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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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Horrible customer services and customer portal system! No way to contact or had chat for whole month, still my issue hasn't been resolved! It's so frustrating!
You can't speak to anyone if you are not in US! You haven't updated my portal for whole month and removed my domain for whole month. And you still haven't reinstated my domain yet after my whole month of webchat contact!

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
France
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I am unable to contact anyone to help me via chat. I paid to have my domain renewed last week and it is the wrong one!

Date of experience: January 18, 2024
Yemen
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Is there a service that allow my employees to change their password after i fill it up for them.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Wisconsin
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The price has gone up dramatically over the past couple of years. I've paid the full amount every year, but this year it went up even more, and it's getting out of hand. New customers get 75-80% off, while long term customers get nothing.

I contact customer support and they offered me the "best deal" they could, which was insignificant, and still nowhere near what a new customer gets it for. I've been with Hostgator for over a decade, but plan on leaving as soon as possible.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Price was competitive but having email issues you cannot seem to correct!

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Check the login
January 24, 2024

Check the login. I enter my username and then when it ask for password is asking as if I'm signing up. There's an error in your login. Please check

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Delaware
1 review
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Great service
January 17, 2024

Great service. Very professional. I've been using Hostgator for 8 years!

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Texas
2 reviews
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I am trying to manage my account (email and domain name) using HostGator's website, and it never loads.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Wisconsin
1 review
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Constantly having trouble with emails
January 24, 2024

Constantly having trouble with emails. Either it shows up in my inbox 3 hours later or not at all

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Ohio
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It used to be so easy to get into a website and to Cpanel. Now it is almost impossible to find. Between your overbearing new advertising and your "Message Us" that you can't turn off and which covers places you need to click, Hostgator is a mess.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
California
1 review
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Originally
January 17, 2024

Originally - good value to lease a server.
Today - good value to lease space on a server. But the regular changes to layout and stuff are a confusing challenge.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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I don't remember
January 17, 2024

I don't remember. Have been with HostGator forever.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Peru
1 review
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Horrible porque no entiendo porque han cambiado y no puedo crear mas correos ni comunicarme con un buen asistente.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Florida
1 review
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I ll be leaving you guys
January 24, 2024

I ll be leaving you guys. Two of my sites were design were destroyed

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Florida
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I have used HostGator for years with close to 100% satisfaction. I was price gouged by about 500% on my renewal this year, and will take action over the next year to make sure I never have to use HostGator again.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Chile
1 review
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Era bueno, pero hace 1 año se fue a la mierda, estoy buscando un nuebo hostin

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Illinois
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I used to be able to look at all my previous "orders" and transactions, when my hosting renewed and print off those invoices. Now I can apparently only see the last two invoices? I also used to be able to do this on both my mobile device and my desktop, and now it only works on my desktop. This is very disappointing all around as I need to print those invoices from the previous year and I usually do it all at once. If I had known I wouldn't be able to do it this year, I would have done it sooner.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Pakistan
1 review
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Very bad hosting..
January 24, 2024

Very bad hosting.i buy cloud but they reverse and change my hosting

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Cameroon
1 review
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I am very angry, many policy was changed without informing the customer. Very angry

Date of experience: January 16, 2024
India
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New portal doesn't have all the previous features like no invoice data available

Date of experience: January 16, 2024