Network Solutions is one of the oldest domain registrars and web hosts in the United States, offering domain registration, shared hosting, a website builder, and business email under one account, and it suits entrepreneurs and organizations who want a single, long-established US vendor handling their web presence rather than several separate providers.
Key features
- Domain registration across a wide range of extensions, from .com and .net to newer options like .app and .ai, with domain privacy and DNS controls available.
- Shared hosting in three tiers (Starter, Essential, Premium), each adding disk space, site count, and visitor capacity, with a drag and drop website builder at every tier.
- Business email bundled into hosting plans, from one mailbox on the entry tier to ten on the top tier.
- Free SSL on Essential and Premium, plus a free domain for the first year on Premium.
- Marketing add-ons bundled with domain purchases, including a coming soon page, a link in bio tool, and basic email marketing and CRM apps.
- 24/7 phone and chat support, dating back to the company’s role running the original .com registry in the 1990s.
Pricing
Network Solutions prices .com domains with a lower first year rate and a higher renewal rate. Third party pricing trackers report .com registration starting around $25 for the first year, renewing near $37.99 a year after, above the industry average renewal price. Pricing varies by extension: .agency starts at $3.99 and renews near $30.99, .app runs a flat $19.99, and .ai carries a two year price of $159.98, renewing at $299.98.
Hosting starts near $5.69 a month for Starter (10 GB storage, one website, up to 15,000 monthly visitors, one mailbox), moves to Essential at 20 GB, three websites, 50,000 visitors, and a free SSL certificate, and tops out at Premium with 40 GB, ten websites, 200,000 visitors, ten mailboxes, a free first-year domain, and free SSL. The standalone website builder starts near $4.95 a month. All prices bill in US dollars, generally prepaid for the chosen term, with multi year discounts up to 40 percent. Checkout also pre-selects add-ons such as privacy or backup, so reviewing the cart matters.
Prices change over time. Figures above are based on BestGuide’s Network Solutions pricing review and networksolutions.com’s own domain pricing and hosting pages.
Pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Decades of operating history, including a role in running the original .com registry, which appeals to buyers who weight vendor longevity heavily. | Renewal prices on core domains run noticeably higher than budget registrars once the first year discount ends. |
| Domains, hosting, email, and a website builder run from one account and one invoice, useful for a small team avoiding multiple vendors. | No data center or support desk in Morocco or the wider MENA region, so latency and time zone coverage lag providers closer to the market. |
| Free SSL, and on the top hosting tier a free domain, are bundled in rather than sold separately. | Checkout defaults to several pre-selected extras, which can inflate the total if not removed manually. |
| Wide extension catalog, including country code and newer gTLD options beyond .com and .net. | Billing is in US dollars, adding currency conversion cost and exchange rate exposure for dirham based budgets. |
| 24/7 phone support, a channel some newer, chat only registrars skip. | Steeper discounts require multi year prepayment, tying up cash a smaller organization may prefer to keep liquid. |
Who it’s best for
Network Solutions fits Moroccan entrepreneurs and diaspora founders registering a US facing .com domain for an export, e-commerce, or investor facing venture, especially when the priority is one long-running US vendor for domain, hosting, and email rather than a stack of specialist providers. International investors and development organizations running a short-lived Morocco program page, or a global-facing brand site with no local hosting requirement, may also find the bundled setup convenient.
Ecosystem organizations, incubators, and funds that need Arabic or French support built into their day to day support experience, or a hosting stack physically closer to Morocco, should look elsewhere. The same applies to anyone budgeting tightly in dirhams, since dollar billing and above average renewal pricing add cost that a Morocco based or European registrar would not.
How to get started
- Search the target domain name on the site and confirm which extension is available.
- Compare the first year price against the renewal price, and decide whether a multi year term makes sense.
- Pick a hosting plan (Starter, Essential, or Premium) if hosting is needed too, matching limits to expected traffic.
- Review the cart and remove any pre-selected add-ons not wanted, such as privacy or backup already covered elsewhere.
- Complete checkout, then use the dashboard to point DNS records, set up mailboxes, or launch the website builder.
FAQ
Does Network Solutions have a data center or support office in Morocco or elsewhere in MENA? No. The company operates out of the United States, bills in US dollars, and lists no data center or support presence in Morocco or the wider MENA region.
Why does the renewal price jump after the first year? Like most US registrars, Network Solutions sells many extensions at a discounted first year rate and renews at the standard rate afterward. On .com, third party pricing trackers put renewal near $37.99 a year, above the first year rate.
Can I transfer a domain I already own into Network Solutions, or move one out? Yes, transfers work in both directions through the standard EPP authorization code process, subject to the usual 60 day lock after a registration or a prior transfer.
Does the hosting support Arabic or French language content? The hosting itself is language agnostic and can serve a site in any language, but Network Solutions‘ own support and dashboard are English only, which matters for a bilingual team managing a site day to day.
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