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HostGator Reviews Summary

Overall, the company has established a reputation for providing reliable services and competitive pricing, with many customers noting ease of use and effective technical support. However, concerns regarding customer service persist, particularly related to inconsistent support experiences and delays in response times. While some users have had positive interactions with knowledgeable representatives, others reported frustrations with unresolved issues and inadequate communication. Despite these challenges, a significant number of long-term customers express satisfaction and loyalty, indicating that while improvements in customer service are needed, the core offerings are generally well-regarded.

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Your servers go down every month
January 26, 2024

Your servers go down every month. I've had to call and deal with your terrible customer service every 4-5 weeks. I was even on the phone on Christmas Eve, trying to get you to fix the server errors and get my business back online. You are one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Philippines
1 review
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Using it ever since...
January 19, 2024

Using it ever since... tried other hosting but drawn back to hostgator... there was a time where I sense there's changes in your service but its ok.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Colorado
1 review
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You guys think its cool to have your support staff rush and hang up on its customers

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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In safari, after the screen to enter my user id, Safari always prompts to create a new password. I just need to enter it not create a new one.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Great product, Always working for me
January 19, 2024

Great product, Always working for me. Not many issues. Great customer service

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Texas
1 review
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I took a class on web design through Udemy. The instructor recommended HostGator.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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The price, what's included, and level of service brought me and has kept me here so far, many many years.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
New Zealand
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You are killing me with ads and requests to buy more services.
Give me a break

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Australia
1 review
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My Uncle uses it and YouTube...
January 25, 2024

My Uncle uses it and YouTube... I was going along ok for a while and then hit a brick wall and wrote it off. I have spent heaps of time trying to get website up and running. :(

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Morocco
1 review
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You dont have antivirus apart from that everything is cool

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Minnesota
1 review
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Can't tell which domain or site goes with which Baby plan renewal, confusing.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Ohio
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To many steps to get past spam sales for services I do not want to get to my file manager.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Massachusetts
1 review
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Low introductory fee, but stayed because of its utility.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
GB
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Horrible customer service, No informing customer prior increase in pricing

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Florida
1 review
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Just fantastic uptime, support, features--everything!

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
District of Columbia
1 review
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Good online reviews that talked about excellent tech support.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Pakistan
1 review
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Almost every plugin show php issue but in hostgator newer version of php is 7.5 and they support 8.1

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
TW
1 review
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Website stops all the time, Can pay anymore without a contract with paypal, I don't want a contract, why am I forced to use it?. I see 4 accounts number in payment method. But does not define what those are. The whole new website and functionality is so much worse and harder to navigate than before. Bad user experience.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Mauritius
1 review
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I chose hostgator and have been working with them for a long time. Changes are being made onto the platform subsequently. Changes are affecting email accounts and so on. Right now 5 of my email accounts are requesting for password. Why is this so? Never encountered such issues before.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Because you don't charge for SSL Certificates and having SSL certificates makes the web a much safer place.

Date of experience: January 18, 2024