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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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COMPANY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER AND USED THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WHERE ENGLISH IS NOT A FIRST LANGUAGE SO CAUSES ISSUES RESOLVING TECHNICAL CONCERNS

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Argentina
1 review
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I only stay here because i have been here for long, but i will not renew the service as speed is low and it is expensive in relation to other competitors

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
California
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I'm stuck here
March 8, 2024

I'm stuck here. I think your billing sucks. Put the domain name in the invoice so we don't have to log in to figure out the f*ing bills.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Virginia
1 review
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If you look at the amount of time my site has been down since it started a couple years ago, you would understand the 1 star.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
South Carolina
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I have lost clients because of issues with your servers getting blocked for spam, I've had problems with your new billing software, I requested and was told I would get all of my old billing statements and have not yet received them, and many many other issues.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
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Since you changed everything I really hate being with Hostgator now, I have been with you for over 16 years and over the last year or so you have gone downhill and I will be moving to a different hosting company. I have 4 different reseller accounts and have referred well over a 1000 people for hosting and domains. I absolutely hate your new system and just not worth listing it all out for you since you no longer care about loyal customers so I won't waste anymore of my time. I already have on multiple occassions calling in and through chat support.

STOP AUTO BILLING ME! I HAVE TURNED IT OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND ANYTIME I CALL IN IT GETS TURNED BACK ON BY SUPPORT! I WILL CONTEST THE CHARGES NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS!

Tired of Hostgator BS, Nothing but hassles with Hostgator now.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Canada
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Cost and support, until your Support team accused us of being idiots and treated us like children. No feedback on Sales because they never reached out after several attempts to contact them. We have moved hosting providers and auto-renew is off.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Chile
1 review
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Buen rendimiento en SEO, excelente servicio técnico.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Ecuador
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Excelente plataforma para el control y gestión de información del dominio de la empresa

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Pakistan
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Very complicated new customer portal. I complained 10s of times that i cannot recognize which of mine account is going to expire coz i dont see my primary domain inside customer portal. It is uselss to submit complaints or feedbacks and its also useless to take surveys and opinions from HG as no one address the issues.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
California
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I opened my Hostgator account several years ago when navigating your platform was easy. It's now longer an easy platform to navigate. Renewing my domains has been a nightmare.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Colorado
1 review
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I HATE the two step verification process. A complete time suck

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
AE
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The mail sometimes get stuck on outlook and i cant receive it for long time

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
California
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I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A WEEK AND STILL ZERO RESOLUTION INTO MY TWO TICKETS! I'VE BEGGED FOR ESCALATION AND A SUPERVISOR FOR A WEEK! NO ONE CARES ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY I'M LOSING DUE TO HOSTGATOR'S ISSUES! TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE! TICKETS: E-8847 AND E8849 - THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR A WEEK!

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
GB
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Total rubbish, customer service lack of technical knowledge and competence, completely useless. I'll make sure to cancel the renewal at the end of the contract. Other providers offer better assistance, products and services,

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Tennessee
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junctionstudio.com is uy main site and continually having problems. After 15 years with company I now find myself looking for an alternative. I pay for a service that doesn't work and is unreliable...

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Florida
1 review
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Thought it would be faster and less problems than go daddy

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Florida
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I have contacted innumerable times regarding several issues & the last time I spoke with someone directly the call dropped & no one called me back🤦🏻‍

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Washington
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I specifically signed up with protection of my private identity included. I am now receiving a prompt that my identity is not protected. I reach out Ben Schmidgall and received no response. I am furious that my name is exposed and HostGator wants more money to do what I originally contracted with them to do.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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Things are not working properly as they use to with our email and we cannot log directly into email account, it make it difficult to access and respond. We do not know why it stopped working or how to fix it.

Date of experience: February 26, 2024