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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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Michigan
1 review
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I don't recall, but we have been with HostGator a long time. You do good work.

Date of experience: December 21, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Ronald,

We are always happy to hear this. Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Brazil
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Eu já havia comprado outros domínios e minha experiência foi muito boa.
Quando preciso de ajuda o suporte está disponível a qualquer hora.

Date of experience: December 20, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hola Vanderli,

¡Gracias por la amable reseña!

Marissa
Defensor del cliente en HostGator

Hi Vanderli,

Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
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Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Im gettin frustrated that i cannot move forward with wordpress because error codes. Everything has been an error since signing up. Cant update the email address bc an error code now was provided with a ticket number that i lost.

Date of experience: December 20, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Daniel,

I am sorry to hear you have been running into these errors while using HostGator. I have brought this to the attention of our escalations team and they will be in touch soon to get this resolved. Thank you for letting us know!

Marissa
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I'm trying to get google and Microsoft credits but there is no option. Support has been stalling me for anything i ask. "We are checking" etc. this is the only thing they have said and then the chat expires because of inactivity.

Date of experience: December 19, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Hammad,

Let us see what we can do! We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out to assist.

DJ
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Hong Kong
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Flexibility and help in the tech support in addition to the hosting options.

Date of experience: December 19, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Suzette,

Our support is pretty good! Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Pakistan
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Because your rates are very good & its quick to checkout! Perfect work guys!

Date of experience: December 19, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Irene,

Thank you for your AWESOME review!

DJ
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Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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You apparently have no discernible or locatable onboarding process.

And your website will not allow me to sign into cPanel.

On top of that your support person, who makes a living telemarketing, cannot grasp the English language or understand that his Vietnamese accent makes him unintelligible.

He uses the English name James and is in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Robert,

We are sorry to hear you had a poor experience. We will be more than happy to reach out and see how we can help. We have asked an Escalations Manager to do just that!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing
December 18, 2021
Updated review

Amazing - above and beyond... personal attention from customer service - and very responsive emails and actions from tech support - in setting up, migrating and troubleshooting issues.

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Christopher,

We are so glad we could provide you with such great service. Thank you for your updated review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator


Price...
January 7, 2022
Previous review

Price...

Date of experience: December 8, 2021
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The monthly payment option and affordable. Never have any problems.

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Nicole,

No problems are exactly what we want to hear! Thank you for leaving such a kind review!

DJ
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Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer service is terrible at explaining process.

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Daniel,

We hate to hear you had a poor experience. We would love to get you your explanation to you. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out.

DJ
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Pakistan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It offers best options for professional developers like me. I am giving 4 stars because i cannot change/update my mobile phone number in billing information profile.

Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey there,

That's strange. Reach out to our frontline support! They should be able to change all that for you!

DJ
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Wyoming
0 reviews
0 helpful votes
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There seems to be a language barrier with you support staff.

Date of experience: December 17, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Jamie,

We would love to see if there are still any issues you are experiencing. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I haven't the slightest idea how to navigate HostGator, not Wordpress.
Where do I find EASY tutorials to make my site better?

Date of experience: December 17, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Kenneth,

Have no fear, we are here! We can point you in the right direction. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out to see how we can help!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

El Salvador
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been here for a long time, and the service is good

Date of experience: December 16, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Adiel,

We are curious as to why the low rating if you are happy with our services. Did something happen? We are here to find out. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and make sure everything is okay!

DJ
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New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I gave you 1 star because the customer support I received today was extremely horrible. They kept me on phone for over 1 hour without solving my issue.

Date of experience: December 16, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Elizabeth,

That is not okay. Let us see what we can do. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Website builder sucks!
January 14, 2022

Website builder sucks! Nowhere even close to other drag and drops offered by places like godaddy.com

Date of experience: December 15, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Bernard,

We are sorry to hear you are having issues with our drag and drop builder. You can try WordPress to see if that would better suit you.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's taken over a month and a half to fix my issues still working on changing pin haven't been able to do so yet and change payments

Date of experience: December 15, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Joan,

Well it sounds like you have a lot of things we need to take care of. We would love to help. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Go daddy is freaking unusable sometimes
December 14, 2021

Go daddy is freaking unusable sometimes. I had this thing up and running in like 30 minutes

Date of experience: December 14, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Paul,

Thank you for choosing HostGator! We are happy to have you here.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Reliable, and safe
December 14, 2021

Reliable, and safe. HostGator has an excellent reputation!

Date of experience: December 14, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey ET,

You have no idea how happy we are to hear this! Thank you for your review!

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Unhappy with service from old company and an increase in prices because email will now be with Microsoft.

Date of experience: December 13, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Gary,

Thank you for choosing to be apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
Customer Advocate at HostGator