Do you mind sharing where you switched to?
They're a bit more expensive when it comes to domains but we're talking single dollars a year here.
Many pluses: predictable, can be administered using the AWS CLI, consolidated billing with other AWS services. Heck, can even register domains from the CLI.
Only downside as others have pointed out is that Gandi doesn't make it at all easy to hide your name or company contact information.
So you are recommending someone switch over privacy concerns from namecheap to Amazon in story about how Amazon is leaking private Customer data.....
Really...