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24 alternatives to Reply All #59 - Good Job, Alex
Trying to claim back a domain name
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Reply All #59 - Good Job, Alex launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Make domains debuggable and predictable
2016 · thoughtbot.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN. This is a weekend project of mine. It's an idea I had after seeing so many comments here about the lack of available .com names for startups. As PG once said: "Take a luxury and make it into a commodity"[1]. So, I decided I'd try turning name consulting from something only large corporations could afford to something anyone could. I hope you'll take me up on it :) If you'd like to see a few examples of my work, just check out the links in the footer. Thanks for your attention. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/ideas.html
2011 · startupgods.com · its alternatives →
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Every now and then I see these posts where people post the domains they purchased for XYZ side project that is clearly not happening. But considering how difficult it can be to find a good name, its always nice to see what people are willing to part with. Post your domains!
2013 · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, About a month ago, I posted an "Ask HN" to see if there was any interest in having daily available .com domain name lists. The names would all be appropriate for startups, blogs and websites, nothing else. While the response wasn't overwhelming, it was quite positive and a few individuals got me motivated to go through with this. I decided to go with the free newsletter format so I could keep some form of exclusivity for the subscribers, giving them a better chance at getting a name they before somebody else gets to it. You can find the old discussion here:…
2010 · its alternatives →
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Shady URL▲34Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frighten
2014 · shadyurl.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, You know that feeling when you have a brilliant idea at 2am, buy the domain immediately, and then never touch it again? Last month I sat down to figure out how much money I've been bleeding on domain renewals, and honestly, I was scared to look. I had domains scattered across GoDaddy, Namecheap, and a few other registrars I barely remember signing up for. I did what we all do: I built a tool for it. It's basically "Spotify Wrapped" but for all those domains you bought and forgot about. Connect your registrars manually, and get: - How many domains you have - Total renewal costs -…
Jan 2026 · domained.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · typodomains.com · its alternatives →
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Hey there, HN people! I would like to share with you a little tool I've been working on this year. It's called Newsy https://www.newsy.co Problem I have more than 30 domains that I've bought over the years. I plan to (eventually) do something with them, but meanwhile, they are un-used and just sitting there. I want to use them somehow. I know there are a few impulsive domain buyers out there! :) My Solution I wanted to turn my un-used domains into something useful without me having to do too much work. So I created Newsy https://www.newsy.co It turns your un-used domains…
2020 · its alternatives →
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Domain Addicts Anonymous: A mock-serious intervention letter for makers who compulsively shop for domains instead of ship their projects. Know the signs of Domain Addiction: - Owning more domains than you have customers - Buying .ai domains without knowing Python - Renewing parked domains out of guilt Contains a 'Wall of Shame' page to verify domain collections (I scrub domains from the DB after TXT verification). Some quick comic relief with the option to personalise and share with others who need to hear it. And yes, I built this while procrastinating on my main project. I hope it brings a…
2025 · domainsanonymo.us · its alternatives →
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2011 · dnswhore.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · bloo.tk · its alternatives →
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2018 · promail.app · its alternatives →
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I tend to use AI to brainstorm domain names, but I kept wasting time pasting each idea into Namecheap to see if they were available. So I built DotComBuddy - it generates ideas (using DeepSeek V3 - switched from GPT-4o after realizing quality was just as good) and checks availability in real time via Name.com’s API. Built with Next.js and Vercel’s AI SDK, the app gives you a table of available domains with their price. 10 free searches to try it out, then $9/year (what I’d pay to never do this manually again). Sharing this for anyone else tired of switching tabs to check domains. Happy…
2025 · dotcombuddy.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · namevine.com · its alternatives →
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