Provider
united-domains
German retail registrar owned by United Internet, offering a Treuhandservice in which united-domains itself becomes the official domain owner for customers without a German address.
- Country
- Germany
- Legal form
- united-domains GmbH (United Internet AG)
- Trust score
- 2.5 / 5
Our assessment
A reputable German registrar with a large retail base. Its Treuhandservice is the bundled model: united-domains becomes the official owner of the domain and also markets the arrangement as Whois privacy. For .de specifically, where you can be the holder yourself at no cost, handing ownership to the registrar is the downgrade the .de comparison warns against, and it is priced as a premium add-on. Sensible only if you already run everything through united-domains and want one bundled contract.
Restricted TLDs covered
.de, .eu, .fr, .it.
Where this provider appears
- .de local-presence comparison, with its fee, five-year total and exit terms in the table.
What is checked
Per-TLD fees and five-year totals, the contract terms on surrender and transfer, the legal entity that becomes the registrant of record in each country, non-payment behaviour, and what shows in each registry's public lookup. Figures are published only once verified against the provider's current pricing, with a date. The trust score weighs contract transparency, exit terms and holding structure ahead of price, and is not affected by affiliate arrangements because there are none.
Last updated September 2026. The assessment is editorial and based on the provider's published terms and public register data. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected].