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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 lauras2815
Canada
1 review
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

I hear people complaining that their website is having problems, that they can't get help from their provider. Somewhere in there, they ask who I use. I always recommend Hostgator because I don't have any of those troubles.

Reason I chose this business:

My website designer recommended Hostgator years ago. The pricing is great, always around to help should I need it.

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Laura,

That is great! Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Philippines
1 review
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May 3rd, 2022
Verified purchase

Great to have a chat support big help for not proficient english clients. Please take a look on your platform to the Live Chat I think that was broken I been connecting multiple times to seek some help but the chat were not updating sometimes until client us to disconnect the chat and start another one. Please get that fix for your valuable clients

yes some agents solve the issue I am experiencing I just need the Live Chat to be fix so that we cant disconnect to agents. Thank you

Reason I chose this business:

It is great service and have a client support if needed.

Service

Date of experience: May 3, 2022

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Hey Bob,

Thank you for your feedback. We greatly appreciate it.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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New Hampshire
1 review
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April 16th, 2022
Verified purchase

I chose hostgator because of excellent review on other sites. However, since I have tried to operate within the system I has been unable to import my blog (which was only 7 posts long). In addition attempting to upload images results in a failure to upload every time. If this is how you treat new customers I can't imagine how you treat long time customers that have been locked in for years.

Date of experience: March 17, 2022

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Hey Miriam,

We would be more than happy to look into this. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user johnl2309
Michigan
1 review
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February 18th, 2020

Easy to set up my custom site. Email works flawlessly. CPanel works with everything I tried. Keeping domain name with another registrar, yet there were no problems using the HostGator nameservers to direct traffic to the site's new home.

Date of experience: February 18, 2020

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Hi John,

Wow, what a great review! It sounds like things are really going great for you. We are so happy to have you on board. Welcome to HostGator!

Erinn
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Maryland
1 review
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March 12th, 2024
Verified purchase

My server and wordpress has been very glitchy with the new updates that have been happening. Also at the start of the year my data got deleted due to me being locked out of my account and it was never resolved.

I went from having about 5 sites to now only being allowed 1 domain name. Pretty much overnight. That doesnt seem fair to me.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024

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Canada
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May 5th, 2022
Verified purchase

There was a glitch in my website where I kept getting error messages, and then all my blog content was lost. One phone call and they were able to run some diagnostics, fix the glitch and recover my content. Very pleased.

My problems were fixed quickly and seamlessly with one phone call. Very happy.

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Date of experience: May 5, 2022

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Hi Jacine,

Thank you for the awesome review!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Tennessee
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January 20th, 2024
Verified purchase

I chose HostGator a long time ago. I've had issues every time HostGator changes to a new setup. My baby plan is now showing as expired because it's showing up under the wrong domain name, an expired domain name. Other domains aren't renewing. The bank card has expired, so I have to reset every domain. After doing so for a few, I'll then get an error message and have to come back at a later time and set it for another few. Ugh. There should be a way to change the billing information for all domains at once.

Date of experience: January 13, 2024

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Wisconsin
1 review
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May 16th, 2022
Verified purchase

We were dissatisfied with our previous hosting service, but feared that some other service could be worse. We finally geared up to make the change and your team brought over the entire site completely intact. Now that we're with you our site is faster and we have a sense that our needs will be met quickly and professionally.

We needed help moving our site from our old hosting service to yours. The transfer was done quickly and completely.

Reason I chose this business:

We compared a lot of services and HostGator was one that was recommended and economical.

Reason I chose this product:

The package we chose fit the service that we required and was affordable.

Service
Quality

Date of experience: May 16, 2022

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Hey Dean,

That is so good to hear. Thank you for your awesome review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Florida
1 review
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March 22nd, 2024
Verified purchase

I choose HostGator because the plans pricing was quite competitive back then, but now the pricing are more expensive, and I have a recurrent issues with the billing that Hostgtor team didn't solve yet on my account. Hostgator Agents cannot found a solution of my getting double billing by the new updated system.

Date of experience: March 12, 2024

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Michigan
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March 24th, 2024
Verified purchase

The new site is ridiculously difficult to navigate. How to pay the bill sends me on a wild goose chase. Before there was pay bill...why can't it just be a pay bill button? Please make the site easier.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024

Thumbnail of user davidl6514
GB
1 review
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January 30th, 2024
Verified purchase

Ripping off existing customers at renewal. Despite me de activating auto renewal in my account Hostgator re activated it twice against my will. I noticed it in time. Hostgator cannot be trusted. I have moved my domain to another provider

Date of experience: January 23, 2024

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Maryland
1 review
16 helpful votes
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November 13th, 2020

When you purchase software, you are buying it with the hope that it fits your needs. There is always concern in the back of your mind that it might not work. What makes this concern mitigable is if there is someone who can walk you through any challenges or concerns you may have. That was the case with my purchase. If it was not for the splendid, awesome, great, amazing, great (didn't I say that already!) customer service, I would be writing a different review. The individual who assisted me embodied patience, empathy, and virtually held my hand as we made adjustments to my website. My site is activated and running well with no problems. I would recommend HostGator! In fact, I am using it for another website project I am involved in!

