# Tucows (OpenSRS / eNom)

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

Tucows is a Toronto company that runs one of the largest wholesale domain businesses in the world through OpenSRS, eNom and Ascio, plus the retail registrar Hover. It began in 1993 as a software download site and today also owns the fibre internet provider Ting and the telecom software company Wavelo.

- Website: https://tucows.com
- Legal name: Tucows Inc.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Founded: 1997
- Founders: Scott Swedorski
- Ownership: Public, Nasdaq: TCX and TSX: TC
- Employees: About 1,000
- Type: Wholesale registrar for resellers
- Part of: Tucows
- ICANN accreditation: IANA IDs 13, 48, 65, 69, 79, 431, 469, 604, 1375, 1424, 1591, 1727, 1750
- Other names: Netregistry Wholesale Pty Ltd; eNom, LLC; DomainPeople, Inc.; Tucows Domains Inc.; Easyspace Limited; DreamHost, LLC; easyDNS Technologies Inc.; In2net Network Inc.; Register.ca Inc.; Wingu Networks, S.A. de C.V.; Promo People, Inc.; Enartia Single Member S.A.; Authentic Web Inc.
- Country-code extensions: .ca
- Site languages: English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://domains.opensrs.guide/)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, SSL certificates, Reseller program

## Support

- Channels: Live chat, Phone, Email or tickets, Help center
- Hours: 24/7 for resellers; domain owners on EnomCentral weekdays 8:00 to 20:00 and weekends 12:00 to 17:00 Eastern
- Contact: https://support.enom.com/support/solutions/articles/201000065335-contacting-enom-customer-support

## Sources

- https://www.enom.com/reseller/about-enom/
- https://support.enom.com/support/solutions/articles/201000065335-contacting-enom-customer-support
- https://opensrs.com/domains/

## Tucows (OpenSRS / eNom) history

- 1993: Starts in Flint, Michigan, as a shareware and freeware download site.
- 2000: Launches the OpenSRS reseller platform.
- 2001: Merges with Infonautics.
- 2008: Launches the retail registrar Hover.
- 2012: Launches Ting Mobile.
- 2015: Launches Ting Internet, its fibre service.
- 2017: Buys eNom from Rightside.
- 2020: Sells its mobile business to Dish Network and keeps Ting Internet.
- 2021: Closes the original software download site.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in
- Bulk registration and editing
- Move domains to another account

## Payments and programs

- Payment methods: Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Bank transfer, Direct debit, Prepaid account balance
- Reseller program: https://opensrs.com/

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucows
- https://opensrs.com/payment-terms
- https://help.opensrs.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005518768-Reseller-Quickstart-Guide
- https://help.opensrs.com/hc/en-us/articles/204191333-Push-multiple-domains-to-another-reseller
- https://support.opensrs.com/support/solutions/articles/201000063382

## Transferring a domain away from Tucows (OpenSRS / eNom)

Open the domain's General settings, disable Registrar-Lock and save, then choose Email auth info to Registrant. The code goes to the registrant email address.

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.