Cloudflare Registrar vs Domainr (Fastly) - Domain API Comparison

Overview

Cloudflare Registrar

At-Cost Registrar with Beta API Workflows

Cloudflare Registrar keeps domains at wholesale rates and now exposes beta API flows for search, availability, pricing, and registration on supported domains.

At-cost wholesale pricing

Domainr (Fastly)

Fastly-backed Domain Search API

Domainr is now part of Fastly. The original standalone API is deprecated, while Fastly and RapidAPI packages still cover search, status, and suggestion workflows.

RapidAPI: 10,000 requests/month

Pricing Comparison

Pricing	Cloudflare Registrar	Domainr (Fastly)
Free Tier	At-cost wholesale pricing	RapidAPI: 10,000 requests/month
Paid Plans	Registrar API beta for supported domains	High-volume plans via Fastly
Enterprise	Enterprise and registrar workflows	Custom via Fastly
TLD Coverage	400+ TLDs	ICANN-accredited global coverage

Feature Comparison

Feature	Cloudflare Registrar	Domainr (Fastly)
Free Tier	Included	Included
API Access	Limited	Included
Bulk Operations	Included	Limited
Real-time Data	Limited	Included
WHOIS Data	Limited	Limited
DNS Lookup	Included	Not Included
Domain Valuation	Not Included	Not Included
Brand Monitoring	Not Included	Not Included
MCP/AI Integration	Not Included	Not Included

Which is Better?

Choose Cloudflare Registrar if you need

Zero markup on domains
Beta API can check up to 20 domains at once
Free DNSSEC, CDN, and SSL

Choose Domainr (Fastly) if you need

Backed by Fastly infrastructure
Creative domain suggestions
Lower-volume option via RapidAPI

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