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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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Good Customer Service and Prices, but some of the backend is hard to use and I've had downtime due to server issues on my sites.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Missouri
1 review
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If I'm being snarky, I'd say, "Good question!" lol. Seriously, shared hosting used to be unlimited. Now that Business Hosting is limited to only three add-on domains, we will be switching to a new provider. You guys changed the rules, not me.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Ghana
1 review
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I did but now i regret using hostgator and i will tell everyone i kn never to choose hostgator

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Ohio
1 review
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The website builder has improved
March 13, 2024

The website builder has improved - You need to provide a close window on your chat (message us) field..

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Saudi Arabia
1 review
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The new version is not easy to manage like older one. Some time it show wrong price at checkout. This is missed up as I see.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Virginia
1 review
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Make sure to turn off auto renewal or ALL the HostGator hosting products. No transparency whatsoever. It goes from $2.75/month to $10 after the introductory period, a five fold increase. As a base comparison, get everything in a bundle with Hostinger and the renewal price is upfront, while HostGator nickles and dines everything single bit. You have been warned.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Australia
1 review
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Please stop trying to sell me other websites before allowing me to continue on to my existing website. Surely if I say no 10 times, that's enough.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Washington
1 review
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I am an existing customer
March 12, 2024

I am an existing customer. I needed some help (which I got) but I can't continue what I was doing because I can't find a way to get rid of the message us screen that is blocking everything else.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
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I keep getting advertisement for products I've already purchased, and I have had several issues with my hosting.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Utah
1 review
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At first i didnt know what hosting company i wanted to choose then i came accross hostgator. Coplicated at first but as soon as i got the hang of it it actually is one of the best hosting companies out there. I like how extended they are and how it works along aside with many other website coompanies, etc... Thank you Hostgator

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Belize
1 review
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Love you guys
March 2, 2024

Love you guys. Been wth for over 15 years. True bluehost - never again came back to you

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Three tries with an easy change
March 12, 2024

Three tries with an easy change - primary URL - and HostGator still can't make my new URL the primary. I am at a lost and I guess need to find another host.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Can't find what I need because you are just selling me crap.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Customer service is very, very poor. Extremely long wait times and with how difficult your tools are to use, the poor customer service makes this a real waste of money. Your service is for folks with expert skills in web development. Not regular folks like my mom and me. If your customer service were better, it may have worked. I hope you guys can do better.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Canada
1 review
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You broke my account 1 month after migration and can't fix it after me calling several times already

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Florida
1 review
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The Interface was perfect and I could find everything. You decided to change the interface for improvement reasons. Now I cannot find everything right away. Because of this interface change you did, I now have to look for another hosting company. What you could have done is to have both interfaces and allow the customers to choose between the old and the new one.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Easy to get started and great website builder / no-code experience.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Croatia
1 review
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After update portal looks terrible
March 12, 2024

After update portal looks terrible. The offering for privacy is annoying also.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
Maryland
1 review
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My server and wordpress has been very glitchy with the new updates that have been happening. Also at the start of the year my data got deleted due to me being locked out of my account and it was never resolved.

I went from having about 5 sites to now only being allowed 1 domain name. Pretty much overnight. That doesnt seem fair to me.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
California
1 review
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You keep raising the price on my reseller plan without prior notification. This time it goes to the Better Business bureau.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024