Namesilo vs. Network Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Namesilo
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Namesilo offers clean, fast and easy registration, renewal and domain management processes. You keep 100% of any revenue earned from parking your domains. Namesilo provides multiple levels of available security to keep your domain assets safe, with consistent, straightforward pricing for registrations and renewals.N/A
Network Solutions
Score 1.3 out of 10
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Network Solutions is a website domain name registration service.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsVendor offers levels of pricing on registrations, renewals and transfers of domain names.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Namesilo
Chose Namesilo
Compared to other domain and DNS registrars Namesilo does a very good job. I would put them in the same top-tier category as google domains or cloud flare. They are offer top-of-class customer support and service as well as a very polished user interface. Highly …
Network Solutions
Chose Network Solutions
Network Solutions was the easiest to use and (at the time) the lowest cost option.
Chose Network Solutions
Network Solutions is on the higher side if not the top of normal domain registration costs while being at or near the bottom in terms of features and general experience using their management console. If you want to pay more and be spammed with ads every time you log in, be my …
Chose Network Solutions
Bluehost had some good web hosting packages depending on what you need it for. They use some newer builds for Open Source web options that Network Solutions didn't support at the time.
GoDaddy has cheap domain name registration but the Customer Support isn't as good as it is …
Chose Network Solutions
We have other domains and SSL hosted with GoDaddy and while GoDaddy's web management currently has issues, it is because they are currently switching over to a new web management system and getting the bugs worked out. Network Solutions has had the same old interface for 3+ …
Chose Network Solutions
Based on my experience to date, I would rate Network Solutions easily at the bottom of the list. I have not previously and would not select Network Solutions, but have worked with it as related to sites and clients previously set up there.
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User Ratings
NamesiloNetwork Solutions
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10.0
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Usability
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User Testimonials
NamesiloNetwork Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
Excellent customer service and support.Good self-service tools and modern security support. Overall highly satisfied with NameSilo as a domain registrar and would recommend them to anyone looking for a good domain registrar or hosting company. In a competitive space, they are one of the few leaders at the top.
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If you know what you are doing with free open source website building applications and need no help, Network Solutions is a good place to look. If you have an Etsy shop or SmugMug account and you want to have a domain name that points to those locations, Network Solutions Web Forwarding is a cost effective easy solution. If you need email for your domain name that is reliable, Network Solutions has a solid product
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Pros
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  • Network solutions supports TXT, MX, and CNAME records.
  • DNS changes propagate fairly quickly.
  • Network Solutions has a web management portal for maintenance of your account.
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Cons
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  • From experience, they respond when they say they will - they say "24-48" hours but problems take weeks to resolve
  • I believe they don't put service reps in the position of lying to your customers - give them access to accurate information
  • Give access to senior level support instead of just having text service reps that don't have access to information or ability to actually fix anything.
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Usability
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The backend for managing your domain is very easy to work thru once you learn where everything is and what it is for if you want to do it yourself. The company has toll free phone support 24/7 that can also make changes for you if you are away from your desktop or have an emergency situation where you can't make the change yourself. This is peace of mind knowing that there is help out there should you need it. You don't have to learn the backend if you want to have the Network Solutions customer support team help you. They are secure and won't make changes for anyone who calls, they authenticate you for your protection every time
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Support Rating
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For the most part I've had excellent interactions with the customer support team I've dealt with at Network Solutions. When I've needed help with something like Wordpress, it hasn't always worked out so well but you can pay their techs for 1 on 1 help with these offerings, you just won't have the support for free. I've often been talked to on upsells for services that I particularly didn't need and found the offers to be annoying when the agents kept pushing me on an upsell instead of addressing my issue. It's hit or miss on that, perhaps it depends on the department you speak with.
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Alternatives Considered
Compared to other domain and DNS registrars Namesilo does a very good job. I would put them in the same top-tier category as google domains or cloud flare. They are offer top-of-class customer support and service as well as a very polished user interface. Highly recommended to anyone.
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Network Solutions is on the higher side if not the top of normal domain registration costs while being at or near the bottom in terms of features and general experience using their management console. If you want to pay more and be spammed with ads every time you log in, be my guest, but there are plenty of better options. There are tons of registrars out there, but this is one of the many that I would not consider using again. Unfortunately, we often still have to deal with them when a client has an existing domain registered through Network Solutions, so we still often have to suffer through their consistently awful transfer process.
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Return on Investment
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  • Renewing an SSL certificate should have been a simple process after I submitted the CSR, but Network solutions wasted multiple weeks of my time to complete this.
  • We currently have an issue with our hosted webpage, we cannot get the page to support multiple aliases utilizing Network Solutions.
  • Any A, MX, TXT, or CNAME record updates do tend to propagate fast than any other DNS registrar I have worked with.
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