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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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New Mexico
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Had all necessary services I was looking for, for my small business site... at a good price!

Date of experience: November 24, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Thomas,

Thank you for your lovely review!

DJ
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Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Because that is the hosting service the people I am trying to help has
Chosen.

Date of experience: November 24, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Richard,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The website is for managing everything is awful. It takes forever to load and won't update information. Can't wait to transfer at the end of my paid time.

Date of experience: November 24, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Brittanie,

We definitely don't want you to feel this way. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and make things better.

DJ
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Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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November 23, 2021

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Date of experience: November 23, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Rodrigo,

We aren't too sure what this means but we are thankful for the 5 star rating! Thank you!

DJ
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Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I thought it was a good hosting apace, it seems i am wrong

Date of experience: November 23, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hey Cate,

We don't want you to think that. Let us help. We have asked for an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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Pakistan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Renewal prices are too high last year i paid $359.40 and this year renewal fee is $ 419.40

Date of experience: November 22, 2021
Reputation T. HostGator Rep
over a year old

Hi Muhammad,

Oh no! We definitely want to see if there is anything we can do to help you out with that. Our escalations team will be in touch soon to see how we can help. Thank you for the feedback!

Marissa
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New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very quick customer response and solved my issue within a matter of minutes. Highly recommended.

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

Hi Amanda,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
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Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Search but now I regret it because of this interruption

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

Hey James,

Sorry for the interruption, but thank you for your review!

DJ
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Pakistan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My next place to purchase everything related to online business.

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

Hey Sohail,

Thank you for choosing HostGator!

DJ
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Egypt
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have heard about it, and i decide to test its service performance

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

Hey Ayman,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
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California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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On firefox I was unable to log in to the control panel. The login page refused to recognize my email address and would not put up a password input. Is this because I am running uBlock Origin on firefox? You should not be using advertising cruft during admin login.

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

Hey Peter,

That is interesting. UBlock Origin might be causing the issue but we will take a look into this. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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Nigeria
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Because of online recommendations especially the YouTube steps to create a website.

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

Hey Nsisong,

Thank you for your review!

DJ
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Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Professional and complete services with spanish people

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

Hey Oscar,

Thank you for your kind review!

DJ
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Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Many years ago, on price, but customer service is horrible and the "QuickInstall" One Click installs don't work. Very frustrated. Tried to install MOODLE and CLAROLINE multiple times, never worked.

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

Hey James,

We have moved away from Quick Install and now use Softaculus. Let us help. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
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Ukraine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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1) It have plan that I can pay monthly (other variants had only annual plans). 2) It "felt" from the start somehow right (intuitive feeling). 3) Some other thing that I can't explain. So 1 and 2 and 3.

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

Hi Ivan,

Thank you for being apart of the HostGator community!

Marissa
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Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Have been trying to cancel my account and the website fails to respond to the 'cancel' action...

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

Hi Jeff,

Oh no! We absolutely understand how this could turn into a frustrating situation. We want to look into this and do what we can to get this resolved for you. That being said our escalations team will be in touch soon to help you out. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Marissa
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Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am trying to get my existing site migrated over for a week and never received a "we are working on your request". Contacted Support and they struggled to find my request but assured me it exists. Told me to wait 72 hours. That was 5 days ago. I still don't have a confirmation that my request exists and honestly I don't think there is a request and I don't think anyone is going to contact me back.

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

Hi Bradley,

Oh no! It's unfortunate to hear you have been running into these problems while using HostGator. I have brought this to the attention of our escalations team and they will be reaching out today to get this resolved. Thank you for letting us know.

Marissa
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Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Excelente precio inicial, y muy intuitivo

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

Hola Janet,

¡Gracias por la amable reseña!

Marissa
Defensor del cliente en HostGator

Hi Janet,

Thank you for the kind review!

Marissa
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Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Getting bombarded with solicitations via email and phone. I just wanted a domain and hosting. Please advice on how to stop the solicitations.

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

Hey Ari,

Sounds like you may not have Domain Privacy. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and see what is going on.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Pricing
December 17, 2021

Pricing.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to have my own hand-coded website hosted on my domain.

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

Hey Brian,

We will get you answers. We have asked an Escalations Manager to reach out and assist.

DJ
Customer Advocate at HostGator