Steven Fuller, MBA
Plant Manager
Chose Google Domains
Squaredspace purchased Google domains back on September 7th, 2023, and it is the perfect merger of online companies that provide a seamless service.
Google Domains vs. HostGator vs. Turbify
Google Domains vs. HostGator vs. Turbify
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 Google Domains | N/A | N/A | $12 per year | |
 HostGator | 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 | |
 Turbify | N/A | Turbify, formerly Yahoo Small Business, and now an Infinite Computer Solutions brand, is a website hosting solution for small businesses and retailers, supporting business email, basic or managed web hosting, a well as Wordpress and "Business Maker" web services. | N/A |
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| Considered Multiple Products | Google Domains  Nancy Chorpenning Founder and Managing Director Chose Google Domains Google Domains feels like a dedicated domain registrar, despite including many optional services. Too many others feel schizophrenic about their identities. I prefer to manage our domains in an easy-to-access app that is constantly reliable. The simplicity of management and …  JaCoby Marston, CPA Chief Financial Officer Chose Google Domains I have used GoDaddy for other domains that I have owned, and I have to say that I love Google Domains. Google Domains in my new number one choice for purchasing a domain. Google Domains is so much easier to use for the purchasing process, and it is also easy to maintain your …  Lori Scarmardo Program Administrator - Public Power Pool (P3) Chose Google Domains My past experience with GoDaddy has not been positive. Customer Support has been weak & I've found that clients have had a difficult time using their service & navigating management of their own sites after my initial work is complete.  David H. Deans Principal Consultant Chose Google Domains Compared to my prior experience with other domain registration services, Google Domains is the best overall value (with no coupons or other discounts are required to be competitive, unlike their competition).  Cameron Aubernon Freelance Writer Chose Google Domains GoDaddy's CEO's behavior put me off of hosting both my site and URL with the company long ago, and Namecheap is okay. Since I'm on board with Google already, however, and since Google does offer domain names, why not go with Google Domains for my business? It's simply what …  Renea Hanks Owner Chose Google Domains Google Domains has a cleaner interface with simple pricing. To me, keeping it simple is the most important part. I also like email settings within GSuite, and the integrations with so many of the apps and software I currently use make Google Domains my preferred choice for …  Erin Ruoff Director of Social Marketing Chose Google Domains Google Domains is not on par with either of these competitors at the moment. I think they will be in a few years but have some growing to do. The support and interface are easy and simple which lands them as a contender for small businesses but for larger corporations, I'd say …  Brad Price Director of Human Resources Chose Google Domains GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by …  Becky Jewell Laughton Operations Analyst: Customer Success Chose Google Domains Google Domains worked better in terms of saving time via integrations, and it managed to work for all departments of our companies - sales, product, support, success, executive - Google Domains worked for everyone. Outlook seemed to be too cumbersome and the UI was not as …  Tyler Longren Wordpress Developer Chose Google Domains Dreamhost's registrations are tightly coupled with their other services, none of which we use. It's overkill for just domain registration. GoDaddy is also overkill for the same reason as DreamHost. Gandi.net is a fair comparison and is probably slightly cheaper. However, having …  James McQuillin Owner Chose Google Domains I like the simplicity of the domain being tied to my longstanding Google account.  Brian Chung Graphic Designer Chose Google Domains Google Domains is by far the best out of the three. Godaddy is too complicated and it oversells all its things. Bluehost is old and not up to date - it's hard to integrate unless you know something about domains. Squarespace is a website design site where you can purchase …  Jared DeLong Communications Manager Chose Google Domains I didn't do a ton of research into the differences between the two, but Google Domains was a lot more simple and straightforward to set up. They also have a cheaper price and provided some services to walk you through setting it up much more quickly and logically. GoDaddy's …  Matthew Hardesty Project Manager Chose Google Domains Google Domains is the clear winner compared to competitors like GoDaddy and Namecheap. Google Domains seems to be cheaper overall (when you factor in Domain Privacy which is included with the purchase of a domain). Also, the checkout process is extremely simple and doesn't have …  Michael Prentice Founder Chose Google Domains I've used GoDaddy for many years, but the user interface is very complex and confusing. It also feels quite outdated in many areas. They have started to modernize some parts of their app, but the general user experience is not great. There is a significant push to advertise and …  Zachary Yaro Developer Chose Google Domains Google Domains and Namecheap are both undeniably better than GoDaddy—better companies, less confusing interfaces, and generally lower prices. Namecheap usually has lower prices on domains, and definitely has more sales, but Google Domains's free private registration can make it … |  HostGator  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 …  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 …  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.  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.  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 … |  Turbify |
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| Small Businesses |  Shopify Score 8.7 out of 10 |  Flywheel Score 10.0 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 | WP Engine Score 7.2 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | No answers on this topic |  AccuWebHosting.Com Score 9.8 out of 10 | AccuWebHosting.Com Score 9.8 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.4 (0 ratings) | 6.9 (0 ratings) | 1.0 (0 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 (0 ratings) | 8.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Usability | 9.3 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 8.0 (0 ratings) | 7.8 (0 ratings) | 1.0 (0 ratings) |
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