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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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I've been with HG for 16 years and have hung on through some of the worst times with this company, but it's become unbearable. Illegal billing. Terrible service. Awful server performance. 0/10.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Michigan
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The new site is ridiculously difficult to navigate. How to pay the bill sends me on a wild goose chase. Before there was pay bill...why can't it just be a pay bill button? Please make the site easier.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Kentucky
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They were top-rated, but their service and policy has been a major letdown. I ordered a server that came with the wrong hard drive and was told I couldn't cancel it and order the right one for a refund. I'm stuck with a server I can't use.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Texas
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It was less expensive, had great ratings, and allows monthly billing rather than annual billing.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Florida
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The cost, but now you have made everything difficult. I would like to see my site stats, but you took that away or hid it. Just put a damn C-panel button so I can find it.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
California
1 review
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Your system sucks for the last few months. You've changed my plan, limited what I can do, and now I can't even find billing on your crap system. I'm about ready to take all my business somewhere else.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Canada
1 review
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I have no access to my website for 2 days. I was promised that an escalation in tech support would resolve the issue quickly. I have heard nothing.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
GB
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I cannot get hold of any support staff. The live chart feature has dissapperaed. One of the reasons i use hostgator is because of the 24 hiur live chat support.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Florida
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I'm still getting used to the new sign-in... I wish there was an easier way to get right to EDITing my page, as previous login allowed.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
North Carolina
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I am not getting my emails
March 24, 2024

I am not getting my emails. This is not good for business.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
New York
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Price was a big factor
March 24, 2024

Price was a big factor. The domain transfer process is incredibly complicated with very difficult instructions to understand.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
GB
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Everything is made harder than it should be. Chat assistants don't seem to be reading messages properly so have difficulty understanding the basics of my enquiry.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
GB
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You ruined the portal
March 24, 2024

You ruined the portal. There was nothing wrong with it.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
California
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I'm with you for many years and had a generally good experience, what annoys me is the constant surveys, I could easily do without them.

Date of experience: March 14, 2024
Colorado
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Over two months and my issues don't get resolved. I need help!

Date of experience: March 13, 2024
New York
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The hosting i pay for says it comes to DNS but i dont have access to it. And it seems like im being charged for something i cant use.

Date of experience: March 13, 2024
New York
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My web mail keeps being blacklisted repeatedly on all my computers no matter what I do, I have lost weeks of work trying to wait for you to fix it.

Date of experience: March 13, 2024
Washington
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An issue on my account regarding two subscriptions is still appearing even though it's been addressed several times with my card being mistakenly charged and now i can't remove it. This is truly becoming a big problem for me.

Date of experience: March 13, 2024
Colorado
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Changing my site over has been a major pain and now I see the billing is messed up too.

Date of experience: March 13, 2024
Philippines
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Had an issue with wordpress that had my whole website removed!

Date of experience: March 13, 2024