About Domain Appraisal
We help domain owners and businesses understand a name’s estimated value and the factors behind it.
Our Mission
Domain Appraisal makes domain research more accessible. We bring estimated values, name quality and domain history into one place, so you can compare names and investigate them further. Our tools provide information, not purchase recommendations or promises of profit.
AI-assisted domain research
Domain Appraisal was founded by Erik Pin, a domain investor who was tired of guessing what a name was worth. Our appraisals pair an automated estimate with a plain-language summary of possible uses, potential buyer categories and considerations to investigate.
Appraisals include estimated values and an AI-written research summary. Pro adds domain history, trademark, social handle and SEO research, plus portfolio tracking. API & Teams is in development, with planned buyer research, auction screening and shared review tools. Current AI uses Google models; Claude connectivity is planned, not live.
Innovation First
We use AI to make domain research easier to read and compare. Estimates and summaries can be incomplete or incorrect, so we encourage users to verify important findings.
Community Driven
We believe in empowering our community with knowledge and tools. Every feature we build is designed to help our users make better, more informed domain research decisions.
Our Story
Domain Appraisal was born from the frustration of making domain investment decisions with incomplete information. Traditional domain appraisal methods were either too expensive, too slow, or too unreliable for serious investors.
We saw an opportunity to combine artificial intelligence with comprehensive market data to create a platform that could provide fast value estimates and readable research summaries. What started as a solution to our own problems has grown into a workbench for domain owners, investors and businesses.
Today, Domain Appraisal continues to evolve, incorporating feedback from our community and improving our appraisal and research tools. Our focus is useful context, not predictions of future profits.