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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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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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Date of experience: September 25, 2024
Virginia
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Good experience, great tech
October 5, 2024

Good experience, great tech. I wish you would notify when services are going to be terminated and had a better login experience.

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
California
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I find it hard to navigate I had to pay like 3 different people to help me and they really didn't help at all.($1000's) I can't connect my word press. My sight has crashed more than once and people have to press like 3 different buttons just to buy something
I have been loyal and stayed with it but I'm really thinking about a change

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
Romania
1 review
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It's the best hosting provider I have ever tried, and I am very pleased with the service.

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
Florida
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The files and inodes on my site were growing uncontrollably. They grew so large that I could not log into After many calls and email exchanges, the involvement of a professional website developer, and ticket escallation, Hostgator finally fixed the problem of clearing cache files that were not accessable to me.

My site is now functioning normally and I was able to cancel the expensive hosting plan thast I purchased in a panic, whenm my site had grown so large.

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
New York
1 review
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Customer service do their best to help. I have to be patient, but it pays off.

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
Italy
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I had some initial set up issues, but customer service helped fix them

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
Egypt
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Took multiple session to get my site back
And now it is live again

Date of experience: September 24, 2024
Sri Lanka
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Not Happy
October 4, 2024

Not Happy. Price are too High compared to other service.
I am not suggest to other people

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Good customer care, polite and professional. Thank you. Helped me with my issue

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
California
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I'm away from home and was at a Starbucks when I noticed my website was offline. I went to live chat and waited for a good 30 minutes before ever connecting with a rep. By the time I did connect, it was closing time at the restaurant and I had to leave before finishing my questions. Yes, the rep did get the site back online from the 500 internal error but all my 301 redirects were wiped off the server for some reason and I never found out why?

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
California
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I was locked out of account without access to my email. We were able to get me back in,

Thank you

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
Pennsylvania
1 review
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The Gator has got it going
October 3, 2024

The Gator has got it going. Awesome pricing and quality service! I don't have much experience with their customer service in all of the years I have been using them. It's been a while since I last had to contact support. To me however that is a good thing. For me, the less times I have to call customer service for any product and not just web hosting services, is just a confirmation that I have a great product! Kudos HostGator!

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
Georgia
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Was fair and got the issue submitted quickly but did not address the concern fully, leaving me to have to rebuild part of it myself.

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
New York
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I have someone else engaging with the site. It is a pleasant experience

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
Florida
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Experience has been good
October 2, 2024

Experience has been good. Costs have increased quite a bit since I started with domain.

Date of experience: September 22, 2024
Arkansas
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I had a recurring problem with my IP address getting blocked for a while, but that seems to be resolved.

Date of experience: September 22, 2024
Kuwait
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All went well in the migration process, except for some misunderstandings/conflicts. But all settled now.

Date of experience: September 22, 2024
Texas
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My website had been disabled due to payment issues and they were able to backup everything and had it activated in no time.

Date of experience: September 22, 2024
Texas
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Excellent!
October 2, 2024

Excellent! The site is easy to navigate. I will continue it.

Date of experience: September 21, 2024