Hexonet

Those guys are prepaid only (fund the account first).

They have additional fees when funding by Paypal (and you do not know how much they charge~they give you a range of commission/percentage). So if you want to pay by Paypal only: suddenly all their pricing is wrong (you will have to pay more).

I have a ticket opened with them since a week ago: to change the currency of account, and I did not hear from them (yet).. Maybe next year?.. I would not trust them~if you have any kind of problem you will be left alone in the desert.

I've been using Hexonet since 2011. They're pretty good. Hexonet are unique in that they position themselves as a "reseller" / wholesale domain registrar rather than a retail registrar, which means they're a great choice if you run a web host or sell domains and hosting to clients. Notably, you get discounts once you have over 100 domains with them, and further discounts once you have over 1000 domains with them.

They have many unique features aimed towards those types of customers, such as branding of the control panel, configuration of price plans (configure the prices that your customers see), and the ability to customise WHOIS listings for your domains to show your company name and URL. Their standout feature is a fully-featured API - anything you can do through their site, you can also do through their API. They have one single unified API for all their supported TLDs.

However, how Hexonet differ from other wholesale/reseller registrars is that they do not have any minimum purchase amounts and no required monthly spend, so they're still a good choice even for "regular" domain registrations or people that only have a few domains. They offer a very wide range of TLDs, and I've found that their prices for some TLDs with them are comparable to other registrars. The reason I'm rating them four stars rather than five is that I really dislike their prepaid payments system. Rather than paying directly at the time of purchase (like with any other registrar), you instead need to add funds to your Hexonet account, and then all purchases come from the funds in your account. This is probably okay for larger users that are constantly buying and renewing domains (one large payment is likely better than hundreds of small ones), but it's a hassle for people that have just a few domains with them.

I have around 40 domains, 4 of which are currently registered with Hexonet.

Bad customer service. If you have any problems, the first line of support is generally ok, they get back to you. But if they can not fix it and they escalate it to tier 2 support, this is absolutely terrible. Your problem goes into a black hole, with no updates , if they are working on it or not, if its fixed, when it will be fixed or anything. And once a ticket has been graded as tier 2 and you email again, ignored. I urge anyone in a situation like me where support is not nelping you to email the tld / registry for the domain name. For example .uk domain problems, email Nominet and get highlighting how bad they are to the operating registries.

Hexonet is another domain reseller which is owned by CentralNIC.

Terrible website, terrible service. I raised a ticket with them and when I go to their site to see what status the ticket is at, I can't find it, no ticket anywhere!! Also, try transferring a domain away from them, if you dare!!

I am filing a complaint today for theft of my domain name which is my own last name. There is identity theft to keep and use this domain name. That hurts me.

Domain name: castrataro.fr

I urge you to return it to me, the complaint has just been filed.

Full of bugs. You might end up losing your domain name because their website just doesn't work.

I find it completely unacceptable that they charge a fee for PayPal payment, without indicating the fee, and at the same time not accepting payments less than $5. Because of this, my domain ended up costing me more than indicated. The service itself was efficient enough.