click DNSSEC for every domain
• Free WHOIS redaction of personal contact details
• Domains locked by default against unauthorized transfers
• Over 430 supported extensions, including .com, .ai, .app and .dev

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No markup on registration or renewal, so renewals cost the same as for the registry
• Strength: Free DNSSEC and domain lock with no add-ons to buy
• Strength: Registry lock and out-of-band verification for Enterprise customers
• Weakness: All domains must use Cloudflare nameservers; third-party nameservers are not allowed
• Weakness: Exact per-extension prices sit behind the domain search, not on the product page
• Weakness: The registrar page lists no email hosting or site builder bundle

Key facts

• Pricing model: At registry and ICANN cost
• Supported extensions: Over 430
• Nameservers: Cloudflare only

Where it ranks

Cloudflare Registrar is No. 2 in our Best Domain Registrars verdict.