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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
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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 53.6%
Positive
3,180
Neutral
702
Negative
2,052
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customer service (713) tech support (137) support team (98) tyler moore (80) domain name (63) user interface (34) control panel (28) web designer (36)
Thumbnail of user travisw96
Arkansas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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January 12th, 2022
Verified purchase

Date of experience: January 12, 2022

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Hey Travis,

We appreciate the recommendations! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user leonc135
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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January 11th, 2022
Verified purchase

Research led me here but your customer support added so much value to the experience.

Date of experience: January 11, 2022

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Hey Leon,

We are so happy to have you join the HostGator family. Thank you for your review.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user cameroni13
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 19th, 2022
Verified purchase

The only place I use faithfully, price plan and great support.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022

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Hey Cameron,

Thank you for choosing HostGator! We just love having you as part of our family!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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December 5th, 2021
Verified purchase

Date of experience: December 5, 2021

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Hi Donna,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user livieny
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

Excellent server. Without down system all they way line last whole year

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Livien,

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

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user mckenzien8
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 23rd, 2022
Verified purchase

It was great and the people helping me knew what to do.

It was great

Reason I chose this business:

My professor uses it and I wanted to try something different than bluehost due to the bad support I had with them.

Service

Date of experience: April 23, 2022

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Hey McKenzie,

That is awesome! We are always happy and ready to help!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user kennethl650
Guam
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

HostGator is Awesome! Super easy to use and learn.

Reason I chose this business:

Great reviews, pricing, and features.

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Kenneth,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Dominica
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

Am very satisfied with HostGator so far. Ive had no problems

Very good

Reason I chose this business:

Affordable with all the great services

Service

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Ian,

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

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user triciag97
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 10th, 2021
Verified purchase

Date of experience: November 10, 2021

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Hey Tricia,

You came to the right place! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user jeffj793
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

Great customer service that is willing to help and explain their solutions.

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Jeff,

Great customer service for great customers! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user rachelm973
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 12th, 2021
Verified purchase

Date of experience: November 12, 2021

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Hey Rachel,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user edt207
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

Took too long to resolve issue... very poor communication. Almost left HostGator

It took six calls before I got their attention... and a response

Reason I chose this business:

HostGator used to be the best!

Service

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

Thumbnail of user danb1027
Tennessee
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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April 22nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Just waited for support to diagnose issue. Took approximately 3 days

Service

Date of experience: April 22, 2022

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Hey Dan,

We are so happy we could help. Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user carlz119
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

Very good experience, I have nothing else to say about it

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey Carl,

That is great. Thank you for your review.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user michaelc6537
Utah
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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April 21st, 2022
Verified purchase

I'm a 1st time web builder and it's been fairly easy using the tools

Date of experience: April 21, 2022

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Hey Michael,

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

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user carla214
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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October 24th, 2021
Verified purchase

Price, quality, better for companies with multiples sites

Date of experience: October 24, 2021

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DJ S. – HostGator Rep

Hey Carl,

You really hit the trifecta there! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user darylk47
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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October 1st, 2021
Verified purchase

Date of experience: October 1, 2021

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Hey Daryl,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user nathanaelc17
Namibia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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January 19th, 2022
Verified purchase

Date of experience: January 19, 2022

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Hey Nathanael,

We are so glad to hear this. Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user jayp952
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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February 17th, 2022
Verified purchase

It was highly recommended, but there have been snags getting setup.

Date of experience: January 18, 2022

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hey Jay,

We definitely want to make sure your all taken care of and no more snags are being made. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and see if we can be of assistance.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user asup
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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January 17th, 2022
Verified purchase

Date of experience: January 17, 2022

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hi Asu,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user alm410
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 30th, 2022
Verified purchase

HostGator is a reliable web host with excellent customer support and useful products.

HostGator resolved my issues with speed and courtesy.

Reason I chose this business:

Reputation and customer service

Service

Date of experience: April 30, 2022

Thumbnail of user erinnh1
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Hey Al,

Thank you for your kind review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user sayeda33
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Happy with services so everything is ok and no problem now

Reason I chose this business:

Happy with services so everything is ok

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

Thumbnail of user erinnh1
Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hey Sayed,

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

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

I will soon closed the account
May 13th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Date of experience: April 13, 2022

Thumbnail of user williamp2602
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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May 29th, 2022
Verified purchase

Okay not bad could be better or worse no complaints

Excellent

Reason I chose this business:

Ease of use for a beginner.

Service

Date of experience: April 29, 2022

Thumbnail of user ma455
Tunisia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

I've never had problems with hostgator. They're professional.

Service

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

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Hey M,

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

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user annat880
New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2022
Verified purchase

The online phone customer service I received was first rate.

The support people I've contacted were knowledgeable and patient.

Reason I chose this business:

We inherited the relationship.

Service

Date of experience: April 27, 2022

Thumbnail of user erinnh1
Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hey Anna,

Thank you for your review!

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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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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