How this is paid for

A tool that tells you a name is taken has no reason to flatter you. One that earns a commission when you register a domain does. Here is exactly what pays for this site, stated plainly, so you can weigh what you read.

Advertising

This site carries advertising supplied by third-party networks. Those networks and their partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. What is stored and what you can do about it is set out in the privacy notice.

Advertising is sold by the network, not by us. We do not choose which advertisers appear, we do not accept direct placements, and no advertiser has ever seen a page before it was published or influenced what it says.

What we do not do, in any configuration

• No paid articles, sponsored posts, guest posts or paid links.
• No arrangements with law firms, trademark attorneys or brand agencies, and no referral fees from any of them.
• No selling, brokering or valuing domains.
• No selling or sharing of the names you check. They are not recorded.
• No page ranking or recommending a specific registrar, tool or adviser in exchange for anything.

Why this page is detailed

Naming content is a heavily monetised category, and a great deal of it exists to move readers toward a purchase. You have no way to tell from the outside which pages those are. Publishing the exact commercial position is the only thing that lets you judge, and it costs nothing when the answer is straightforward.

Last updated 2026-09-27.