Porkbun

Porkbun: ICANN-accredited domain registrar

Porkbun is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar operating from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The company presents itself as an alternative with low prices and comprehensive management tools, and claims to have been named the number one registrar by USA Today. According to data on its site, it manages over 4 million domains for more than 750,000 customers.

Domain registration and transfer services

The main service is domain name registration, with individual or bulk search (up to 100 domains per query) and a wide selection of extensions, from generic ones like .com, .net, or .org to others specific to industry, country, or theme. The company states that it offers lower prices on registrations and renewals, and facilitates domain transfers from other registrars with the goal of obtaining better multi-year value. It also has a local marketplace, domain auctions, expired domain listings, and a third-party aftermarket.

Web and email hosting

In web hosting, Porkbun offers several options: Cloud for WordPress, the Articulation Sitebuilder website creator, a link-in-bio tool, shared hosting with cPanel, static hosting, a website builder, and PHP support. As for email, it offers professional email hosting, with an indicated price of $3.00 per month per mailbox (annual billing), which the company compares to the $8 monthly of other providers. It also includes free email forwarding with up to 20 addresses per domain.

Free features included with every domain

Porkbun highlights that several premium features are included at no additional cost with every domain registered:

• Free WHOIS privacy to hide personal contact data.
• Free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, with automatic renewal for compatible domains.
• URL forwarding with support for permanent, temporary, and masked redirects.
• Free email forwarding with up to 20 addresses.
• Free DNS management through Cloudflare.

Customer service and support

The company offers phone support with direct assistance from domain specialists, without automated systems, every day from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time, including weekends and holidays. It also has email support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and chat with the same hours as the phone. Additionally, it maintains a knowledge base with articles, guides, and tutorials for domain and email management.

Additional tools and resources

The site includes tools such as domain search, RDAP (WHOIS), password generator, DMARC generator, and IP address lookup. It also offers API and MCP server access, as well as information on service status and new gTLD statistics through nTLDData.

Location and contact

11575 SW Pacific Hwy PMB 40649 Tigard, OR 97223, US · Phone: 1.855.767.5286 · Email: support@porkbun.com