Google Domains Comes Out of Beta Testing — Which Countries Can Avail It?

Google has just taken Google Domains out of its beta phase.

Alphabet, Inc.'s Google recently announced it had moved Google Domains to general availability in 26 countries after seven years of beta testing the service.

Additionally, Google will be offering new and returning users a 20% discount off any single domain registration or transfer-in to Google Domains using the code DOMAINS20 from March 15 to April 15.

Google Domains Details and Pricing

Google advertised Google Domains as the simplest place to find, buy, and manage a domain. According to Kinsta, it is a domain registration service that helps users register the domain name for their websites.

However, unlike other domain registrars, Google Domains does not offer any hosting, meaning users will have to pay for hosting separately.

Kinsta did note one advantage of using Google Domains: the service makes it easy to connect to other Google services like G-Suit and the Google Search Console. This ease of connection is due to Google Domains' integration of these services. This integration gives business owners who are using the service the ability to reach customers across the web and track where their visitors are coming from.

Additionally, Google mentioned in its announcement that Google Domains would have more than 300 domain endings available (.com, .org, .edu, etc.), a free Business Profile for businesses, and the ability to add custom email and collaboration tools with Workspace.

The pricing of Google Domains' domain endings ranges from $12-$60 depending on what users need for their website. However, keep in mind that these prices are only the starting prices per year, according to Google Domains' home page.

The company also mentioned that Google Domains users would not have to code to create a professional-looking website for free, thanks to Google Sites and the company's premium partners like Wix, Weebly, and Bluehost.

Google Domains also include a stable and reliable service with high-performance domain name systems and 24/7 customer support from real people as well as privacy and security features like two-step verification and one-clock DNSSEC for free. These were all confirmed by Kinsta.

"If you want to keep your information private, we also cover the cost of privacy protection," said Lorenzo Baloci, Google Domains Product Manager.

Google Domains' Supported Countries

Currently, only 26 countries can avail of Google's domain registry. These countries are:

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam.

Google also mentioned that people should keep in mind that Cloud Domains is available in all countries where the Google Cloud Platform is available.

However, Google plans to expand Google Domains' coverage to different countries. The company is even asking people not from the supported countries to fill up a request form on its Support Country request page to inform them of their request.