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Godaddy is an exceptionally popular brand
in the domain name registration space. In fact, the company is deemed by many
to be the World’s No.1 Domain Name registrar with in excess of 70 million names
under its management and over 16 million customers spread across the world. In
the same measure, the firm is also a big shot in the web hosting industry where
it offers several packages targeted at different categories of users based on
resource usage and preferences.
Originally
known as Jomax Technologies, Godaddy was launched in 1997 by Bob Parsons. Currently,
the company is based in Arizona, Iowa where its biggest data center that
occupies over 430,000 square feet of space is also located. Other data centers can
be found in Chicago, Virginia (Ashburn), Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and Singapore.
In
this Godaddy review, we take a closer look at key aspects of Godaddy including
its hosting plans and their respective pricing, features, strengths and
weaknesses, and FAQs.
Godaddy
is one of the very few popular web hosts that support both Linux-based and
Windows-based hosting services. While Linux hosting is typically cheaper than
its Windows counterpart, the company offers both at nearly the same price particularly
those on shared hosting plans.
In
addition to the shared tiers, Godaddy offers five other hosting packages namely
WordPress Hosting, Business Hosting, VPS Hosting, Dedicated Servers, and
Reseller plans.
Below
is a description of each including the resources you get for respective plans
and their prices before discounts.
As
mentioned earlier, users can choose from either Windows or Linux hosting when
it comes to Godaddy’s shared hosting offerings. For Linux plans, the company
offers four tiers while their Windows equivalents are available in three
packages.
Linux
plans are Economy, Deluxe, Ultimate, and Maximum. On the other hand, the
Windows-based plans are all of those except the Maximum plan. Let’s take a look
at what each of these tiers comprise in regards to resources provided by
Godaddy.
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Economy
Renewing
at $7.99 after a potentially discounted registration period, the Economy plan
by Godaddy comes with quite limited resources. Some of the key ones include 1
website supported, 100GB disc space, unlimited bandwidth, and 10x1GB MySQL
databases. Users also get a custom cpanel account and CloudLinux.
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Deluxe
Offering
a major boost in resources from what Godaddy allocates to its Economy plan,
Deluxe is sufficient for most web owners with moderate hosting needs. This plan
comes with industry standard features including unlimited websites, bandwidth,
and disc storage. Additionally, it supports 25 x 1GB MySQL databases as well as
a cPanel and CloudLinux. Perhaps what might sound a little restrictive and
obviously worth considering is the 25 MySQL databases particularly if you plan
to run several projects simultaneously. This plan is available for a regular
price of $10.99.
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Ultimate
At a
renewal rate of $16.99, the Ultimate plan is comes with a few standout features
including unlimited MySQL databases, 1GB RAM, Premium DNS, and a free SSL
certificate for the first year of registration. Everything else is unlimited
including disc storage, websites, and bandwidth.
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Maximum
The
Maximum plan is Godaddy’s highest shared hosting plan going at a regular price
of $24.99. The tier is targeted at web owners running high demanding and
complex websites such as those hosting high resolution images and videos.
In
addition to coming with unlimited bandwidth, websites, storage, and MySQL
databases, this plan also includes 2GB RAM, 2048 I/O, free SSL for the
registration period, and premium DNS.
Note:
Godaddy allocates nearly similar resources that it gives Linux users to those
using Windows-based hosting for respective tiers. The only feature added to the
latter is a free Microsoft Office 365 Business Email for the 1st
year. What’s more, access to a personal Plesk account (equivalent of cPanel for
Linux-based plans) is granted to you.
All
Godaddy’s shared hosting plans come with a free domain for signups above one
year, 1-click install of over 100 applications including WordPress and Drupal,
24/7 security monitoring, and DDoS protection among other features.
Godaddy
has a specialized package for users looking for managed WordPress hosting.
These packages come packed with a number of integrated features specially
optimized for this hugely popular CMS. One of the most standout is the Varnish
Cache implementation which helps to facilitate faster page load speed. Others
include use of premium hardware, advanced security scripts, free themes, and a
development sandbox for staging websites during development and before going
live.
There
are four tiers under the WordPress Hosting services by Godaddy namely: Basic,
Deluxe, Ultimate, and Developer.
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Basic
Costing
a regular price of $8.99, this is the cheapest plan offered by Godaddy in its
WordPress Hosting category. As expected, it comes with a number of limits
including 1 website, 10GB SSD disc storage, and up to 25,000 visitors per
month. While the plan guarantees fast performance due to the use of SSD drives,
the 25,000 unique IPs (including web bots) is its biggest undoing. This is
because most low-traffic websites will easily exceed this limit per month.
