Comments on: HostGator vs GoDaddy Website Hosting Comparison

By: The Web Hosting Hero

The Web Hosting Hero — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:27 +0000

@Soan: I used to have 3 VPS with FutureHosting and it was awesome. Now I upgraded to 2 dedicated servers but I'm still with FutureHosting.The only downside to FutureHosting is that they don't offer phone support but it doesn't matter to me because they usually reply and start WORKING on my support ticket within 15 to 30 minutes.I also tried MyHosting and it went well but they block a handful of ports and it caused some problems with my website. Support was very good too but not as quick as FH. On the other side, they offer more VPS options than most providers.If phone support is really important to you, get a VPS from Hostgator. I had one too there and it definitely rocks. Provisioning was fast and tech support is good as always.FutureHosting still has the best support out of them all.

By: Soan

Soan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:11:58 +0000

I am currently using Godaddy’s windows shared hosting plan and looking to purchase a virtual private server (VPS).
Any idea about who is better in this (VPS) space?

I have read lot of bad reviews about Godaddy VPS about the server going down because of parent node having issues.

Some help would be appreciated as it will help me make a decision.

By: Animish

Animish — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:26:28 +0000

HostGator is the Best! GoDaddy is not so good. It is ok for small sites. But if you want to host a heavy site, you can (rather should) go with HG. I have HG’s shared plan and consuming 250+gb of b/ w EVERY DAY. Yet my site is fast and always up.

Also, if you want a good Domain Registrar, i will suggest BigRock. (India’s #1 Domain Registrar). Their domain management interface is extremely good and nameservers are updated within seconds. Really!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:10:22 +0000

I’ve decided to go with Godaddy for me and my girlfriend’s personal blog and you’re right, I feel like their customer service is astounding! They gave me a call practically right after I clicked the purchase button. My internship uses HostGator though and I do like the cPanel a lot now that I’ve gottten accustomed to it. In the end, I think a lot of people go with GoDaddy just because of all the exposure they’ve paid for but I’ve heard better things for HostGator.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:18:09 +0000

I used godaddy for domain and hosting, I have 3 dozens domain and all hosted in godaddy, I dont have any problem on it. I did used hostgator because, after signup you need to scan your valid IDs and send to gator wait for approval, if disapproved you got a refund and your site is off, this is not a good security practice.

By: Shailesh Tripathi

Shailesh Tripathi — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:46:10 +0000

I too want to have a better web hosting for myself, help me to choose better one.

By: Alfred

Alfred — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:48:17 +0000

wow thank god i found this.. im about to subscribe into one of the hosting package of godaddy, but i found out they dont have a cpanel which is more convenient to use. and now i will check hostgator for their hosting package. Thank you for the infos.

By: Ajay Patel

Ajay Patel — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:40:10 +0000

very useful information overall result register the domain name with godaddy and host with Hostgator

By: The Web Hosting Hero

The Web Hosting Hero — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:39:12 +0000

@Andy: by the way, you may want to try out some Content Delivery Networks for a short while to see if it increases your website speed around the around. Read our MaxCDN case study here => http://www.thewebhostinghero.com/articles/case-study-wp-maxcdn-cloudflare.html

Read more about CDN technology and benefits here => http://www.thewebhostinghero.com/articles/content-delivery-network.html

By: The Web Hosting Hero

The Web Hosting Hero — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:27:14 +0000

@Andy: China's Internet traffic is routed through the Great Firewall of China which filters out censored websites. This maybe the reason why your website (and many others) are really slow from China.