GODADDY vs HOST GATOR

Hostgator or Hostmonster (both works well for me)

Go with HostGator. This is not even close.

GoDaddy is nice for domain registrations, but their web hosting leaves a lot to be desired.

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You can try namecheap too.

Hostgator. No question. GoDaddy is a disaster of a hosting company. I've had plenty of clients who use GoDaddy, so I've got first hand experience. Their interface is terrible.

For domains, Namecheap.

If you ask me, go for Namecheap for buying domains, and hostgator for hosting. Why suffer taking either one of the service with Godaddy?

I have used both, but rec none. There are many other services. Yeah, we do say many.

Hey what about Bluehost? I use it and really like it. Why is Hostgator better?

Hostgator is the best , and they have the best customer service , 24/7 , so if you have any problem you can chat with them at anytime.

Business users or webmaster hosting commerce websites will go for Hostgator

I'm with namecheap. Very reliable.

I do use godaddy for domain registration.coz it really work well for me. But i think if compare to use the web hosting service.I do think Hostgator seems better.

Hostgator is more suited to a business website. However, whoever you choose I recommend not hosting with the same company you register your domains with.

I am actually happy with Godaddy as a host. Any time I've had a problem I've been able to phone them 24/7 on a local rate call (given that I am in London and they are in America - I'm happy with that!) and get quick competant help.

Of course I make sure that my domains are actually registered elsewhere!

Whichever host you pick someone will be able to tell you about a horror story and someone will be able to recommend a better one.

I think a good strategy would be to make sure that your hosting and domain registration are separate and that you make regular backups - so that if you experience a problem then you can transfer quickly and easily. Ands as soon as it is viable - have two hosts and mirror sites so that you are not left in the lurch.

Hope that helps

I'm actually in the middle of this exact same discussion on another forum. Here's what I recommend...

1) Use NameCheap for domains
2) Use HostGator for hosting
3) Don't get your domain and hosting from the same place

If you want to use Wordpress, GoDadday will have you pulling your hair out. go with HostGator.

HostGator without a doubt... stay away from GoDaddy... their hosting is horrendous and using WP can be a nightmare with them... HostGator all the way!

I've used both! Go Daddy hosting is horrible next to Hostgator. I've been very happy with Hostgator.

I use godaddy for the domain and had used hostgator for hosting. hostgator was very good no downtime expereinced. I only had to move because they had a mailing limit(i use the hosting for sending emails to subscribers) so I had to move to a new server.

If you want to use GoDaddy, use them for their auctions.

GoDaddy is a nightmare, hostgator for hosting and name cheap for domains...my tuppence worth.

Im fairly certain I'll end up using Host Gator, I've seen their control panel vs that of go daddy. The only down side to Host Gator is their random security protocols that they have, insane isn't describing half of what you have to do to eventually register and activate your account. If you have never registered a hosting account this might be enough to put you off the whole idea.

I don't use shared hosting anymore, but if I were to use it, I'd have to go with HostGator from past experiences. I just remember HostGator shared being a little slow loading cPanel though.

Hosting your website at GoDaddy is like ordering the fried chicken at Red Lobster. It's not really what they do, so it's not going to be very good, but they don't care and neither do most of their customers.

I hosted my site on GoDaddy initially because I wanted to try to minimize paying through different companies..

HUGE mistake. GoDaddy hosting is horrendous, after a few months and countless server crashes, I switched to Host Gator and haven't looked back.

GoDaddy used to crash at least once a week for me, Host Gator hasn't missed a beat once!

I finally got my last of many Godaddy hosted domains moved to Hostgator earlier this summer... need I say more?

Hostgator for hosting, they've been reliable for me and have really great customer service.

Godaddy for domains, they always seem to have the best deals on them, especially if you search for their coupon codes.

When I first started out I used GoDaddy and it was horrible. I figured out real fast that GoDaddy was best for registering domains and Hostgator was the way to go for hosting. Seems like pretty much everyone here thinks this.

