SPELPLAZA

What SPELPLAZA does

Nameshift.com is a Netherlands-registered domain escrow and transfer marketplace that connects individual buyers and sellers of internet domain names. The platform holds the buyer's payment in escrow and only releases funds to the seller once the domain transfer has been successfully completed; if the transfer cannot be completed, the buyer receives a full refund. The company is registered in Rijswijk, Netherlands (KvK: 88910652, BTW: NL864820458B01) and operates from Steenplaetsstraat 6, 2288AA.

The service is free for buyers, with the seller paying the commission on each closed transaction. Nameshift.com advertises an average domain transfer turnaround of 24 hours and bundles free domain transfer assistance and free VAT invoice delivery. The buyer-facing site is localized into 15 country/language variants spanning Belgium, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China, and accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, bank transfer, UnionPay, and JCB as payment methods.

Underlying technology is a rules-based escrow and transfer-orchestration workflow rather than a software platform with disclosed APIs, SDKs, or AI components: no API documentation, no SDK languages, and no AI modalities are referenced in the available data. The company is privately held, discloses no funding history, no employees, no management team, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no patents, and no certifications. Distribution is via the Nameshift.com web properties, with no social-media, careers, or third-party channel profiles disclosed in the source material.

Name

SPELPLAZA

Legal name

Nameshift.com

Website

https://tweedehandsspellen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nameshift.com is a Netherlands-based domain escrow and transfer marketplace connecting domain buyers and sellers, holding payments in escrow until successful transfer. The service is free for buyers, charges seller commissions, and operates across 15 localized country sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domain Name Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

akta.pro primary industry

Escrow Services (BPAJAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Escrow, Trust & Legal Settlement Disbursements (FSAMAKAO)

Keywords

• Domain escrow services
• Domain name transfer
• Secure domain purchase
• Domain name brokerage
• Online escrow platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoek Van Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Core offering

Nameshift.com operates a unified domain escrow and transfer marketplace that connects domain name buyers and sellers. Payment is held in escrow until the domain transfer is successfully completed, with a full refund issued if the transfer fails. The service is free for buyers; sellers pay the commission. The platform supports an average 24-hour domain transfer turnaround and provides free transfer assistance and VAT invoicing.

Product overview

Nameshift.com operates a unified domain escrow and transfer marketplace service. The platform connects domain buyers and sellers, providing a secure transfer mechanism where payment is held in escrow until the domain transfer is completed successfully. If the transfer cannot be completed, buyers receive a full refund. The service is free for buyers; sellers pay the commission. The platform supports domain transfers with an average turnaround time of 24 hours and offers free domain transfer assistance and VAT invoicing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nameshift.com Domain Escrow & Transfer Service

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: Largest domain registrar and owner of both Dan.com and Afternic. Overlapping capabilities (aftermarket, escrow, transfer) as part of a much broader portfolio; competes with Nameshift indirectly via owned marketplaces and registrar-bundled transfers.
• Namecheap: Major independent registrar with its own marketplace and transfer services. Operates across the same buyer/seller flow as Nameshift but at much greater scale, with brand trust, pricing power, and integrated hosting/email bundles.
• Gandi.net: European registrar and domain services provider headquartered in France. Comparable European operational base and multilingual customer orientation; offers its own transfer and marketplace functions as part of a broader hosting/identity portfolio.

Direct peers

• Escrow.com: General-purpose online escrow service widely used for domain name transactions. Comparable buyer-protection mechanics, larger brand recognition, and broader asset coverage (vehicles, jewelry, general merchandise) but with payment-processing depth Nameshift lacks.
• Dan.com: Specialist domain name escrow and transfer service, now owned by GoDaddy. Closest direct competitor — both offer buyer-protected escrow with free transfers and seller-paid commissions, with Dan.com having deeper registrar integrations and a far larger inventory base.
• Undeveloped.com: Domain marketplace with integrated buyer protection and free-for-buyers pricing model. Highly comparable on GTM (free buyer transactions, commission on seller side) but with stronger SEO presence and a larger listed inventory.
• Afternic: Domain marketplace owned by GoDaddy that offers lander-based transfer and purchase flows with escrow support. Comparable transaction layer; Afternic benefits from integration with GoDaddy's registrar and search traffic that Nameshift does not appear to have.
• Saw.com: Boutique domain brokerage and acquisition service with in-house escrow handling for high-value domain transfers. Comparable transaction layer with a more premium, high-touch service model targeting higher ticket domains than Nameshift's stated positioning.
• Sedo: World's largest domain marketplace with integrated escrow and transfer services. Direct peer on the buyer/seller transaction layer, with vastly greater inventory, MLS distribution, and a global brand — Nameshift competes on speed and simplicity against Sedo's breadth.

Emerging players

• Squadhelp: Domain marketplace and branding platform with managed transfer and purchase flows. Comparable buyer-side marketplace positioning with broader naming/branding services; emerging player with overlapping but not identical customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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