Quick Facts
- Pricing Starts At
- Variable per-domain transaction pricing
- Free Tier
- DNS and read-only API calls have no separate fee
- Category
- Domain availability APIs, DNS and infrastructure APIs
- TLD Coverage
- Hundreds of TLDs
- Enterprise Plan
- No public API subscription tiers
Overview
Porkbun gives developers registrar automation plus DNS record management, domain operations, and certificate tooling at budget-friendly registrar pricing.
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- Very attractive registrar pricing for developers and startups
- API covers common registrar and DNS workflows cleanly
- Porkbun also exposes SSL and DNS automation utilities
− Cons
- Not a domain intelligence or valuation platform
- Fewer enterprise controls than large reseller systems
- Coverage is registrar-centric rather than research-centric
Compare with DomScan →
See how Porkbun API compares to DomScan across features, pricing, and TLD coverage.
Porkbun API vs DomScan
| Feature | Porkbun API | DomScan |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | ✓ | ✓ 10,000/month |
| Domain Availability | ✓ | ✓ |
| WHOIS Data | ✓ | ✓ |
| DNS Lookup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Domain Valuation | − | ✓ |
| Brand Monitoring | − | ✓ |
| MCP/AI Integration | − | ✓ |
| Bulk Operations | ✓ | ✓ |
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