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Corporate Info: Hostgator is a privately owned company founded in 2002 that has no debt, is very profitable, and has NO intentions of selling any time soon. They provide service to over 400,000 websites on their shared and reseller plans and are the world's leading provider of reseller accounts with over 10,000 resellers who have chosen them to provide the network, servers, and support required to launch a hosting business.

Detailed Review

Value

Hostgator offers 24/7/365 phone support, 99.9% uptime, and have a 30 day money back guarantee. Their control panel is one of the best in the industry, and has over 52 scripts that can be installed with a click of the mouse. Hostgator welcomes you to give them a "test call" to verify that they are real people offering real services. We have done it and they pick up as it is all part of their .customer dedication. project.

Technology

Your site will be on a top-of-the-line Dual Xeon server that can provide instant backups of your site (this is available via the control panel). Multi-homed and multi-carrier company, Hostgator boasts a broad network expanding all throughout the Dallas Ft Worth area and operating a full cisco network keeping their level of quality competitive.

Support

Whether you want to talk to a live person or just chat online or even over email, Hostgator will be avaiable morning, noon and night to answer all your questions or concerns.

Highlights

  • Great shared, reseller and dedicated packages
  • Money Back Guarantee
  • Affordable Prices

Handicaps

  • No colocation
  • More reseller oriented as opposed to shared hosting
  • No Windows Hosting

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Facts

  • Gain/Loss previous month: +6.0%

Products

Linux Hosting
  • Hatchling 50 GB disk space, 200 GB bandwidth, $6.95/month
  • Baby 1,000 GB disk space, 1 GB bandwidth, $9.95/month
  • Swamp 200 GB disk space, 2,000 GB bandwidth, $14.95/month
Dedicated Hosting
  • Basic 80 GB disk space, 1,500 GB bandwidth, $174/month
  • Standard 80 GB disk space, 1,500 GB bandwidth, $219/month
  • Elite 80 GB disk space, 1,500 GB bandwidth, $279/month
  • Pro 160 GB disk space, 1,500 GB bandwidth, $374/month
Reseller Hosting
  • Aluminum 5 GB Disc Space / 50 GB Bandwidth disk space, Unlimited customers bandwidth, $24.95/month
  • Copper 7 GB Disc Space / 75 GB Bandwidth disk space, Unlimited customers bandwidth, $34.95/month
  • Silver 10 GB Disc Space / 100 GB Bandwidth disk space, Unlimited customers bandwidth, $49.95/month
  • Gold 15 GB Disc Space / 150 GB Bandwidth disk space, Unlimited customers bandwidth, $74.95/month
  • Diamond 20 GB Disc Space / 200 GB Bandwidth disk space, Unlimited customers bandwidth, $99.95/month

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Rating
Total
79%
Price/Performance 20/25
Technical Utilities 20/25
Customer Support 20/25
Business Practice 19/25
Rating Details
 
Price/Per
formance
Subtotal
20/25
Price Value 4/5
Product Quality 4/5
Reliability 4/5
Guarantees 5/5
Special Offers 3/5
 
Technical
Utilities
Subtotal
20/25
Control Panel 4/5
Technical Quality 4/5
Security 4/5
Email Functionality 4/5
Hosting Functionality 4/5
 
Customer
Support
Subtotal
20/25
Support Speed 4/5
Support Quality 4/5
Phone Support 4/5
Email Support 4/5
Knowledge Base/Help Desk 4/5
 
Business
Practice
Subtotal
19/25
Website Usability 4/5
Order Process 4/5
Level Playing Field 4/5
Company Performance 4/5
User Feedback 3/5

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