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8 chars·.design
crisp, genuine English word, with natural cadence
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Sign up free to unlock →| Length | 8 |
| TLD | .design |
| Keyword category | none |
| Commercial intent | none |
| Wayback snapshots | none |
| Brandable combo | no |
| Spam pattern | no |
| Saturated suffix | none |
upstream.design centers on the keyword "upstream", meaning its resale potential tracks the broader commercial interest in that term. Medium-length names in this range (8 chars) trade on their meaning and memorability rather than length alone. It is balanced between vowels and consonants — typical for a pronounceable English-style name. .design has established itself as a commercial TLD — SaaS and dev-tool brands in particular accept it as first-choice rather than a fallback. With zero Wayback coverage, the domain's prior history is effectively a clean slate from a content perspective. Weak DQS (28/100) means the pipeline saw more penalty than positive signal. These names occasionally find a buyer but the base rate is low. Redemption-period status means the owner has about 30 days left to reclaim the name. Any outside party can only wait and watch. Not a recommended target. The data here is published for transparency rather than as a buy signal.
Web-presence signal
None observed
No meaningful Wayback record. Backlink research rarely pays off here.
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1
drop recorded so far
Apr 28, 2026
first observed
Apr 28, 2026
last observed
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No Wayback Machine snapshots found for upstream.design.