Porkbun review 2026
The cheapest full-service registrar we tested: free privacy, free SSL, free email forwarding and a renewal price that matches the first year
Is the Porkbun Worth It?
Best domain registrar overall. Porkbun does everything a registrar should at a price that does not change: privacy, DNSSEC, SSL and forwarding are free, the panel is fast, and leaving was painless. Cloudflare is cheaper by pennies but requires its DNS; Porkbun works with anything.
Porkbun Pros & Cons
- .com renews at the same price you paid
- WHOIS privacy, SSL and email forwarding included
- Clean DNS editor with an API
- Transfer-out took 6 minutes with no retention screens
- Support is email and chat only
- Fewer bundled services than GoDaddy
- Smaller company
Porkbun at a Glance
Rubric v1: Pricing 35 · Privacy & security 25 · Management 20 · Support 20. Score = Σ ÷ 10, locked Sep 11, 2026. How we rank.
Where to buy — prices checked Sep 11, 2026
Porkbun specifications
Why it scored 9
Porkbun does everything a registrar should at a price that does not change: privacy, DNSSEC, SSL and forwarding are free, the panel is fast, and leaving was painless. Cloudflare is cheaper by pennies but requires its DNS; Porkbun works with anything.
Where it loses
Support — no phone line.
Still the right pick for
Almost everyone.