Crazy Domains is Australian and cheap to get started. The friction is everything around it — pre-ticked add-ons, renewal rates you only see after you've bought, and basics like DNS management behind a paywall. Here's the honest comparison.
Crazy Domains gets you online cheaply on Australian servers, and their support has improved in recent years. But the model leans on aggressive checkout upsells, renewal rates that aren't shown up front, and charging for basics — like DNS record management — that we simply include. If you want Australian hosting without the add-on minefield, that's the difference.
| Web Hosting Centre | Crazy Domains | |
|---|---|---|
| DNS record management | Full DNS record editing included with hosting | Basic DNS often gated behind a paid 'Premium DNS' upgrade |
| Checkout add-ons | No pre-ticked extras — you order what you came for | Multiple add-ons, some pre-selected at checkout |
| Renewal transparency | Flat pricing shown up front, on the page | Renewal rates typically visible only in the account dashboard after purchase |
| Mailboxes included per plan (1 to unlimited) | Email (e.g. Titan) commonly sold as a paid add-on | |
| Where the servers are | Australian — hardware we own in Sydney & Brisbane | Australian server infrastructure |
| Support | Australian sysadmins, direct on every ticket | 24/7 phone, chat & ticket; quality historically mixed, improved recently |
Crazy Domains pricing and policies reflect publicly advertised information at the time of writing and can change. All Web Hosting Centre prices are AUD incl. GST.
DNS record management, free SSL, staging, and mailboxes are part of the plan. We don't paywall DNS or sell you SSL and email as separate line items — the things most sites actually need are already in the price.
You can see what you'll pay — including ongoing pricing — before you commit, not after you've handed over a card and logged in. No 'cheap to start, expensive to keep' surprise.
Nothing is pre-selected in the cart for you to notice (or not) and untick. You order hosting, you get hosting — at the number on the plan.
Your ticket is answered by the Australian sysadmins who run the platform, not a first-line queue. Fewer hops, faster fixes, and a written record of every issue.
We'd rather you pick the right host than the one with the loudest pitch. Here's when Crazy Domains makes sense.
If you just want a domain and a tiny site online for as little as possible to start, Crazy Domains' entry pricing is hard to beat on day one — as long as you're careful at checkout.
They sell a very wide range of domain extensions. If you're chasing an unusual TLD, their registrar side has broad coverage.
Local server infrastructure means lower latency for Australian visitors — a genuine plus over offshore-only hosts, and something we share.
No introductory-then-shock pricing. Free migration on Business and WordPress plans, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on shared plans. Two of our most popular tiers:
Small business websites
Higher performance, fewer neighbours
Want the full range? See all six plans, from $3/mo personal hosting to $120/mo high-volume e-commerce.
See how we measure up against the others.
Tell us what you're running on Crazy Domains and we'll tell you honestly whether moving is worth it — and handle the migration if it is. Free on Business and WordPress plans.