DNSimple vs. HostGator

DNSimple

DNSimple

1 Reviews and Ratings

HostGator

HostGator

47 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
DNSimple	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	DNSimple provides, DNS hosting and domain management automation services through API and beautiful web interface. Register domains, manage DNS, and issue SSL certificates, with clients in Ruby, Go, Elixir, Node, and more. DNS hosting service is fully compliant with all the .BANK security requirements.	$0 $0.50 per hosted zone per month; $0.10 per million queries per zone per month. This plan is for 1 user.
HostGator	Score 6.0 out of 10	N/A	HostGator, from Newfold Digital (formerly Endurance), is a web hosting service with WordPress hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated hosting capabilities.	$2.75 per month

Pricing

DNSimple

HostGator

Editions & Modules

Solo: $0
$0.50 per hosted zone per month; $0.10 per million queries per zone per month. This plan is for 1 user.
Teams: $29
per month ($0.50 per hosted zone per month; $0.10 per million queries per zone per month). Includes 1 seat.
Enterprise: Custom

Hatchling: $2.75
per month
Baby: $3.50
per month
Business: $5.25
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
DNSimple	HostGator
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	DNSimple	HostGator
Considered Both Products	DNSimple Verified User Anonymous Chose DNSimple They all have similar functions, but I decided on DNSimple because of its prices and the fact that it does not have your domain "kidnapped", since you can have your domain at any time to move it to another provider. It also offers very personalized support to customers and … Incentivized Helpful?	HostGator Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator I prefer HostGator over GoDaddy. HostGator does have better and more reliable customer support, and the user interface and user experience are overall much more friendly and easier to use. GoDaddy does have downtime associated with their hosting in my experience, but I have not … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator I have used Bluehost and Westhost before. All of these hosts were very similar--similar pricing, interface, uptime, and hosting options. We ended up moving to Bluehost as our sites grew. Overall, I like Bluehost better. They were more reliable and easier to use and I liked … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator I've found HostGator shared hosting to be a faster alternative to InMotion Hosting. InMotion's i/o limitations keep it second to HostGator, in my opinion. When compared to BlueHost, I've found HostGator to be faster and easier to configure and manage. The support for InMotion … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator HostGator is packed with much more features than our previous web hosts, and They had a lot of positive reviews. One of the reasons we selected them over some of the others was that even though they were WordPress-friendly, they still allowed us access to more complex features … Incentivized Helpful? Doug Skinner District Instructional Data Officer Chose HostGator Before moving to HostGator, we used a local hosting company that offered features and services it could not maintain. The cost escalated briefly while the product suffered, eventually killing the company altogether. Thankfully HostGator was available to provide everything we … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator This is for web design purposes. In versatility, not as good as WordPress, but pretty close to Squarespace and Wix. In ease of use, much easier than WordPress, about the same as Squarespace and Wix. In the choice of design templates, as good as all three. The current client … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator I haven't used any other hosting providers. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator We chose HostGator because we were looking for a cloud hosting solution that has cPanel. Other cPanel hostings like SiteGround also provide cPanel cloud hosting but their price is really expensive. Other hosting solutions like DigitalOcean and Vultr are pretty affordable but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator HostGator is #1 in this category. BlueHost has terrible reviews and is always going down. Incentivized Helpful? Dan Gospe Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer Chose HostGator When we were looking at hosting companies, it boiled down to both HostGator & GoDaddy. We chose HostGator because the sales team spoke to us more directly, whereas GoDaddy felt like they were reading a script. I did not compare speeds of websites between the two hosting … Incentivized Helpful? Steven Davis Founder and Managing Director Chose HostGator HostGator is competitive in pricing. Siteground and GoDaddy were close competitors. I also ended up using WebSynthesis with a unique IP and a managed WordPress service which solves any hacking issues. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator HostGator has far fewer services and features. HostGator also has terrible support. For a little more money you can invest in a better support team like SiteGround and InMotion hosting offer. Incentivized Helpful? Jack Kingsman Web Developer Chose HostGator Ultimately, WebHostingPad just didn't have the quality or reliability I needed and full on VPS services like DO or Linode were total overkill. HG is fantastic for "it just works" FTP accessible hosting on a LaMP stack. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator Godaddy has ALOT of cons but is usually picked for being cheap. Host Gator is way more worth it. Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer R Glass Chief Executive Officer / Chief Payments' Professional Chose HostGator We looked at GoDaddy and a few other hosting companies before signing with HostGator as a reseller. We've continued to look at other companies when a particular business case presented itself for us to do so, however, it has always come down to us staying with HostGator for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator GoDaddy comes with a reputation for quick install options, but HostGator had more to offer at a cheaper rate. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator HostGator is a good platform, but not quite as capable as WPEngine. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HostGator I believe that HostGator is the most affordable and no-nonsense hosting provide of all that I've tried. I think they most closely compare with GoDaddy. However, HostGator is easier to work with and often has better pricing over the long run because they offer more promotional … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	DNSimple	HostGator
