Commerce · alternatives · 2026

DNS Perch enables domain sellers to list and sell their domains without transferring them to a marketplace. Sellers add a TXT record to their domain's DNS settings, which allows potential buyers to discover and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Sell domains using a TXT record launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1UD
   Use DNS TXT to share information▲143

   dig +short TXT youpay.govorenefekt.com @1.1.1.1 | fold -s You can base64 encode an image, split to TXT records and send over Internet. Useful in certain circumstances. Like when one of the communicating parties is under severe censorship.

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2MD
   Make domain verification as easy as verifying an email or phone number▲86

   Hi HN, This is a project [1] I've been working on for a little while and I'm interested in your feedback and point of view. Many of us would have verified a domain name by pasting a string into a DNS TXT record. Some providers ask us to store this DNS TXT record at a domain using a DNS label like "_provider" e.g. _provider.yourdomain.com, and some providers ask that you do it at the zone apex (God help us [2]). The Domain Verification protocol stores a DNS TXT record at a DNS name derived from a hashed "verifiable identifier" (think email, telephone, DID), enabling anyone that can prove…

   2023 · domainverification.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Notify.domainsfree tier, from $2/mo▲322

   Know the moment a domain opportunity appears

   Aug 2026 · notify.domains · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NsLookup▲72

   A simple and powerful tool for querying DNS records

   2020 · nslookup.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   StakeWeb▲328

   Earn money from your unused domains

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   URL Meta▲108

   API to get URL meta info, screenshots and domain DNS records

   2023 · urlmeta.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Side Domains▲103

   Make extra money by selling domains you no longer use

   2020 · aysh.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   DN$ – an innovative, ad-supported DNS resolver▲294

   Tired of companies snooping through your DNS traffic? Don't you wish you could get advertisements with your DNS records? Today we're introducing the innovative, privacy-focused, ad-supported DNS resolver - DN$! Traditional DNS resolvers provided by your internet service provider, cloudflare, or google could be tracking your internet activity and selling it to third-party data vendors. We at DN$ want to fix that and cut out these nefarious actors (until we've amassed a critical number of users to exploit). In order to support such a radically new business model, our service needs to serve…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Selldom▲175

   Make money from your unused domains 💸

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Buy.io▲67

    A new way to sell & buy domain names.

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A site to look up DNS records▲82

    DNS record lookups just as you like 'em

    2017 · dnsrecords.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    1KDomains.co - Sell your Domains▲59

    The Domain Acquisition Marketplace. Buy & Sell Domains.

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Park your domain name with just 2 DNS records▲131

    Domain Watch emails you when a domain name is listed for sale on an aftermarket or its price drops. It's like camelcamelcamel.com for domain names. Currently supports the following "Buy It Now" aftermarkets: Afternic, Sedo, Spaceship SellerHub, Atom, Namecheap Market, Porkbun Marketplace, Gname. You can watch up to 3 domains for 60 days with the free plan. Support for auctions is coming soon. Why I made this: 1. To know where and when I could buy the domains that I wanted to buy, ASAP. 2. Empower other domain name buyers with marketplace awareness, data, and an improved shopping experience.…

    2017 · domdb.com · its alternatives →

14. 14SA
    SirenDNS – A Watchtower for Your Domains (Anti-domain-squatting)▲62

    2021 · sirendns.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Instant Domain Search▲141

    See Domain Name Search Results As You Type

    2015 · instantdomainsearch.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Summaries of interesting content, written by people▲131

    Make an offer on this domain and quickly take possession of it with a registrar of your choice.

    2012 · tldr.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Domain Comet▲88

    We monitor your domains, so you don't have to.

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18IC
    I crossed a thesaurus with a domain availability checking API▲113

    2013 · domainmasher.com · its alternatives →

19. 19MN
    My new domain search tool▲95

    2013 · shortdomainsearch.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    File distribution over DNS: (ab)using DNS as a CDN▲72

    2023 · eighty-twenty.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dockefy▲56

    Online selling platform for businesses, create share sell

    2022 · dockefy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    domdb▲96

    Park your domain in less than 15 seconds

    2017 · domdb.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dwarf▲37

    A friendly domain name marketplace for domain name hoarders

    2023 · dwarf.domains · its alternatives →

24. 24
    my one-day project, Trnsfr▲64

    This domain is available for sale. Check out price, information and more on Dovendi.com

    2011 · trns.fr · its alternatives →

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