Gandi
A long-established French registrar known for its 'no bullshit' ethos, transparent pricing, and included privacy protection. Domains, hosting, and email.
Quick facts
Headquarters Paris, France
Company Gandi SAS
Founded 1999
Ownership Acquired
Hosting 🇫🇷 France, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Paid · from From €12/year
Free tier No
Platforms Web
Languages
ENFRDEESITNLJA
66 · Mostly European
See Gandi Why does it score 66?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, EU/EFTA parent
10/25Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted
18/30Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15EuroPoints total
66/100
See how they compare
Gandi
INWXEuroPoints
Mostly European
Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Founded
1999
2007
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Open source
No
No
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Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
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GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Paid · from €12/year
Paid · from €5/year
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Platforms
Web
Web
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Languages
en, fr, de, es, it, nl, ja
en, de, es
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