Head to head
Marketplaces compared.
Four providers, their public price lists and us alongside. Including what the others do better, because without that a comparison is worth nothing.
| Provider | Seller commission | Nameservers required? | Your own advertising while parked |
|---|---|---|---|
| domains.dns.legal | 0 % if you handle it yourself. 12 % only when the sale runs through our escrow (from €10,000). | No. An A record and a TXT proof are enough, the nameservers stay where they are. | Your own advertising with your own IDs: AdSense, Amazon, affiliate programmes. We take none of it. |
| Sedo | 10 % up to a maximum of 20 %. 15 % as a rule, 20 % through the SedoMLS partner network, 10 % only with their own sales lander. No minimum fee any more. | For the lowest rate and for the parking page the domains have to point to Sedo. | Their own parking pages with third-party advertising. The revenue is shared and you cannot use your own ad accounts. |
| Afternic / GoDaddy | 25 % as a rule. 15 % when the domain points to GoDaddy's nameservers. With an active Boost programme another 5 percentage points are added, so 20 % or 30 %. At least 15 US dollars per sale. | Yes, if you want the lower rate: the domain has to point to their nameservers. | Parking pages with third-party advertising; your own ad accounts are not provided for. |
| fruits | 9.9 % for the seller, no buyer fee on a direct purchase. | Yes for their own parking, no for a listing alone. | Their own parking with RSOC feeds and AI. The advertising belongs to the platform, not to you. |
| Atom (früher Squadhelp) | 7.5 % for a standard listing, 15 % for a Plus listing, 15 % to 30 % for Premium depending on the sale price. If you bring the buyer yourself, 1.35 % to 4.5 %. | Required for Premium, and the listing is then exclusive: selling elsewhere is not allowed. | No parking of their own in the sense of advertising revenue. |
Figures taken from the providers' public pages, each dated on its own comparison page; no guarantee. Brand names belong to their respective owners.
domains.dns.legal or Sedo
The oldest large marketplace in Europe, from Cologne, since 2001. A huge distribution network, fixed commission, and parking pages that are not indexed.
domains.dns.legal or Afternic / GoDaddy
The biggest provider in the world, marketplace and registrar under one roof. The commission depends on where your nameservers point.
domains.dns.legal or fruits
The young German challenger from 2022, now part of the registrar OpusDNS. The first to automate EU VAT, which is how it won over many European traders.
domains.dns.legal or Atom (früher Squadhelp)
A marketplace for names and brands, strong with company founders. Tiered commission depending on the type of listing.
Not an either-or
You do not have to cancel anything anywhere.
Technically a domain can point to only one parking provider, but a listing may appear anywhere. Prove ownership here with a TXT record and your domain is in our marketplace while staying parked where it is today.