[perplex]

I have used hover for over a decade. Clean and straight forward interface. Free private whois. Never had a single issue so I highly recommend.

[distract8901]

Same here. Hover has never given me a single problem.

Their parent company also owns a postpaid cell service provider called Ting that they operate with the same care and efficiency.

Great people altogether

[dxf]

Hover's parent company is Tucows, listed in the parent article as being the third largest "domain holder".

I started using Hover/Tucows back when they were Domain Direct, as I liked the idea of using a Canadian-based registrar. Hover has been great. I've rarely needed to contact Hover support but they've always been responsive and helpful.

[no_wizard]

Is there any registrars that don't have free private whois?

[ldjb]

Yes. 123 Reg is just one example that comes to mind.