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A domain registrar is a company that provides domain name registration, renewal, transfer, and management services. It is through a registrar that a user or business registers a domain in a specific domain zone (for example, .ua, .com, or .net).
In simple terms, a registrar is your domain service provider. Through the registrar, you can register a domain, renew it, change DNS servers, update contact details, and perform other domain-related actions. A registrar works together with the domain registry, but for the customer, the registrar is the main point of domain management.
A registrar helps you register a domain, renew it, transfer it from another registrar, configure DNS, and manage domain details. It provides the main interface and services for day-to-day domain operations.
A registry manages the entire domain zone (including rules and the central domain database), while a registrar serves end customers and provides registration and domain management services. In short: the registry runs the zone infrastructure, and the registrar is the customer-facing service.
Look at reputation, control panel usability, registration and renewal pricing, support for the domain zones you need, customer support quality, account security features (such as 2FA), and transparent transfer and renewal policies.