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Big Commerce (bigcommerce.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2019.
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Company address location is complete
Company phone/fax is added
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"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
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👉 Total Reviews: 57
🙌 Average Rating: 5.8 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 35
👎 Bad Reviews: 22
👈 Official Responses: 0
5.8 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

57 user reviews
 
11305 Four Points
Austin, TX 78726
US

5005 Mitchelldale Suite #100
Houston, TX 77092
US
Part of Newfold Digital
📧 Emailsales@b...support@h...
☎ Phone1-888-248-9325, 1800 107 862, +1-512-758-7588(866) 964-2867 [Toll free], (713) 574-5287 [Local], +1-713-574-5287 [International]
Ranks🏆 Semrush 10,301 (lower is better)
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Languages en-US en-US
📄 InfoEven if they are a rather new company in the hosting industry as they were founded in 2009, BigCommerce has international recognition for their services in more than 120 countries.

They design cloud solutions that include:Unlimited bandwidth;Unlimited storage;Unlimited staff accounts;Unlimited products;Unlimited API Calls (only available for the enterprise-level plan);In order to improve your business, BigCommerce provides sales channels that help you advertise your products: branded [...]
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Founded in 2002, HostGator has grown from a small startup into one of the most recognizable names in the web hosting industry, now powering over 2 million websites globally. With offices in Austin and Houston, Texas, and a quirky mascot named Snappy, HostGator has built a brand rooted in a mix of technical expertise and approachable, customer-friendly communication.

The company’s offerings span from shared hosting and VPS to dedicated servers, domain registration, and formerly a website [...]
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📡 Established2009October, 2002
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

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Bigcommerce
Started from: May, 2009
  • Tweets: 33,364
  • Followers: 65,870
  • Friends: 11,460
  • Last activity:

hostgator
Started from: August, 2008
  • Tweets: 36,373
  • Followers: 78,001
  • Friends: 19,594
  • Last activity:

BigCommerce
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HostGator
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Bigcommerce
  • Followers: 8,912
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2009
  • Employee Count: 201-500
  • Industry: Computer Software

Hostgator.com
  • Followers: 3,276
  • Entity type: Public Company
  • Founded: 2002
  • Employee Count: 501-1000
  • Industry: Internet

http://blog.bigcommerce.com
  • Blog Posts: 1,362
  • Blog added on: Jan, 2014
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

https://www.hostgator.com/blog/
  • Blog Posts: 1,112
  • Blog added on: Dec, 2011
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Cloud - 4/0
💡 Plan NameEcommerce Enterprise [Linux]-
💰 Priceon request-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM -
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Call 1-866-991-0872 for custom pricing lower than Magento and Shopify Plus
Power your team’s success with the best full-service open platform
No transaction fees 0%
Products, file storage and bandwidth - Unlimited
Staff accounts - Unlimited

Sales Channels
Branded online store
eBay and Amazon [...]
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📅 Date PlanNov 2020-
💡 Plan NameEcommerce Standard [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 29.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM -
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Sell online with your own beautiful online store
No transaction fees 0%
Products, file storage and bandwidth - Unlimited
Staff accounts - Unlimited

Sales Channels
Branded online store
eBay and Amazon
Point of sale
Facebook/Instagram
Pinterest
Google Shopping

Features
Responsive website [...]
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📅 Date PlanNov 2020-
💡 Plan NameEcommerce Plus [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 79.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM -
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Grow your online business with marketing tools proven to increase conversion
No transaction fees 0%
Products, file storage and bandwidth - Unlimited
Staff accounts - Unlimited

Sales Channels
Branded online store
eBay and Amazon
Point of sale
Facebook/Instagram
Pinterest
Google [...]
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📅 Date PlanNov 2020-
💡 Plan NameEcommerce Pro [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 299.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM -
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Scale your growing business with a comprehensive set of features
No transaction fees 0%
Products, file storage and bandwidth - Unlimited
Staff accounts - Unlimited

Sales Channels
Branded online store
eBay and Amazon
Point of sale
Facebook/Instagram
Pinterest
Google Shopping

