Divi vs. GoDaddy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Divi
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
More than just a WordPress theme, Divi is a website building platform that replaces the standard WordPress post editor with a new visual editor. The vendor states it can be enjoyed by design professionals and newcomers alike, and is designed to give users the ability to create spectacular designs with ease and efficiency.
$89
per year
GoDaddy
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
GoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.
$9.99
per month
Pricing
DiviGoDaddy
Editions & Modules
Divi
$89
per year
Divi Pro
$277
per year
Divi Lifetime + Pro Services
$297
today + 212 each following year
Basic
as low as $6.99
per month with an annual term
Basic
as low as $10.49
per month with an annual term
Premium
as low as $13.49
per month with an annual term
Commerce
as low as $14.99
per month with an annual term
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiviGoDaddy
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsLifetime subscriptions are also available for a one time fee.Discounts available for annual subscription.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DiviGoDaddy
Features
DiviGoDaddy
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Divi
8.8
8 Ratings
7% above category average
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Divi
6.4
8 Ratings
19% below category average
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
API9.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language3.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Divi
8.7
10 Ratings
11% above category average
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG editor10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates8.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes8.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Divi
7.2
9 Ratings
4% below category average
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Content taxonomy8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management4.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
DiviGoDaddy
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(9 ratings)
8.1
(57 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(5 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
DiviGoDaddy
Likelihood to Recommend
Elegant Themes
Divi is great if you build multiple websites for clients; however, I'm not sure it is cost-effective if you only make a single site.
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GoDaddy
Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
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Pros
Elegant Themes
  • It has a very easy-to-use and extremely complete block editor.
  • It offers many templates that you can use as a base for your website.
  • Customer service has been fast and effective whenever I have needed it.
  • Tiene un editor de bloques muy sencillo de usar y extremadamente completo.
  • Ofrece muchas plantillas que puedes utilizar como base para tu web.
  • La atención al cliente ha sido rápida y efectiva siempre que la he necesitado
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GoDaddy
  • Registering a domain - I've found their site to be the easiest to navigate
  • Website builder - their website builder is user friendly
  • Email hosting - easy to set up and use, wether in an email app or online email.
  • Wordpress hosting - I have multiple wordpress sites I use under one account
  • Their customer service is always very helpful and easy to contact.
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Cons
Elegant Themes
  • The load time of the builder could be faster. On some websites it takes a long time to load, and may crash the page. (I believe they've said they're working on this stability issue.)
  • Warnings on updates if they're difficult for some sites to run. I have one website that has crashed more than once from Divi's theme updates. I always back it up before the update so I restore the site, but this is still a bit of an inconvenience.
  • Integrated (or more clearly marked) tutorials within the builder. I migrate site maintenance and ownership to clients after the site is complete and some could use refreshers within the builder on what happens where i.e. the difference between a section, row, module.
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GoDaddy
  • Support agents are woefully undertrained, even in knowledge of their own products.
  • Support agents will always try to upsell you, even when you're dealing with an urgent, high-impact issue.
  • There's no guarantee of uptime, and there will often be gaps in service as part of normal procedures.
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Likelihood to Renew
Elegant Themes
No answers on this topic
GoDaddy
We can't really choose anyone else and the cost/effort of moving all of the hosted data would be extremely large, and we just have to stick to them, and hope they improve service
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Usability
Elegant Themes
Divi is overall a great tool to use - I think I would need to spend a little more time to dig into the tool to provide more long term feedback.
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GoDaddy
Some integration could be much cleaner and smoother. Seems it used to be easier. Plus, they took away the catch all email feature.
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Support Rating
Elegant Themes
No answers on this topic
GoDaddy
I think a lot of companies can learn from GoDaddy's support team. I have found:
  • Chat or phone support is almost always available.
  • Their agents are friendly and helpful.
  • Their agents seem to care and be knowledgeable about a wide range of issues.
  • I rarely have to escalate my problem to get the support that I need.
  • If they can't help me, then they can tell me why something is happening and direct me to resources that can fix my problem.
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Alternatives Considered
Elegant Themes
I find Elementor very clunky and find Divi much more intuitive.
Also we purchased a lifetime license for Divi and can use it on unlimited websites, while Elementor there is a yearly subscription per site
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GoDaddy
We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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Return on Investment
Elegant Themes
  • Higher conversion rate
  • Theres no needed more tools
  • Ive got rid of a CTA tool since with Divi i can make them. Is not that easy, but is functional
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GoDaddy
  • GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
  • Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
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