Namecheap Website Hosting Review

Why Choose Namecheap Hosting? Top Features to eye on!

Now that we are up with the introduction and services offered by Namecheap hosting provider, let’s directly start off by enlisting the top-notch features of Namecheap and highlighting the positive aspects that let it stand out of the row. 

These include both the facts stated by the company as well as the observations that my team made after buying the plan and conducting various tests on it.

So, let’s brace up and unravel the key traits and features that Namecheap offers.

#1 – User-Friendly User Interface

I personally have used Namecheap and can state that its UI is sleek, clean, and modern, and yet it has no confusing hoops to jump through. All the products and services are well-sorted and labeled. 

The color scheme is primarily white and black, which leads to its unmatchable sophisticated design with hints of greenish-teal pop-ups.

It uses a perfect blend of cPanel and native management panels, leading to a clean yet intuitive design.

The cPanel has no tweaks or flashy skin. Instead, it is naked and easy to access cPanel that even a beginner can decipher with the least knowledge of codex.

Lastly, it has a clean yet comprehensive dashboard that provides us with deep insights into our accounts and domains in an organized manner.

#2 – Domains

Since Namecheap was primarily a domain registrar, you get a vast range of appreciable features here. 

For example, every time you buy any web hosting plan, the provider gets you a domain name of your choice for one year, and that, too, is free. 

However, after one year, you need to purchase one. A few common TLDs and their prices are:

• .COM domain costs $5.98
• .NET domain costs $11.18
• .ORG domain costs $7.48
• .CO.UK domain costs $6.98

Moreover, if you already have a domain, Namecheap allows you to freely transfer and manage it through their platform. It also offers various domain management tools to control and manage your domain more effectively, like CNAME, MX, A, TXT, etc.

However, it doesn’t provide temporary domain name services.

#3 – CDN

Where CDN (Content Delivery Network) is one of the prime sources of improving a website’s speed and performance, Namecheap provides a top-notch CDN service to keep their client’s websites at the top. These include:

• 60+ PoPs around the world to allow quick delivery of content
• Real-Time reporting of bandwidth, traffic, and other metrics that help evaluate your website’s performance
• SSL and HTTP/2 support that boosts the speed and keeps data secure

Moreover, it can be easily integrated into your website by simply using a WordPress plugin or a specialized CDN hosting plan.

#4 – Security

Since providing security to users’ information is the prime responsibility of any web hosting provider, Namecheap comes with a number of security features to ensure it. These include:

• PositiveSSL certificate with all hosting plans
• 2FA asks for a verification code every time you login into your account from a new device
• Free-for-life domain privacy to protect your domain information from any sort of spans, identity theft or hacking
• Leech Protection specifies a specific number of logins within 2 hours.
• Centreon Monitoring System that detects DDoS and stops them immediately, and Virus Scanner that scans your documents for viruses
• HotLink Protection to prevent your bandwidth from getting stolen
• Jellyfish Scan Protection blocks emails containing specific subject lines and phrases, thus contributing to the exclusive protection.