Provider at a glance
- Category
- Naming Services
- Entity
- Not verified
- Official website
- unstoppabledomains.com
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 51 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in September 2026.
Unstoppable Domains
Web3 domain names and registrar
Naming Services
#7 Overall
Ranked #7 of 7 naming services in the published ranking
51
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is Unstoppable Domains right for you?
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Whether you can lose the name4/10 here; SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida) scores 6
- Onchain registry or company namespace3/10 here; SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida) scores 5
- Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin4/10 here; the category best is 10
- Published price and renewal terms3/10 here; SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida) scores 6
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What will Unstoppable Domains cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Your monthly volume
- $1k
How safe is Unstoppable Domains?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read September 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Unstoppable Domains
Compare all 4- 4SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida)10 points above · stronger on ownership durability (6 against 4)61
- 5Lens Usernames (formerly Lens Handles)2 points above · stronger on ownership durability (5 against 4)53
- 6SPACE ID1 point above · stronger on registry decentralisation (4 against 3)52
For your setup
Find out if Unstoppable Domains fits you
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Why this rank
Why Unstoppable Domains ranks #7
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (11.7 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
404+5.125.07#6/7Loading evidence…
253+2.404.09#7/7Loading evidence…
254+3.204.010#4/7Loading evidence…
103+0.966.09#7/7Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−1behind SPACE ID, #6
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 49–53 and ranks #5–#7
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Unstoppable Domains’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
Whether you can lose the name 4 → 5 on its ladder · passes SPACE ID+153#7 → #5
Onchain registry or company namespace 3 → 4 on its ladder · passes SPACE ID+153#7 → #6
Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin 4 → 5 on its ladder · passes SPACE ID+153#7 → #6
Published price and renewal terms 3 → 5 on its ladder · passes SPACE ID+252#7 → #6
Smallest climb: whether you can lose the name 4 → 5 passes SPACE ID, #6.
Strengths
0 from the score dataWhere it leads
No scored criterion is at or within one point of the category best, so no strength can be stated from the data.
Tradeoffs
4 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Whether you can lose the name — 4/10 against a category best of 7/10
- Onchain registry or company namespace — 3/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin — 4/10 against a category best of 10/10
- Published price and renewal terms — 3/10 against a category best of 9/10
Record watch-outs
- You are buying from a company that has also become an ordinary domain registrar. The Web3 'own it forever' line still appears in the Terms, but the only published price list on the site is annual-renewal ICANN DNS (.com at $10.67/yr, .ai at $90/yr), which "Does not include method-dependent processing fees of ~3%", with $80.00 to redeem a lapsed .com, .org or .net and $320.00 for .ai. Web3 domains are still sold, priced only per search. Meanwhile the lifetime Web3 domain you bought sits under a clause letting UD take it down without prior notice if it judges the account malicious, and the Terms state that "Web3 domains currently require special browser plugins or network configurations to work with websites in the DNS."
- The take-down clause in full: "We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any user account, and to take down any domains associated with that account, without prior notice if we determine, in our sole discretion, that the account is being used for malicious purposes." The Terms separately allow cancellation of a new registration — "If, within five (5) calendar days of purchase, a domain is flagged by a recognized threat intelligence provider" … "we may, at our sole discretion, cancel the registration" — and name "legal exigencies (i.e., court-ordered blocking or takeover of domain names" as a further ground.
- The DNS price table lists Register / Renew / Transfer / Redemption per TLD: .com $10.67 / $10.67 / $10.67 / $80.00; .org $14.00 / $14.00 / $14.00 / $80.00; .net $16.50 / $16.50 / $16.50 / $80.00; .ai $90.00 / $90.00 / $180.00 / $320.00 — so redemption on .ai is four times the figure for the other three. The page states "Does not include method-dependent processing fees of ~3%". On the Web3 side, the Terms say "There are no guarantees that the Web3 names you purchase are unique or that they will not collide now or in the future", and the support site lists Partner TLDs that "have confirmed they will not be pursuing ICANN participation and were eligible for refunds Feb 16th to March 2, 2026."
Competitive position
Where Unstoppable Domains leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 714.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#7 / 78.8 of 30 · best 20.3
Friction#1 / 72.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 73.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 78.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Unstoppable Domains leadsNo criterion in the top third of its pool.
