Domain Registrar
Porkbun
Domain registrar with FREE WHOIS privacy, transparent pricing, and affordable Cloud WordPress hosting
Founded 2014United StatesIndependent
Overall Rating
4.0
Trustpilot: 4.8/5 (21,320 reviews)
Starting Price
$8.00/month
30-day money-back guarantee
Free SSL
Free Domain
Free Migration
24/7 Support
Pricing Plans
Compare Porkbun's hosting plans
Most Popular
Shared Hosting
WordPress Hosting
All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Domain registration with free WHOIS privacy
- Budget-conscious WordPress hosting
- Users wanting transparent pricing
- Those needing affordable domains
- Simple hosting needs
What Could Be Better
- Need phone support
- Want enterprise hosting
- Need multiple server locations
- Require VPS/dedicated servers
- Complex hosting requirements
- Hosting relatively new (domain registrar focus)
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
5.0Performance
3.5Support Quality
3.5Security
3.5Features
3.0Ease of Use
4.0Transparency
5.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
4.0/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 160 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 10 GB SSD
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Bandwidth
- Unmetered GB
- Websites
- 1
- Databases
- Not specified
- PHP Versions
- 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- CDN Provider
- Built-in CDN
- HTTP/2
- Brotli Compression
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 1 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- United States
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- DDoS protection included
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Daily (Cloud WordPress)
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Staging
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- Business hours
- Phone Support
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Live Chat, Email, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- Not specified
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $8/mo
- Renewal Price
- $8/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $80
- 2nd Year Cost
- $96
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 30 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- cPanel
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
- Builder Name
- AI Website Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- Unmetered bandwidth (fair use)
- Storage Overage
- Storage limited by plan
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 4/5
- Bloggers
- 4/5
- Developers
- 3/5
- eCommerce
- 2/5
- Agencies
- 2/5
- Enterprise
- 1/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 4.8/5 (21,320 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
- Performance
- 3.5/5
- Support
- 3.5/5
- Security
- 3.5/5
- Features
- 3/5
- Ease of Use
- 4/5
- Transparency
- 5/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia
- Currencies
- USD
- Support Languages
- English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4.8/5
- Reviews Count
- 21,320
- G2 Rating
- 4.5/5
- BBB Rating
- NR
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL
- Elasticsearch
- Image Optimization
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- Subdomains
- 20
- SSH Tier
- Easy PHP hosting
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- 30-day money-back guarantee on hosting
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- SSL Provider
- Let's Encrypt
Support Details
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Per sale
- Commission Amount
- Varies
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; abuse
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Domain registration with free WHOIS privacy; Budget-conscious WordPress hosting; Users wanting transparent pricing; Those needing affordable domains; Simple hosting needs
- Avoid If
- Need phone support; Want enterprise hosting; Need multiple server locations; Require VPS/dedicated servers; Complex hosting requirements
- Known Issues
- Hosting relatively new (domain registrar focus); No phone support; Veriff verification process issues for some; Limited server locations; No VPS/dedicated options; Some email/spam filtering issues reported; Interface could be cleaner
- USP
- Domain registrar with FREE WHOIS privacy, transparent pricing, and affordable Cloud WordPress hosting
- Ideal Customer
- Budget-conscious user wanting domain registration with free WHOIS privacy and optional simple WordPress hosting
Competition
- Competitors
- Namecheap, Google Domains, Cloudflare Registrar
- Best Alternative To
- Namecheap
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Porkbun
Porkbun is excellent for domains with Trustpilot 4.8 (21K+ reviews). Hosting is newer but solid. Known for free WHOIS privacy and transparent pricing.
Porkbun is owned by Top Level Design LLC, founded in 2014 in Portland, Oregon. Independent and privately held.
Shared hosting $8/month ($80/year). Cloud WordPress $10/month. Domains at competitive prices with free WHOIS privacy.
Yes, straightforward interface though some find onboarding challenging. cPanel included on shared hosting.
Yes, email hosting included with shared plans.
Yes, Cloud WordPress hosting available powered by Automattic WP Cloud infrastructure.
Porkbun offers 99.9% uptime target.
Yes, 30-day money-back guarantee on hosting.