ExpiredDomains.net is the free list almost everyone starts with. DomCop is a paid tool. The question behind "DomCop vs ExpiredDomains.net" is whether the metrics on every row, the exports and the crawler are worth $98 a month to you. This page sets the two side by side so you can decide, with the dates the figures were checked.
The short version
- Pick ExpiredDomains.net when your budget is zero and your time is not. It lists hundreds of millions of names for free with basic metrics, and you take the candidates elsewhere for Moz, Ahrefs or SEMrush figures.
- Pick DomCop when you buy regularly and want the metrics fetched for you: 3,229,470 expiring names right now with Moz, Majestic, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Estibot and Open PageRank on each row, filters on any of them, exports, daily mails from saved searches and a crawler.
- Neither has an API. ExpiredDomains.net bans scripts and bots in its member area; DomCop exports CSV on every plan instead.
Side by side
| DomCop | ExpiredDomains.net | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A paid search over every expiring, expired and archived domain, with the paid metrics fetched as each name arrives | A free, very large database of deleted, expired and marketplace names with basic metrics, funded by ads and registrar links |
| Price | Starter $98 a month or $816 a year. Pro $148 a month or $1,152 a year. Team adds seats at $49 a month each. See the pricing page. | Free with a registered account. |
| Size | 3,229,470 expiring, 10,505,199 expired in the last 30 days and 1,117,348 archived names today, with 224 extensions. | 777,328,022 domains in the database on 7 October 2026: 588,274,006 deleted, 5,254,935 expired and 61,591,598 marketplace names, with pending-delete lists for 676 extensions. Most of the deleted names are long gone and already re-registered or worthless; the figure is a database count, not a daily list. |
| Sources | GoDaddy, DynaDot, NameJet, SnapNames, DropCatch, NameCheap, Sedo, park.io and the registries' drop lists; 9 sources feeding the list right now. | Pending-delete lists, Namecheap, GoDaddy (closeouts, expired, auctions), Sedo, Dynadot, Catched, Efty, Name.com, NamePros and more. |
| Metrics on the row | 90+ columns: Majestic TF, CF, referring domains and topics; Moz DA and PA with trend; Ahrefs DR and referring domains; SEMrush traffic and keywords; Estibot value; Open PageRank; Wayback age; WHOIS and DNS. | Backlink counts, Archive.org birth year, Majestic Citation Flow and Trust Flow, Wikipedia links, SeoKicks DomainPop and search volume. No Moz, Ahrefs, SEMrush or Estibot. |
| Spam checks | The Moz spam score, a spammy-name flag, a spammy-links flag, the top anchor texts and the Google index count on the row. | None. You check each candidate yourself. |
| Filters | Common searches, a simple threshold search and an advanced search on any metric, keyword, extension or exclusion, saved with a daily e-mail digest. | Filters by keyword, pattern, dictionary word, extension, Majestic figures and Archive.org year, plus a watchlist. |
| Exports and API | CSV exports on every plan, with a row limit per plan. No public API. | Manual CSV export from the member area. No API ("There is no API", its FAQ), and any script, bot or data mining in the member area closes the account. |
| Crawler | The Expired Domain Crawler finds free names from any site's dead outbound links, with metrics. An add-on on Pro and Team. | None. |
| Team seats | Yes, the Team plan with named seats and a shared crawler. | Single account. |
Where ExpiredDomains.net is the better choice
You buy a few domains a year and have the time to vet them by hand. The list is free, deep in history and covers extensions DomCop does not publish. For a one-off project the extra metric lookups in free tools cost only your afternoon. Its watchlist on dropped names is useful for catching a specific domain as it falls.
Where DomCop is the better choice
You buy regularly or on behalf of clients. The metrics are already on the row, so you filter instead of look up: Trust Flow above 20 with a clean topical category, DR above 30 with a stable DA trend, real SEMrush traffic, no spam flags. Saved searches mail you new matches every day. Exports go into your own sheets without hand copying. The crawler finds registrable names from any niche site's dead links, which no list can. Teams share one subscription.
Using both
Plenty of members keep an ExpiredDomains.net account for extensions and long-tail drops and use DomCop for the daily auction and drop list where the metrics matter. If you are moving from one to the other, the expired domains list is open to look at before you sign up, and the first 14 days carry a money-back guarantee.
Frequently asked questions
Is ExpiredDomains.net really free? Yes. A registered account opens the lists and the filters at no charge. The site earns from ads and from registrar and auction-house links.
Does ExpiredDomains.net have an API? No. Its FAQ says so in one line, and its terms ban scripts, bots and crawlers in the member area. DomCop has no public API either, and offers CSV exports instead.
Why pay for DomCop when the list is free elsewhere? For the metrics on the row and the time they save. Checking 50 candidates by hand across Moz, Majestic, Ahrefs and the Wayback Machine takes an afternoon; filtering the whole day's list on those figures takes a minute.
Sources and corrections
DomCop figures are read live from this site on every page load. ExpiredDomains.net figures were checked on 7 October 2026 on expireddomains.net itself (the database counts and the source list on its home page; the API and bot statements in its FAQ) and against the WhoisFreaks article on its missing API (updated 26 August 2026) and the UpSnatch tool comparison (verified 2 September 2026). If a figure about ExpiredDomains.net is out of date, e-mail [email protected] and we will correct it.
