1984 Hosting alternative for private domains

Why choose Sealname over 1984 Hosting for domains?

If you mainly need domain names, three facts stand out.

• Lower prices on all 8 extensions compared. As of October 2026, a .com costs $12.99 versus $15.99, and a .ai costs $88.99 versus $119.99. The renewal costs the same as the first year.
• A documented holder of record. You are the registrant of record. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee.
• No ID, no KYC. A random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, as ICANN requires, and it is never published.

We sell only extensions that can be registered privately: 130 of them. The domain privacy index explains why the others are not sold. Every price is on the pricing page.

Does 1984 Hosting say who owns the domain?

Not in the sources we checked. We did not find whether 1984 Hosting registers domains in your name behind a privacy service, or in its own name as a proxy.

The difference is legal, not cosmetic:

• With a privacy service, you are the registrant of record. The public sees the service's contact details.
• With a proxy service, the provider is the registrant of record. Under ICANN's registrar contract (RAA 2013, §3.7.7.3), it accepts liability for wrongful use. It avoids that only by disclosing the user's details within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm.

Ask 1984 Hosting which model applies to your domain. At Sealname, the answer is published: you are the registrant of record. Read who owns my domain for what that means in practice.

How do 1984 Hosting and Sealname handle requests and complaints?

Both put the customer first. 1984 ehf commits, on its About page, to inform customers of any request from authorities.

Sealname writes its whole policy down, decided on 8 October 2026:

1. No takedown on complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court.
2. Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order. No foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government gets it without Panamanian legal process.
3. No ID, no KYC — only a verified email, kept private.
4. Strict exceptions, written openly: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension.

Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it, and every request is counted in our quarterly transparency report, first due January 2027. Authorities can read our law enforcement page.

When is 1984 Hosting the better choice?

1984 Hosting fits better in these cases:

• You want to pay in Monero. 1984 Hosting accepts XMR. Sealname does not; see our Monero page.
• You want hosting and domains from the same Icelandic provider. Sealname is a domain registration service: its client area covers domains, nameservers and DNS records.
• You want a commitment to hear about every request from authorities. 1984 ehf states that commitment on its About page.

If price and a documented holder of record matter most, Sealname is the better fit.