Comparison
DropPerch vs Domain Expiry Watcher
Domain Expiry Watcher sends expiry reminders by email, and its Pro plan covers unlimited domains for $9 a month. DropPerch costs $3 more and adds registry status alerts, SSL expiry, and Slack, Discord and webhook delivery.
The short answer
Choose Domain Expiry Watcher if all you want is an email before each domain expires, for as many domains as you like, at the lowest price on this page: $9 a month. Its Pro plan also sends each alert to up to five extra people.
Choose DropPerch if you want to know what happens after the date as well: when a domain slips into redemption or pending delete, or goes on hold. And choose it if you want SSL certificate expiry watched in the same place, alerts in Slack, Discord or a webhook, or more than three domains free.
Side by side
| DropPerch | Domain Expiry Watcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Domain expiry, registry status and SSL certificate expiry | Domain expiry reminders only; SSL, uptime and DNS are a separate product (Site Watcher) |
| Free plan | 25 domains for the first 25 accounts, 5 after; no card | 3 domains; email at 30, 14 and 7 days; 30 days of history |
| Paid plans | $12/month or $120/year, unlimited domains. Agency $39/month adds a weekly report per client | Pro $9/month for unlimited domains; Site Watcher Pro $39/month adds SSL, uptime and DNS |
| Where expiry data comes from | The registry itself, over RDAP | WHOIS records |
| How often it is re-checked | Daily near expiry or in a lifecycle state, weekly otherwise; hourly in pending delete on paid plans | Adapts to how close expiry is; the schedule is not published |
| Expiry reminders | 30, 14, 7 and 1 days before expiry | 30, 14 and 7 days free; 30, 14, 7, 3 and 1 days on Pro |
| Alerts on registry status (hold, redemption, pending delete) | Yes — on hold, redemption, pending delete and release | Not described |
| Alert channels | Email digest; Slack, Discord and webhooks on paid plans | Email; Pro adds up to 5 more recipients |
| Also monitors | SSL certificate expiry; nameserver and registrar changes on paid plans. No uptime checks | Nothing else on this plan |
Other vendors' details are from their own published pages, checked 11 November 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.
The free plan
Domain Expiry Watcher's free plan watches 3 domains, emails at 30, 14 and 7 days before expiry, and keeps 30 days of history. DropPerch's free plan watches 25 domains for the first 25 accounts and 5 after, emails at 30, 14, 7 and 1 days, alerts on hold, redemption and pending delete, and watches each domain's SSL certificate. Both keep 30 days of history free.
On 11 November 2026, Domain Expiry Watcher's sign-up button read "Join Waitlist", so check that it is taking new accounts before you plan around it. DropPerch is open: sign up and the first domain is checked straight away.
Price
Both paid plans cover unlimited domains. Domain Expiry Watcher Pro is $9 a month and adds reminders at 3 and 1 days, a year of history, CSV import and five more recipients. DropPerch is $12 a month or $120 a year and adds Slack, Discord and webhook alerts, nameserver and registrar change alerts, extra checks on names in pending delete, and history past 30 days. CSV import from a registrar export is on DropPerch's free plan too.
If you need SSL monitoring as well, Domain Expiry Watcher's maker sells it in Site Watcher, whose Pro plan is $39 a month and also covers uptime and DNS. On DropPerch, SSL certificate expiry is part of every plan, free included.
Where the date comes from
Domain Expiry Watcher says it tracks expiry through WHOIS. WHOIS is the older protocol that ICANN has been retiring for generic TLDs in favour of RDAP since January 2025. DropPerch asks each registry directly over RDAP: Verisign for .com, PIR for .org, and so on. The difference shows up around renewals, transfers and the weeks after expiry, which is when a cached copy is most likely to be wrong. You can see exactly what DropPerch reads with the free domain expiry checker, which uses the same lookup.
Dates versus states
Domain Expiry Watcher publishes a good guide to grace periods, but its plans describe reminders before the expiry date, not alerts when a domain changes registry state. That gap matters most when auto-renew fails. A domain can pass its date and sit safely in grace, or it can move into redemptionPeriod, where a restore fee applies, and then pendingDelete, where nobody can renew it. DropPerch emails you when a watched domain enters any of these, or goes on clientHold, on every plan. The domain expiry lifecycle guide walks through each stage.
Where Domain Expiry Watcher is the better choice
- You only need email reminders and want the lowest price for an unlimited list: $9 against $12.
- Several people need every alert. Its Pro plan copies five more recipients; DropPerch sends to the account's address, or to a shared Slack or Discord channel on paid plans.
- You also want uptime, DNS and vendor status checks from one maker, through its Site Watcher product.
Sources
Checked . Prices and plans change; where this page and a vendor's own page disagree, theirs is right.
Common questions
Does Domain Expiry Watcher have a free plan?
Yes. It watches 3 domains free, with email reminders at 30, 14 and 7 days and 30 days of history. DropPerch is free for 25 domains for the first 25 accounts and 5 after, with registry status and SSL alerts included.
How much is Domain Expiry Watcher Pro?
Its pricing page lists Pro at $9 a month for unlimited domains, with reminders at 30, 14, 7, 3 and 1 days, a year of history, CSV import and five more recipients. DropPerch is $12 a month for unlimited domains.
Does Domain Expiry Watcher monitor SSL certificates?
Not on its own plans. Its maker covers SSL in Site Watcher, a separate product whose Pro plan is $39 a month. DropPerch watches SSL certificate expiry on every plan.
Is DropPerch a Domain Expiry Watcher alternative?
Yes. Both watch domain expiry for unlimited domains on a paid plan. DropPerch adds registry status alerts, SSL expiry and Slack, Discord or webhook delivery; Domain Expiry Watcher is $3 a month cheaper and sends to more recipients.
Try it on your own domains
DropPerch reads each domain from its registry every day and emails you before it expires, and the moment one goes on hold, into redemption or pending delete. Any registrar, no transfer.