However, you can choose to add a Visitor Overage Protection Plan to cater for
this albeit at an extra cost.
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Deluxe
For a
regular price of $12.99, Godaddy’s Deluxe plan provides up to 15GB SSD worth of
disc storage, supports 100,000 unique visitors monthly for the single website
allowed. Unfortunately, this tier still doesn’t offer unlimited domains and
doesn’t feature a cPanel which means most of your site’s management can only be
done through the WordPress CMS settings.
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Ultimate
With
the Ultimate plan, Godaddy offers a maximum of 2 websites, up to 400,000
monthly visitors, and 30GB SSD disc space. The tier which is priced at $19.99
per month also features a Search engine visibility wizard, sFTP/SSH access,
and a free SSL for the first year. Enjoy more security, space, and traffic with
this plan.
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Developer
Being
the highest tier in this hosting class, Developer Plan is aimed at web owners looking
for sufficient resources and pro features. Some of the key features you’ll get
with this plan include 50GB SSD storage, a max of 5 websites hosted, sFTP/SSH access,
and a free SSL Certificate for the first year. In addition, Godaddy throws in a
free domain for every annual (and above) plan and up allows up to 800,000
monthly visitors.
The
regular price for the Developer plan is $24.99.
All
the four WordPress Hosting offered by Godaddy come with the following features:
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Free daily backups and 1-click restores
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Access to thousands of free WordPress-compatible themes and
plugins.
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A drag-and-drop editor and pre-built site designs to clone for
your new website.
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Free domain name for all annual plans.
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A free one-year Microsoft Office 365 email with every annual plan
purchase.
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Temporary domain names with annual plans.
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24/7 support.
Business
Hosting plans, just as the name suggests are targeted at business owners
looking for hosting packages that offer a balance between affordable rates and
sufficient resources. As such, these plans cost a bit more than both Shared and
WordPress Hosting which then translates to an equally significant boost in
resources availed to users.
Godaddy
has four plans in this category: Launch, Enhance, Grow, and Expand.
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Launch
The Launch
Plan is literally targeted at startups and small businesses that need some
flexibility when it comes to hosting products but don’t have much money to
spend. With it, users get 2GB RAM, 1 CPU, 60GB disc storage, and a standard SSL
Certificate. Other features worth noting include unlimited websites and
databases as well as unmetered traffic.
This
plan renews at $29.99/mo.
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Enhance
Enhance
is aimed at sites with significant amount of traffic such as blogs and sales
pages. The plan which goes for $49.99/mo upon renewal comes packed with
sufficient resources including 4GB RAM, 90GB disc storage, 2CPUs, a free
standard SSL Certificate, unmetered traffic and unlimited websites.
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Grow
If
you are running a resource-intensive online business such as an e-commerce
store, then the Grow Plan by Godaddy is worth checking out. This tier is loaded
with 3 CPUs, 6GB RAM, 120GB HDD storage, and a free standard SSL Certificate.
Also, like the rest of plans in this category, it supports unlimited websites
and databases as well as unmetered traffic. Grow costs $69.99/mo.
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Expand
The
Expand Plan which is the highest among the Business Hosting plans by Godaddy is
ideal for websites dealing with heavy traffic and products such as photography.
To support this kind of demands, it comes loaded with 8 GB RAM, 150 GB disc
storage, and 4 CPUs. In addition, users will enjoy unmetered traffic, add
unlimited websites and databases, and receive a free standard SSL Certificate.
This
plan renews at $99.99/mo.
Following
Godaddy’s acquisition of Media Temple in 2013, the hosting giant used the data
center technology coupled with the programming talent of MT to re-launch its
VPS offerings. Today, the company runs on the highly efficient “Parallels
Containers” virtualization framework that supports both Windows and Linux OS.
As a
result, Godaddy offers VPS hosting services for both Linux and Windows. While
there’s a little difference in their features and pricing, a lot is shared
among them as you’ll find out below:
For
starters, there are four tiers of VPS hosting offered by Godaddy namely
Economy, Value, Deluxe, and Ultimate.
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Economy
Renewing
at $29.99, the Economy plan is Godaddy’s cheapest VPS plan. It suits small and
medium sized businesses looking for that extra speed and performance that VPS
offers over shared hosting plans.
