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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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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 53.8%
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Kenya
1 review
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January 10th, 2024
Verified purchase

The Chatbox keeps popping up and not able to minimise it. Blocking me from other areas of the website.

Date of experience: January 3, 2024

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New Jersey
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June 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

It's been nice so far I feel safe and my data secure. I love it so far

Reason I chose this business:

Saw the advertisement online and I made a decision

Date of experience: June 16, 2024

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Texas
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January 12th, 2024
Verified purchase

Since you change the software. It's hard for me to get back to my email. Please call *******444. Thx

Date of experience: January 5, 2024

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Texas
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February 7th, 2024
Verified purchase

I'm not really sure at this point. This interface has been hard to use since I started using it years ago, and has made no improvements since then.

Date of experience: January 31, 2024

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Illinois
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March 11th, 2024
Verified purchase

The installation of Wordpress is taking much longer than it should. Even after receiving 'help' via chat, the situation is not resolved

Date of experience: March 1, 2024

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California
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April 18th, 2024
Verified purchase

It's been months of my websites being down. I finally got one of them working today but it's been a difficult process.

Date of experience: April 8, 2024

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Virginia
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April 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

I've always been happy with Hostgator's pricing, hosting features, server reliability, and prompt technical support.

Reason I chose this business:

Internet search years ago and reviews.

Date of experience: April 16, 2024

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Colombia
1 review
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January 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

For 3 years no issues but since December 2023 the domain and our emails are down and still no solution given, only promises.

Date of experience: January 19, 2024

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Indiana
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February 28th, 2024
Verified purchase

Fair pricing, great service, and I have a great package I love! Sometimes my site goes down, but it is handled in a timely manner. So thanks!

Date of experience: February 28, 2024

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Cameroon
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June 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

The overall experience is good. Just the price that is expensive I think

Service

Date of experience: June 16, 2024

Thumbnail of user lukel157
Georgia
1 review
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May 8th, 2022
Verified purchase

Hostgator has served me well 100% greatly! I love I haven't gotten a lot of downtime, and I like how it works out great whenever I'm working on a new post. WHICH I RECOMMEND HOSTGATOR FOR HOSTING!

Reason I chose this business:

I need to switch from my old provider and heard so much go things about Hostgator, it came down to word by mouth so I switched over from Fatcow to Hostgator due to renewing costs so much so I move on out!

Reason I chose this product:

To host my blog

Quality

Date of experience: May 8, 2022

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hey Luke,

We are so happy you recommend us. Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

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Minnesota
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January 16th, 2024
Verified purchase

A friend referred me. He already was a reseller, so I became one too. You have great customer service and a stable platform.

Date of experience: January 16, 2024

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Oregon
1 review
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April 17th, 2024
Verified purchase

It is my first experience with hosting. I have little experience. I followed directions on a Youtube video.

Date of experience: April 7, 2024

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Costa Rica
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January 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

Had it for a long time. But it bothers me that I have to go through ads to get my email content online

Date of experience: January 12, 2024

Thumbnail of user carlyb135
Florida
1 review
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June 13th, 2024
Verified purchase

The agents were all very helpful with getting my site back online and identifying the issue

Reason I chose this business:

I've been with host gator for years!

Date of experience: June 3, 2024

Thumbnail of user brendah2528
Belize
1 review
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June 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

Very helpful and fixed my issue.
Would highly recommend these guys

Date of experience: June 16, 2024

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Somalia
1 review
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June 26th, 2024
Verified purchase

Its easy to use platform with a great customer support and reliable

Date of experience: June 16, 2024

Thumbnail of user carlosd511
South Africa
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January 14th, 2024
Verified purchase

The new layout and menu options is so confusing and not easy to understand. Even thing of switch to a different service provider.

Date of experience: January 7, 2024

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California
1 review
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July 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

All of the photos load so slow. There's a lot of lag on our website that is unacceptable. May be canceling to go with a different host

Had no idea how to look into the issue. It was rediculous

Service

Date of experience: June 13, 2022

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Reputation T. – HostGator Rep

Hey Jesse,

We would love to get this looked at. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user ronc687
North Carolina
1 review
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April 21st, 2022
Verified purchase

Having to contact a 3rd party to verify my domain is aggravating and slows business. Please automate this process.

Already described

Reason I chose this business:

Previous vendor that I used

Service

Date of experience: April 21, 2022

Thumbnail of user geraldr510
Ohio
1 review
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April 19th, 2024
Verified purchase

I keep getting reminders in my email to pay my bill. I check my panel and all is ok. I dont understand. I have things set on auto pay.

Date of experience: April 9, 2024

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VE
1 review
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October 1st, 2022
Verified purchase

Every now and then I experience server issues, althought I can always count with the support to help me

Date of experience: September 1, 2022

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Hello Jose,

We are always here to help! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Thumbnail of user abdulraoofm
AE
1 review
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April 14th, 2024
Verified purchase

In the past, I had a good experience with HostGator
Now there are a lot of issues like SSL issue, a smaller package, and the website not working now, I logged in to check with the support

Date of experience: April 4, 2024

Thumbnail of user willn60
Kansas
1 review
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May 17th, 2022
Verified purchase

Your customer support isn't available 24hrs anymore. I work on my websites after work and have questions at times.

Date of experience: April 17, 2022

Thumbnail of user chenait
Nebraska
1 review
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June 24th, 2024
Verified purchase

Easy to use registration and admin portal. Used it with no previous experience and had no problems

Date of experience: June 14, 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!

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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