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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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Thumbnail of user johnb12517
California
1 review
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February 20th, 2024
Verified purchase

Hostgators performance has been deteriorating over the years. I probably won't renew when my term is up. Asking me how my experience for this session is when i haven't done anything yet other than log in is pretty ridiculous.

Date of experience: February 13, 2024

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New York
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March 29th, 2024
Verified purchase

The website certificate keeps expiring approx. Every 2 months. I'm running an Angular app which is a single-page application and every time the certificate gets updated the.htaccess breaks. It breaks by throwing a server error when user refreshes the page.

Date of experience: March 19, 2024

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North Carolina
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November 9th, 2021
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This is NOT a user friendly hosting company and finding a template is painful, actually. Don't know if I login under Word Press, or Host Gator or what! I have built 2 sites many years ago, and it was simpler back then!

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

Date of experience: October 10, 2021

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Hi Marge,

It's unfortunate to hear you have been running into these problems while using HostGator. Rest assured I have created a case for you and sent it to our escalations team. They will be in touch soon to see what we can do to help you out. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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New York
1 review
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March 30th, 2022
Verified purchase

The support team over chat was very helpful and fast. I rarely have a problem with Hostgator and whenever I can't figure something out on my own the support solves it or explains it almost immediately.

There was a configuration issue with a migrated domain that I couldn't figure out after trying on my own, so I had to contact customer service. They went in, fixed it for me, then explained what happened and what they did to fix it. I learned something new!

Reason I chose this business:

It's a well-known company and the prices are very low. Great value for what you get.

Service

Date of experience: March 30, 2022

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Hey Peter,

We are so happy to hear you enjoy our support team! Thank you so much for your awesome review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Canada
1 review
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April 18th, 2022
Verified purchase

Excellent support! Over the last 2 decades I've taught myself many things, but when I get really stuck I know I can go to Hostgator Support and they will bend backwards to help me find the solutions I need. When they can't they are gracious to offer more suggestions that I can check out. In the last 2-3 years I've been trying to learn to set up an eCommerce site. I've run into dead-ends several times, and Support has done their best to help me out. I don't know if I'll learn as much as they know, but I am gaining in experience and persistence in my learning curve.

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Date of experience: April 18, 2022

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Hey Ruth,

That we do have! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user garyt685
Texas
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June 4th, 2022
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One of your techs destroyed my website -and his counter part defended him -I tried to call mangement -no response -I am going to take action against your company - legal and social media -you should be put out of business -

No response 6 weeks later -

Reason I chose this business:

By mistake -

Reason I chose this product:

By mistake -which I am going to resolve

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Date of experience: May 5, 2022

Thumbnail of user jeanpierres13
South Africa
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October 20th, 2021
Verified purchase

MIgration a server of accounts is a very painful process, entering each and every account detail whereas I have root access to all accounts that need transfering. Also, there is no way for me to see the progress on the transfers.

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

Date of experience: September 20, 2021

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Hi Jean-Pierre,

Oh no! It's unfortunate to hear you have been running into these problems. Rest assured knowing I have been in contact with our escalations team and they are going to be reaching out to you soon to help get this resolved.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Japan
1 review
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November 25th, 2022
Verified purchase

I had several questions about my hosting billing - the customer service person was very helpful, professional and kind. Every time I use the Live Chat feature, I have someone who is helpful. Great service. Many thanks

Date of experience: November 25, 2022

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Hey Lulu,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user jamesb7699
Georgia
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January 26th, 2023
Verified purchase

The experience one could have.Margie knew and understood everything I needed
Without hesitation walked me through it like a breeze,felt like she could have done this in her sleep.
Which I could get her every time.

Date of experience: January 26, 2023

Thumbnail of user kimberlyr1580
Kentucky
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October 20th, 2022
Verified purchase

The representative quickly identified my issue and promptly took steps to fix it. Clearly explained the timeline in which the correction would take place and all issues were completed exactly as described by the representative. Could not ask for anything better!

Date of experience: October 20, 2022

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Hey Kimberly,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user jillb876
Minnesota
1 review
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

I've used many hosting companies throughout the years, and HostGator is by far the best. The knowledge base and videos have helped me solve many issues. I don't think I've ever had to contact support further.

Reason I chose this business:

Great value.

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Jill,

That is very kind of you. Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user bobs2342
California
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March 5th, 2024
Verified purchase

They are low cost. But they have screwed up my WordPress and email for the last month. 10 hours on the phone and they still don't have it configured correctly, but after 2 weeks with the site down, it is working at least

Date of experience: February 24, 2024

Thumbnail of user zachn173
Missouri
1 review
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January 10th, 2024
Verified purchase

HostGator generally provides a quality service for a reasonable amount of money with good support that is always available. However, they upgraded the user interface recently and there has been nothing but problems recently. I hope once these issues are resolved that the service returns to the reliablity that I have come to expect.

