We help you find, watch, and acquire the domains that matter.
CheckDomain is more than an availability checker. We give you live WHOIS data, a watchlist that alerts you the moment a domain changes status, backorder placement for names approaching expiry, and dead-site detection to uncover abandoned domains worth acquiring.
What We Solve
Domain hunting is slow. We make it systematic.
Most people check the same domain over and over, miss the exact moment a registration lapses, or never discover that a registered domain is actually dead and acquirable. CheckDomain turns that guesswork into a process.
Live availability checks backed by real WHOIS data — not cached guesses.
Pin any taken domain and we notify you the moment it drops or expires.
Queue a backorder ahead of expiry, or scan for dead sites worth claiming.
What CheckDomain does
Live availability check
Type a name or full domain and get a real-time WHOIS-backed answer — available, taken, or expiring soon.
Watchlist & alerts
Pin a taken domain once. We monitor it and alert you the moment it becomes available, expires, or changes hands.
Backorder placement
Found a domain expiring soon? Place a backorder and we'll attempt registration the second it drops.
Dead site detection
We scan registered domains for signs of abandonment — parked pages, no content, expired SSL — so you can find acquisition targets others miss.
Our Promise
We are here to make domain hunting less stressful.
Choosing a domain often happens at the exact moment a project is starting to feel real. That can be exciting, but it can also be frustrating when the perfect name is already taken — or worse, when you find out months later that it dropped and someone else grabbed it first.
CheckDomain is designed to remove that uncertainty. Search a name, see the result clearly, watch it if it's taken, and let us handle the waiting. If you're hunting for acquisition opportunities rather than a single brand name, our dead-site scanner and backorder system are built specifically for that.
Every plan starts free with enough credits to explore the platform. As you need more — deeper WHOIS data, unlimited watchlist slots, backorder placement, or dead-site scans — Pro and Elite unlock the full toolkit, including a broker service for domains you can't get any other way.
How it works
Search
Check any domain name in real time. We pull live WHOIS data, not stale results.
Watch or act
Available? Register it. Taken? Pin it to your watchlist or queue a backorder for when it expires.
Get notified first
We monitor everything you're watching and alert you the moment something changes — so you move before anyone else.
Have a name in mind?
Start with one search. If it's taken, we'll help you watch it, backorder it, or find the next best option.