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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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  • Returns
    48

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 53.4%
Positive
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Neutral
709
Negative
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Pakistan
1 review
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September 19th, 2021
Verified purchase

My last hosting service was not providing good customer services

Date of experience: September 19, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Noor,

Well here at HostGator we will provide you excellent customer service! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Florida
1 review
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March 3rd, 2022
Verified purchase

Always! We have multiple sites hosted at HostGator!

Date of experience: March 3, 2022

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Hey Mike,

We are so happy to hear that! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Saudi Arabia
1 review
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March 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Good on replay but dont send warning email to renew website

Date of experience: March 2, 2022

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Hey Fasial,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Philippines
1 review
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September 10th, 2021
Verified purchase

Date of experience: September 10, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Michael,

You got that right! Thank you for your review.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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California
1 review
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September 8th, 2021
Verified purchase

Very helpful and honest company with great support team

Date of experience: September 8, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Farhood,

We just love to help! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Pakistan
1 review
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October 8th, 2021
Verified purchase

Very lazy people, I am still waiting for migration which is yet pending

* HostGator attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Date of experience: September 8, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Mohammad,

Migrations can take some time especially if you have a huge amount of content coming in. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and see how we can help.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Washington
1 review
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September 8th, 2021
Verified purchase

Recommended by someone a lot smarter than me at building websites!

Date of experience: September 8, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey David,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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New York
1 review
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October 10th, 2021
Verified purchase

* HostGator attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Date of experience: September 10, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey David,

We definitely do not want you to be confused. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Cameroon
1 review
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September 10th, 2021
Verified purchase

HostGator is the best hosting company. I can testify in court.

Date of experience: September 10, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Nicholas,

Thank you for your awesome review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Texas
1 review
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October 14th, 2021
Verified purchase

I bought a domain name but there are no clear instructions on how to proceed

Date of experience: September 14, 2021

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California
1 review
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October 13th, 2021
Verified purchase

SSL keep giving me problem and customer service is also not responding.

Date of experience: September 13, 2021

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Ohio
1 review
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September 13th, 2021
Verified purchase

I've had a Hostgator account since 2012 I believe. Easy choice. :)

Date of experience: September 13, 2021

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hi Michael,

Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Denmark
1 review
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September 16th, 2021
Verified purchase

I was introduced by Tyler Moore who showed in his video that you are the best choice

Date of experience: September 16, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Dadorg,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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California
1 review
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August 31st, 2024
Verified purchase

Good, good good, good good, good good, good good, good good, good

Date of experience: August 21, 2024

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VE
1 review
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April 18th, 2022
Verified purchase

Porque está en el ranking de las 10 primeras empresas prestadoras de servicio, tiene buen soporte técnico y desde el principio que la contactamos nos atendieron muy bien sin importar que tan pequeña era nuestra organización.

Date of experience: April 18, 2022

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Mexico
1 review
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March 18th, 2024
Verified purchase

Se volvieron igual que Godaddy al cambiar su apariencia de panel. Solo piensan en vender, complicando la navegación. Además que pésimo que cambien las versiones de php sin avisar.

Date of experience: March 8, 2024

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Colombia
1 review
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October 28th, 2020

He tenido una buena experiencia con el servicio al cliente la verda me ha parecido que responden todas las inquietudes y se toman el tiempo para hacerlo.
Pues soy nuevo y hasta ahora han respondido todas mis inquietudes. Gracias

Date of experience: October 28, 2020

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hola Yeison,

Gracias por la excelente reseña. Estamos muy contentos de que nuestros equipos de soporte lo estén cuidando muy bien. Estamos muy contentos de que haya elegido HostGator.

Erinn
Defensor del cliente en HostGator

Hi Yeison,

Thank you for the great review! We are so pleased that our support teams are taking great care of you. We are so glad you chose HostGator.

Erinn
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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VE
1 review
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June 13th, 2024
Verified purchase

Excelente servicio. No hemos tenido ningún tipo de problemas con HostGator. Esperamos nos sigan dando la misma calidad de servicio.

Reason I chose this business:

Es lo que necesitábamos como hosting.

Date of experience: June 3, 2024

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Peru
1 review
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November 28th, 2021
Verified purchase

Precios accesibles, pero tengo mala experiencia con la facturación ya que se cobraron automáticamente de mi tarjeta montos duplicados del mismo servicio, sin que yo haya completado la transacción ni dado mi consentimiento y los reembolsos demoran y no me generan confianza sin documentación ni notificaciones del proceso

* HostGator attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Date of experience: October 29, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Oye Joel,

Nos encantaría investigar esto por ti. Le hemos pedido a un gerente de derivaciones que investigue esto y se comunique con nosotros.

DJ
Defensor del cliente en HostGator

Hey Joel,

We would love to look into this for you. We have asked an Escalations Manager to look into this and reach out.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Colombia
1 review
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January 17th, 2024
Verified purchase

Tengo un problema desde varios meses que no puedo modificar las tablas de la base datos y a la fecha no ha sido resuelta, me tocara migrar a otro hosting

Date of experience: January 10, 2024

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Argentina
1 review
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July 11th, 2024
Verified purchase

Hemos tenido algunos inconvenientes que el sitio dejaba de funcionar y no sabermos el motivo?

Date of experience: July 1, 2024

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Colombia
1 review
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October 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

La persona no se si fue mujer u hombre pero que en el chat se llamaba sushma fue muy amable y me ayudo con el inconveniente que tenia de manera oportuna y eficaz, de verdad el soporte que me brindan me dejo sorprendido de lo bueno que ha sido no solo esta vez sino en veces pasadas
Muchas gracias

Date of experience: October 27, 2022

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hey Andres,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Cyprus
1 review
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February 27th, 2024
Verified purchase

The Best since I've been a customer for over 17 years...

Date of experience: February 27, 2024

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BO
1 review
0 helpful votes
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February 27th, 2024
Verified purchase

Date of experience: February 27, 2024

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Uruguay
1 review
0 helpful votes
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August 15th, 2024
Verified purchase

Muchas gracias por su ayuda en la situación complicada que sucedió.

Reason I chose this business:

Porque tienen un buen servicio de hosting Windows que un cliente mio necesitaba.

Date of experience: August 5, 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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Customer Advocate at HostGator
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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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