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What is gandi.net?

Gandi is a domain name registrar approved by ICANN with operations in Europe and the United States.

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Gandi is a domain name registrar approved by ICANN with operations in Europe and the United States.


Seller Details
Seller
Gandi
Year Founded
2000
HQ Location
Paris, France
Twitter
@gandibar
13,397 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
197 employees on LinkedIn®

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Recent gandi.net Reviews

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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Simple and hassle free place to get domain names from"
I've used Gandi for years, purchase has been always easy and setting up domains for e.g. Gmail, websites etc. has been easy.
Guillaume G.
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Guillaume G.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Scammed out of our money"
We thought it was interesting that Gandi.net offered more domains than other platforms. It turned out that they were selling domain names that were...
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Mukesh S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Very Good Domain Registrar"
I like the best thing about gandi they offer clean and easy process to register domain name. They offer whois privacy protection to hide personal ...
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

I've used Gandi for years, purchase has been always easy and setting up domains for e.g. Gmail, websites etc. has been easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

Haven't found out any downsides, maybe their own email client is not the best (or at least wasn't when I tried some years ago) but I use my own anyway so it doesn't really matter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's letting me purchase domains with ease Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Guillaume G.
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

We thought it was interesting that Gandi.net offered more domains than other platforms. It turned out that they were selling domain names that were already owned by other users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

We purchased a domain that was showcased as available. Turned out is was already owned by another client. Gandi.net still took our money. We did not receive the product (the domain). We asked for a refund a few minutes after realizing we were scammed. They did not want to refund us. Our experience with them is beyond negative. They have put a mechanism in place to scam people out of their money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

We do not recommend this service. Stick with established domain name registries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

We did not receive any product (a .io domain name) we purchased from them. We contacted them for a refund, the company gandi.net sticks to a prewritten text that mentions they do not offer refunds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about gandi.net?

I like the best thing about gandi they offer clean and easy process to register domain name.

They offer whois privacy protection to hide personal data so I am not receiving any spam emails like I used to get earlier.

The pricing is also good compared to the domain industry pricing.

Domain management feature is easy to mange domain settings like nameserver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

I have found nothing to dislike here easy to use UI and helpful support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

Another great domain registrar with simple UI to mange domains so recommended for people who need domains.

Pricing is also good compared to the other registrars. I am happy here so recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have purchased domain from gandi and no problems at all.

Easy to purchase and manage my domain from dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about gandi.net?

I love how they offer you all of the different features including sub domains without limits on how many you can use. compared to places like go Daddy and google domains, and dont charge you for add ons. Very simple interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

I Wish they allowed you to have more emails, and that they offered a website hosting/builder, besides that, nothing else. I love using them as a every day part of buisness... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

Make sure you checkout all features before you start anything to make sure that you know this is right for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making domain registration and hosting easier by simplifying it into one platform, where as other platforms like Gandi, they do not offer the same things. Gandi's Suite is making things a lot easier for me to run my company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about gandi.net?

The main reason I chose Gandi is that of the TLDs offered by them. there are many website Registrars out there but none of them offered such wide range of TLD's to select From, I actually Moved By Domain and Gandi only because of this. another great feature about Gandi is their Security Features, it's so clear that Gandi concerns about their user privacy and credibility that you never use an account or domain from using Gandi. they provide free SSL and WHOIS privacy with Domain Registration which is really helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

The price, Now coming to the worst of gandi, their Pricing is just too high that it can be a burden for the average user. they do not offer many discounts either which makes the case really bad and there is no offer even on bulk purchases. another problem with Gandi is accessing the account from a Mobile Device, they got no such thing as a mobile app and it's hard to navigate through their complex user interface with a mobile phone. they do not have so called customer support and it used to take days to get a reply for the querirs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

their security is of superior quality but if you're looking for a cheap registrar keep looking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Domain Registration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Karen E.
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

They work by word of mouth so customer service is priority to them. Making customers the priority Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

Billing can be confusing

And they are international so you have to pay extra fees

And there is often an issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing domains with out the need for signing up for in needed extra Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roman U.
RU
Internal Technical Project Manager
Human Resources
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

Easy management of domains and SSL certs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

Switch version 5 has been lousy. Functionality stinks. Glad I still have the URL for version 4. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Domain Registration and Cert Tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

Gandi is very easy to use, user friendly and has good prices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

I wish that they offered more support, sometimes that is lacking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

Great prices and good hosting, they are a good option for your website needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hosting and domain registration for various clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Josh H.
JH
Social Media Specialist
Government Administration
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

If there's one truly fabulous thing I can say about Gandi, it's that I have had absolutely zero issues with the actual stability and performance of the service since I switched my domains to it several years ago. I've never once worried about an error or an outage. Everything works exactly like it should.

It's nice to use a domain registrar that doesn't try to shove extras and add-ons down your throat, and doesn't try to use sleazy marketing techniques to get business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about gandi.net?

Unfortunately, Gandi's user experience really does not match up to its fantastic performance. The administration interface is quite confusing and cluttered, and it's often hard to find what you want. While all the features are there if you look hard enough, some of them are buried pretty deep.

The account system feels very archaic. When you sign up for a Gandi account, you can't pick your username, you are assigned an alphanumeric "handle" that you must use to log in. I can never remember it, so I always have to go digging to find it when I need to log in to manage my account.

Billing is a confusing process involving prepaid accounts and reloading funds from bank accounts, and because they're an international company, you'll pay fees associated with that if you're based in the US. Pretty much every year around renewal time I've had some sort of odd difficulty with billing, causing me to fly into a panic thinking my domain might get cut off. On top of all that, Gandi is more pricey than competitors with no sign of reducing costs.

I moved to Gandi on the recommendation of a friend, but I would likely move off of it if not for the hassle of domain transfer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

If you need reliable service that will never go down and don't mind dealing with some painful interactions to get that service, Gandi is a good choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gandi is a fantastic service that gets the job done, and that's saying something in a world when many services are unreliable with lots of downtime. It's just unfortunate their management interface and billing is so poor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eneko I.
EI
Web Consultant & Developer
Internet
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What do you like best about gandi.net?

We have been working with Gandi for ten years and we have always recommended it to our clients. We can provide our clients with full ownership of their domains but still be able to fully manage the domains as "technical contacts". You can manage everything cleanly and transparently with Gandi: you have full control over all aspects of your domains.

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What do you dislike about gandi.net?

If I would have to complain about something it will be the documentation: not that you need it a lot, specially if you deal mostly with domains and not hosting, but it could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering gandi.net:

If you are managing domains for third persons, keep domain ownership in your clients hands: the fact that Gandi allows you to set technical or administrative contacts for the domains makes this easy. You can be the technical contact for your client's domains, and then make the necessary configuration changes to the domains. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is gandi.net solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing domains at the lowest level, without having to sign up for extra products in not so evident with other providers (GoDaddy, for example). What seems cheap when you buy a domain can become expensive once you start with the add-ons.

Gandi gives you full control of your domains, and makes it very easy to decouple domain management from web hosting or even mailing. Prices are fair and competitive, and they don't try to seem cheap and then catch you with expensive add-ons.

The fact that Ownership, Billing and Technical management can be linked to different users/account makes the whole process more transparent too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.