In the process of personal website building, project testing or initial start-up, many users will face the problem of limited budget, free second-level domain names become the preferred option for low-cost start-up. However, a large number of free domain name resources on the network lapses, tedious audit and other issues, the actual test found that most of the information lack of timeliness, resulting in users wasting time and cost.
Based on this, this paper screens out the free secondary domain name platforms that are still stable and available in 2025 by testing and verifying them one by one, and objectively evaluates them in terms of stability, application difficulty, function configuration, applicable scenarios, etc., so as to provide references for users with different needs, such as students, developers, and self-publishers, etc., and to help avoid ineffective resources and potential risks.
1. dpdns.org Free second-level domain name ★★★★
- Domain suffixes: dpdns.org, us.kg (initially costs $20 buyout), qzz.io, xx.kg (initially costs $20 buyout)
- Can it be hosted to cloudflare: all four suffixes are fine
- Pre-requisites: email address, Github account
- Domain name validity time: one renewal within 180 days before expiration, renewal period of 365 days
- Launched website: https://dash.domain.digitalplat.org/auth/register
2. de5.net Free second-level domain name ★★★★
- Domain suffixes: de5.net / ccwu.cc / us.ci / cc.cd / cd.cd (not yet open for registration)
- Can it be hosted on cloudflare: de5.net (yes) / ccwu.cc (no for now) / us.ci (no for now) / cc.cd (no for now) / cd.cd (no for now)
- Pre-requisites: Mailbox
- Domain Name Validity Time: Temporarily free of charge permanently, the official said that the subsequent free domain name needs to be renewed every 180 days.
- Launched website: https://www.dnshe.com
3. L53.net Free Second Level Domain Name ★★★★★
- Domain suffix: ggff.net / finegear-sg.me
- Can it be hosted on cloudflare: yes
- Pre-requisites: Mailbox
- Domain validity time: 1 year free with promo code, subsequent renewal required
- Launching the website:https://www.l53.net/
4. gname.com Free Second Level Domain Name ★★★
- Domain suffix: eu.cc
- Can it be hosted on cloudflare: no
- Pre-requisites: Mailbox
- Domain name validity time: free for one year with credit coupon, credit coupon popular prefixes are not available
- Launched website: https://www.gname.com
6. cloudns.net free second-level domain name ★★★
- Domain suffix: abrdns.com / cloud-ip.cc
- Can it be hosted on cloudflare: no
- Pre-requisites: Mailbox
- Domain name validity time: free forever
- Launched website: https://www.cloudns.net
7. zabc.net Free Second Level Domain Name ★★★
- Domain suffixes: webm.cc / zabc.net / sylu.cc / sylu.net / acg.rest / vvvv.ee / ctrl.li
- Can it be hosted on cloudflare: No, modifying ns records will prompt Cloudflare API error: Record quota exceeded.
- Pre-requisites: Mailbox
- Domain name validity time: free forever
- Launched website: https://zoneabc.net
8. FreeDNS Free second-level domain names for the public good ★★★★
- Domain extensions: bot.nu / ftp.sh / soon.it / v0x.eu etc.
- Can it be hosted on cloudflare: no
- Pre-requisites: email address, Github account
- Domain name validity time: free forever
- Launched website: https://freedns.afraid.org/
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