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Founded in 2002
Houston, Texas, United States
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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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Zambia
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Web hosting
August 18, 2022

So far, so good. I will certainly recommend the site to others that's desire web hosting Services.

Date of experience: August 18, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey James,

That is so good to hear! Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Suport Developers
August 17, 2022

When a problem occurs in developing my SW for which I feel I need HG assistance, I receive like NO ('zilch') coherent support. First, Support via phone is never achievable-- it is impossible to get a support repr., so I revert to Chat. The HG Chat reprs. Are ill-trained, e. G,, they do not even know the basics of website development or internet. E.G. They have no clue how the resolution of a domain URL gets to its intended location, or know anything about DNS (not even what the initials stand for). Pls train your support people-- as it is now, they are simply wasting my time!

Date of experience: August 17, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Albert,

We would love to discuss our support staff concerns with you. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was transferring several websites from another server but my Innodes are too large for your requirements so I cannot use your service. I tried everything I could to lower it, but I could not. I tried to get a refund but was a week past the 45 days. Very disappointed in your company forcing me to stay in a contract and service I Won't and Can't use.

Date of experience: August 15, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Samuel,

That's not very fair is it? Let us take a look into this and we will reach out to you!

DJ
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Uganda
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best domain hosting, so fast to load and easily recovered my site from the c-panel when it was not accessible. So yeah! That is a FIVE star.

Date of experience: August 10, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Aguta,

Thank you for your lovely review!

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Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Primero nunca me atienden, me dejan un largo tiempo esperando y al ffinal no responden, la única vez que me atendieron no pude conversar porque solo es en ingles.

Date of experience: August 9, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hola Obdulio,

Lamentamos escuchar esto. Agradecemos sus comentarios para poder acomodar a todos nuestros clientes.

DJ
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Hey Obdulio,

We are sorry to hear this. We appreciate your feedback so we can accomadate all our customers.

DJ
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Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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You are just like godaddy
September 7, 2022

You are just like godaddy - such a poor user interface experience. I regret this purchase. But now i'm stuck.

Date of experience: August 8, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Amanda,

We hate to hear this. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shared package
August 7, 2022

Shared package. Slowness experienced when more post with photos created. Per guides shared, need to do something on C-panel (which is out of my knowledge and I don't feel comfortable to do the change on it). Is there any other way to fix this?

Date of experience: August 7, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Sock,

Thank you for yoru wonderful review. For answers to your question please feel free to reach out us. Our live support can make the changes needed!

DJ
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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The continuation of log-in issues
September 4, 2022

The continuation of log-in issues. The slowness of the servers and limitations in working with WordPress.

Date of experience: August 5, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Rodney,

If you keep having issues, give us a call!

DJ
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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wordpress site gives me a 403 error when I try and update/save

Date of experience: August 4, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Aidan,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will be reaching out shortly!

DJ
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Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy and relient
August 4, 2022

Easy and relient. I used your chat helper one day and she helped m immediately, it was great!

Date of experience: August 4, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Armando,

Thank you for your kind review!

DJ
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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't trust this company
September 2, 2022

Host Gator cannot be trusted to follow through. We paid them for web site transfer and waited, as instructed, for an email from their customer service. After 2 weeks we tried to follow up but were told we had to go though a "verification" process that took several weeks to finish by chat and email. In the end, customer service emailed us to let us know they would not refund our money since it was slightly more than 45 days after we initially signed up. Do NOT trust these sites that require full payment prior to doing any work or service whatsoever. I will be posting this message on every review board I can find to warn folks about this unscrupulous company.

Date of experience: August 3, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Timothy,

We would love to help and see what we can do to make this right but we need more information. We see you have posted on Trustpilot and we will wait there for more information!

DJ
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AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Recommendation from a friend
August 3, 2022

Recommendation from a friend. Its good. Sometimes page opening bit slower. Other than that everything was good.

Date of experience: August 3, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Nalaka,

Thank your friend for such an awesome recommendation!

DJ
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Peru
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I heard about in Youtube, my former provider was Godaddy, their IT support its good, they resolves problems fast, always respond the chats. About 3 weeks severals mails took too long to be delivered and many of it never did, tried to communicate with chat support and they never answerd, only once, then 3 times doesn't answered.
Hope that the service will be fine again, dont want to come back with Godaddy.

Date of experience: August 1, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Aaron,

We are here to help! We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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El Salvador
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent service, speed and security, very satisfied

Date of experience: August 1, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

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Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Tyler Moore, and his great YouTube tutorials, recommending HostGator. I'm very happy with your expertise

Date of experience: July 29, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey John,

Thank you for your wonderful review!

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AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Still general and technical support needs to be improved

Date of experience: July 27, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

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Thank you for your feedback!

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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I"ve left feedback on every live chat nobody has ever responded. I"ve already wasted 10 plus hours of my time here not going to sit out and type it again.

Date of experience: July 27, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Wesley,

That's not okay. We will get this resolved for you. We have asked an Escalations Manager to assist.

DJ
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Guatemala
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ha sido una experiencia muy positiva, los tiempos de espera en la ayuda es lo único molesto, de ahí en más todo muy bien

Date of experience: July 25, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hola Walter,

¡Gracias por tu reseña!

DJ
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Hey Walter,

Thank you for you review!

DJ
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Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am an amateur web programmer
July 25, 2022

I am an amateur web programmer. After trying to host a new website on another popular service, I gave up and moved to HostGator. The support at HostGator is so much better than my previous host. Great service and fair prices. I recommend HostGator.

Date of experience: July 25, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Michael,

Thank you for your lovely review!

DJ
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Colombia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excellent experience with hostgator, nice speed and performance

Date of experience: July 25, 2022
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Cristina,

Thank you for your wonderful review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator.com