Overview
Cloudflare Registrar
At-Cost Registrar with Beta API Workflows
Cloudflare Registrar charges registry list prices and offers a beta API for search, authoritative availability and pricing checks, and registration on supported extensions. Checks can surface premium pricing, but the beta does not currently support premium registration. Future support will require explicit fee acknowledgement. Renewals, transfers, and contact updates are not yet available in the beta.
No separate Registrar API feeWhoxy
WHOIS history, reverse WHOIS, and bulk lookup API
Whoxy focuses on live WHOIS, historical WHOIS, reverse WHOIS, and batch lookup workflows for researchers, resellers, and brand-protection teams.
Signup test credits; general allowance not publicly statedPricing Comparison
| Pricing | Cloudflare Registrar | Whoxy |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | No separate Registrar API fee | Signup test credits; general allowance not publicly stated |
| Paid Plans | Registry wholesale domain cost with no markup | $2 one-time for 1,000 WHOIS lookups |
| Enterprise | No subscription tiers; pricing varies by TLD | $10,000 one-time for 25 million WHOIS lookups |
| TLD Coverage | 400+ TLDs | 1,595 TLDs |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cloudflare Registrar | Whoxy |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Not Included | Limited |
| API Access | Limited | Included |
| Bulk Operations | Limited | Included |
| Real-time Data | Limited | Included |
| WHOIS Data | Limited | Included |
| DNS Lookup | Included | Included |
| Domain Valuation | Not Included | Not Included |
| Brand Monitoring | Not Included | Limited |
| MCP/AI Integration | 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 Whoxy if you need
- Strong historical WHOIS and reverse WHOIS coverage
- Pay-as-you-go entry point for batch research
- Good fit for WHOIS-heavy investigations and reseller tools
Consider DomScan Instead
DomScan offers the best of both worlds with comprehensive features and developer-friendly pricing.
- ✓ Free tier: 10,000 credits/month (no credit card)
- ✓ 1,100+ TLDs supported
- ✓ MCP integration for AI assistants
- ✓ Domain valuation, brand monitoring, OSINT
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