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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 lenai11
Florida
1 review
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March 3rd, 2024
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I do not have the PHP 8.0 yet.
My monthly price was increased, I did not receive any explanation for it.
The Shared Hosting Business account was downgraded, now you can only have 3 websites with it.
I have to pay more and I have no explanation of way.

Date of experience: February 22, 2024

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GB
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April 1st, 2022
Verified purchase

I chose you because you were cheaper and offered similar services to my old provider. However, after doing a direct transfer of my old website to you, everything is just a lot slower and slightly more complicated. The 2 stars is accurate. I'm afraid I'm not impressed.

Date of experience: March 2, 2022

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Hey Andy,

We hate to hear you are not having a good time. Let us fix this. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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New York
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January 18th, 2024
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This company used to be the gold standard. It has fallen so far I have taken 3 of my VPS clients to GoDaddy Managed Wordpress or Enhanced - and about to take 2 more - that's 5 clients plus the additional services. That's how much you suck

Date of experience: January 11, 2024

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Kenya
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March 17th, 2024
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Over 24hours Account Suspension and Account is not Due yet.

I have chatted 7 agents all they keep saying is Admin Admin will look at the issue.

Your Admin support is wanting...At this day and age messing a customer business like this is unacceptable.

Am one soo disappointed customer

Date of experience: March 7, 2024

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South Africa
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March 7th, 2024
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I have to reload several times before the system can sign me in. I have to do the same to access my cPanel and lastly and most frustrating, you've refused to upgrade us to php 8.3 since last year so nope am not a very happy customer

Date of experience: February 26, 2024

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Texas
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February 12th, 2024
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I purchased a hosting package and paid a year for it. I was told my current website would be migrated to Host Gator in 3-4 days. It has not been over a month and still not done. Every time I reach out to Host Gator support (migration team) it has take 3-5 days for them to respond every single time. Not a great 1st impression! How can you migrate a site in 3-4 days when it takes you more than that to even respond?

Date of experience: February 5, 2024

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Namibia
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April 21st, 2022
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HostGator hosting packages are very cheap and their support is very efficient and they offer me one of the best ever customer service. My queries/concerns are solved in less 5 minutes most of the time.

Date of experience: April 21, 2022

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Hey Ismael,

Thank you for your awesome review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Bahamas
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February 5th, 2023
Verified purchase

I had the most awesome experience today! HostGator answered each of my questions with clarity and patiently walked me through step-by-step so that I could achieve the result that I sought. Thank you again, HostGator!

Date of experience: February 5, 2023

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Nevada
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March 1st, 2024
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When i registered my domain you sold my information. I received 15-30 calls a day for weeks offering me web design, logos, marketing etc. I used a private number which I shouldn't have, and I know it came from you. When I called in, they gave me an email to write to which was an invalid email. Next time give users an option to OPT out. Unacceptable

Date of experience: February 20, 2024

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Iraq
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June 20th, 2024
Verified purchase

We thank your cooperation, and your constant presence to answer inquiries. Please reduce the annual subscription price, and we are proud to be one of your company's subscribers.

Service

Date of experience: June 10, 2024

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Australia
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April 6th, 2024
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Told to be a tech guy (years ago), but it was bad advice. Staff are multitasking when they would have trouble single tasking IMO, and they are not helpful to a non tech person like me. In fact they are very UNHELPFUL. I'm currently looking for another provider that actually provides intelligent support!

Date of experience: March 27, 2024

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Montenegro
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June 2nd, 2022
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I was told the problem was due to unanticipated maintenance on one of your mail servers. I would have expected that to have been communicated to your front-line support staff who could have told me immediately it was not a problem I could solve. However I still had to go through too many questions about my problem and set up before the agent eventually told me the likely cause. I was also told the expected wait time was 1-2 hours before service would be resumed. It was much longer than that. I gave up checking if the problem was fixed until the following day.

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended by another customer.

Date of experience: May 3, 2022

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Hey Stephen,

We will make sure this does not happen again. Thank you for your feedback.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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1 review
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February 2nd, 2024
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Your new portal is less customer friendly; it is too much pushing to sell something new and it is not smooth, means it looks like not finished constructions... Some messages do not disappear, even when I click X, and disturbing the whole work..

Date of experience: January 26, 2024

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Ohio
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March 26th, 2024
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It takes multiple calls to resolve any issue. Reps open my email after I tell them no, and then managers don't call back so I don't know if I have to send breach data to my clients. Your tech supports sends me screenshots of my site saying it is "up for them" and disregard me when I say your DNS and Nameservers are not showing the website available globally. Your tech support seems to give the opinion that because my website is available locally in the Philippines', it is not their problem to resolve the problem of my site being down elsewhere because of bogus DNS records and your managers don't return calls. I have had over 10 calls trying to get my website functional due to missing DNS records, and now the email violation without permission. Avoid using HostGator. Go elsewhere.

