GoDaddy vs. HostGator

Are you looking for one of the best web hosting companies? Or, perhaps want to see how GoDaddy or HostGator rank among the top web hosting providers? This GoDaddy vs. HostGator review will give you an overview of what GoDaddy and HostGator have to offer to the web hosting community and their customers.

GoDaddy vs. HostGator – Similiarities

HostGator vs GoDaddy

GoDaddy is well known for their racy commercials, but those in the web hosting industry know that GoDaddy is also known globally for their web hosting and domain name services. GoDaddy manages more domain names around the world than any other single domain name registrar, or web hosting provider. Many web hosting companies find one little niche market they are good at and focus all of their attention to one solid web hosting product. But unlike other hosts, GoDaddy has been able to find a number of web hosting products and services they are good at and have been able to use to develop some very solid and very popular products to suit the needs of a wide variety of customers.

HostGator, much like GoDaddy, has been able to expand their web hosting products and services beyond that of the regular shared web hosting providers. HostGator offers not only shared web hosting but also Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting, and Dedicated Servers. HostGator is also one of the top leading web hosts, managing over 5,000,000 domains globally.

GoDaddy and HostGator Web Hosting Comparisons –

Here are just a few features that we feel set each of these web hosting providers apart from the others in these common web hosting products/services:

GoDaddy – Starts at just $2.99/mo.

  • 3 Linux Plans to Choose From
  • 3 Windows Plans to Choose From
  • Instantly Scalable
  • 4GH Web Hosting

HostGator – Starts at just $3.96/mo

  • 3 Linux Plans to Choose From
  • cPanel Control Panel
  • Green Web Hosting
  • Unlimited Web Space and Bandwidth

GoDaddy vs. HostGator Reseller Web Hosting

GoDaddy – Starts at $99.99 a YEAR

  • Instant Activation
  • Pay Per Click Revenue Sharing
  • 24/7/365 Client Support
  • Marketing Support (banners, traffic analysis, tracking, etc)

HostGator – Starts at $19.96 per MONTH

  • 5 Web Hosting Reseller Plans
  • 4,500 Free Website Templates
  • Free WHMCS or WHM AutoPilot Client Management
  • Free Enom Domain Name Reseller Account

HostGator vs. GoDaddy VPS Hosting

GoDaddy vs HostGator

GoDaddy – Starts at $29.99/mo.

  • CentOS, Fedora, or Windows Plan Options
  • Optional Assisted Service Plan (managed hosting)
  • Parallels, Plesk, cPanel options
  • Loads of Ad Credits and Free Extras

HostGator – Starts at $39.95/mo.

  • 9 VPS Hosting Levels to Choose From
  • CentOS Linux w/Full Root Access
  • Virtuozzo Power Panel
  • Optional cPanel/WHM Control Panel

GoDaddy vs. HostGator Dedicated Servers

GoDaddy – Starts at $69.99 Month

  • 6 Dedicated Server Plans
  • Free SSL Certificate
  • CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows, or 64-Bit Options
  • Live 24/7 Support

HostGator – Starts at $174 Month

  • 4 Dedicated Server Plans
  • Fully Managed Dedicated Servers
  • Complete Control with Root Access
  • Dedicated Hardware without Resource Restrictions

GoDaddy vs. Host Gator – Differences

The biggest difference we think you will see between GoDaddy and HostGator are in the number of products they carry and the way in which they service those products. GoDaddy offers a number of trademarked and non-trademarked products that you will not find with other hosts such as; Video.ME, Cash Parking, GoDaddy Hosting Connection, Web Site Tonight, Quick Shopping Cart, SmartSpace, GoDaddy Auctions and more… HostGator does not offer many of these very niche products. But you could look at that 2 ways – 1) You may have to go elsewhere if you want to add these things to your site 2) HostGator focuses on what they do best without trying to market anything similar to hosting.

HostGator and GoDaddy offer 24/7/365 web hosting customer service. However, even though their customer support desk is available 24/7 with live support, with GoDaddy there is no toll-free telephone number (you will be calling long distance) whereas HostGator is toll-free. This may not make a difference to many people these days with the use of cell phones but we felt it was worth mentioning. GoDaddy does brag about having hold times of less than 2 minutes and knowledgeable staff to help you in a quick and efficient manner. When calling them be prepared to be offered upgraded services, the GoDaddy staff is trained to up-sell their products, granted the fact they have a number of useful tools it kind of makes sense.

For more details and special discount pricing visit GoDaddy and/or HostGator today by clicking their official website links below –

Official GoDaddy Link

Official HostGator Link