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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.


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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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Florida
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Not entirely happy as I was sent emails that I had 45 days after domain and service expiration to renew and lose content, only to find out that everything was lost anyway. The communication was absolutely incorrect as I had lost all of my website content and all of my emails associated with the account. However, the customer service was at least knowledgeable in getting me back online at the least, but I still had to start from scratch.

Other than that, it is a bit cumbersome to use. Too many places to log into, too many log in credentials to keep track of and having to reset your password too often.

I'm staying with Host Gator anyway because the functionality is good overall and I'm already used to it.

Date of experience: June 10, 2024
Canada
1 review
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Some challenges with removing the coming soon page, and getting wordpress set up and functioning.

Date of experience: June 10, 2024
California
1 review
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It has been great using hostgator service. They are highly recommended.

Date of experience: June 10, 2024
Texas
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They found the issue and escalated it to a higher tier support.

Date of experience: June 10, 2024
Iraq
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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.

Date of experience: June 10, 2024
California
1 review
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I don't have an account with HostGator any more. My account expired back in March.

Date of experience: June 9, 2024
Turkiye
1 review
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The service quality is consistently outstanding, exceeding my expectations every time.

Date of experience: June 9, 2024
Canada
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I am happy because my site always alive,but for service renovation, Please give a good discount for loyal customers like me,

Date of experience: June 8, 2024
Missouri
1 review
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Most of our customers enjoy our website. The only issue we have is when it comes to submitting an application. Sometimes there is a glitch and it will not submit and people have to try several times. Other than that. I think the customer service works great and the website is always easy to find.

Date of experience: June 8, 2024
Michigan
1 review
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I'm not the most tech savvy guy, but Hostgator makes it easy to keep my website up and running, and their tech support always resolves any issues quickly and professionally.

Date of experience: June 7, 2024
Florida
1 review
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I have disabled auto-renew on the site, and I'm receiving renewal emails.

Date of experience: June 6, 2024
Mississippi
2 reviews
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My experience has been very good up until I renewed my hosting. Instead of the time being added to my current account, a new one was created. I've called numerous times and no one was able to figure out what happened or resolve the issue. So I paid or a three year hosting account for nothing.

Date of experience: June 6, 2024
New York
1 review
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Overall, phone calls resolve any issues.
Signing in can sometimes be challenging due to confusion depending upon what computer I use (for the computer to recognize passwords and/or the site requirements).

Date of experience: June 6, 2024
Indiana
1 review
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I almost gave you 4 stars but then I realized that everything I needed was provided. I had to build a fresh Drupal site and launch it within a very short window. HG's SSH access was perfect. The ability to generate pubkeys from HG allowed me to add a GIT repo when I feared I would have to go many rounds of support calls/chats/emails/etc to get that set up.
I'm a skilled Linux server admin but the client really wanted to use HG. I have to say, this went very very well! HG and your team offer a quality service that even Web Pros can appreciate and use.

Date of experience: June 6, 2024
Utah
1 review
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They made me feel bad because I trust that company, I paid for 2 years and they automatically charged for 4 years. That's not right for them to do.

Date of experience: June 5, 2024
California
1 review
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Very professional and dependable
June 15, 2024

Very professional and dependable. We are very satisfied with HostGator.

Date of experience: June 5, 2024
Mozambique
1 review
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Probably the best around, just a little expensive. Customer support is always taken seriously and offers a lot of satisfaction.

Date of experience: June 5, 2024
Egypt
1 review
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Excellent Service and Reliability for Over 14 Years

I've been using HostGator for over 14 years, and I can confidently say that their service is excellent. Everything has been well with my experience from the beginning.

Date of experience: June 5, 2024
Ohio
1 review
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Fair but hard to get customer service when you are locked out of the system.

Date of experience: June 5, 2024
California
1 review
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I have only good experiences with Hostgator. Always reliable, reasonably priced and good customer service on live chat! Thank you so much for 10+ years of providing me with webhosting.
Kai

Date of experience: June 4, 2024