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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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I've been a hostgator customer for more than 10 years, I always recommended you guys because I consider you had a great services at a great cost. Also your hosting packages were flexible enough. Lately with the changes you've made to the customer portal and the changes on your plans, I feel I get a worse service at a bigger cost. I'm starting to move all my packages to Inmotion Hosting

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
New Jersey
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Useless $#*!ing support
March 15, 2024

Useless $#*!ing support. Website has been down for a week and the garbage outsourced support keeps claiming it's fixed and it hasn't been

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
California
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Nothing but issues with your service I'm thinking about moving even though we paid for 3 years

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
New Jersey
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I chose hostgator years ago and now you have gone down hill with customer service.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Australia
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We have just upgraded to VPS and after two migration attempts the websites are missing ten days worth of data (memory) and are running so slow that we can hardly open a page

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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I am trying to get a partial refund for cancelling a 3-year Hatchling plan 2 months into the contract. I am not getting a response, your Terms of Service link to a non-existent Cancellation Form.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Utah
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Upselling something once or twice is fine. But I dont need scare tactics every time I login.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Texas
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Host Gator is a horrible buggy service, the website is often down, and their site is so buggy I can't even renew my service, and the customer support is non-responsive. I would never recommend Host Gator to anyone.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Canada
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I was promised a refund and it is more than a month and nothing happned and no one is giving me any explanation.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
France
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My site got damaged and no one is helping me to fix it even tho i payed 500 euros for the maximum security option Prevent Plus Plus

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
BO
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Es bueno, pero requiere soportes en español

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Canada
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You guys suck
March 14, 2024

You guys suck. Hire some good people for customer support not some indians that barely speak English that mess everything up

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
New Jersey
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I am trying to work with them but to many issues and limitions and also tech support is to diffcult to find

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Colorado
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I should not have to see your screen every time i want to go to my c panel i know if i am at risk i should not have to waste my time saying i know take me to the page i want!

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Massachusetts
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I was in the market for a new host because my old host had become unreliable and problematic for emails. HostGator was comparable in price and features and was represented by good reports of reliability. Other than a few bits of confusion during my transition to HostGator, things have been good. Email reliability has been great.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
California
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Email cannot send mail with attachments, cannot connect to chat and when i do its just going through the motions without resolution.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
GB
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Every time I needed help from the HostGator team, they were there for me, This is the most important thing when I am looking for a service provider.

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Mexico
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You use to be a great company, you ruined my entire operation and now Im going to someone else; no solutions from your team, your security sucks, I will never come back or recommend your service ever again

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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For hosting my wordpress site,affordable and easy to use

Date of experience: March 4, 2024
GB
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It was the cheapest and the support was great at the first place when I was choosing HostGator 6 years ago

Date of experience: March 4, 2024