Small Businesses	Shopify Score 8.7 out of 10	Flywheel Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Shopify Score 8.7 out of 10	WP Engine Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprises	No answers on this topic	AccuWebHosting.Com Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
	DNSimple	HostGator
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	6.9 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	7.8 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	DNSimple	HostGator
Likelihood to Recommend	When you have several DNS domains contracted with different domain providers, you must manage each domain with its corresponding provider. With the DNSimple portal we can bring together all domains in one service and manage them from its portal. In this way we can register the domains with the providers that offer us the best price at all times but we will always manage all the domains from the same portal. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	HostGator is cheap and will host your website and the users of your email. However, we did run into some issues over the years. They sold us SiteLock, which is supposed to be an extra layer of security. We had it for a while, when our site was hacked. When I called HostGator they said that the SiteLock plan we had wasn't the right one to protect you, so they tried to upsell me on more SiteLock. This was very frustrating, as our site was down due to hacking and we were seen as a sales opportunity instead of clients who needed help. It turned out during this time that the basic backup that was included with HostGator was not going to work to get us back up. The problem is that it backs up once per week, and overwrites whatever was there before. So, it had backed up after the hack. After that we decided to get their premium backup plan. HostGator is good if you only need the most basic of services, unless you are willing to pay for the add-ons, and you might not even be aware of the add-ons until there's a problem. Incentivized Dan Gospe Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer Read full review
Pros	Domain management. Configuring SSL certificates http to https redirection Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	HostGator is a very reputable company. So you know that your website is in good hands. They have one of the most affordable cPanel cloud hosting services that you can find. The speed of HostGator's hosting is pretty fast. And little to no downtime. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	It only has 3 pricing plans, but they are very flexible. Domain transfers can sometimes be slow Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Tech support is responsive and helpful, but not without a special pin code. Since we need tech support infrequently when I do, I can never find that pin. It would be nice to have a quick client verification system. Publishing updated pages are quick but could be faster by eliminating a couple of extraneous click. Incentivized Doug Skinner District Instructional Data Officer Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	It is a product that has helped us a lot in simplifying domain management and allowing us to provide a more agile service to our clients. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Because we have in house technical support to compensate the lack of quality HostGator tech support, and because the price continues to be affordable the business is likely to continue using HostGator. They provide what the business needs and we have in house support to maintain it. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	While you will get support from HostGator, it seems to be a different level from 8-10 years ago. It may take 15-20 minutes to get someone on chat, and unless you follow up, I've found followup email support to take a couple of days. If you stick with it, though, you will get support, and I've never had a problem they couldn't help with. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	They all have similar functions, but I decided on DNSimple because of its prices and the fact that it does not have your domain "kidnapped", since you can have your domain at any time to move it to another provider. It also offers very personalized support to customers and tries to solve any problems that arise. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	This is for web design purposes. In versatility, not as good as WordPress, but pretty close to Squarespace and Wix. In ease of use, much easier than WordPress, about the same as Squarespace and Wix. In the choice of design templates, as good as all three. The current client chose HostGator after we poured through hosting, email, and web design comparisons. She wanted all these services through the least number of vendors, and the price was right. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Faster management from a single portal, which saves time/money in management Centralization of all SSL certificates Redirection from http to https so we save money on updating all the links to our web pages. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Usage of resale options easily quadrupled the money I was spending on HostGator Trust in the host has to be earned, and HostGator has not retained that for me -- it will be a while before I feel confident in their uptime again Overall, HG has been a positive impact on my business as a web developer Incentivized Jack Kingsman Web Developer Read full review
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