Network Solutions Basic, $ 153.89/yr. on SSL Certificates

Basic has been updated on May 11, 2026 (added July 23, 2016), Aggregate Rating (1.6 out of 10 from 36 reviews)

🔐 Domains protected :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
⚑ Targeting :	US

See also initial Basic plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Network Solutions is one of the oldest and most recognizable names in the domain-registration and small-business web-services market. The company traces its origin to 1979, with early history connected to Emmit McHenry, Ty Grigsby, Gary Desler, and Ed Peters. Its strongest historical identity is domain registration, and it still benefits from the credibility of being known as the world’s first domain registrar.

Network Solutions now operates under Newfold Digital, the large web-presence group behind several well-known brands in domains, hosting, email, website building, WordPress, and digital marketing. Web.com acquired Network Solutions in 2011, and in June 2025 the Web.com brand was integrated into Network Solutions, making Network Solutions the stronger unified customer-facing brand for domains, websites, hosting, security, and online marketing services.

This is not a modern infrastructure-first provider focused on high-end VPS, bare metal, colocation, or cloud engineering. Network Solutions is better understood as an all-in-one small-business provider. Their active portfolio includes Domain Registration, Shared Web Hosting, Managed WordPress Hosting, Website Builder, eCommerce Website Builder, Professional Email, Google Workspace, SSL Certificates, SiteLock Website Security, Website Design, SEO, PPC, and related online-marketing services.

Their shared hosting plans are simple and aimed at small businesses, personal websites, portfolios, blogs, and basic commercial sites. The main tiers include Starter, Essential, and Premium. Starter is suitable for one smaller website, while Essential and Premium increase the number of websites, storage, FTP accounts, email capacity, visitor allowance, and included first-year extras such as a domain and SSL.

Their Managed WordPress Hosting is more focused on users who want WordPress without managing every technical detail manually. These plans include WordPress-focused support, cloud backup, caching, unmetered bandwidth, automatic WordPress core updates, and restore options. Plan levels are structured for entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and professionals, with higher tiers supporting more sites and larger storage allocations.

Network Solutions also provides an AI Website Builder, including plans for standard websites, marketing-oriented websites, and eCommerce. This part of the service is practical for non-technical users who want templates, AI-assisted content creation, logo tools, appointment scheduling, social/email marketing tools, and online-store features without building a website from scratch.

Domain services remain the company’s most important strength. Network Solutions covers domain search, domain transfer, domain privacy, expiration protection, premium domains, WHOIS lookup, DNS-related tools, trademark protection, and account-based domain management. For customers who mainly need domain ownership and a basic web presence from one vendor, the product ecosystem is convenient.

The website is primarily available in English, while the shopping flow supports multiple currencies such as USD, GBP, CAD, EUR, and AUD. This gives Network Solutions a broader international reach, although the company remains U.S.-centered in identity, ownership, support, and legal structure.

The main concern is customer satisfaction. WHTop shows a very low user rating for Network Solutions, with recurring complaints around billing, renewals, transfers, support quality, and account handling. That does not remove the company’s long history, but it does make careful account management important. Future customers should read renewal terms, avoid unnecessary add-ons, document cancellation requests, and keep written records for domain transfers or billing changes.