# Gandi

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/gandi (also as .json)

Gandi is a French domain registrar and host based in Paris, known for its no-advertising, word-of-mouth growth and its long support for open-source projects. Since 2023 it has been part of Your.Online, formed when Total Webhosting Solutions bought it. Every domain comes with LiveDNS, email forwarding and aliases.

- Website: https://www.gandi.net
- Legal name: Gandi SAS
- Headquarters: Paris, France
- Founded: 1999
- Founders: Valentin Lacambre, Laurent Chemla, Pierre Beyssac, David Nahmias
- Ownership: Owned by Your.Online (Total Webhosting Solutions) since 2023
- Type: Retail registrar
- Part of: your.online
- ICANN accreditation: IANA ID 81
- Country-code extensions: .fr
- Site languages: English, Spanish, French
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://api.gandi.net/docs/domains/)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Website builder
- Extensions sold: over 750
- Sells, among others: .com
- WHOIS privacy: Included at no extra cost
- Price list: https://www.gandi.net/en/domain

## Support

- Channels: Live chat, Email or tickets, Help center
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 6 days a week
- Languages: English, French, Spanish, Chinese

## Reviews

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5 from about 4,000 reviews on Trustpilot, checked October 2026: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/gandi.net

## Sources

- https://docs.gandi.net/en/domain_names/common_operations/whois_privacy.html
- https://www.gandi.net/en/domain?lang=en
- https://www.gandi.net/en-US/solutions/free-with-domain-names-and-web-hosting

## Gandi history

- 2005: A team led by Stephan Ramoin buys the company from its founders.
- 2008: Launches cloud VPS hosting.
- 2010: Opens a US subsidiary with offices in San Francisco and data centres in Baltimore and Phoenix.
- 2014: Becomes the registrar behind domain registration in Amazon Route 53.
- 2019: Private equity firm Montefiore Investment buys the company.
- 2023: Total Webhosting Solutions buys Gandi and the two form Your.Online.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting
- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in
- Registry lock
- URL forwarding
- Email forwarding
- Team members or sub-accounts

## Payments and programs

- Payment methods: Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Bank transfer, Prepaid account balance
- Reseller program: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/reseller

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi
- https://docs.gandi.net/en/billing/means_of_payment/
- https://helpdesk.gandi.net/hc/en-us/articles/14000791989788-Web-Forwarding
- https://docs.gandi.net/en/domain_names/advanced_users/dnssec.html
- https://news.gandi.net/en/2022/09/gandi-corporate-services-for-the-security-of-your-domain-names/

## Every extension on Gandi's price list (949, read October 2026 from https://www.gandi.net/en/domain/tld)

.abogado .ac .academy .accountant .accountants .actor .ad .ads .adult .ae .ae.org .aero .aeroport.fr .af .africa .ag .agency .ai .airforce .al .alsace .am .amsterdam .analytics .ao .apartments .app .aq .ar .arab .archi .army .art .as .asia .associates .at .attorney .au .auction .audible .audio .auto .autos .avocat.fr .ax .az .ba .baby .band .bank .bar .barcelona .bargains .baseball .basketball .bayern .bb .bcn .bd .be .beauty .beer .berlin .best .bet .bf .bg .bh .bi .bible .bid .bike .bingo .bio .biz .biz.my .biz.ss .bj .black .blackfriday .blog .blue .bm .bn .bo .boats .bom .bond .boo .book .boston .bot .boutique .box .br .br.com .broadway .broker .brussels .bs .bt .build .builders .business .buy .buzz .bw .by .bz .bzh .ca .cab .cafe .cal .call .cam .camera .camp .capetown .capital .car .cards .care .career .careers .cars .casa .case .cash .casino .cat .catering .cc .cd .center .ceo .cf .cfd .cg .ch .chambagri.fr .channel .charity .chat .cheap .chirurgiens-dentistes.fr .christmas .church .ci .circle .city .ck .cl .claims .cleaning .click .clinic .clothing .cloud .club .cm .cn .cn.com .co .co.com .co.jp .co.uk .coach .codes .coffee .college .cologne .com .com.de .com.my .com.ss .community .company .compare .computer .comsec .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cooking .cool .coop .corsica .country .coupon .coupons .courses .cr .credit .creditcard .creditunion .cricket .cruises .cu .cv .cw .cx .cy .cymru .cyou .cz .dad .dance .data .date .dating .day .dds .de .de.com .deal .dealer .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .desi .design .dev .diamonds .diet .digital .direct .directory .discount .diy .dj .dk .dm .do .docs .doctor .dog .domains .dot .download .drive .dubai .durban .dvr .dz .earth .eat .ec .eco .education .ee .eg .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .es .esq .estate .et .eu .eu.com .eus .events .exchange .expert .experts-comptables.fr .exposed .express .fail .faith .family .fan .fans .farm .fashion .fast .feedback .fi .film .final .finance .financial .fire .fish .fishing .fit .fitness .fj .flights .florist .flowers .fly .fm .fo .foo .food .football .forex .forsale .forum .foundation .fr .free .frl .fun .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .ga .gal .gallery .game .games .garden .gay .gb.net .gd .gdn .ge .gent .geometre-expert.fr .gf .gg .gh .gi .gift .gifts .gives .giving .gl .glass .global .gm .gmbh .gn .gold .golf .gop .gp .gq .gr .gr.com .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .gs .gt .guide .guitars .guru .gw .gy .hair .hamburg .hangout .haus .health .healthcare .help .helsinki .here .hiphop .hiv .hk .hm .hn .hockey .holdings .holiday .homes .horse .hospital .host .hosting .hot .house .how .hr .ht .hu .hu.net .icu .id .ie .il .im .immo .immobilien .in .in.net .inc .industries .info .ing .ink .institute .insurance .insure .international .investments .io .iq .ir .irish .is .ist .istanbul .it .it.com .je .jetzt .jewelry .jm .jo .jobs .joburg .jp .jp.net .jpn.com .juegos .kaufen .ke .kg .kh .ki .kids .kim .kitchen .kiwi .kn .koeln .kosher .kr .kw .ky .kyoto .kz .la .land .lat .latino .law .lawyer .lb .lc .lds .lease .legal .lgbt .li .life .lifeinsurance .lifestyle .lighting .limited .limo .link .live .living .lk .llc .llp .loan .loans .locker .lol .london .lotto .love .lr .ls .lt .ltd .ltda .lu .luxe .luxury .lv .ly .ma .madrid .maison .makeup .management .map .market .marketing .markets .mba .mc .md .me .me.ss .me.uk .med .medecin.fr .media .meet .melbourne .meme .memorial .men .menu .mg .miami .mk .ml .mls .mm .mn .mo .mobi .mobile .moda .moe .moi .mom .money .monster .mortgage .moscow .moto .motorcycles .mov .movie .mp .mq .mr .ms .mt .mu .museum .music .mv .mw .mx .my .mz .na .nagoya .name .navy .nc .ne .net .net.my .net.ss .network .new .news .nexus .nf .ng .ngo .ni .ninja .nl .no .notaires.fr .now .nowruz .np .nr .nrw .nu .nyc .nz .observer .okinawa .om .one .ong .onl .online .ooo .open .org .org.my .org.uk .organic .osaka .pa .page .paris .pars .partners .parts .party .pay .pe .pet .pf .pg .ph .pharmacien.fr .pharmacy .phd .phone .photo .photography .photos .physio .pics .pictures .pid .pin .ping .pink .pizza .pk .pl .place .play .plumbing .plus .pm .pn .poker .porn .port.fr .post .pr .press .prime .pro .prod .productions .prof .promo .properties .property .protection .ps .pt .pub .pw .py .qa .qpon .quebec .quest .racing .radio .radio.am .radio.fm .re .read .realestate .realtor .realty .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .reit .rent .rentals .repair .report .republican .rest .restaurant .review .reviews .rich .rio .rip .ro .rocks .rodeo .room .rs .rsvp .ru .ru.com .rugby .ruhr .run .rw .rwe .ryukyu .sa .sa.com .saarland .safe .safety .sale .salon .sarl .sas .save .sb .sbs .sc .scholarships .school .schule .science .scot .sd .se .se.net .search .secure .security .select .services .sex .sexy .sg .sh .shia .shiksha .shoes .shop .shopping .show .si .silk .singles .site .sk .ski .skin .sl .sm .smile .sn .so .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .song .soy .spa .space .sport .spot .sr .srl .st .stockholm .storage .store .stream .studio .study .style .su .sucks .supplies .supply .support .surf .surgery .sv .swiss .sx .sy .sydney .systems .taipei .talk .tatar .tattoo .tax .taxi .tc .td .team .tech .technology .tel .tennis .tf .tg .th .theater .theatre .tickets .tienda .tips .tires .tirol .tj .tk .tl .tm .tn .to .today .tokyo .tools .top .tours .town .toys .tr .trade .trading .training .travel .trust .tt .tube .tv .tw .tz .ua .ug .uk .uk.com .uk.net .university .uno .us .us.com .us.org .uy .uz .vacations .vana .vc .ve .vegas .ventures .versicherung .vet .veterinaire.fr .vg .vi .viajes .video .villas .vin .vip .vision .vlaanderen .vn .vodka .vote .voting .voto .voyage .vu .wales .wang .watch .watches .web .webcam .website .wed .wedding .wf .whoswho .wien .wiki .win .wine .work .works .world .wow .ws .wtf .xn--3ds443g .xn--3pxu8k .xn--42c2d9a .xn--45q11c .xn--4dbrk0ce .xn--55qx5d .xn--5tzm5g .xn--6frz82g .xn--6qq986b3xl .xn--80adxhks .xn--80asehdb .xn--80aswg .xn--90ae .xn--90ais .xn--9dbq2a .xn--c1avg .xn--czr694b .xn--czrs0t .xn--czru2d .xn--e1a4c .xn--fhbei .xn--fiq228c5hs .xn--fiqs8s .xn--fjq720a .xn--g2xx48c .xn--hxt814e .xn--imr513n .xn--io0a7i .xn--j6w193g .xn--kpry57d .xn--mgbab2bd .xn--mgbbh1a .xn--mgbbh1a71e .xn--mgbcpq6gpa1a .xn--mgbgu82a .xn--mk1bu44c .xn--ngbc5azd .xn--nqv7f .xn--nyqy26a .xn--otu796d .xn--p1ai .xn--pssy2u .xn--q9jyb4c .xn--qxa6a .xn--qxam .xn--rhqv96g .xn--ses554g .xn--t60b56a .xn--tckwe .xn--unup4y .xn--vhquv .xn--vuq861b .xxx .xyz .yachts .ye .yoga .yokohama .you .yt .za .za.com .zero .zip .zm .zone .zuerich .zw

## Transferring a domain away from Gandi

Open the domain and go to the Transfer out tab, which shows the authorization code and the transfer lock switch.

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