✔ Host Gator review

📄 Editorial Review

🔃 Host Gator is part of Newfold Digital
🔧 Services: Web HostingDomain Registration Own datacenter
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Ever since they started their activity in 2002, HostGator has managed to develop a wide range of web hosting services, domain registration and other various services (Web Design). The awards they have won from the beginning of the company strengthen HostGator’s reputation.

Shared Hosting plans from HostGator each come with a free SSL certificate, unmetered bandwidth and 1-click installs. There are a number of free features available with these plans: free HostGator website builder; free website transfer, domain transfer, script transfer or MySQL transfer.
VPS hosting options are equipped with flexible software choices, advanced functionality or weekly backups.

Dedicated Servers include 3 dedicated IPv4 IPs, Raid-1 Configuration, unlimited databases, fully redundant, DDoS protection, and full root access. Cloud servers have integrated caching, data mirroring, automated failover (when encountering hardware problems, the customer’s site is switched to another server), intuitive dashboard and a free SSL certificate.

Reseller hosting plans are characterized by flexibility and scalability; unlimited domains and each of them comes with a free SSL certificate.

💰 Price & Cost

The prices showing when a customer looks for a plan are the ones offered for the first term. The discount offers provided by HostGator are really attractive, but customers should pay attention to these small details, so they do not get the wrong idea. The main problem may appear when a customer has to renew their plans, because most of the time moving away to another provider is a LOT of work, they will simple stay and pay higher prices on renew.

⌛ Reliability

They are dedicated to offer a reliable page and speed performance. Their guarantee is 99.9% uptime.

🏢 Data Center

Even if they first founded the company in Florida, HostGator now has its offices in Houston and Austin, Texas on CyrusOne's Houston West facility. Second datacenter used is the Bluehost.com facility, AceDataCenters.com from Provo, UT

✍️ Customer Support

HostGator offers great support facilities for its customers. These can access a Customer Portal where they can create an account and get the help they need. There is also a Support Portal where customers can directly access tutorials, forums or choose to contact HostGator assistance by phone, email or live chat.

🔨 Control Panel

HostGator uses the latest version of cPanel. Their cPanel version is customized by them and therefore, it is more user-friendly.

🎯 Conclusion

HostGator is one of the top companies that offer great technical specification for their plans and these are really attractive for customers. There is a good variety of plans provided with features that increase the reliability of these plans.

Pros:
-Great free features for plans;
-User-friendly cPanel;

Cons:
- Cheap prices only for the first term until these are renewed;
- Complains regarding cancellation of plans and refund;

🌏 Server locations:

Houston Provo

📢 Special pages

• About us
• Terms of Service
• Acceptable Use Policy
• FAQ