I'm so glad that I picked a highly recommended hosting service. I have never had a problem with Hostgator and I like the cpanel choices on the site. I've been using it for over a year now, no problems at all. And, I had someone else help me with my account (DNS and all).

Wow talk about a lot of suggestions I got a question why wouldn't you buy and host your domains using the same company?

i am using Hostgator from last 2 years , and they are best,
but if you want to go for big then rackspac ( but i don't think you need that now )

I have accounts with both Bluehost and Hostgator. HG are amazing on price and beat BH hands down for customer service every time. For domains, I usually go with 123reg or GD.

Only use godaddy for domain registrations not for webhosting. I prefer namecheap over godaddy for domain registrations but if godaddy has a good sale going on then I'll buy a domain and switch it the next year to namecheap... HostGator has been great for hosting. I've been using Hostgator's baby shared plan for 3 years now and host 12 websites on the one account with no problems.

Godaddy is good for using them as a registrar and hostgator is better for hosting purposes. However, I would go with a custom made web companies for serious applications for you website.

Godaddy for domains and hostgator for hosting. Best combination bar none IMHO!

HOSTGATOR IS EXCELLENT!!!

I would always recommend Hostgator.. for anything complex (i.e. a PHP script) Godaddy is a pain, as their server software is outdated and configured strangely. Most scripts will not support their product on Godaddy hosting.

I set my first site up with Godaddy and I am still regreting it now. Once I started on hostgator my sites are about 10x faster and the interface actually makes sense and is alot easier to use.

Using Godaddy to do anything is such a pain in the ass.

Like most have said use godaddy for domain names and hostgator for hosting

Hostgator for hosting.

Go with Hostagator for hosting. Go Daddy is better to buy domain names.

Cheers
Mildred

I agree with what a lot of people are saying in this thread. Namecheap for domain registrations and Hostgator for hosting. (preferably the business or reseller hosting plan as in my experience your sites will load a bit faster than the baby croc plan - although that may not be true for everybody.)

That said, if you have multiple websites it's a good idea if you can spread your registrations around amongst different registrars.

Hostgator uses Cpanel ; whereas Godaddy has a custom panel setup - a nightmare for a lot of installs. Godaddy is ok for bulk domain name checking and registering ; nothing like registering a 100 domains in about 15 minutes...

Don't go with GoDaddy for shared hosting. THey really load the servers...

I will recommend Hosgator. They work perfect for me.

Godaddy or Namecheap for registering domains.

Hostgator for hosting. Their support is superb. With many hosting companies, support is only available during normal working hours. HG is available 24/7 and that too as a chat option so you do not have to waste time chasing a phone system. During my 5+ years using HG, I have never seen the 'live chat' disabled at any time of day or night.

Also, it is very easy to get started with hostgator. You can start for just 1 cent (yes, that's not a typo just 1 cent = 0.01 dollars) for the whole of the first month if you use the coupon HOSTGATORINTRO when you sign up. You can have all your domains hosted under this single account. Given that the barrier is so low to try hostgator, you should definitely go with them.

I'm not sure if it's true but rumor has it Host Gator has been overloading their servers. When I was in this situation last month I fell between Hostgator and GreenGeeks. I chose GreenGeeks Reseller they are 300% Green have the newest servers (They have been wonderful) I have not been a HostGator Customer. I would not use GoDaddy for hosting again, ever. The other reason I chose GreenGeeks over HostGator is the unlimited space feature for reseller, I'd rather not be limited.

I have some domains at name cheap and some at GoDaddy. Right now for my main domain I use Godaddy, because of the support and the custom DNS features. NameCheap does not have the best customer service. But their control panel is easy. Eventually, I will have half of my domains at name cheap and half at Godaddy. Why have all your eggs in one basket?

Hope this helps in your search

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PS I also agree with @bellringer09 to NOT have your domains at the Company you use for your host.

For me the best solution is hostgator. Simple to use and very good customer service.

Register domains with Namecheap and host with Hostgator

If u preffer quality and uptime + service, deff Host Gator !

Hi Stuart,

I am proudly using Godaddy to purchase domains at cheapest price (use their coupon codes) and host my domains with Hostgator (they are reliable and superb support).

