Compare Godaddy and Hostgator

Godaddy is the major domain registrar and Hostgator is the biggest expert shared host on the net. So how do they evaluate when it comes to shared hosting?




Control Panel and Features

Godaddy uses a custom control panel, where as Hostgator offer cPanel, almost certainly the best control panel in the business. cPanel has so many features and add-ons like Fantastic script installer to create life easier for webmasters. Godaddy's control panel lacks the features and is not extremely user friendly. It would be a key disappointment for higher users.

Hostgator or Godaddy - Which is cheaper?

Both Godaddy and Hostgator offer three similar packages. Though the space, bandwidth offered by Hostgator are more, that should just be seen as a advertising gimmic - both of them oversell a lot and you get limited by CPU usage. For shorter agreement periods, Godaddy offer a better price, with most plans being $1-$2 per month less than that of Hostgator. But that is not much of a difference, and Hostgator offer more features and resources in the similar package. Overall, Hostgator is reasonably priced and Godaddy is smooth cheaper. In case you want, you can use some Godaddy Coupon for even cheaper rates.

Uptime and Performance

Hostgator offer the best uptime in the middle of all hosts we experienced, which unluckily doesn't include Godaddy. Godaddy uptime gets mixed reviews usually, but we be able to not prove it. Hostgator anyway offer excellent uptime, as demonstrated by our third party monitoring tool here. They have been consistantly giving an uptime above the industry standard 99.9% over a period of almost two years.

Hostgator Support Vs Godaddy Support

Both of them offer 24/7 support via tickets and toll free lines. In addition to the above, Hostgator offer both online chat and peer support forums. Godaddy support is expert, but lacks the personal touch just like most big companies. They may just push a link to the FAQ or terms and services sometimes, where as Hostgator will take care of even newbie issues and out of scope problems. Overall, Hostgator support is miles ahead of Godaddy.

Over All

There is no evaluation here. Hostgator scores in all probable parameters, except for probably the price. Godaddy is good for domain registration but for hosting, go with a expert like Hostgator.