HostGator vs. Liquid Web

HostGator

Liquid Web

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
HostGator	Score 7.4 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
Liquid Web	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Liquid Web is a fully managed hosting service, boasting VPS hosting on the Storm Platform, and cloud dedicated hosting on the Storm Platform. Liquid Web supports managed WordPress, managed WooCommerce, VMware Private Cloud, as well as HIPAA and PCI compliant hosting, high availability database hosting, and dedicated or server clusters available for a variety of purposes, as well as websites.	$19 per month

Pricing

HostGator

Liquid Web

Editions & Modules

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

Managed WordPress: $19
per month
Managed WooCommerce: $19
per month
VPS: $35
per month
Magenta Cloud: $49
per month
Cloud Dedicated: $149
per month
Private VPS Parent: $149
per month
Dedicated: $169
per month
Cloud Servers: $265
per month
HIPPA: $343
per month
Server Clusters: $743
per month
High Performance: 1,127
per month
High Availability: 1,448
per month
Database Hosting: 1,498
per month
VMware Private Cloud: 1,599
per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
HostGator	Liquid Web
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	HostGator	Liquid Web
Considered Both Products	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?	Liquid Web Kaushik Somaiya Owner Chose Liquid Web Liquid Web is more professional than all of them. The main reason is the rock solid support which is 24/7 available. Whenever we contact with queries, the solution is guaranteed. There is no need to create support tickets, all the queries gets solved over live chat. Incentivized Helpful? Francisco Mosse Director Chose Liquid Web In the last 20 years I used, between 5 and 10 hosting companies from Argentina, Canada, and USA. The best is Liquidweb. What I love from them is their support. I always know that I can send a ticket and in a short time (sometimes just minutes) I will have a reply. If I need … Incentivized Helpful? Lindsay Halsey Co-Founder Chose Liquid Web Liquid-Web is miles ahead of GoDaddy and Network Solutions in terms of customer support. It's a pleasure to speak with the Liquid-Web team and we've needed to reach out to support far less often after the shift to Liquid Web. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Liquid Web We evaluated Kinsta and WPEngine. Both offer great platforms but the lack of solid phone support and the substantial difference in server resource allocation made Liquid Web a clear winner. Incentivized Helpful? Tim Sleeper Web Developer Search Engine Optimization Chose Liquid Web The only other serious contender was DigitalOcean. Media Temple and GoDaddy are both terrible. While I liked DigitalOcean and the amount of flexibility it offered, we opted for a managed solution to lighten the workload for us. So, in the end, we picked Liquid-Web and we have … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Putnam Senior Web Developer Chose Liquid Web For me, Liquid-Web is the best overlap of: - Web hosting standardized Tools & Software - Quality Product (Reliable, Well-Performing) Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	HostGator	Liquid Web
Likelihood to Recommend	6.9 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.8 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	HostGator	Liquid Web
Likelihood to Recommend	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	LiquidWeb is web suited for small and large companies as they offer VPS and dedicated servers, from small to very big servers if you need lot of CPU, RAM or disk. Incentivized Francisco Mosse Director Read full review
Pros	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	Phone support is somewhat rare, but rapid, knowledgeable, and English-speaking phone support is rarer still. Liquid Web ticks all these boxes and more. Easy staging environments. Partnership with iThemes for complete site management. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	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	The only con I can think of is Liquid-Web is more expensive, but it is a managed VPS so the price is on par with other similar services. There are some cheaper managed VPS plans out there, but in my experience, those often come with mediocre support and periodic server issues. Incentivized Tim Sleeper Web Developer Search Engine Optimization Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	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	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	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	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	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	Liquid Web is more professional than all of them. The main reason is the rock solid support which is 24/7 available. Whenever we contact with queries, the solution is guaranteed. There is no need to create support tickets, all the queries gets solved over live chat. The organization backend is strong. Servers are costly but good. Incentivized Kaushik Somaiya Owner Read full review
Return on Investment	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	Positive! Our team voted moving our websites to Liquid Web as a top 3 decision/change made in 2018. Time! We save time managing and maintaining our website thanks to Liquid Web. Incentivized Lindsay Halsey Co-Founder Read full review
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