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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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Any given day would be a five star, but not today. It's been a painful three agonizing days.

Date of experience: March 2, 2024
India
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Payment Keep on failing
March 12, 2024

Payment Keep on failing. Worst Customer Service. Will soon move out of hostgator.

Its a pain to renew. Every time it is the same problem. And Customer support is ZERO

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
India
1 review
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Payment gateways are not proper...
March 12, 2024

Payment gateways are not proper... we are facing lot of issues to make payments. Earlier it was easy

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Nebraska
1 review
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I've been with HostGator for over 10 years but the large price increase, with its relatively short notice, has made me decide to leave.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Florida
1 review
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You took away all the services for me to do things myself. You removed a lot of tools for me to navigate.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Oregon
1 review
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March 2, 2024

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Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Saint Lucia
1 review
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The user interface is not friendly, everything is confusing and difficult to find. The service was increased with no notification.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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The installation of Wordpress is taking much longer than it should. Even after receiving 'help' via chat, the situation is not resolved

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
South Carolina
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Found it on youtube, I build a lot of websites and I have experienced a lot of minor annoyances

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
New York
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The better price and it was highly rated. However, I am considering moving to another hosting service due to the difficulty to do anything on this platform since the redesign. I am willing to pay more to be able to actually DO something that I want/need.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Massachusetts
1 review
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The changes to the portal is not the way to go. I'd like to know how you arrived at these changes. Why would you make something so confusing and hard for people when it should be super easy.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Kentucky
1 review
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It is really annoying not to have a backup payment method like you used to have

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Georgia
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I have tried to transfer my domain out of host gator but they never sent me the code to do it.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Nevada
1 review
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Accidently paid twice
March 11, 2024

Accidently paid twice - Hostgator would not give refund, nor extend terms. Leaving

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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Not user friendly for people just getting started.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Virginia
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Having so much trouble with domain transfer codes.It is taking unusual amount of time

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Canada
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Verification calls don't seem to always come through and I can't log in unless I use my key.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Washington
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I was a long standing client in my last business. This experience has been and remains horrible. The company must have changed hands, certainly leadership. It is confounding the total lack of service and competence that support gives. Up to and including illegal and predatory practices. It truly shocks the conscience.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Arizona
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Previous provider all of the sudden sucked. After many years of great service started having problems and customer service turned to complete $#*!.

Did an on-line search and HostGator was highly recommended by whatever search I did. And, so far so good. Everything has been as it should be.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Nevada
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For the overall good service, but price when renewing could be better.

Date of experience: March 1, 2024