CatchDoms vs ExpiredDomains.com
ExpiredDomains.com searches 19 million listings from registrar auctions, closeouts, backorders and drops, free to start, with credits for exports and AI chat. CatchDoms scores 22 sources 0-100, adds 183,537+ deleted ccTLD domains and a weekly pending-delete list on its Authority plans, and includes the API and the MCP server from Pro. Both aggregate. They differ on the pricing model and on the datasets around the auctions.
Last reviewed: September 2026
Why people compare these two tools
First, the naming. ExpiredDomains.com and ExpiredDomains.net are two different products from two different teams. This page is about ExpiredDomains.com; the .net comparison has its own page.
ExpiredDomains.com has changed a lot. It now lists 19 million domains across registrar auctions (GoDaddy, Dynadot, Namecheap), closeouts, backorders, DropCatch auctions and the public drop pool. Rows carry Moz DA, Trust Flow, referring domains, age, traffic, Wayback history, and its own models: EXD Rating (0-100), EXD Value, NameValue and SEOValue. An AI chat turns a plain-English brief into filters, you can save searches and get email or Telegram alerts, and the watchlist is free.
The model is credit-based. Browsing, filtering and watchlisting are meant to stay free; you earn credits by using the app (5 a day, capped at 30 a month on the free plan). The site uses credits for features including AI chat and bulk export, with bulk export priced at 0.001 credit per cell. Its pricing page says to upgrade for alerts, exports or API access. Paid plans start at $25 a month for 100 credits and go to $2,000 a month for 20,000. CatchDoms is the opposite shape: flat yearly plans (Pro 468 EUR, Authority 948 EUR, Authority+ 1,788 EUR), API and MCP included from Pro, exports and alerts without a meter.
The other difference is what sits around the auctions. CatchDoms adds 183,537+ deleted ccTLD domains re-checked for availability every month, a weekly pending-delete list classified by WHOIS status, and Top BL badges you can filter on catalogue-wide (domains with a sampled link from Wikipedia, the press or developer sites). ExpiredDomains.com covers the drop pool too, but does not advertise those datasets or that filter.
What CatchDoms does differently
CatchDoms uses annual subscriptions rather than credits. Pro, at 468 EUR a year, gives you the full catalogue from 22 sources scored 0-100, Trust Flow and Citation Flow on every row, Top BL badges, language detection in 30+ languages, Wayback screenshots on hover, favourites with notes and tags, saved searches with email alerts, CSV export, the REST API and the MCP server for Claude and Cursor. Authority adds the 183,537+ deleted ccTLD domains, Authority+ adds the weekly pending-delete list. Exports and alerts don't use credits; Authority credits apply only when revealing aged domain names.
Feature comparison
| Feature |
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|---|---|---|
| Domain sources | Registrar auctions, closeouts, backorders and drops (GoDaddy, Dynadot, Namecheap, DropCatch auctions and more) | 22 live sources; 183,537+ deleted ccTLD domains re-checked for availability on Authority |
| Total domains tracked | 19M+ listings | Daily-refreshed live catalogue |
| TLDs covered | Not stated | 773+ TLDs across 22 sources + pending-delete |
| Quality scoring | EXD Rating (0-100), EXD Value, NameValue, SEOValue | 0-100 quality score (weighted) |
| Language detection | Not listed | Yes (30+ languages) |
| Wayback screenshots | Wayback snapshot data, no previews listed | Yes (hover preview) |
| API access | Yes (paid plans) | REST API + MCP |
| MCP (AI assistant) | Not listed | Yes (Claude, Cursor) |
| Favourites & notes | Watchlist | Yes (notes + tags) |
| Saved searches | Yes (email and Telegram alerts) | Yes |
| CSV export | Bulk export at 0.001 credit per cell | Yes |
| Push notifications | Email + Telegram | Browser push + in-app + email |
| Spam detection | Not listed | Integrated (scoring penalty) |
| Free tier | Free forever: 5 credits a day, 30 a month | Real access (limited rows) |
| Pricing model | Free with credits; Pro $25/mo (100 credits) up to Enterprise $2,000/mo | Pro 468 EUR/yr with API + MCP; Authority 948 EUR/yr adds the deleted ccTLD database; Authority+ 1,788 EUR/yr adds pending-delete |
Switch if...
- You export and filter heavily and would rather pay a flat yearly price than watch a credit balance
- You want the API and the MCP server included, not tied to a plan or a meter
- You buy ccTLD domains and want deleted ones re-checked for availability, plus a weekly pending-delete list with WHOIS status
- You want to filter a whole catalogue on who links to a domain (Wikipedia, press, tech sites)
Stay if...
- You browse a lot and export little: the free plan covers that
- You want EXD Rating, EXD Value and the other ExpiredDomains.com models
- You want Telegram alerts and an AI chat that writes your filters
- You need 19 million listings in one search, including the public drop pool for gTLDs
Try CatchDoms free
No credit card needed. 22 live platforms aggregated daily, 183,537+ deleted ccTLD domains across 84 ccTLDs on the Authority plan, plus a weekly Pending-Delete snapshot of 2,057,730+ domains on Authority+, quality scores, Majestic TF/CF, language detection, Wayback history, REST API and MCP server for Claude / Cursor.
Frequently asked questions
No. They are separate products from separate teams. ExpiredDomains.net is the older free search engine with hundreds of millions of deleted domains and 676 TLDs. ExpiredDomains.com is a newer aggregator with 19 million listings, its own EXD ratings and a credit-based model. CatchDoms has a comparison page for each.
For browsing, filtering and watchlisting, yes. You earn credits by using the app, 5 a day on the free plan, up to 30 a month. AI chat and bulk export use credits, with bulk export priced at 0.001 credit per cell. If you pull data out regularly you end up on a paid plan, from $25 a month for 100 credits. CatchDoms charges a flat 468 EUR a year for Pro, with exports, alerts, the API and the MCP server included.
Yes, on paid plans. Its site says to upgrade if you need alerts, exports or API access. An MCP server isn't listed. CatchDoms includes its REST API and its MCP server for Claude and Cursor from the Pro plan.
ExpiredDomains.com shows Moz DA, Trust Flow, referring domains, age, traffic, Wayback history and four EXD models (Rating, Value, NameValue, SEOValue). CatchDoms shows Trust Flow, Citation Flow, Domain Authority, backlinks, referring domains, PageRank, Wayback age and snapshots, detected language, use-case buckets from the archived tech stack, Top BL badges and a 0-100 score. Similar depth; CatchDoms adds who links to the domain, ExpiredDomains.com adds a value estimate.
Both, differently. ExpiredDomains.com includes the public drop pool and backorders in its 19 million listings. CatchDoms keeps two dedicated datasets: 183,537+ deleted ccTLD domains re-checked for availability every month (Authority), and a weekly pending-delete list with WHOIS status and drop dates across ccTLDs and gTLDs (Authority+).
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