Domain registrars
Cloudflare Registrar privacy rating
Our pick
Domain registrar that charges registry cost with no markup, with free WHOIS redaction, transfer lock and one-click DNSSEC.
Summary
Cloudflare Registrar scores 66 out of 100 (grade C) on the domain registrars criteria. It meets 8 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, tells users about requests, TLS configuration, Free WHOIS privacy, honest renewal pricing, two-factor login and transfer and registry lock. It partly meets independent audit and security headers. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.
Score 66 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The home page loads Google Tag Manager (automated test).
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Registrations are sold at cost, and the business is funded by paid Cloudflare plans. No ads.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI reports exist but are only available to account administrators in the dashboard.
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Yes
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Semi-annual reports with counts of legal requests and responses.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
The transparency report states customers are notified of legal requests unless legally prohibited.
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Yes
Free WHOIS privacy Weight 2 of 3
Is registrant data hidden from public WHOIS and RDAP at no extra cost?
WHOIS redaction is free and on by default.
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Yes
Honest renewal pricing Weight 1 of 3
Are renewal prices the same as, or close to, the first-year price?
Registration, transfer and renewal are priced at registry and ICANN cost.
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Yes
Two-factor login Weight 2 of 3
Do accounts support two-factor authentication with an authenticator app or security key?
Security keys and authenticator apps are supported.
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Yes
Transfer and registry lock Weight 1 of 3
Is transfer lock on by default, with registry lock available?
Domains are locked against transfer by default. Registry lock is available for Enterprise customers.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B+ (80/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.