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Domain registrar

NameBright

Denver registrar built for large portfolios, with a flat $10.99 .com, at-cost pricing for pre-funded accounts, free privacy and an API.

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Overview

NameBright is an ICANN-accredited registrar founded in 2003 and based in Denver, Colorado. It calls itself the fifth largest registrar globally with about 6.3 million domains under management, and says a single account can hold 500,000 domains or more. The platform was built to manage very large portfolios, and it offers an API for custom search and registration flows.

Pricing is flat for .com: $10.99 to register, renew or transfer by card. If you pre-fund the account by bank wire or cheque, NameBright offers at-cost pricing on .com and .net, meaning you pay what it pays the registry. Its homepage also promises free-forever WHOIS privacy.

NameBright is aimed at domain investors, so the interface focuses on bulk management and portfolio tools rather than website bundles. It posts scheduled maintenance notices on its site, and details about DNS hosting and DNSSEC are not prominent on its public pages, so confirm them before moving production domains.

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Pricing and plans

Plan Price What you get
.com $10.99/yr Register, renew and transfer by credit card
.com pre-funded At cost Pre-fund by bank wire or cheque; exact figure not shown on the current page
.net $12.49/yr Register, renew and transfer
.org $7.14 first year, $13.30 renewal
.io $50/yr

The at-cost .com and .net price for pre-funded accounts is described on NameBright's pricing page but the figure was not shown; an older NameBright page listed $10.44 for .com, which no longer matches the current wholesale fee plus ICANN fee, so it is not used. DNS and DNSSEC details were not described on the pages read.

Source: www.namebright.com/pricing · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

Flat .com pricing
$10.99 per year for registration, renewal and transfer.
At-cost pre-funded pricing
Pay what NameBright pays the registry on .com and .net when you pre-fund by wire or cheque.
Free WHOIS privacy
Free-forever privacy protection on eligible domains.
NameBright API
Customise domain search and registration in your own tools.
Bulk management
Manage settings individually or in bulk, for portfolios of any size.
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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Renewal equals first-year price for .com
  • At-cost option for pre-funded accounts
  • Handles very large portfolios
  • Free privacy

Limitations

  • At-cost pricing requires pre-funding by bank wire or cheque
  • DNS and DNSSEC capabilities are not described on the public pages
  • Aimed at investors, with a plain interface and no website bundles
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Who it suits

Good for

  • Domain investors with large portfolios
  • Developers who want flat .com pricing and an API

Look elsewhere if

  • Beginners wanting a site builder with their domain
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Alternatives to NameBright

Tool From Free option Stages
Dynadot Domain registrar and aftermarket
$10.88/yr Paid
Cloudflare Registrar At-cost domain registrar
$10.46/yr Paid
DNSimple DNS hosting and domain management
$0.5/mo Paid
easyDNS Managed anycast DNS and registrar
$20/yr Paid
GoDaddy Domains Domain registrar
$22.99/yr Paid
Namecheap Domain registrar
$10.98/yr Paid

All domain registrars →

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Questions

How much is a .com at NameBright?

$10.99 a year to register, renew or transfer by card in September 2026.

What is NameBright's at-cost pricing?

If you pre-fund your account by bank wire or cheque, NameBright charges .com and .net at the price it pays the registry.

Is WHOIS privacy free at NameBright?

Yes, NameBright advertises free-forever WHOIS privacy.

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