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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 michaelh8869
New York
1 review
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September 26th, 2024
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Reliable and timely support. I really don't need a whole lot from HostGator but I also have few issues.

Date of experience: September 16, 2024

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Canada
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October 1st, 2024
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My site has 404 errors in it but I do not use the site on a daily basis. At some point I should speak with a rep.

Reason I chose this business:

When my site was built years ago HostGator was recommended

Date of experience: September 21, 2024

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Kuwait
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October 2nd, 2024
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All went well in the migration process, except for some misunderstandings/conflicts. But all settled now.

while purchasing the new server, people chatting with me were very responsive and helpful, while afterwards during the migration my site went down for several hours due to action was taken by your team with letting us know, moreover responses were very slow.

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Date of experience: September 22, 2024

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Texas
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October 5th, 2024
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We transferred out sites from another hosting company. Our sites are now so face, secure and stable. We are so happy for HostGator.

We've only had a couple issues. When we reached out to Support they were immediately addressed and fixed.

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended by our new Web Developer.

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Date of experience: September 25, 2024

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Germany
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September 25th, 2024
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I had several chats with several employees. Some seemed knowledgeable and a few not. Changing my email was breathtakingly, unbelievably complicated

I did so above

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended by my site-builder

Service

Date of experience: September 15, 2024

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California
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October 5th, 2024
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Consistently reliable and very secure service
Responsive to problem resolution
Huge flexibility in site tailoring

Agent stayed with problems until resolved to my satisfaction

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended by expert web designer

Service

Date of experience: September 25, 2024

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Washington
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September 28th, 2024
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The site is live but some parts that I had hidden now are visible. It is not exactly how it use to be.

Reason I chose this business:

Good service.

Service

Date of experience: September 18, 2024

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Texas
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October 2nd, 2024
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My website had been disabled due to payment issues and they were able to backup everything and had it activated in no time.

Service

Date of experience: September 22, 2024

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Oregon
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July 9th, 2024
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I have a very simple website using just html code, so that experience was fine. However, during a period of construction / inactivity, I was charged for 2 years on my credit card. I did not like that and removed the card.

I called about why i was charged for 2 years in one billing. I was told that was standard practice at Gator and could not be changed, as I was past the time limit.

Reason I chose this business:

Inexpensive

Service

Date of experience: June 29, 2024

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North Carolina
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October 13th, 2024
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I often get a lot of spam emails. I wish so much that this issue could stop.

Reason I chose this business:

Very helpful when needed

Date of experience: October 3, 2024

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Australia
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August 20th, 2024
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I have discovered on three occasions while being with HostGator that my site has gone off-line... it is only when I go to look at it that I discover this. It was due to some security certificate issue.

The customer service agent I spoke with was unhelpful. They wanted to charge me more money for what I understand now should be automatically included

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended

Service

Date of experience: August 10, 2024

Thumbnail of user susanv1604
Canada
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July 6th, 2024
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My old website was built using WIX. I actually found the WIX site a bit easier to navigate. There are still some things to iron out with the Wordpress site I have now. But everything is up and running.

Reason I chose this business:

HostGator has been my domain name provider for quite a few years.

Date of experience: June 26, 2024

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Michigan
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October 5th, 2024
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No problem, loaded the site. It loaded well, no problems. I used FileZilla to load my website. The site loaded fine no problems.

Reason I chose this business:

Good service

Service

Date of experience: September 25, 2024

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North Carolina
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September 30th, 2024
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Everyone was helpful and respectful. Any time I had a question, it was clearly answered, and I could move on building my website.

Excellent.

Reason I chose this business:

Good reputation.

Service

Date of experience: September 20, 2024

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New York
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October 1st, 2024
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The customer service rep was friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful determining the issue and solving the problem.

The customer service rep was friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful determining the issue and solving the problem.

Reason I chose this business:

I chose HostGator long ago, based on uptime, price and exceptional customer service.

Service

Date of experience: September 21, 2024

Thumbnail of user georged1634
Washington
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October 8th, 2024
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Couldn't get domain to point to website. Only after moving the domain to another registrant did the website start working properly.

See comment above. I spent close to an hour conversing with HostGator tech support and finally gave up without resolving problem.

Reason I chose this business:

PCMag recommended HostGator.

Service

Date of experience: September 28, 2024

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Poland
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July 4th, 2024

Dont ever use hostgator, they randomly locked my account i couldnt log in, oppened a ticket with the support team, they said they put me in high priority and its been 2 weeks i got no response, this is totally unacceptable, so i would suggest dont use host gator, their support team is horrible and always say ill open a ticket and good luck trying to get a response from them

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Date of experience: June 24, 2024

Thumbnail of user christopherw2261
Arizona
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June 30th, 2024
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Took 4 days and multiple calls / emails to resolve issue.

Only having email support from the technical team makes effective communication extremely difficult.

Issue finally resolved, but 4 days with business down is a deal breaker.

Service

Date of experience: June 20, 2024

Thumbnail of user gregm1680
Oregon
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October 6th, 2024
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While HostGator has been a reliable web hosting provider, I am disturbed about seeing the price of services double in two years.

I had a problem changing material on my website using Wordpress. The Hostgator woman I talked with identified the problem immediately--clearing a cache--and I was then easily able to change the website material. She was great!

Service

Date of experience: September 26, 2024

Thumbnail of user danielah95
Aruba
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August 18th, 2024
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As a loyal HostGator customer, I'm thrilled to share my experience. Their customer support is outstanding! Whether it's tackling WordPress issues or billing issues, hostgator always delives. What I appreciate is their assistance/customer care, and chat service. If you're looking for reliable hosting with great support, HostGator is a smart choice!

They are always helpfull and accurate, always have my issues resolved

Service

Date of experience: August 8, 2024

Thumbnail of user rachelp1112
Canada
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July 4th, 2024
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Hostgator served me well at the time I began using it but eventually i needed a more user friendly way to build, host, and access email. The process of doing all those things on sqiarespace was just easier at a glance.

Service

Date of experience: June 24, 2024

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Canada
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October 12th, 2024
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Easy and could get a hold of customer service at any point of my day. Thanks

Date of experience: October 2, 2024

Thumbnail of user joea1295
Florida
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July 8th, 2024
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I am very happy with the service provided by the Host Gator company. They have always been able to guide me in the wright direction on any questions I need answered. I have been a happy customer for 8 years now and never have considered another company for the services the provide.

I forgot my login information and they helped me

Reason I chose this business:

I was referred to host gator by a friend.

Service

Date of experience: June 28, 2024

Thumbnail of user fredericke80
North Carolina
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September 23rd, 2024
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I had some weirdness with email. Roundcube Webmail and Outlook clients both. I'll keep my eye on them as at times I cannot successfully send email.

Reason I chose this business:

Recommendation.

Date of experience: September 13, 2024

Thumbnail of user lionelf47
France
1 review
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August 30th, 2024
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HostGator has been an excellent choice for my small business website. The platform is intuitive and easy to navigate, making it simple to manage my site.

Reason I chose this business:

Best ratio price/performance.

Date of experience: August 20, 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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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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