HostGator

Written for March, 2010

Overview

HostGator provides service to over 400,000 websites on our shared and reseller plans. They are considered the world's largest provider of reseller accounts with over 10,000 resellers who have chosen us to provide the network, servers, and support required to launch a hosting business.

Price

Prices start as low as $6.95/mo. They offer 24/7/365 phone support, 99.9% uptime, and have a 30 day money back guarantee. Your site will be on a top-of-the-line Dual Xeon server that can provide instant backups of your site (this is available via the control panel). And their control panel is one of the best in the industry, and has over 52 scripts that can be installed with a click of the mouse.

Server Reliability

HostGator has one the best network infrastructures in the industry, which includes 4 datacenters in Texas. Here are the specs of their largest datacenter, which just so happens to have over 78,000 sq. feet!

35,500 sq. ft. raised floor
(23) HVAC units totalling 574 tons
Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system
Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
Multiple TXU electrical grids
4800 amps of 480v input power
3 main transfer switches
(3) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 90 batteries each
Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
1-megawatt generator (2000 gallon tank)
1.5-megawatt generator (2200 gallon tank)
DataTrax monitoring for all datacenter infrastructure

Customer Service

HostGator has over forty support veterans that are here to assist you 24/7/365 by chat, phone, and ticket system. Many companies claim to offer this type of support and customer satisfaction but not many are willing to prove it. In fact, HostGator's CEO Brent Oxley has been known to jump on the phone and talk directly to his clients. That's the beauty of working with a Privately-owned hosting company.

Consumer Review

"I thought building my web site would cost me an arm and a leg! HostGator not only provided me with the domain and hosting, but also the tools necessary to build my web site." - Jesse C., North Coralina

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