They are both awesome...

Abhijit....

I use both. I like them both. Both allow you to host multiple domains (delux hosting with go daddy, baby croc or higher with hostgator). Both have auto install of many add on apps like wordpress, though hostgator also has php list and a couple of other mailing list apps if you don't have an autoresponder service like aweber already.

Go daddy delux plan is a little cheaper (about $7 a month, much less if you pay for a year at a time), versus hostgator which is about $10 per month.

Both have great support.
Both allow use of custome htaccess and php.ini files, which is important if you use them.

Godaddy limits your email addresses (though it does allow catchall address so this isn't really an issue), BUT godaddy also limits your daily smtp email sending limit to 250 messages per day (unless you buy more). Hostgator does not limit your smtp out (except to the extent that is you do mass mailing, you must throttle your sending to roughly 1 message every 8 seconds (about 450 per hour) for shared servers, so as not to bog down the server bandwidth. For most people this is not an issue.

I like hostgator better for 2 main reasons: 1 is that I use a lot of MySQL databases. Hostgator allows unlimited databases, whereas Godaddy has a 25 DB limit for the delux hosting.

2. and most important, in my opinion, is that Hostgator offers the CPanel interface with the baby croc plan (or higher), and CPanel is a very nice feature if you use it (though the godaddy account management interfaces are also very feature rich and allow you most of the same options, if not all). I prefer using CPanel to manage my server, and so on that point alone, I would recommend hostgator over Godaddy. But if you are unfamiliar with CPanel, you may find Godaddy interface easier to use.

But like I said, both offer great support.

Personally, I have about 60 websites and use Hostgator for most of the ones that require active development, but I still use Godaddy to host about 23 sites and also I register all of my Domain names through them. Not that Hostgator isn't a good registrar, I just haven't ever used them to register a domain, so I don't know about the differences in price or services as far as domain registration is concerned.

Hope that helps!

I have been using Host Gator for hosting my niche sites and GoDaddy for my domains.

In my opinion and experience, Host Gator is the #1 choice for me in terms of web hosting. It has superb 24/7 LiveChat Support and its server is extremely stable.

I never used godaddy for hsoting but I can tell you they are so annoying with all their limited time coupons that I receive in my email you really should just go with hostgator (who I do use and NEVER had a problem that was not solved within an hour, they have AMAZING customer service).

Hostgator for hosting service and Godaddy for registering domains(lots of coupons and discounts)....Best combination,for me...

GODADDY for domains and HOST GATOR for hosting.

Of the two, go with Host Gator. GoDaddy will drive you nuts.

I vote Hostgator for hosting, they have great cs support

I've used both, and I have better experience with Host Gator.

I use both - But GoDaddy is always pushing sales and upgrades. They have terrible user interface. HG is fast and their CPanel is easy to navigate.

You can also try AccuWebHosting.

They gives 24/7/365 Support by Chat, Phone or by Email also.

Hostgator- based from experience.

+1 for Hostgator.
-100 for Godaddy :-)

+5 for LiquidWeb (just in case you wanted to know my preferred host :-)

- Ravi Jayagopal

I haven't tried HostGator yet but have read good reviews on it. GoDaddy is pretty good, so is Namecheap.

Godaddy is good for domain and Hostgator is best for hosting

Hostgator has everything you'll need. Godaddy is lacking in a lot of features and can be a bit of a pain to work with (although they're OK).

I would avoid 1&1 or yahoo.

For domains, sure - it keeps it simple to use Godaddy, but keep up with the renewals and use a coupon. That's where they make up their originally cheap prices - by charging a bit more for the renewals. It really adds up when you have hundreds of domains and you want privacy features. (note: I use Godaddy for the majority of my domains and one or two sites as a host company)

There are some really great hosting companies out there besides Hostgator, but I would NOT choose Godaddy over hostgator.

For hosting definitely go with hostgator.

I use godaddy for domains and hostgator for hosting.

