> Why would I buy domain from them when something like namecheap, even google domains exists? Why would I even host something there?
If you're in Europe, they're cheap for many European countries' domains.
Back 10-15 years ago they were special because it felt like a hacker kind of company. They gave free WHOIS privacy, what seemed like good DNS control/UI at the time. But it was the WHOIS privacy that got me onto them.
I still use them because they're around half the price for .co.uk than many registrars - and many others I've used have become more rubbish than Gandi has.
All my DNS is hosted elsewhere now, and I never understood why Gandi introduced hosting et al. I've never used it and never would, it seemed a terrible diversification for a good domain registrar.
Can you explain how you not using their hosting makes it a terrible diversification?
I think majority of people buy domains for hosting websites so it makes sense they would want to setup one using one click WordPress or something similar.
If you're in Europe, they're cheap for many European countries' domains.
Back 10-15 years ago they were special because it felt like a hacker kind of company. They gave free WHOIS privacy, what seemed like good DNS control/UI at the time. But it was the WHOIS privacy that got me onto them.
I still use them because they're around half the price for .co.uk than many registrars - and many others I've used have become more rubbish than Gandi has.
All my DNS is hosted elsewhere now, and I never understood why Gandi introduced hosting et al. I've never used it and never would, it seemed a terrible diversification for a good domain registrar.