NameSilo

Domains 4.6/10

~1 .com-yr per $11.05 (after $50 prepay discount) to $17.29 retail; free-forever privacy + add-ons

NameSilo scores 4.6/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Paid — ~$11.05 (with $50 balance) / $17.29 standard (.com). .

Category Domains Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.6/10

value = 4.6/100

weighted_components_v1

Name/DNS value 1/10

value = 0.01 $/yr

fixed_log_v1

API/DDNS fit 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

policy_score_v1

Trust and friction 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

~$11.05

$17.29 std

What you get

Paid — ~$11.05 (with $50 balance) / $17.29 standard (.com).

~1 .com-yr per $11.05 (after $50 prepay discount) to $17.29 retail; free-forever privacy + add-ons

Gotchas

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Sources

"our add-ons such as WHOIS Privacy, Email Forwarding, Domain Defender Protection, Custom WHOIS Records and DNS Management are always 100% free!"
https://www.namesilo.com/pricing
"Deposit a minimum of $50 into your NameSilo account balance, and your .com registration price drops to $11.05/year"
https://gist.github.com/ybnyiii/7ad418f3987ef1495de33a92a319c70c

paid value domains

Open service ← All Domains

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