Domainnameshop.com review

First impression

DomainNameShop is a leading European domain registrar that has registered over 500,000 domains since 1996. It offers simple and affordable web hosting from its Oslo data center.

Founded in 1996, and with over 300 different top-level domains and 500,000 domains registered, DomainNameShop (Domeneshop AS) is one of the largest domain registrars in Europe.

DomainNameShop’s data center in downtown Oslo has connections Norway’s major internet exchange point, NIX. Its website is available in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and English.

If you don’t need a website, and you’re only looking to get hosted email with email addresses on a particular domain name, you can purchase one of DomainNameShop’s email plans that provide 20 email accounts, unlimited email addresses, and DNS.

Customers who already own a domain can transfer it to DomainNameShop via a simple process. Transferring a domain is free if the “keep current registrar” option is selected.

Trial period

They don’t really offer free trial in any of their hosting services specially on Domain Name products, though they do have 30 Day Money Back terms in case you find their service not suited to your likings.

Billing cycle

DomainNameShop’s website hosting packages are affordably priced compared with leading European and international providers, but the feature set is a bit bare compared with some of those competitors. So, shop around, just to make sure you’re getting everything you need.

The entry-level plan only costs around the price of a fast food outlet’s cup of coffee per month, which is well below many competitors’ budget offerings. But bear in mind that you don’t get MySQL databases or WordPress at this price, so the entry-level plan is really only suitable for a static website.

You can choose to pay Monthly or Yearly billing cycles.

Control panel

Domainnameshop web hosting services comes with a cPanel system which you can configure to install websites and apps.

cPanel is web hosting control panel software developed by cPanel, L.L.C. It provides a graphical interface and automation tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a web site to the website owner or the "end user". It enables administration through a standard web browser using a three-tier structure.

Limits

DomainNameShop offers four web hosting plans.

The entry-level Mini plan features 1 GB of disk space, 20 email accounts (with 10 GB of space each), FTP, free HTTPS, and a website builder, but no databases or PHP/WordPress support. The Medium plan provides two MySQL databases and one-click WordPress installation as well as 5 GB of disk space and 50 email accounts. The higher plans increase disk space to 20 GB and 100 GB, and email accounts to 100 and 200 respectively.

• Web hosting includes:
• Free Let’s Encrypt SSL;
• Website builder;
• FTP;
• IPv6;
• Unlimited email addresses and subdomains;
• Email spam filter.

Security

An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website's identity and enables an encrypted connection. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser.

Let’s Encrypt is a free certificate authority developed by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).

Let’s Encrypt provides two types of certificates. The standard single domain SSL and the Wildcard SSL, which covers not only a single domain, but all of its subdomains too.

OS

Domainnameshop, a web hosting service provider, offers Linux Operating System (OS) service for hosting websites and applications. Linux is a popular choice for web hosting due to its stability, security, and flexibility. With Linux hosting, users can leverage a wide range of software and development tools commonly used in web development.

Support

DomainNameShop offers support through telephone, email, fax (yes, they still use it!), and traditional postal service (yes, it’s true!). You can give them a call during business hours on weekdays to get assistance.

When I email the support team after business hours on a Friday, I received a response the following Monday:

Conclusion

Leading European domain registrar DomainNameShop offers four simple website hosting plans that are priced slightly below average. Hosting includes a free SSL certificate, but the entry-level plan is only suitable for a static website.