Date of experience: January 3, 2024

Thumbnail of user priscillaw135
Canada
1 review
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December 10th, 2022
Verified purchase

I had an issue changing my domain name for my Wordpress website and Sharan quickly helped me troubleshoot my issue through live chat support. I was a bit nervous that I did something wrong and it would be difficult to get my website back up, but he made the fix was smooth and was extremely patient in helping to answer all my questions. I was able to get my website back up and running within 30 minutes. Thank you Sharan for your assistance. I hope this review can be shared with Sharan's manager so he can see how much help he provided me!

Service

Date of experience: December 10, 2022

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hi Priscilla,

Thank you for your review on Sharan!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user rummank1
Bangladesh
1 review
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March 28th, 2024
Verified purchase

The renew fee is exorbitant! I demand to know if there are any options for reducing the cost or if there is a way to negotiate a lower fee. It's important to me that I'm getting a fair price and I will not settle for anything less.

Date of experience: March 18, 2024

Thumbnail of user kellyk1448
Arizona
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January 9th, 2024
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Looks like things have changed and I don't care for that. You required I made a pin with 6 numbers yet I already had one with 4 numbers so it was confusing and now I have to hunt for stuff after getting assaulted by ads.

Date of experience: January 2, 2024

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Florida
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April 8th, 2024
Verified purchase

Set a new site on my account. Generated a 404 error I could not clear. Deleted the site, now I have an error saying my dashboard is unavailable. Additionally, I had wanted to set up WordPress, but, it was not available. Did a support chat, and they couldn't help me but kicked it up to another level of support.

Date of experience: March 29, 2024

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GB
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March 14th, 2024
Verified purchase

The new site design is terrible. Before, I used to find things really easy. But now it's gotten complicated for no reason. It might be simple and easy for the one who designed the site, but not for the user, I'm afraid.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024

Thumbnail of user jamesg4162
Texas
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December 20th, 2022
Verified purchase

I had several questions concerning my latest bill for hosting and also pricing. The representative took her time and investigated the issue and found that HostGator had made a billing error. She corrected it immediately. She also answered all of my questions about my account. I received excellent service from this HostGator employee and would recommend HostGator to my friends.

Date of experience: December 20, 2022

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Hey James,

Thank you so much for your kind review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user sbauw
California
1 review
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May 8th, 2022
Verified purchase

Simple Machines Forum was not working, page was coming up blank; seems database was not connecting. I think SMF version was changed from 2. 0. 6 to 2. 0. 19 by Hostgator "admin" that support representative was consulting with. Still cannot find where the database is stored. Changes that Hostgator Admin makes, could be listed so that we know what to look for in the future, as this was the second time the forum disappeared.

website forum was restored

Reason I chose this business:

Monthly rate was low for our club and Hostgator support does seem to respond quickly, although fixes take some time on the phone or chat (~1 hour). However, problems and fixes done may not be understood by this customer... need list of actions taken.

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Quality

Date of experience: May 8, 2022

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Hey Sbau,

Thank you for your feedback. We definitely appreciate it.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user ghousuddinf
Afghanistan
1 review
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January 14th, 2020

Since I have hosted with the hostgator.com they have proved to be one of the best web services provider and provided with excellent customer support. I have the domains and hosting for two of our websites which work smoothly and professionally.

Date of experience: January 14, 2020

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Hi Ghousuddin,

Thank you so much for the lovely review! We're so happy to hear that you're happy. Thank you for being the best part of HostGator.

Erinn
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user amirmj
California
1 review
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February 24th, 2024
Verified purchase

I don't feel I got the service equal to the value I paid. My websites and hosting are insecure. Even they have been hacked and some installed they domain on my package. Never got comfortable with the way Hostgator displays the billing or help to keep them safe and organized renewal. Never happy!

Date of experience: February 17, 2024

Thumbnail of user steveg2259
Connecticut
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January 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

Two issues: Every time I sign in to my account it automatically tries to suggest a password instead of me being able to use the password I saved. It's really annoying that I have to go find my password every time and plug it in manually.
2. The links on my account do not go to the proper pages - I have two accounts and they are mixed up with links.

Date of experience: January 12, 2024

Thumbnail of user mariam4525
Japan
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March 9th, 2024
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The are too many things to pay apart, and even though I had already paid to renew the security of my website, it is again saying that it is not a secure site. Why? I don't know. Also, the platform is not easy to understand.

Date of experience: February 28, 2024

Thumbnail of user xplayea
Mexico
1 review
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March 14th, 2024
Verified purchase

I've been a hostgator customer for more than 10 years, I always recommended you guys because I consider you had a great services at a great cost. Also your hosting packages were flexible enough. Lately with the changes you've made to the customer portal and the changes on your plans, I feel I get a worse service at a bigger cost. I'm starting to move all my packages to Inmotion Hosting

Date of experience: March 4, 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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