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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): 53.7%
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Idaho
1 review
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March 8th, 2024
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Date of experience: March 8, 2024

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New York
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March 8th, 2024
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It was many years ago. You folks were the best out there

Date of experience: March 8, 2024

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Oklahoma
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March 18th, 2024
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Lots of email problems. Expensive hosting and it's slow.

Date of experience: March 8, 2024

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Nebraska
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March 18th, 2024
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Should not have taken away the unlimited websites...

Date of experience: March 8, 2024

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Mexico
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March 9th, 2024
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Date of experience: February 28, 2024

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Philippines
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March 16th, 2024
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I thought it was the best choice before. I was wrong.

Date of experience: March 6, 2024

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Italy
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March 6th, 2024
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Date of experience: March 6, 2024

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Canada
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March 2nd, 2024
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Highly complicated site building with highly outdated and unbelievably unfriendly WordPress system

Date of experience: February 21, 2024

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Alabama
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March 17th, 2024
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Account hacked twice and always a huge issue to get things sorted out.

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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AE
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March 17th, 2024
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Ok until I have an issue with uploading of candidate application form through my website

Service

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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Kansas
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March 7th, 2024
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Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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India
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March 7th, 2024
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Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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Louisiana
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March 17th, 2024
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Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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GB
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March 17th, 2024
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Difficulty logging in and now getting site not recognised response

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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India
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March 17th, 2024
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Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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Cyprus
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March 17th, 2024
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Had worked with you before...not sure what has happened lately but your services are abysmal!

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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Spain
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March 17th, 2024
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Cost increases without prior notice however services is getting worse.

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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Washington
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March 17th, 2024
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I've been trying to add an email for a week with no help from anyone in support

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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California
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March 1st, 2024
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Too expensive, and you're automatically billing me without asking. That annoys me.

Date of experience: February 20, 2024

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Illinois
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May 29th, 2022
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I only have access to 1 of 2 websites and no wp-admin Wordpress access.

Reason I chose this business:

It's Popular

Service

Date of experience: April 29, 2022

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Hey Nylus,

Give us a call and we will be more than happy to help!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

It's Popular
April 15th, 2022
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• Previous review

Date of experience: April 15, 2022

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Mexico
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March 1st, 2024
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The message Us box will not close. It is blocking the page.

Date of experience: February 20, 2024

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GB
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October 25th, 2022
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The host provided excellent service I was really impressed. Keep up the good work.

Date of experience: October 25, 2022

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Hey Kudzanayi,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Germany
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February 11th, 2024
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New design is horrible, its difficult to get directly to the website templates

Date of experience: February 4, 2024

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Pakistan
1 review
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November 25th, 2021
Verified purchase

I have a complain
Hostgator deduct amount from my bank bank without any intimation.

Date of experience: November 25, 2021

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Hey Aamir,

It appears you were deducted from your auto renewal but we see you chose to cancel and your payment is being refunded.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Illinois
1 review
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February 24th, 2022
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Took my money for a 36
Month hosting and then turned off my website

Date of experience: January 25, 2022

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Hey Cliff,

It looks like you cancelled your plan back in July. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and clear things up!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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From the business

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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