MediaOptions brokers a private deal. TrustTLD gives your domain a public page.
MediaOptions is a domain brokerage. You hand a domain to a broker, they run a confidential, negotiated sale on your behalf, and they take a commission when it closes. TrustTLD is a marketplace instead of a middleman: you list the domain yourself, ownership is verified before it goes live, and buyers make offers on the listing. Nothing is taken out of what it sells for.
TrustTLD
trusttld.com
Best for
Owners who want a domain listed publicly and searchable, want to handle offers themselves, and want to keep the full sale price.
Listing fee
Free, or from $29 to list for sale
Success fee
None. You keep the full sale price.
MediaOptions
mediaoptions.com
Best for
Owners of premium domains who want a specialist to run a confidential, negotiated sale for them, and are comfortable paying a commission on the outcome.
Listing fee
Brokered privately, not a listing.
Success fee
Commission on the completed sale.
Side by side
What you get
TrustTLD
An existing domain with real registration age, DNS/HTTP status, and archive history
MediaOptions
A brand-new registration — no history yet
Fees
TrustTLD
Free during early access — no seller fees yet
MediaOptions
~$7–$11 first year, ~$14–$18/yr renewal for a new .com
Privacy protection
TrustTLD
Sellers choose verified or anonymous per listing
MediaOptions
Free WHOIS privacy included on nearly every domain
Trust signal
TrustTLD
Transparent TRUST Score with full breakdown
MediaOptions
Not applicable — a new registration has no history to score yet
Why sellers and buyers choose TrustTLD
Transparent TRUST Score
Every listing shows real signals — registration age, DNS/HTTP status, archive history — with the full component breakdown, not a black-box number.
Private, direct offers
No public bidding wars. Offers go straight to the seller and stay private between the two of you.
Verified or anonymous, your choice
Sellers choose how they appear — buyers always know which they're dealing with.
No forced auction
Domains are priced by the seller, not driven up by competitive bidding. Negotiate directly.
Verdict
Namecheap and TrustTLD are not really competing for the same purchase — Namecheap registers new names, TrustTLD sells existing ones with real history behind them.
Ready to look around?
Browse real domains with real signals.
Research notes
MediaOptions figures come from their own public pricing pages and cited third-party estimates, which can change — verify before relying on them.