# DropPerch

> DropPerch is domain expiry monitoring for agencies and anyone holding client domains. It reads each domain's expiry date and registry status straight from the authoritative registry over RDAP — not from a cached WHOIS copy — and sends one email when a status changes. It also watches each domain's SSL certificate expiry. Free for 25 domains on each of the first 25 accounts, 5 after.

## Facts

- Data source: the authoritative registry for each TLD, queried over RDAP (RFC 9082/9083). Nothing is read from a cached WHOIS mirror.
- Alerts: by email, sent once per status change (for example expiry approaching, redemptionPeriod, pendingDelete, clientHold). Paid plans also post each alert to Slack, Discord or any webhook, alert on nameserver and registrar changes, and re-check names in pending delete every hour.
- SSL certificates: each watched domain's HTTPS certificate is read on the same checks; alerts at 14, 7 and 1 days before it expires, and once if it does.
- Free plan (Watchlist): 25 watched domains for each of the first 25 accounts (founding seats), 5 for every account after. No card.
- Paid plans: Portfolio at $12/month or $120/year; Agency at $39/month or $390/year, which adds the weekly client report. Every new account gets the paid features free for 14 days, no card. Prices in USD.
- The free tools below run in the visitor's browser and query the registry directly, so a lookup never passes through a DropPerch server.
- MCP server for AI assistants: "npx -y dropperch-mcp" gives Claude, Cursor and VS Code live domain expiry, lifecycle stage, drop date and SSL certificate lookups over RDAP, with no API key (https://github.com/webvoguetech/dropperch-mcp).
- Built and operated by Web Vogue Technologies (https://webvogue.in), a software company in Hyderabad, India, founded in 2021; DropPerch is one of its products.
- Built for agencies, resellers and in-house teams managing domains across registrars they do not control. See the About page for contact details.
- Site: https://dropperch.com/ · Sitemap: https://dropperch.com/sitemap.xml

## Product

- [DropPerch — domain expiry monitoring read from the registry over RDAP](https://dropperch.com/): What the service does, who it is for, pricing, and the frequently asked questions.
- [About DropPerch](https://dropperch.com/about.html): Who operates the service, why it exists, and how to contact them.

## Guides

- [Domain lifecycle guides (index)](https://dropperch.com/guides/): Reference notes on what registries publish and when, checked against ICANN.
- [What actually happens when a domain expires](https://dropperch.com/guides/domain-expiry-lifecycle.html): What happens when a domain expires: auto-renew grace, 30-day redemption, 5-day pendingDelete, then release — and when a name can still be recovered.
- [Redemption period vs pending delete](https://dropperch.com/guides/redemption-period-vs-pending-delete.html): Redemption period lasts 30 days and the domain is recoverable for a fee. Pending delete lasts 5 days and it is not, at any price. How to tell them apart.
- [Domain redemption fees by registrar](https://dropperch.com/guides/domain-redemption-fees.html): Redemption fees to restore an expired .com at Namecheap, GoDaddy, Spaceship, Squarespace, Hover and five more, each sourced from the registrar and dated.
- [RDAP vs WHOIS: what changed and why it matters](https://dropperch.com/guides/rdap-vs-whois.html): RDAP replaced WHOIS for gTLDs in January 2025. What actually changed: structured JSON instead of free text, real status codes, and defined error handling.
- [Domain monitoring for agencies and resellers](https://dropperch.com/guides/domain-monitoring-for-agencies.html): How agencies track client domain expiry across registrars they do not control: why renewal emails fail, and which registry statuses actually need an alert.
- [Domain status codes, and which ones mean trouble](https://dropperch.com/guides/domain-status-codes.html): What every EPP domain status code means: client vs server codes, which are routine protections, and the three that mean a domain is offline or expiring.
- [How to check when a domain expires](https://dropperch.com/guides/how-to-check-domain-expiry.html): Four ways to check when a domain expires: registrar dashboard, WHOIS sites, RDAP directly, or monitoring. What each one can and cannot tell you.
- [How a domain drop actually works](https://dropperch.com/guides/how-domain-drops-work.html): When do expired domains drop? When the release happens, why backorder services win contested names, and which registry signals actually predict a drop.
- [Check domain expiry in GitHub Actions](https://dropperch.com/guides/domain-expiry-github-action.html): Add a weekly domain expiry check to GitHub Actions: a free action that reads expiry live from the registry over RDAP and fails the run before a domain lapses.
- [SSL certificate expiry monitoring](https://dropperch.com/guides/ssl-certificate-expiry-monitoring.html): Monitor SSL certificate expiry: check a certificate's end date, see why auto-renewal fails, and get alerted 14, 7 and 1 days before HTTPS lapses.
- [Domain expiry MCP server for Claude, Cursor and VS Code](https://dropperch.com/guides/domain-expiry-mcp-server.html): A free MCP server that lets Claude, Cursor and VS Code check domain expiry, lifecycle stage, drop date and SSL certificates live from the registry over RDAP. No API key.

