I own a handful of domains and, like many, many devs, migrated them to google domains sometime in the last few years because of their relatively cheap renewal fees, dead simple configuration, and a hands-off approach that didn't overload you with upsell like a lot of other registrars do.
>10 million customers' data handed to squarespace for a paltry $180M.
The few domains I use are hooked up to buckets and droplets elsewhere, so I'm not looking for new webspace hosting. I just need a new place to park domains.
Could any cohost techies please recommend a service comparable to what google offered?
I'm mainly interested in an easy config and something that won't hit too hard for transfer fees. I see a lot of discussion elsewhere mention Cloudflare (too fash-friendly for me), Hover, Namecheap and Porkbun (completely unknown to me before now), but wouldn't be opposed to something a little more underground or bespoke or techy or gay or furry -- y'know, cohost-y.
Any input appreciated, thanks in advance
I've gotten so many suggestions and shares and interactions from this post, and it's really driven home why I like this site so much and how much it deserves our support. 😭
All the services I mentioned in the OP got recommendations in the comments or shares, mostly for Namecheap. Someone even spoke up for Cloudflare, which is fine (and like it or not, they've calcified into an important and unavoidable internet backbone), but they've struck out too many times when given the chance to do the right thing w/r/t proliferating hate speech, so they'll never have my monetary support.
Some other suggestions that came in:
• Glauca Digital, which I had seen mentioned here long ago and was definitely in the back of my mind as the cohost-y alternative I was looking for. Welsh, antifascist and trans in one package 
• Njalla, which is a service I've used before! They have a strong emphasis on privacy, but the costs involved (prices in EUR, some TLDs are 2x what they cost from a US-based provider) add up over time and aren't conducive to my penny-pinching lifestyle.
• Dynadot and iwantmyname each got a mention, and they both have some hosting solutions built in. Dynadot has a drag-and-drop website editor and seems like a less oppressive squarespace, while iwantmyname advertises "one-click plugins" to quickly hook up a new domain name to a service like protonmail, github or tumblr.
So I've got some research and comparisons to do, and I may post a follow-up when I decide on a provider. But until then,
Thanks again for all the input!
E: I've tried my best to get back to everybody who left a comment. If I missed you there or on a share, I'm sorry!
I'll also throw my hat in the ring and recommend Gandi as they're also one of the few registrars giving out .app and .dev domains if you care about those.
