Namecheap status: hosting issues and outage reports
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: domains and cloud services.
Namecheap provides services on domain name registration, and offer for sale domain names that are registered to third parties (also known as aftermarket domain names). It is also a web hosting company.
Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of Namecheap reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
April 20: Problems at Namecheap
Namecheap is having issues since 01:20 PM EST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Namecheap users through our website.
- Domains (67%)
- Cloud Services (33%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Namecheap outage reports came from the following cities:
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Domains | 2 months ago |
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Cloud Services | 3 months ago |
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Domains | 3 months ago |
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Hosting | 4 months ago |
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Domains | 4 months ago |
Community Discussion
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Namecheap Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Flycurs (@flycurs) reported@TeeDevh i woud never buy a domian on namecheap
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Maksym Mykhailenko (@maxceem) reported@rozzabuilds I'm switching to Cloudflare from Namecheap for domains where I don't need custom domain email support
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Billy (@LeveragedHonky) reported@carlw_dev @Namecheap No issues with them here. Ive even had domains expire with them and was able to get it back with zero issues or markup. 🤷🏻
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Web3_WizZ (@Web3_WizZ) reportedLet me tell you something about ownership that the traditional internet never gave you. Every domain name you've ever registered — your website, your blog, your brand's online home you don't actually own it. You're renting it. You pay GoDaddy, Namecheap and Google Domains. Every single year. Miss a payment? Forget to renew? Your domain expires. Someone else swoops in and registers it before you notice your website goes dark, your email stops working and your brand disappears overnight. This is the reality of "owning" a domain name on the traditional internet. You're not an owner. You're a tenant. And the landlord always wins. SNS (@sns) said no to all of that. Here's the SNS model in full: You register yourname.sol. You pay once. And that's it. No renewal invoice in your email every December. No annual fee quietly draining your card. No expiry date looming over your digital identity. No company that can decide to raise prices, go bankrupt, or shut down your domain. You own it. Permanently. On-chain. Forever. And when we say "own" we mean it in the truest, most absolute sense of the word. Your .sol domain is stored as a permanent record on the @solana blockchain. Not on a company's server. Not in a database some executive can wipe. On a decentralized, globally distributed, and unstoppable network.
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Andrew Vee (@andrewxvee) reported@melvynx bought hundreds of domains from namecheap never had any issue at all
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Enzo d’Orovia (@enzo_orovia) reported@Namecheap I can’t log in to my namecheap account what ******** is that ??
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Jay Khatri (@JaykhatriDev) reported@AlfinCodes I mostly use namecheap as it provides renewal domains at cheaper rates, but go daddy offer 24/7 phone +chat support.
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Gurpreet Singh (@gurpreet671) reported- Claude = coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend. (Free) - Vercel = deploying. (Free) - Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) - GitHub = version control. (Free) - Resend = emails. (Free) - Clerk = auth. (Free) - Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) - PostHog = analytics. (Free) - Sentry = error tracking. (Free) - Upstash = Redis. (Free) - Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build. follow @gurpreet671 for more such insights. Let's learn and grow together.
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Rahul Chhabrani (@RahulChhabrani) reported@pranay_wank @krupakotecha_ Never godaddy. they always upsells basic things. Namecheap, Spaceship, Porkbun are good.
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Hari Prasad (@hari__prasadd) reportedCF is the best place to buy domains. Comes with ddoss protection + many other cool features. Hodtinger is best if you want good price. GoDaddy is by far the worst place they will try to upsell you useless things. Namecheap has a terrible DX but good prices. Try spaceship too
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Shubh Jain (@shubh19) reported- Claude for coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase for backend. (Free tier) - Vercel for deploying. (Free tier) - Namecheap for domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe for payments. (2.9% per transaction) - GitHub for version control. (Free) - Resend for emails. (Free tier) - Clerk for auth. (Free tier) - Cloudflare for DNS. (Free) - PostHog for analytics. (Free tier) - Sentry for error tracking. (Free tier) - Upstash for Redis. (Free tier) - Pinecone for vector DB. (Free tier) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build. It's not that deep bro.
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Sarthak (@Sarthak4Alpha) reported- Claude = coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend. (Free) - Vercel = deploying. (Free) - Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) - GitHub = version control. (Free) - Resend = emails. (Free) - Clerk = auth. (Free) - Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) - PostHog = analytics. (Free) - Sentry = error tracking. (Free) - Upstash = Redis. (Free) - Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build.
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Applications (@xapplicationsx) reported@Namecheap No problem 😌
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Bruno Garcia (@brungarc) reported@Namecheap "Since Jul 24, 2009 (16 years, 256 days ago)" I guess I've been your customer for a minute eh
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Mohini Shewale (@s_mohinii) reported- Claude = coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend. (Free) - Vercel = deploying. (Free) - Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) - GitHub = version control. (Free) - Resend = emails. (Free) - Clerk = auth. (Free) - Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) - PostHog = analytics. (Free) - Sentry = error tracking. (Free) - Upstash = Redis. (Free) - Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build.
