Google Domains , the company's domain registration service, is finally losing its beta label, more than seven years after its initial launch, according to an announcement from Google. The service is now generally available in 26 countries and the company says it already has "millions of active registrations."
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If you sign up for Google Domains, you can choose from over 300 different domain extensions, get access to “high-performance DNS,” which Google claims is the same infrastructure it uses for itself, “24/7 customer service from real people,” and more. The company is also offering a 20 percent discount on “any domain registration or transfer to Google Domains” for new and returning users with the code DOMAINS20.
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However, if you register a domain with Google Domains, you'll need to actually create a website to use it. Google recommends its Google Sites, but also recommends its "premium partners," which include Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, Weebly, and Bluehost.
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Google Domains has been in development for quite some time. It first launched in an invite-only beta in June 2014 and opened to public beta in the US in January 2015. Gmail wasn't in beta for that long either.