Date of experience: March 16, 2024

Thumbnail of user jonathanw1096
Florida
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March 29th, 2024
Verified purchase

Lately my website is being getting shut down. My card changed or expired. I was unaware. I used to go 3 months without making payments. My website would always be running and then I would go pay when I realized the payment wasn't made now. It's just getting shut down on top of being double the money.

Date of experience: March 19, 2024

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Minnesota
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February 23rd, 2024
Verified purchase

I thought it would be cheap and easy, but I was misled. Whenever I go to CPanel to log into Webbly, the link doesn't work. Also I keep getting new charges on my account I don't understand. I paid for the next three years or so I thought. GoDaddy is starting to look like a better option for me. I'm not sure if my linking issues have to do with using Mozilla Firefox as a browser, but it has never been a problem for me before. Right now, you're looking like a big waste of money. If you care to contact me on any of this, my number is *******594.

Date of experience: February 16, 2024

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Italy
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June 13th, 2024
Verified purchase

HostGator is my first host website and i am doing good so far, i am on the way to complete my experience with same fetures as cover styling, column width and image arrangement etc.

Reason I chose this business:

I have seen on internet and i have watched same website building HostGator is so cheep and full assistance whole the years.

Service

Date of experience: June 3, 2024

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Michigan
1 review
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January 2nd, 2024
Verified purchase

Just found on google search... do not like wordpress though; not easy to use at all... i would scap that aspect of things and use a different one... customer service though via the chat service is AMAZING! I am very pleased with that! Very very very! Great Job Host Gator! Thank you!

Date of experience: January 2, 2024

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Washington
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May 17th, 2022
Verified purchase

I am going on the 5th call to get my emails. Administrative issues at Hostgator are seriously impacting my livelyhood. Would not recommend at this point. I have been a customer since 2008, but apparently not good enough to get some critical support.

Date of experience: April 17, 2022

Thumbnail of user michaelw5064
Tennessee
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July 25th, 2022
Verified purchase

I am an amateur web programmer. After trying to host a new website on another popular service, I gave up and moved to HostGator. The support at HostGator is so much better than my previous host. Great service and fair prices. I recommend HostGator.

Reason I chose this business:

Great service and fair prices.

Service

Date of experience: July 25, 2022

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Hey Michael,

Thank you for your lovely review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator.com

Thumbnail of user jesusr457
Mexico
1 review
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April 3rd, 2024
Verified purchase

My experience with hostgator has been very satisfactory, I have more than 15 years and the service is excellent, especially in the stability of the servers, especially in the last 10 years it has been very stable...

Excellent service

Reason I chose this business:

Stability and service

Service

Date of experience: March 24, 2024

Thumbnail of user davidea10
Colorado
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April 30th, 2024
Verified purchase

Three times in the last year, the server was full and I could not upload files. The first two times, the tech support person was knowledgeable and the problem was solved within 2 hours. This last time, however, it took three calls to tech support and 24 hours to solve the problem.

This time I called 3 times. The first two times the service was good, but the problem was not fixed. The third time, the technician wasted 15 minutes questioning my FTP program (which was not the problem) instead of focusing on the real problem (that the server was too full) as I explained since the beginning of the call.

Reason I chose this business:

It's so long ago, I can't remember. I am still a customer because of its incredible good value.

Service

Date of experience: April 20, 2024

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Serbia
1 review
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April 7th, 2022
Verified purchase

Good. I am pleased with the service. BUT the 5 minute rule in the chat room is terrible. Please do something about it, make som buzzer or light to alert you it is going to close, it is very hard if you are doing something on the computer to stay in one window all the time.

Date of experience: April 7, 2022

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Hey Vasilios,

Thank you for your feedback. We greatly appreciate it.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Mexico
1 review
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February 23rd, 2024
Verified purchase

New look and feel developed by tech geeks without deference to user experience. Control panel hard to get to. Consider giving up cute look for functionality. And of course with HORRIBLE tech support...

Date of experience: February 16, 2024

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Romania
1 review
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April 10th, 2024
Verified purchase

Only problems i have with you in past months. I will not recommend you anymore to anybody. I am considering moving all my website to another hosting provider wich treats the clients with dedication and involving in problems not squeeze money on the clients who already are paying the bills.

Date of experience: March 31, 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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