How We Score Domains

Our transparent scoring methodology for expired domains

Dynadot, GoDaddy Closeouts

Catched, DropCatch, GoDaddy Auctions

Estibot/Valuation ($)

15 points max

Based on Estibot automated appraisal or GoDaddy valuation. Logarithmic scale rewards higher valuations.

$0 $100k

Current Max Bid ($)

30 points max (22 + 8)

Combines current highest bid and number of bids. Strong market interest indicates domain value.

Number of Bids

PageRank

15 points max

Uses the best of PageRank (0-10) or Domain Authority (0-100). Higher authority means better SEO foundation.

Domain Authority

15 points max

Uses the best of PageRank (0-10) or Domain Authority (0-100). Higher authority means better SEO foundation.

Referring Domains

15 points max

Number of unique domains linking to this domain. More referring domains typically means better authority.

Backlinks Count

10 points max

Total number of backlinks pointing to the domain. Quantity indicator of link profile.

Age (years)

15 points max

Domain age in years plus Wayback Machine archive snapshots. Older domains with history are more valuable.

Domain Length (chars)

Based on domain length. Shorter domains are more memorable and valuable.

TLD

Top-level domain extension value. Premium TLDs like .com score highest.

Authority

Referring Domains

Backlinks

Domain Age

Name Quality

TLD

Total

A+ 90+ A 80-89 B+ 70-79 B 60-69 C+ 50-59 C 40-49 D 30-39 F 0-29