However, I switched to NameSilo because you have the whois privacy for free and not only the first year. (Namecheap is free for 1 year only).
Namecheap changed things up recently and they are now offering WhoisGuard privacy for free, for ever!
https://www.namecheap.com/security/whoisguard.aspxThis is what I consider to be a great way for Namecheap to attract more users, because who doesn't love free whois privacy?
The only downside (at least for me) of Namecheap is its marketplace where you can buy or put your domains for sale. It's frustratingly slow and buggy, which is unacceptable for such a major business. It has been like this since 2014 and still nothing has changed in that regard. I stopped using their marketplace because of that. I contacted them several times and they are working on it they say, ya ya.