# NameSilo

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

NameSilo is a low-cost domain registrar started in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2010. Its parent, NameSilo Technologies Corp., trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Every domain includes free WHOIS privacy, email forwarding and DNS, and it runs a domain marketplace and an API.

- Website: https://www.namesilo.com
- Legal name: NameSilo, LLC
- Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Founded: 2010
- Founders: Michael Goldfarb, Michael McCallister
- Ownership: Owned by NameSilo Technologies Corp., CSE: URL
- Type: Retail registrar
- ICANN accreditation: IANA ID 1479
- Site languages: English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://www.namesilo.com/api-reference)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Domain aftermarket
- Extensions sold: over 400
- Sells, among others: .com .us
- WHOIS privacy: Included at no extra cost

## Support

- Channels: Live chat, Help center
- Hours: 24/7

## Reviews

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5 from about 2,900 reviews on Trustpilot, checked October 2026: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.namesilo.com

## Sources

- https://www.namesilo.com/
- https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/whois-privacy
- https://www.namesilo.com/tld/com

## NameSilo history

- 2010: Founded in Phoenix, Arizona.
- 2018: Brisio Innovations buys NameSilo and renames itself NameSilo Technologies Corp.
- 2019: Passes 3 million domains under management.
- 2021: Passes 4 million domains under management.
- 2024: Passes 5 million domains under management.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting
- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in
- Email forwarding

## Payments and programs

- Payment methods: Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Cryptocurrency, Alipay, Bank transfer, Prepaid account balance

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NameSilo
- https://www.namesilo.com/payment-options/namesilofunds
- https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/email/email-forwarding
- https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/account-options/2-factor-authentification
- https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/ds-records

## Every extension on NameSilo's price list (457, read October 2026 from https://www.namesilo.com/pricing)

.ac .academy .accountant .accountants .actor .ag .agency .ai .airforce .apartments .app .archi .army .art .asia .associates .at .attorney .auction .audio .auto .autos .baby .band .bar .bargains .bayern .beauty .beer .best .bible .bid .bike .bingo .bio .biz .black .blackfriday .blog .blue .boats .bond .boston .bot .boutique .builders .business .buzz .ca .cab .cafe .cam .camera .camp .capital .car .cards .care .careers .cars .casa .cash .casino .catering .cc .center .ceo .cfd .charity .chat .cheap .christmas .church .city .claims .cleaning .click .clinic .clothing .cloud .club .co .co.uk .coach .codes .coffee .college .com .community .company .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cooking .cool .coupons .courses .credit .creditcard .cricket .cruises .cv .cx .cyou .dance .date .dating .de .deal .dealer .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .design .dev .diamonds .diet .digital .direct .directory .discount .doctor .dog .domains .download .earth .education .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .estate .eu .events .exchange .expert .exposed .express .fail .faith .family .fans .farm .fashion .fast .feedback .film .finance .financial .fish .fishing .fit .fitness .flights .florist .flowers .fm .football .forsale .forum .foundation .free .fun .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .gallery .game .games .garden .gay .gift .gifts .gives .glass .global .gmbh .gold .golf .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .guide .guitars .guru .hair .haus .health .healthcare .help .hiphop .hiv .hockey .holdings .holiday .homes .horse .hospital .host .hosting .hot .house .icu .id .immo .immobilien .in .inc .industries .info .ink .institute .insure .international .investments .io .irish .ist .istanbul .jetzt .jewelry .juegos .kaufen .kids .kim .kitchen .la .land .lat .law .lawyer .lc .lease .legal .lgbt .life .lifestyle .lighting .limited .limo .link .live .living .llc .loan .loans .locker .lol .london .love .ltd .ltda .luxe .maison .makeup .management .market .marketing .mba .me .media .melbourne .memorial .men .menu .miami .mobi .moda .moe .moi .mom .money .mortgage .motorcycles .movie .mx .my .navy .net .network .news .ninja .nl .now .nyc .observer .one .onl .online .ooo .org .organic .page .partners .parts .party .pet .ph .photo .photography .photos .pics .pictures .pink .pizza .place .plumbing .plus .poker .press .pro .productions .promo .properties .property .protection .pub .pw .qpon .quest .racing .realty .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rent .rentals .repair .report .republican .rest .restaurant .review .reviews .rich .rip .rocks .rodeo .run .sale .salon .sarl .school .schule .science .security .services .sexy .sh .shiksha .shoes .shop .shopping .show .si .singles .site .ski .skin .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .spa .space .spot .srl .storage .store .stream .studio .study .style .sucks .supplies .supply .support .surf .surgery .sydney .systems .talk .tattoo .tax .taxi .team .tech .technology .tel .tennis .theater .theatre .tickets .tienda .tips .tires .to .today .tools .top .tours .town .toys .trade .training .travel .tube .tv .uk .university .uno .us .vacations .vegas .ventures .vet .viajes .video .villas .vin .vip .vision .vodka .vote .voyage .watch .webcam .website .wedding .whoswho .wiki .win .wine .work .works .world .ws .wtf .xyz .yachts .yoga .you .zone

## Transferring a domain away from NameSilo

Unlock the domain under Transfer & Lock, then request the authorization code in Domain Manager. It is emailed to the administrative contact.

Part of the list of domain registrars at https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars, kept by Lemon Domains, the domain portfolio manager with a domain MCP server.