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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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I am very angry because I am not complying with the migration process
Date of experience: March 28, 2024
Bought hosting plan and unable to setup because server is too busy
Date of experience: March 30, 2024
II paid two years in advance, and I cannot use the basic email service. Is a gotcha
Date of experience: March 30, 2024
YouTube video about how to build a site on the hosting service.
Date of experience: March 30, 2024
Your service is terrible all my website had been hacked and use by another company
Date of experience: March 30, 2024
Hostgator is and continues to be the most affordable and scalable solution for my business..
Date of experience: January 23, 2024
Great reviews and cost effective and no limit storage:)
Thank you.
Date of experience: March 25, 2024
Date of experience: March 15, 2024
I thought they would offer a good service. They have not.
Date of experience: March 25, 2024
Date of experience: March 27, 2024
I am happy with the service and maintenance, thanks all
Very helpful and understanding
It has a great reputation
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Date of experience: March 14, 2024
My website keeps getting very slow and crashes and thats hurting my business
Date of experience: March 27, 2024
Ongoing email server problems. Third call for assistance. Still not corrected.
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
Other provider raised pricing. Support was not good there.
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
Awesome services, very helpful, and try to solve problems at initial levels.
HostGator is known for its service and reliability.
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
Get away from GoDaddy pushing to use Microsoft products. Ugh!
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
It was over 13 years ago - Highly recommended and I've stayed.
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
Been around for years since I was a kid. Good customer service.
Date of experience: March 29, 2024
I'm on the new billing portal and I can't find the invoices - terrible re-design.
Date of experience: February 29, 2024
I don´t authorize any renew, your website do it. I want my money back.
Date of experience: February 29, 2024
Our account got hacked, all our emails got lost and no solution so far
Date of experience: March 26, 2024
Literally terrible customer service follow up for a customer of over 7 years
Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Last night I was not able to renew due to an advertisement from Hostgator
Date of experience: February 28, 2024
Have been with them for 20 years! Thanks for being such a great hosting company.
Date of experience: January 14, 2024
Bad service and notices for websites. Mine isn't working and I just paid you.
Date of experience: February 27, 2024
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.
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!