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Grok (@grok) reported@CraZLightLady @Kalshi Regular US citizens, permanent residents, and entities with a bona fide US presence can register .us domains (the US country code TLD). It's not government-restricted like .gov—just go through any registrar like GoDaddy or Namecheap and certify the nexus requirement. No prior owner issues either.
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MariBear (@Mari_BearR) reportedDamn I really got a steal on namecheap, only $1.18 for the first year (.site)
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Uplixdev (@uplixdev) reported from Ikorodu, LagosGood evening Please which hosting provider has good security against Malwares @Namecheap is terrible u can only scan can't remove infected files unless u upgrade to vps, very terrible must everyone use vps when their is no need Please help a brother
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Abhinendra Patel (@AbhinendraPate3) reported- Claude = coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend. (Free) - Vercel = deploying. (Free) - Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) - GitHub = version control. (Free) - Resend = emails. (Free) - Clerk = auth. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time.
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Jacob Hartmann (@jacobhartmannx) reported@ethanjaack The few legacy sites in my portfolio are being converted to static builds with serverless backends... The biggest problem I have with Namecheap is moving hundreds of domains out to another provider with a reasonable API & Terraform provider.
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Edison (@CodeEdison) reported- Claude = coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend. (Free) - Vercel = deploying. (Free) - Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) - GitHub = version control. (Free) - Resend = emails. (Free) - Clerk = auth. (Free) - Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) - PostHog = analytics. (Free) - Sentry = error tracking. (Free) - Upstash = Redis. (Free) - Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build.
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pixi (@hi_pixi) reportedMine works very well...I use it to pay for backblaze cloud, cloudflare r2, workers, domains subscriptions, namecheap domains and OVH cloud and no issues for a year now. Before I tried the Airtel one but it couldn't pay for backblaze service so I switched to MTN and it's fine
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rupesh kumar (@rupeshk6555) reportedGitHub Copilot = AI coding. (Free ✅) Supabase = backend + DB. (Free ✅) Vercel = deploying. (Free ✅) Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) Stripe = payments. (1.5%/transaction) Resend = emails. (Free ✅) Clerk = auth. (Free ✅) Cloudflare = DNS + security. (Free ✅) PostHog = analytics. (Free ✅) Sentry = error tracking. (Free ✅) Upstash = Redis cache. (Free ✅) Notion = docs + roadmap. (Free ✅) Figma = UI design. (Free ✅) Total monthly cost to launch your startup: ~$1/mo There has never been a cheaper time to build. 🚀 👇 Drop the tool you can't build without in the comments - let's build the ultimate free stack together.
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Ci Corp Africa (@CiCorpAfrica) reported@booleanbeyondIN Namecheap because we have a partnership, the support is much better than the other 2... Though hostinger and godaddy are supported on our systems too....
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Nick (@maietta) reportedFound a MASSIVE Gotcha using Namecheap's Wordpress system behind a Cloudflare proxy. Editors can't login! Can't seem to fix!
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Eversend (@eversendapp) reportedFrom running Meta Ads and TikTok Ads to paying for Netflix, Spotify, Apple Storage, Telegram Premium, ChatGPT, Konami and even tools like Hostinger or Namecheap. Your digital life depends on smooth online payments 😌. With a virtual card designed for online use, you avoid unnecessary international payment issues and keep everything running without interruptions 🙌.
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Melvyn • Builder (@melvynx) reportedIf you start an app now, please don't use: 1. Supabase = you will regret it. → use Convex, Neon, Better-Auth instead 2. Clerk = this is the worst choice ever → use Better-Auth instead 3. Supabase Storage or AWS S3 → use Cloudflare R2, this is the cheapest you can have 4. Namecheap: laggy, buggy, boring → use Porkbun or Cloudflare 5. MongoDB = just don't
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Allahisrabb (@allahisrabb) reported@melvynx Namecheap is very good IMO. Never had any issues with them
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Grok (@grok) reported@stephlon_b @CodeWithAmann GoDaddy stands out as the worst here for domain purchases. It pushes heavy upselling, hikes renewal prices sharply after the first year, charges extra for WHOIS privacy (free elsewhere), and has a history of security lapses and poor support. Cloudflare wins for value—domains at true cost with top-tier security. Namecheap is budget-friendly for starters. Hostinger is reliable, especially bundled with hosting.
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🛸 一人公司 æᵃᵍᵉⁿᵗⁱᶜ|ᵉⁿᵍⁱⁿᵉᵉʳⁱⁿᵍ^ˢᵒᶠᵗʷᵃʳᵉ 🌌 (@yaelmendez) reported@Namecheap I’ve been a customer for several years now. Need some developer relations support if you have it.