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Dynadot vs NameSilo

The two are level on both grades. The differences are in the details below.

Dynadot

Mainstream ICANN registrar that takes Bitcoin, Litecoin and stablecoins

Privacy

5.0/ 10

Caution

Safety

6.5/ 10

Fair

ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →

NameSilo

Large US domain registrar that accepts Bitcoin, with free WHOIS privacy

Privacy

5.0/ 10

Caution

Safety

6.5/ 10

Fair

ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →

Side by side

DynadotNameSilo
Category Domains Domains
KYC policy ID in rare cases ID in rare cases
Custody N/A N/A
Sign-up Email required Email required
Open source No No
Tor onion address No No
Coins BTC, LTC, USDT, USDC BTC
Pay with Crypto, Card, PayPal, Bank transfer Crypto, Card, PayPal
Founded 2002 2009
Jurisdiction United States (California) United States (Arizona)
Incidents on record 0 0
Published tests (180 days) 0 0

Only Dynadot

Runs an affiliate programme

Both

Requires emailLegal entity disclosed5+ years operating

Only NameSilo

Nothing distinct

Where they sit among domains

2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 10 PRIVATE AND SAFE SAFE, ASKS MORE PRIVATE, LESS PROVEN PRIVACY GRADE → SAFETY GRADE → Dynadot Privacy 5.0 · Safety 6.5 NameSilo Privacy 5.0 · Safety 6.5 Njalla Privacy 6.3 · Safety 6.0 NiceNIC Privacy 5.0 · Safety 6.0 Domains4Bitcoins Privacy 6.2 · Safety 5.0 MonstaDomains Privacy 6.2 · Safety 4.6 Namecheap Privacy 1.5 · Safety 6.1 Unstoppable Domains Privacy 2.5 · Safety 5.1 Porkbun Privacy 1.5 · Safety 5.1
Trade Spend Infrastructure Identity 9 services. Hover or tap a point.

Questions

Is Dynadot or NameSilo safer?

They have the same Safety grade, 6.5 out of 10.

Does Dynadot or NameSilo require KYC?

Dynadot is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases). NameSilo is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases).

Which has more incidents on record?

Dynadot has 0 and NameSilo has 0 documented incidents in the registry.

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