Fig. 01 · Provider Brief
Gandi
EU buyers and ccTLD-heavy portfolios
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Our take
EU-based with one of the widest TLD catalogs — a quiet workhorse for international portfolios, though mailboxes are a paid add-on since late 2023 and renewals jump hard.
Best for
Starting price
Ease of use
Performance
Support
Free migration
Email included
Domain included
Pros
- Wide ccTLD coverage
- EU data residency
- Free WHOIS privacy
Cons
- Steepest .com renewal jump we track (~3.5× the first-year price)
- Email is a paid add-on (free mailboxes ended in 2023)
- UI redesigns have been polarizing
Testing status: we haven't load-tested Gandi ourselves yet. This profile is built from vendor documentation, published plan specs and SLAs, and long-running community reports — and the pricing above is verified on the vendor's site, not copied from marketing. See how we test for exactly what that means.
If Gandi isn't right
Alternatives to consider
- IONOS — lowest first-year cost — if you plan the exit
- Infomaniak — swiss privacy + flat pricing
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