"Godaddy VS Hostgator" is not the right word, but "Godaddy With Hostgator", hehe

go for hostgator! its better

Hiya ,

In my opinion, Hostgator is the best, 24/7 support, but if you want for SEO purpose, you can look for a local hosing instead.

Hope it helps.

Hostgator is always best.

I always use Hostgator for hosting (easy to use, including fantastico with Wordpress, Drupal etc.)

I have used Godaddy for my first 5 domains. I have now switched to Namecheap as they will hide your privacy for the public free the first year (5 dollars). Normal .com domains are same price almost. Remember to find month coupons before registrering

Hostmonster and Hostgator are sister companies, they are bothe owned by a parent company. I've used them both and they are both equally good at providing a hosting service. The only difference I can see is that with Hostgator, you can Pay-as-you go monthly but with Hostmonster you have to pay a renewable one off anual fee. So it depends on your needs in that way.
Tip - Always keep your domains on a different host than the domain name provider.

Hope that helps

My 2 pence worth is for sure hostgator....reason being is that you have instant chat 24/7. I actually dislike Godaddy due to not being able to buy anything without having multiple upsells thrown at you.

When i was a newbie and tried to buy a domain i ended up with hosting as well, part my fault im sure but rather than clicking boxes to get things you want you have to unclick things you dont want or you end up paying for them...

The big thing though is the 24/7 hour live chat - if your like me and work strange hours and get lost on something, just get someone on chat and they are always there to help!

Hostgator all the way!!!

My personal experience with Hostgator support has been good. 24/7 customer service is a really nice benefit.

Hi,
I use JustHost and it okay. They just upgrade their panel and now has several great built-in tools.

I have had great success with both GoDaddy and Host Gator as far as customer service is concerned: both have been excellent for me. But, GoDaddy will drive you nuts.....especially if you are a newbie because they have so many upgrades that you think you MUST have and you end up wasting a lot of money unnecessarily.

Jerry

I would recommend Hostgator. Their support services are timely and very effective.

Hostgator is good but their baby plans have only 25 maximum connections!!!

Not to change subjects but I see it mentioned quite a few times in here, my question is why have your domains at a different place than your hosting ?
I have seen that mentioned many times but never a reason behind it !

I have go daddy hosting and exclusively use wordpress and all of my domains are hosted there too, I find their interface very easy to use and its even easier to add wordpress to a domain atleast for me..

I have never had so much as a glitch with sites being down or anything bad as of yet and the customer service has always been outstanding when I have called when trying to figure something out.

I did have hostgator for 1 year, but I lost my 2 sites I had with them without warning, never recieved any email letting me know registration was due (email was active and correct) so I left them because of that..

I am still new to this stuff (just over 2 years) so I love seeing good threads and comments on these types of questions in order to help me learn what to do and what not to do or what to use..

I really want to know why have hosting separate from the domain registrar, the answer has eluded me for quite some time...lol

I have used Both Go Daddy and Host Gator for hosting.

The biggest issue for me was the ability to use 3rd party scripts. Some come with "Auto installers" which are designed for Cpanel hosts. Go Daddy uses a proprietary user interface. If you want to install these scripts on your site, you need to do it manually which can be a nightmare. Hostgator is Cpanel based and these installers work like a charm.

Further, for pretty much the same money, Go Daddy offers 25 databases & you pay extra for multiple email addresses. Hostgator offers unlimited databases and email accounts on the baby plan.

Hands Down,... HostGator Wins!

Based on my experience, I would suggest using Go Daddy for purchasing your domains, and Host Gator for your Hosting.

Cheers

HostGator has been great for hosting - I have dedicated server with them, excellent support!

To buy domain names prefer Namecheap rather than GoDaddy

I used to recommend goDaddy but after having so many good experiences with Host Gator I have jumped on their bandwagon.

I have used Hostgator for many years now and I never had any problems with them, so I recommend Hostgator every day of the week.

HOST GATOR ANY DAY...

In Hosting I would recommend Hostgator and for Domain Registration Namecheap/Godaddy.

Hostgator is awesome in Technical Support and they solve your issues in very fast turnaround time.