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HostGator has a rating of 2.9 stars from 13,418 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about HostGator most frequently mention domain name, new interface, and credit card problems. HostGator ranks 2nd among Web Hosting sites.

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    36
  • Returns
    48

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 53.7%
Positive
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Neutral
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GB
1 review
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January 21st, 2024
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Date of experience: January 21, 2024

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Texas
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January 27th, 2024
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Can not get anyone to successfully repair any issue I have had

Date of experience: January 20, 2024

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Pennsylvania
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April 5th, 2023
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Good but Host email can be easier to go to I have to check it daily

Date of experience: April 5, 2023

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Singapore
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June 12th, 2022
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Simple and easy to use with good pricing interface is friendly and the features are good

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended on internet and I like the dashboard

Date of experience: June 12, 2022

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Hey My,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Denmark
1 review
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May 1st, 2022
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Everything is fine. Sometimes the manager is a bit slow. We basically only use the email.

Date of experience: May 1, 2022

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Hey Jim,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Ohio
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May 22nd, 2023
Verified purchase

It was the very first host I used when I started blogging. Sentimental reasons, I suppose.

Date of experience: April 22, 2023

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District of Columbia
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January 18th, 2024
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Good online reviews that talked about excellent tech support.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024

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Morocco
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January 18th, 2024
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You dont have antivirus apart from that everything is cool

Date of experience: January 18, 2024

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Finland
1 review
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January 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

I've had numerous issues, but HostGator customer support has been helpful each time.

Good customer service.

Reason I chose this business:

It was popular.

Service

Date of experience: January 19, 2024

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Egypt
1 review
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January 7th, 2024
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Great service specially the cx service they respond as fast as they can and they are really helpful

Date of experience: January 7, 2024

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Florida
1 review
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January 18th, 2024
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Date of experience: January 18, 2024

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GB
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January 26th, 2024
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Date of experience: January 19, 2024

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Pakistan
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January 25th, 2024
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Website down issues and specially no time
Of maintenance

Date of experience: January 18, 2024

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Texas
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January 18th, 2024
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I took a class on web design through Udemy. The instructor recommended HostGator.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024

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Virginia
1 review
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January 18th, 2024
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Date of experience: January 18, 2024

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Kenya
1 review
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January 14th, 2024
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Date of experience: January 14, 2024

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Pakistan
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January 12th, 2024
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Security is too week. Every week websites are effected

Date of experience: January 5, 2024

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Wisconsin
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January 24th, 2024
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Constantly having trouble with emails. Either it shows up in my inbox 3 hours later or not at all

Date of experience: January 17, 2024

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California
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January 16th, 2024
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It's a good deal and you were recommended by someone I trust.

Date of experience: January 16, 2024

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Illinois
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January 24th, 2024
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Price was competitive but having email issues you cannot seem to correct!

Date of experience: January 17, 2024

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Pennsylvania
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October 25th, 2023
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Good experience once you get the right person on the line.

Service

Date of experience: October 25, 2023

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Yemen
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January 24th, 2024
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Is there a service that allow my employees to change their password after i fill it up for them.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024

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Canada
2 reviews
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January 18th, 2024
Verified purchase

Date of experience: January 11, 2024

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Georgia
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January 23rd, 2024
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Bad customer service. I cannot wait to move my domains from this company

Date of experience: January 16, 2024

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New Jersey
1 review
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January 16th, 2024
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Date of experience: January 16, 2024

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HostGator (866-96-GATOR) is a leading provider of web hosting, VPS and dedicated servers. Discover why over 9,000,000 websites trust us for their hosting needs.

Business History

2002 - HostGator was founded by Brent Oxley, who was then a student at Florida Atlantic University.
2006 - HostGator had passed the 200,000 mark in registered domains, the company moved from the original office in Boca Raton, Florida to a new 20,000 square foot building in Houston, Texas and the company opened its first international office in Canada.
2008 - HostGator prepared for competition companies touting "unlimited" hosting services. Founder Brent Oxley was adamant about being able to back up an "unlimited" option prior to offering service named as such and increased staffing.
2010 - HostGator added an office in Austin, Texas.
2011 - HostGator started operations in India with a its office in Nashik, Maharashtra and a data center.
2012 - HostGator was acquired by Endurance International Group (EIG)
2021 - HostGator (All of EIG) was acquired by Clearlake Capitol Group and merged with Web.com and it's brands to become a part of Newfold Digtal.

The future - As we continue to grow as a company we are offering even more amazing services and world class customer support to meet all our needs, big and small. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with you!

Company Representative

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I am the Manager of Brand Reputation for HostGator (Newfold Digital) It's my job to ensure our customers are happy! What a great role huh? You'll be hearing from my team in response to your reviews, Marissa & DJ will take great care of you!

HostGator is a leading provider of web hosting and domain name services. Whether you’re a small business and are looking to improve your online presence, or you’re an individual looking for a hobby or portfolio website, we’ve got you covered. With our drag-and-drop website builder, and our application integrations with WordPress, Drupal and Magento, we have the website solution for you. Our award-winning, 24/7/365 support and seamless upgrades will ensure you never get stuck. Try HostGator today! https://www.hostgator.com/web-hosting

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