It's anticipated that Squarespace will replace Google Domains.

With the transfer of almost ten million client domain names, Google has sold its side business, Google Domains, to Squarespace for $180 million. Following Google's contentious.zip and.mov domains, website development and hosting firm Squarespace will oversee the move.

"In keeping with our efforts to sharpen our focus, we have entered into a definitive agreement with Squarespace for the acquisition of customer accounts of the Google Domains registrar business," Matt Madrigal, a veep of merchant shopping at Google, confirmed.

"Supporting a smooth transition for customers over the coming months, with the help of the Google Domains team, is our top priority. Squarespace can provide an integrated experience of purchasing and managing domains along with offering other tools that these customers may need to build their online presence."

For a full year while Google tries to wind down its domain name registrar division, Squarespace will respect Google Domains' renewal rates. To entice clients to stick with the business, Squarespace will provide additional services and resources. In order to close the $180 million transaction in Q3 2023, about ten million domain names will be transferred to Squarespace.

"We are exceptionally proud to be chosen to serve the customers of the Google Domains business," Anthony Casalena, Founder & CEO of Squarespace, added.

"Domains are a critical part of web infrastructure and an essential piece of every business's online presence. We look forward to serving these new customers as we have served millions using our domain products and are committed to ensuring a seamless transition."

Ten years after starting to register domain names, Google formally introduced Google Domains, providing users with services including domain transfer, DNS hosting, and email forwarding.