Date of experience: November 12, 2020

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Hi Drena,

Wow! What a fantastic review. We are so very happy that you're happy. Our support teams really are great, right? Thank you for being the best part of the HostGator Family.

Erinn
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user jacquelinel380
Texas
1 review
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December 26th, 2021
Verified purchase

High rating - I would have preferred Yahoo small business web hosting because it was extremely user friendly and many templates made it easy for inexperienced people to create a website in no time. I feel like I'm wasting so much time trying to figure out to create a simple website here and I still haven't figured it out. I may have to hire someone to do it for me.

Date of experience: November 26, 2021

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Hey Jacqueline,

We don't want you to give up! We are here to help. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out to further assist you.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user kenyattag8
Illinois
1 review
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November 30th, 2021
Verified purchase

When I switched over to HostGator they did not convert my existing website to HostGator. After several attempts and 2 addtional months of paying the other service just to allow HostGator more time to complete the move, it still never got done. All that information was lost.

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

Date of experience: October 31, 2021

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Hey Kenyatta,

That just sounds awful. Let us look into this and make things right. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user tiffanyg563
North Carolina
1 review
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March 4th, 2024
Verified purchase

I keep having issues with opening my email. I will log in and the server will not take me to my inbox. This issue happens across both accounts that I manage. At the same time, the inbox will not sync on my phone so I miss important time sensitive emails.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024

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GB
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June 14th, 2024
Verified purchase

I wanted the primary domain moved as I don't have it any more and was told it can't be done. I think I'll let this year run and leave which is a shame as I've been the HG for years.

Reason I chose this business:

Always used them... Up until now...

Date of experience: June 4, 2024

Thumbnail of user imranh69
Pakistan
1 review
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March 7th, 2024
Verified purchase

Very complicated new customer portal. I complained 10s of times that i cannot recognize which of mine account is going to expire coz i dont see my primary domain inside customer portal. It is uselss to submit complaints or feedbacks and its also useless to take surveys and opinions from HG as no one address the issues.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024

Thumbnail of user kens1196
Texas
1 review
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January 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

Support team do not follow through on requests. They don't read the case notes to understand the background and follow the script of apologizing but not actually moving the case forward. I've had to make contact 20+ times and requests are not processed. Frustrating experience. A case owner should be assigned and they should follow up with the customer until the case is complete.

Date of experience: January 19, 2024

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New Jersey
1 review
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April 29th, 2022
Verified purchase

I've asked several times what i have been charged for and nobody responds. I had an autopay charge of $250. I believe i'm paying for a service that you no longer provide me. I just want to clear it up and cancel this autopay so it doesn't happen again, but nobody responds to my question.

Date of experience: March 30, 2022

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Hey Shana,

We will definitely get you the help you need. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user lilianc57
Florida
1 review
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February 5th, 2024
Verified purchase

Why can I not exit the message us conversation and easily? I see Start New - hell no. It is covering the info I need now. I see no X, I see no video on how to exit. The experience with the tech was fine. But this has ruined my entire experience and taken up too much time. It doesn't go away when I log out. HOW do I get this chat closed?

Date of experience: January 29, 2024

Thumbnail of user elvinac3
Texas
1 review
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February 8th, 2024
Verified purchase

I love Host Gator because whenever I had a question, I was always able to get a live agent. Instead of having their customers go through the time-consuming, frustrating, none-humaned; FAQ (process of elimination) questionnaire.for their customer service option. At one point, no matter what time of the day I called, someone always answered. But, now-a-days their hours are more limited. Yet, I still love them because, whenever I am able to catch them (because I work so late). Whoever answers, they are always patient, helpful, and attentive to all my concerns. And for these reasons, I just love HOST GATOR.

Date of experience: February 8, 2024

Thumbnail of user timm1496
Wisconsin
1 review
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April 29th, 2022
Verified purchase

Received 2 emails from billing with different amounts, confusing. Started using HostGator yesterday using YouTube videos I found. Installed WordPress per video, then plugin Elementor per video. Starting to get confused. Today I get your welcome email with tutorials list. Wish I could go back and start from scratch.

Date of experience: March 30, 2022

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Hey Tim,

We are more than happy to get you some help! We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user stacys820
Florida
1 review
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January 29th, 2024
Verified purchase

Our website has gone down twice in the last 2-3 months due to a system glitch and our account was not correct or updated in the portal. This is so scary, and not much was done by way of customer service to reassure me this wouldn't happen again.

Date of experience: January 22, 2024

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TZ
1 review
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October 19th, 2022
Verified purchase

I tried to sort out a mailing issue that has been bothering me for days. I remembered how quick and efficient these guys are and gave it a shot. My issue was resolved within hours and it makes my life so much easier with my clients. Thank you so much guys.

Date of experience: October 19, 2022

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Hey Daudi,

Thank you for your kind review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user dawafenjog
Colorado
1 review
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January 21st, 2024
Verified purchase

The recently updated user interface lacks user-friendliness, and despite having paid for the service, I am confronted with intrusive ads upon logging in. This is not the experience I anticipated from a paid version of the service.

Date of experience: January 14, 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!

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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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