Where it trails
- Whether you can lose the name#6 / 7
- Onchain registry or company namespace#7 / 7
- Published price and renewal terms#7 / 7
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
SPACE ID#6 of 7 · score 52 · 1.0 point ahead
Unstoppable Domains leads on
- Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin4 vs 3
SPACE ID leads on
- Onchain registry or company namespace4 vs 3
- Published price and renewal terms4 vs 3
Largest single reason SPACE ID is ahead: published criteria (+0.5 display points).Scenario cost: SPACE ID has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Lens Usernames (formerly Lens Handles)#5 of 7 · score 53 · 2.0 points ahead
Unstoppable Domains leads on
- Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin4 vs 2
Lens Usernames (formerly Lens Handles) leads on
- Whether you can lose the name5 vs 4
- Onchain registry or company namespace4 vs 3
- Published price and renewal terms4 vs 3
Largest single reason Lens Usernames (formerly Lens Handles) is ahead: published criteria (+1.6 display points).Scenario cost: Lens Usernames (formerly Lens Handles) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida)#4 of 7 · score 61 · 10.0 points ahead
Unstoppable Domains leads onNo scored criterion
SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida) leads on
- Whether you can lose the name6 vs 4
- Onchain registry or company namespace5 vs 3
- Published price and renewal terms6 vs 3
Largest single reason SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida) is ahead: published criteria (+9.9 display points).Scenario cost: SNS (Solana Name Service, formerly Bonfida) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
81 vs 51 · gap 30.0Why ENS (Ethereum Name Service) ranks above Unstoppable Domains
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 30.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisENS (Ethereum Name Service)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight8.820.3−29.9, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisENS (Ethereum Name Service)Points
Whether you can lose the name · w4047−3.84, worse
Onchain registry or company namespace · w2539−4.80, worse
Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin · w25410−4.80, worse
Published price and renewal terms · w1039−1.92, worse
Net5181−30.0
Your scenario
Unstoppable Domains is not priced for this scenario
Marketplace fee on your volume for a year. Excludes network gas and any withdrawal fee. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
Your monthly volume · your input$1k
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 14 September 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 7 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
7 of 7 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 14 September 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #5 to #7 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 14 September 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
Whether you can lose the namestrength 4 · weight 40Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Onchain registry or company namespacestrength 3 · weight 25Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Does your wallet resolve it without a pluginstrength 4 · weight 25Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Published price and renewal termsstrength 3 · weight 10Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.Scored by Whether you can lose the name · 40% (Unstoppable Domains 4/10)Scored by Onchain registry or company namespace · 25% (Unstoppable Domains 3/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Does your wallet resolve it without a plugin (25%), Published price and renewal terms (10%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- The only published price list is an ICANN DNS registrar table with annual renewals (Register / Renew / Transfer / Redemption): .com $10.67 / $10.67 / $10.67 / $80.00; .org $14.00 / $14.00 / $14.00 / $80.00; .net $16.50 / $16.50 / $16.50 / $80.00; .ai $90.00 / $90.00 / $180.00 / $320.00. The page states 'Does not include method-dependent processing fees of ~3%'. Web3 domains have no published price list, but the storefront still sells them and quotes a per-search price when the TLD is typed (for example .crypto $10, .wallet $5 on 14 September 2026). That search result says nothing about renewals.Unstoppable Domains — official pricing page ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Prices published in
- USDUnstoppable Domains — official pricing page ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Multi-chain
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- Sold worldwide; Unstoppable's Terms of Use name no restricted countries and leave local-law compliance to the buyer, while reserving the right to refuse any sale.
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
10 methodology entries
- 14 September 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 51, #7 of 7. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 16 September 2026
2026.09.15Dimension scores carry tenths, and eleven more categories are re-read from primary sources · platform-wide- changed Dimension scores resolve to tenths of a point (O-04b), and weightedTotal is rounded to six decimal places before the order is read. 518 published scores move across 107 categories that were not re-read; none of them moves by more than 4 points, and most move by 1.
- fixed 66 published scores change in the eleven re-read categories, against a verbatim source each. The largest moves are Reflexer RAI (−16), Beefy and Unrekt (−11), Aztec (−10) and Golem (+9) — all of them rows whose sources had moved since their last read.
- changed Published order moves in 38 of 119 categories and three #1s change: smart_contract_audits (Zellic → Certora) and travel_rule_compliance (Sumsub Travel Rule → CodeVASP) on the finer resolution, kyc_compliance (Veriff → Sumsub) on the re-read.
- added availabilitySource (O-04g): for a reader who states a country, a row whose availability in that country rests on a region tag its record gives no source for sorts below every sourced row. It is inert in every order published here, which states no country.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt naming_services:unstoppable_domains:2026.10.18:a058cb0859d7
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