Backorder domain names with a domain backorder service that shows every status

How does a domain backorder service work?

You pick names from the scored expired domain names list or type them in, and each becomes a backorder in Scheduled status. You can also let backorder rules place backorders for you when names meet your criteria. When the name reaches the drop, the attempt happens without any action from you, and the status moves to Won, Lost, In auction or Released.

• Add names from the list, from a watchlist or by typing them
• Backorders count against your monthly limit: 25 on Starter, 150 on Pro, 750 on Portfolio, 2,000 on Enterprise
• Cancel a Scheduled backorder at any time before the drop (the monthly count renews with your billing period)
• Alerts arrive as a daily digest on Starter, in real time on Pro, in real time with webhooks on Portfolio

What do you pay when you backorder a domain name?

Your plan covers the service. When a backorder succeeds you pay the domain's registration fee, the price of the name itself. When several members backorder the same name, it goes to a private auction between them and the winner pays the closing bid. There is no per-catch fee, no credits and no top-ups, and a backorder that does not succeed costs nothing beyond your plan.

What happens when several members backorder the same name?

The name goes to a private member auction open only to the members who held a backorder on it. Each bidder sees the current bid and the closing time, and the highest bid at the close wins. The winner pays the closing bid and the name moves to the winner's account. Read the bidding rules on domain auctions.

Can a backorder be guaranteed?

No. Nobody can guarantee a drop, because the previous owner can renew or restore the name until it leaves redemption, and other parties may want it too. That is why a backorder is Released when the owner renews, and why you only pay the registration fee when a name is actually yours. To understand the timing, read drop catching, and to see how the per-catch services stack up, read the best domain backorder service comparison. Coming from GoDaddy, which no longer sells backorders? Start with the GoDaddy backorder alternative. Names at Namecheap, which has no backorder product, are covered on the Namecheap backorder page, names at Porkbun on the Porkbun backorder page, names at Network Solutions, which routes backorders to NameJet, on the Network Solutions backorder service page, and names held by Squarespace, including former Google Domains, in the Squarespace domain backorder guide. Names at Cloudflare Registrar follow a published 75 day timeline, covered on the Cloudflare domain backorder page. NameSilo runs its own expired auction from day 5 and sells no backorders, so names nobody bids on are caught with a NameSilo backorder at the drop. Hostinger auctions expired names from day 26 and releases unsold ones after day 74, the window covered by the Hostinger expired domain backorder page. Bluehost and HostGator send expired names to NameJet and SnapNames first, and the ones nobody buys there are caught with a Bluehost expired domain backorder at the drop. Register.com, also owned by Newfold, follows the same NameJet first route, explained on the Register.com backorder service page. IONOS, formerly 1&1, gives holders about 30 days and a $90 redemption fee before deletion, the window covered by the IONOS domain backorder page. Domain.com, another Newfold registrar with no backorder product of its own, sends names the same way, covered on the Domain.com backorder page. Spaceship, Namecheap's low-price registrar, also sells no backorder and gives holders about 77 days before release, the wait described on the Spaceship domain backorder page. Epik, a registrar many investors use, no longer lists a backorder either; its expired names go to a seven day reverse auction on NameLiquidate before they drop, the route covered on the Epik backorder page. Enom and Tucows names go to GoDaddy expired auctions around day 30 and drop near day 75 to 80, as the Enom backorder page explains. Name.com sends expired names to GoDaddy as well, but it also sells its own backorder in the last five days before a drop, one order per name, which the Name.com backorder page compares with ours.