Alibaba Cloud Domains
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Plans and prices
From Alibaba Cloud Domains's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Domain name registration (promotion) | $0.10 a year | Promotional pricing; .com requires a 3-year minimum purchase · From $0.1/first year; prices vary by domain extension. The page also lists .com at $5.99 for the first year with a 3-year minimum purchase and $12.99/year for extra years. |
The facts
Each one read from Alibaba Cloud Domains's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Resource Access Management (RAM) can grant users permissions to access and manage registered domains; Alibaba Cloud recommends enabling MFA for RAM users.checked 28 Sep 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- API automation
- The Domains API supports domain purchase, renewal, transfer, DNS configuration, registrant profile management, and domain queries.checked 28 Sep 2026
- API rate limit
- The CheckDomain operation is limited to 10 queries per second per user and 100 queries per second in total for that operation.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Bulk management
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- DNSSEC support
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Domain brokerage
- The brokerage service helps acquire already registered domains through price inquiry, negotiation, analysis, acquisition, and transfer.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Integration limits
- The integration guide says Alibaba Cloud CLI, Terraform, and Resource Orchestration Service do not currently support Domain Names APIs.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Management
- The console supports renewals, redemptions, registrant profile maintenance, and DNS record management, with renewal reminders sent to the registered mobile number and email.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Registration and verification
- Before registering a domain, users create a registrant profile and complete identity verification.checked 28 Sep 2026
- SDKs
- The Domain Name SDK supports Java, Python, PHP, TypeScript/Node.js, Go, and C# for domain operations and DNS settings.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Security controls
- The documented protections include free MFA, transfer lock, and update lock; DNSSEC is listed as paid protection.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Variable fees
- Domain fees vary by TLD, domain type, and operation; premium domain prices are set at the time of transaction, and the checkout price is final.checked 28 Sep 2026
- WHOIS privacy
- Yeschecked 25 Sep 2026
- Who it serves
- The security guide describes use cases for individual developers or bloggers, small and medium-sized business operators, and enterprise IT or operations leads.checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Domain platform
- Alibaba Cloud Domain Names provides domain registration, monitoring, and protection, and integrates with Alibaba Cloud DNS for domain management.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Hangzhou, Chinachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2026
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