Features [...]
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📅 Date PlanNov 2020-
🔧 Shared Hosting - 0/4
💡 Plan Name-Hatchling Plan [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 3.75/mo. VAT exc
($ 10.99 after 26 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-10 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-10
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)When you just need one site.
Now 66% OFF! Ideal for 40K visits/mo
AI Site Creation Tools
30-day Money-Back Guarantee info_outline
Free Domain 1st Year info_outline
Free Site Migration Tool info_outline
Free CDN - Cloudflare with Argo Routing
Managed WordPress Updates
24/7 Chat [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Baby Plan [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 4.50/mo. VAT exc
($ 16.49 after 36 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-20 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-20
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Perfect for multiple sites.
Now 73% off! 20 Websites
20 GB SSD Storage
Ideal for 50K visits/mo
AI Site Creation Tools
30-day Money-Back Guarantee info_outline
Free Domain 1st Year info_outline
Free Site Migration Tool info_outline
Free CDN - Cloudflare with Argo Routing
Managed WordPress [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Business Plan [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 6.25/mo. VAT exc
($ 21.99 after 36 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-50 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-50
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Ideal for multiple sites needing storage, security, + backups.
Now 72% off! 50 Websites
50 GB SSD Storage
Ideal for 200K visits/mo
AI Site Creation Tools
30-day Money-Back Guarantee info_outline
Free Domain 1st Year info_outline
Free Site Migration Tool info_outline
Free CDN - Cloudflare with [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Pro Plan [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 13.95/mo. VAT exc
($ 29.69 after 36 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-100 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-100
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Ideal for multiple sites needing storage, security, + backups.
Now 72% off! 100 Websites
50 GB SSD Storage
Ideal for 200K visits/mo
AI Site Creation Tools
30-day Money-Back Guarantee info_outline
Free Domain 1st Year info_outline
Free Site Migration Tool info_outline
Free CDN - Cloudflare with [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
🔧 Dedicated Hosting - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Value - NVMe 32 [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 141.19/mo. VAT exc
($ 188.79 after first term)
💿 Disk Space-1000 GB SSD NVMe
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-8 core CPU
🔋 RAM-32 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-3
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, Plesk, WHM
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)RAM DDR5
Full root access
Dedicated resources
Free content transfers
MySQL Unlimited
cPanel/WHM Linux
Softaculous Linux
Plesk Windows
Plesk Application Vault
Windows
Maximum outgoing emails Unlimited
Maximum POP/IMAP connections
Unlimited
Advanced DDoS Protection Scrub Center
Create manual [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Power - NVMe 64 [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 238.79/mo. VAT exc
($ 276.37 after first term)
💿 Disk Space-2000 GB SSD NVMe
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-16 core CPU
🔋 RAM-64 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-3
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, Plesk, WHM
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Enterprise - NVMe 128 [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 343.79/mo. VAT exc
($ 398.77 after first term)
💿 Disk Space-2000 GB SSD NVMe
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-32 core CPU
🔋 RAM-125 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-3
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, Plesk, WHM
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
🔧 VPS - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Snappy 2000 - NVMe 4 [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 34.99/mo. VAT exc
($ 53.99 after first term)
💿 Disk Space-100 GB SSD NVMe
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-2 Cores CPU
🔋 RAM-4 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)cPanel/WHM Optional ( $12/mo)
Operating System AlmaLinux 9
Root access
Softaculous script installer
LetsEncrypt SSL included
Unlimited email accounts
Free content transfers info_outline
Network guarantee info_outline
MySQL
Unmetered bandwidth
Dedicated IP
Maximum outgoing emails [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Snappy 4000 - NVMe 8 [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 53.99/mo. VAT exc
($ 83.99 after first term)
💿 Disk Space-200 GB SSD NVMe
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-4 Cores CPU
🔋 RAM-4 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Snappy 8000 - NVMe 16 [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 82.99/mo. VAT exc
($ 128.99 after first term)
💿 Disk Space-450 GB SSD NVMe
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-8 Cores CPU
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
🔧 SSL Certificates - 0/4
💡 Plan Name-Positive SSL
💰 Price-$ 39.99/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Single-domain DV certificate issued by Sectigo with 2048-bit keys, 256-bit encryption, $10 000 warranty and TrustLogo site seal. Installs in minutes via your HostGator Portal or cPanel and works on both www and non-www versions of one hostname. Introductory price renews at $69.99; no dedicated IP [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Sectigo SSL
💰 Price-$ 99.99/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Premium DV certificate for one domain backed by a $250 000 warranty and dynamic Sectigo TrustLogo. Provides identical 2048/256-bit encryption but higher financial assurance, making it suitable for checkout pages or membership portals that want extra shopper confidence.

Every HostGator SSL [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-Positive Wildcard SSL
💰 Price-$ 119.99/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Wildcard DV certificate securing a primary domain plus **unlimited** first-level subdomains (e.g., blog.example.com, shop.example.com) with one install. Backed by $10 000 warranty and issued within minutes after simple DNS or file validation. Covers future subdomains at no extra charge, saving on [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💡 Plan Name-EV SSL
💰 Price-$ 239.88/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Extended-Validation certificate that triggers the company name in modern browser address bars, adding maximum visual trust for banks, SaaS dashboards or high-value e-commerce. Issued after strict business vetting; includes a $1.75 million warranty and Sectigo Smart Seal. Supports one FQDN and [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jul 2025
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
📤 List of products
  • Cloud
  • Shared Hosting
  • Dedicated Hosting
  • VPS
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
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-anonymous- (woltmann@t...)
on 📆 Oct 29, 2023
Average Hosting Experience with HostGator
😃 HostGator is an okay choice for hosting, especially if you are on a tight budget. However, if you prioritize excellent customer support and faster website performance, you might want to explore other options before making your decision. My [...]

-anonymous- (msdanajane@g...)
on 📆 Jan 22, 2019
😠 I signed up for their business shared hosting for 3 years. After 1 month my add-on domains stopped working. An upgrade from free to paid SSL took a week for them to get working. The ticketing system is no longer available, so a 20min wait via live [...]

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