## Free tools

- [Free domain tools (index)](https://dropperch.com/tools/): Browser-side lookups that query the registry directly; no account needed.
- [Domain Expiry Checker — Live Registry Expiration Date Lookup](https://dropperch.com/tools/domain-expiry-checker.html): Free domain expiry checker. See the expiration date, days left, lifecycle stage and likely drop date, read live from the registry over RDAP. No signup.
- [Domain Age Checker — When Was a Domain Registered?](https://dropperch.com/tools/domain-age-checker.html): Find out when a domain name was registered, and how old it is. Free, no signup — the creation date is read live from the registry over RDAP.
- [Bulk Domain Expiry Checker — Check 100 Domains Free](https://dropperch.com/tools/bulk-domain-expiry-checker.html): Check the expiration dates of up to 100 domains at once, sorted by urgency, with CSV export. Free, no signup — read live from each registry over RDAP.
- [Domain Drop Date Checker — When Will a Domain Drop?](https://dropperch.com/tools/domain-drop-date-checker.html): Find out when an expired domain will drop. Reads its status live from the registry over RDAP and estimates the release date. Free, no signup.
- [DNS Lookup — Check A, MX, TXT, NS and CNAME Records Free](https://dropperch.com/tools/dns-lookup.html): Free DNS lookup: a domain's A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, TXT, SOA and CAA records with their TTLs, read live from a public resolver. No signup.
- [DNS Propagation Checker — Compare 4 Public Resolvers Live](https://dropperch.com/tools/dns-propagation-checker.html): Check if a DNS change has propagated: compare A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS or TXT answers from Cloudflare, Google, AliDNS and DNS.SB, with TTLs. Free.
- [DMARC Checker — Test SPF, DKIM and DMARC Records Free](https://dropperch.com/tools/dmarc-checker.html): Free DMARC, SPF and DKIM checker. Finds missing records, weak policies, too many SPF lookups and short DKIM keys, read live from DNS. No signup.

## Reference

- [RDAP support by TLD](https://dropperch.com/rdap-support-by-tld.html): Which top-level domains publish an RDAP service, built from IANA's bootstrap registry on every deploy.

## Outils (français)

- [Outils gratuits (index)](https://dropperch.com/fr/outils/): Les mêmes outils, en français.
- [Vérifier l'expiration d'un nom de domaine — date exacte](https://dropperch.com/fr/outils/verifier-expiration-domaine.html): Vérifiez quand un nom de domaine expire. Gratuit, sans inscription : la date est lue en direct dans le registre via RDAP, pas dans un miroir WHOIS.
- [Vérifier l'âge d'un nom de domaine — date de création](https://dropperch.com/fr/outils/verifier-age-domaine.html): Découvrez quand un nom de domaine a été enregistré, et son âge exact. Gratuit, sans inscription : la date est lue en direct dans le registre via RDAP.

## Comparisons

- [Compare domain monitoring tools (index)](https://dropperch.com/compare/): DropPerch against the alternatives, every vendor fact cited and checked on 2026-10-12.
- [DropPerch vs UptimeRobot for Domain Expiry Monitoring](https://dropperch.com/compare/dropperch-vs-uptimerobot.html): UptimeRobot alternative for domain expiry: how DropPerch and UptimeRobot compare on price, data source, reminders and registry status alerts.
- [DropPerch vs Watchman Tower: Domain Expiry Monitoring](https://dropperch.com/compare/dropperch-vs-watchman-tower.html): Watchman Tower alternative for domain expiry: how DropPerch and Watchman Tower compare on price, re-check frequency, reminders and registry status alerts.
- [DropPerch vs Domain Monitor (domain-monitor.io) Compared](https://dropperch.com/compare/dropperch-vs-domain-monitor.html): Domain Monitor (domain-monitor.io) alternative: how DropPerch and Domain Monitor compare on free plans, price per domain, data source and alerts.
- [DropPerch vs Domainyze: Domain Expiry Monitoring Compared](https://dropperch.com/compare/dropperch-vs-domainyze.html): Domainyze alternative for domain expiry: how DropPerch and Domainyze compare on free plans, renewal reminders, drop checks, price and MCP.
- [DropPerch vs Expirity: Domain Expiry Monitoring Compared](https://dropperch.com/compare/dropperch-vs-expirity.html): Expirity alternative for domain expiry: how DropPerch and Expirity compare on free plans, price at 300 and 1,000 domains, status alerts and imports.
- [DropPerch vs Domain Expiry Watcher: Which to Use](https://dropperch.com/compare/dropperch-vs-domain-expiry-watcher.html): Domain Expiry Watcher alternative: how DropPerch and Domain Expiry Watcher compare on free plans, price, data source, status alerts and SSL.
- [Best Domain Monitoring Tools in 2026: 5 Compared](https://dropperch.com/compare/best-domain-expiry-monitoring-tools.html): The best domain monitoring tools for expiry and renewals: five compared on free plans, prices, data sources and alerts, and which one fits which job.