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Founded in 2002
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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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You guys have good prices, fast speed, good support

Date of experience: April 12, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Talal,

Thank you for the awesome review!

Marissa
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Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Habit, flora and fauna of and plants creatures and mushrooms

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Antony,

Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
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Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Well done and got all the help I needed and got it on time

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Jama,

Thank you for the amazing review!

Marissa
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Switzerland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Until many issues appeared and is still appearing for my website

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Karim,

Oh no! I have asked our escalations team to reach out and assist. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Marissa
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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Did NOT have access to my email since april1 had to call an it person to fix it said I should use google instead of hostgater

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Macey,

I am very sorry to hear this. I have asked our escalations team to reach out and see what we can do to be of help. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Marissa
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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SEO Services
May 11, 2022

Host Gator sales connected me to their SEO services which turns out to be contracted to SEOGears. They have essentially killed all traffic to my Website. They don't not appear to care.

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was satisfied and that is all that should matter

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Linda,

Thank you for the awesome review!

Marissa
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Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The address on he registry is incorrect. I have asked for the information to be updated for my business, to fix the issue and this has not been done. Customer service representative kept me on hold for 45 minutes, but still did not resolve me issue. I should be able to update my info per my new webmail *******@elitebankruptcy.net and the correct contact information. I have had several interactions the failed to complete my request. The next step is getting a new hosting provider. Please fix this immediately

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Veronica,

It's unfortunate to hear you have been running into these issues. We have asked our escalations team to reach out and assist in any way we can. They will be in touch soon, thank you.

Marissa
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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The tech walked us through the steps we needed to "point" our domain to Hostgator. It was seamless and it worked.

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Linda,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
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Spain
1 review
0 helpful votes
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When using hostgator it has been pleased never had any issue at all.

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi L,

Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
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Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Issue had to be resolved by someone other than help desk. This was an easy fix. I even told them how o fix it. I just didn't have access to IIS.

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Jeff,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's my first experience with a professional service

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Richard,

Thank you for the awesome review!

Marissa
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Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great
April 11, 2022

Great. Everything was fine. Is this 50 Characters?

Date of experience: April 11, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Eric,

Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
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Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I could not cancel this plan when i had to shut down my company 2 years ago and am now on disability for a heart defect which i can provide proof for and do not have $250 period

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Caeleb,

I am sorry to hear you have been running into these problems with HostGator. Our escalations team will be in touch soon to make sure you will no longer be charged for anything. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Marissa
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Malaysia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing & excellent service
April 10, 2022

Amazing & excellent service. Customer support very friendly and solve my problem. They already give me tips and many new function build up my website. Thank for the support

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Kamarulhizam,

We are so happy to hear you feel this way. Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
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Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Just fabulous, thank you
April 10, 2022

Just fabulous, thank you. Sooo much better than my last host. Everything works perfectly and very few adjustments.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Paul,

We are so happy to hear this. Thank you for the awesome review!

Marissa
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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Needed a site restore
April 10, 2022

Needed a site restore. HostGator representative was able to restore my site to a previous back up date. Now site is live again!

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Vinh,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
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Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So far so good
April 10, 2022

So far so good. No complaints. I think that I may be working with Host gator for years to come.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Michael,

We are very happy to hear this. Thank you for the amazing review!

Marissa
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GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good experience
April 10, 2022

Good experience. Helpful Live Chat feature resolved my problem immediately.

Date of experience: April 10, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Hak,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
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Jamaica
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Was great issue resolve in 1 interaction the agent fix it he was polite and even provided recommendations on the issue

Date of experience: April 9, 2022
Reputation T. — HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Dave,

Thank you for the amazing review!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator