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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.
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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It greatly exceed the expectations. Easy to work with. Excellent support.
Used to be good and cheap, now its expensive and the customer service is bad and it's wasting my time with this stupid survey
I have gotten a very poor service when it comes to billing. My account was charged $300 that I was not billied, nor invoiced for. After I was charged, I was not sent a receipt nor was it appearing under my order history. About a week later, the order history showed $37.22, which was for a domain (highest I've ever paid for a domain), the rest of the $263.88 is still not clear what it was for. I can assume that it was for hosting (but its been a 5 weeks already - it is not under my order history, I was not sent a receipt & customer service cannot see it on their side either), The worst thing here is that I wanted to restart the hosting when I re-open my business again when I get funding, but I couldn't do that since I was charged a month before renewal date. I don't have an income and I was charged $263.88 for the site I don't need & I've been given a go around when it comes to a refund (since no one can see a transaction), After speaking to Shane (who by the way refused to trans me to the manager) - I had to take a break from calling & trying to deal with this issue bcz I was getting very sick after 5 weeks of dealing with passive customer service. I am now behind on bills, but that is not as bad as having heart attack over $263. So I will see when you decide to refund or simple provide me a courtest of a receipt. I didn't know that it is such a previlage to have an invoice stating what I've been charged for (but that's how low the bar is with hostgator).
Terrible host service and awful customer service. I will never choose Hostgator again. Never-ending issues.
Good price. I will say that WordPress is the most user-unfriendly setup I have ever used.
Mostly good but sometimes, there are glitches. Need to fix them
I'm really satisfied with my purchase and will continue.
Support was very rude, and blamed others for issues. Issues are unresolved, and we will need to switch host if problems continue.
New UI and design is poor. Finding billing, getting to email addresses, etc. is all over the place. It's targeted at adding services, not managing existing. Old UI would give an option to be directed to CPanel right off the bat. Also when I attempted to enable MFA it repeatedly gave me incorrect codes that never worked and kept locking out the account. Had to remove it via the security questions just to able to get into my account. Would like to enable that but can't risk getting locked out of all of my domains again. Now it's forcing MFA confirmation every time I login to a single email account which is unsecure. Also lists a domain I do not own nor have ever owned as the primary account.
Excelente plataforma! Interface intuitiva, recursos abrangentes e suporte ao cliente eficiente. Recomendo!
I have not had any problem until now when suddenly my website was offline because the subscription expired.
Too far back to remember, been a great ride...
Never have to call in troubles...
My friend told me about it. But, he had not a single problem while I had the same one many many times
I thought it would be a good platform. Your tech support is horrific.
Answer: SITEGROUND FIXED IN HOURS WHAT HOSTGATOR DID NOT OR COULD NOT FIX IN 9 DAYS
Answer: The chat will get you to someone but they will never know what to do to help you. Courteous but useless.
Answer: Hi Bill, We are most definitely a legit company. We've been in the web hosting business since 2002. We've recently been rated in #2 in the top 10 web hosting companies but The Top 10. https://web-hosting.thetop10sites.com/ You can also see our current web hosting offerings here: https://www.hostgator.com/ Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks! Erinn Reputation Manager for HostGator

