Metaregistrar

What Metaregistrar does

Metaregistrar BV is a Dutch ICANN-accredited domain registrar headquartered in Gouda, Netherlands, operating an API-first B2B platform purpose-built for large-scale domain name portfolio management. The platform spans domain registration and maintenance, DNS services, web hosting (including VPS), SSL certificate provisioning, and a dunning/payment-recovery service, all accessible via EPP protocol and a REST API (MetaAPI) for full automation, alongside a whitelabel-capable web control panel. The technology stack is standards-compliant across DNSSEC, IPv6, IDN, DMARC, and DKIM, and the company is ISO 27001 certified with documented EU NIS 2 compliance. Operational scale is significant relative to headcount: the company states it manages over 1,000,000 domain names with a stated 1-10 employee footprint, indicating heavy automation. The platform is described as "lightning fast" by customers, with a guaranteed 99.99% uptime including test environments.

Name

Metaregistrar

Legal name

Metaregistrar BV

Website

https://metaregistrar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Metaregistrar BV is a Dutch ICANN-accredited domain registrar operating an API-first B2B platform for large-scale domain portfolio management, serving resellers, digital agencies, brands, and government entities across 1,000,000+ managed domains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gouda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration and Management: Fees for registering and maintaining domain names across various TLDs. Pricing varies based on portfolio size.
2. Web Hosting Services: Hosting packages and VPS server offerings for domain-connected web presence
3. SSL Certificates: SSL certificate ordering through EPP protocol
4. DNS Services: DNS maintenance via EPP and REST for domain name resolution

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Metaregistrar is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar that registers and maintains domain names directly with registries, supported by EPP and REST APIs and a whitelabel control panel. It bundles DNS management, web hosting (packages and VPS), SSL certificates, and a Dunning payment-recovery service to manage large domain and web-hosting portfolios for resellers, digital agencies, brands, and government clients.

Product overview

Metaregistrar is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar offering a unified platform for managing large domain name portfolios. The core offering includes Domain Names (registration and maintenance via EPP and REST APIs), DNS Service (with DNSSEC, IPv6, DMARC, DKIM support), Hosting Service (packages and VPS servers), and SSL Certificates. The platform provides a REST-based MetaAPI and EPP protocol for full automation, complemented by a web-based Control Panel with whitelabel support. Additional services include Dunning Service for payment recovery and bulk management tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domain Names ICANN-accredited domain name registration and maintenance service using a unified registration process with direct registry connections, supporting DNSSEC, IPv6, and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). Targeted at organisations and resellers managing large domain portfolios.
• Hosting Service Web hosting service including shared hosting packages and VPS servers delivered with a guaranteed 99.99% uptime SLA, intended for customers connecting hosting to domains managed through Metaregistrar.
• DNS Service Managed DNS service supporting DNSSEC, IPv6, DMARC, and DKIM with templates and bulk tools for operating large DNS footprints across multiple domains.
• Dunning Service Automated payment recovery and reminder service used by domain portfolio owners to collect outstanding renewals and reduce revenue leakage from unpaid invoices.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificate ordering service orderable via the EPP protocol, enabling portfolio owners to attach certificates to managed domains without leaving the Metaregistrar platform.
• MetaAPI (REST API) REST API product that lets customers automate domain name registration, DNS management, hosting operations, and domain check/redirect functionality, including bulk and programmatic workflows for large portfolios.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% uptime guarantee on all servers including test servers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Sharing GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company displayed on footer. The Sharing Group operates online markets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Namecheap: Direct competitor offering domain registration, DNS, hosting, and SSL with a similar API/automation positioning and a strong reseller base. Namecheap competes head-to-head with Metaregistrar in the SME, agency, and developer segments.
• DNSimple: API-first domain registrar and DNS provider targeting developers and SMBs. DNSimple's API-first product philosophy, focus on automation, and curated TLD catalog closely mirror Metaregistrar's positioning.
• Hover: ICANN-accredited retail registrar under Tucows focused on clean UX and SMB customers. Hover competes directly for end-customer domain registrations and bundles of email/forwarding services.
• Porkbun: ICANN-accredited registrar known for low-cost domains, free WHOIS privacy, and developer-friendly APIs. Porkbun is a comparable pure-play registrar competing for the same SMB and developer customer base.
• Gandi.net: ICANN-accredited registrar with API-first positioning, SSL, DNS, and hosting. Gandi targets resellers, agencies, and brand portfolio managers — directly overlapping with Metaregistrar's customer segments and product mix.
• TransIP: Dutch-headquartered domain registrar and hosting provider. TransIP is the most direct geographic competitor to Metaregistrar, offering comparable domain, hosting, and VPS services to Dutch SMEs, agencies, and developers.

Broad incumbents

• Tucows: Parent of OpenSRS (wholesale registrar) and retail brands like Hover. Tucows competes via wholesale channel partnerships similar to Metaregistrar's reseller model and operates at significantly larger scale.
• OVHcloud: European cloud and hosting provider offering domain registration alongside VPS, dedicated servers, and web hosting. OVHcloud competes with Metaregistrar's hosting and VPS offerings in the European SME segment.
• GoDaddy: The largest global registrar and hosting provider. GoDaddy competes broadly across domain registration, hosting, and SaaS but lacks Metaregistrar's focused white-glove support and API-first developer positioning.

Regional players

• Versio: Dutch domain registrar and hosting provider serving primarily the Netherlands and Belgium. Versio is a regional peer with overlapping product set (domains, hosting, SSL) targeting the same Dutch SMB and reseller audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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