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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Domains

    Score4.3 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $12

    per year

    HostGator

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AHostGator, from Newfold Digital (formerly Endurance), is a web hosting service with WordPress hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated hosting capabilities.

    $2.75

    per month

    Pricing
    Google DomainsHostGator
    Editions & Modules
    .com
    $12.00
    per year
    .net
    $12.00
    per year
    .org
    $12.00
    per year
    Hatchling
    $2.75
    per month
    Baby
    $3.50
    per month
    Business
    $5.25
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google DomainsHostGator
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google DomainsHostGator
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Domains
    Google Domains is focused on domain registration only, instead of providing hosting solutions. So it can be a good option if your client has a server but needs a domain for a new website. Also, as it's only one service, it's much easier to use than other solutions and has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Domains
    Getting a domain via Google just makes more sense than any other provider. They aren't gonna bombard you with ads and try to upsell you products or services. Also, if you use G Suite it makes even more sense to choose Google Domains over any other provider because of the …
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Google DomainsHostGator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (22 ratings)
    6.9
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)