DomainTools
{{CompanyInfo|
| logo =DomainToolslogo.png
| type = Independently Held
| industry = Whois and Domain Searching
| founded =2002
| founder(s) = Jay Westerdal
Ray Bero
| purchase =
| ownership =
| headquarters = 2211 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
| country = USA
| products =
| employees = 20
| revenue =
| businesses =
| website = DomainTools.com
| twitter = DomanTools
| facebook = [[DTools] http://www.facebook.com/DTools]
| linkedin = DomainTools http://www.linkedin.com/company/domaintools
| keypeople =Tim Chen, CEO
Susan Prosser VP Product & Marketing
}}
DomainTools is a leading provider of Whois and other related lookup services.[1] Alexa ranks DomainTools' traffic as one of the top 150 sites for U.S. visitors, top 100 for Indian users, and in the top 200 sites for global internet traffic.[2]
They are regularly involved in domainer events and policy meetings, such as ICANN meetings, the Domain Roundtable, DomainFest, and others.[3][4]
Services
DomainTools offers a myriad of services related to Whois searches and DNS lookup; These include:
- Whois and Reverse Whois services
- Whois History
- Screenshot History
- Hosting History
- Reverse IP (patented)
- Name Server Reports[5]
While DomainTools does offer certain free services, they also sell two different memberships to those who need complete and unlimited access to their search engines, databases, and professional services.[6]
Growth
DomainTools was acquired by Thought Convergence in 2008,[7] and became an independently held company in 2009; they have recently increased their workforce, redesigned their website, strengthened their Alexa rating, designed and moved into a new office space, and invested heavily in new infrastructure and technical improvements.[8]