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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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Because I made the mistake of thinking that support would be good but I discovered that it is not

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
North Carolina
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It had a reputation as a good, reliable WordPress host

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Illinois
3 reviews
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I thought it would be an easy experience, but it has not been easy. I cannot add my nameservers that were present when I changed domain hosts. Somehow they 'disappeared' and it won't allow me to place them again.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Massachusetts
2 reviews
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I have been waiting for a month for a call back and a check to refund me for the work I lost and time i wasted when my site was taken down even though I had paid for it in advance
I have been discussing the matter with various attorneys and hope to have it solved soon

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
California
1 review
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The new sign in and portal screen suck. I don't want to have to click through 50 of your ads to get to my tools. Hostgator used to be great. You broke it. Badly.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Nigeria
1 review
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Referral many years ago and I have not changed it since then.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
GB
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Youve changed all the menu's
March 4, 2024

Youve changed all the menu's - cant find anything -? Where is sub-domains? All the help videos show the old layout.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Georgia
1 review
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We have been waiting on you to fix something and you still cannot fix this important need.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Minnesota
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Price, disappointed in the offerings, pissed that I have had to wait for PHP 8.x...

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Canada
1 review
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Because Blue Host dropped the ball and deleted all of our emails. Someone advised us to switch.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Arkansas
1 review
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This platform is useful, but still very limited in capabilities. Forms, galleries, etc. allow for limited customization.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
India
1 review
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It was a mistake.Next time I will not repeat it. Be assured

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Ohio
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I needed a webhost
March 4, 2024

I needed a webhost. It seemed good but the add ons seem to be too difficult for the customer support to figure out.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Thailand
1 review
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Worst hosting I had ever, can't wait to change it.

UI and UX are really annoying, Don't understand why when I login into my user account first appear advertise and then I need to click to go in admin panel. Quite unprofessional, no?

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Nevada
1 review
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The changes you have made to our subscription should be explained better to have customer since we are trying to build businesses and you change the way we offer what we need to!

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Pakistan
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Your rate get too high, and customer goes down. New portal have very very less functionality and just confusing panel

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
California
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I didn't choose hostgator
March 4, 2024

I didn't choose hostgator. The previous admin did.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
GB
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Stop trying to trick me into buying something I don't want every time I log into my account.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
North Carolina
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I keep having issues with opening my email. I will log in and the server will not take me to my inbox. This issue happens across both accounts that I manage. At the same time, the inbox will not sync on my phone so I miss important time sensitive emails.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Wisconsin
1 review
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Pricing was good and it seemed fairly easy to use. Don't like the new Dashboard.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024