With
this package, you will get 1GB RAM, 40GB disc storage, 3 dedicated IPs, and
unmetered bandwidth. Godaddy also offers you a free 1-year SSL Certificate to
boost your site’s security.
If
you opt for a Windows equivalent plan, Godaddy offers 2GB RAM and Windows with
Plesk available. Other features tally with those of Linux-based plans. This
plan is also a bit more expensive costing a regular price of $39.99/mo.
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Value
When
it comes to VPS offerings by Godaddy, customers have the option to choose
between Managed, Fully Managed, and Self-Managed. Users that select the Managed
plans have their cPanels and CentOS pre-installed while the self-managed plans
allow the user to choose any other Linux distribution they’d like to use.
Value
Plan (Linux) which comes with a regular price of $39.99/mo includes 2GB RAM,
60GB storage, 3 dedicated IP addresses, unlimited bandwidth, and a free SSL
Certificate for the first year. On the other hand, its Windows counterpart
features 3GB RAM and 90GB HDD, with the remaining resources mirroring those of
the Linux based OS. The latter costs $59.99/mo.
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Deluxe
Like
the other plans, the Deluxe tier is available on both Linux ($69.99/mo) and
Windows ($79.99/mo). Both include 4GB RAM, 120GB disc storage, 3 dedicated IPs,
and unlimited bandwidth. You also get a free SSL Certificate when you purchase
either of them.
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Ultimate
Just
like the name suggests, the Ultimate VPS plan is Godaddy’s highest tier for
this hosting category and one with the most features. The plan which costs
139.99/mo for Linux and $149.99/mo for Windows is targeted at users with
high-traffic, resource-intensive websites that need a boost in performance.
Both
plans come with similar features namely 8GB RAM, 240GB storage, 3 dedicated
IPs, and unlimited bandwidth. Users are also provided with a free SSL Certificate
for the first year.
While
Godaddy offers a pretty solid VPS hosting service particularly due to its
unique Parallels Virtualization framework, it’s comparatively high pricing
combined with a lack of SSD discs can be a deal-breaker. However, the offerings
are worthy considering if looking for the best VPS hosting services online.
All
dedicated servers on Godaddy are based on the same type of hardware while
rackmounts are built around the powerful quad core Intel Xeon E3-1220-v3.
Depending
on the plan you select, your server will include RAM sizes ranging from 4-32GB
while storage spaces range from 1-2TB. Godaddy doesn’t offer SSDs on these
plans even as a paid upgrade. This is one area where the company falls short
especially considering the steep price these packages come with.
There
are four tiers offered by Godaddy for users looking for Dedicated Servers:
Economy, Value, Deluxe, and Ultimate. You can choose between Windows and Linux
operating systems. Worth noting is that the two variants share almost similar
resources for every tier in terms of RAM, storage, bandwidth, and other extras
such as free IP addresses and SSL Certificates.
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Economy
Renewing
at $169.99/mo, Economy plan is Godaddy’s cheapest Dedicated Server package. The
plan which is aimed at web owners looking to derive the exclusivity that comes
with a dedicated server but still keep their budget low is packed with
features. Some of the most notable ones include 4GB RAM, quad core Xeon
E3-1220-V3 hardware, and 1TB RAID-1 HDD storage. Others include unlimited
bandwidth, 3 free dedicated IPs, and a free SSL for the first year.
As
mentioned earlier, these same features are availed to users that prefer Windows
based OS. However, Windows users pay $199.99/mo which is higher than what Linux
users pay.
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Value
The
Value Plan by Godaddy comes packed with a powerful 8GB RAM, a sufficient
storage space worth 1.5TB, and unlimited bandwidth. Besides, the hosting
company includes 3 dedicated IP addresses and a free SSL Certificate.
All
these resources are priced at $199/mo for Linux users and $229.99/mo for
Windows users.
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Deluxe
The
generous amount of resources that Godaddy includes in its Deluxe Plan means
that nearly any business will enjoy a powerful performance when using it. The
package whose resources add up close to 50 standard shared hosting plans
combined will comfortably handle any form of traffic up to a max of 40 million
unique monthly visitors.
Some
of the specifics of Deluxe include 16GB RAM, quad core 3.1GHz Xeon hardware,
2TB RAID-1 disc storage, and unlimited bandwidth. Godaddy also includes 3
dedicated IP addresses and a free SSL Certificate.
The
regular price for this package is $249.99 for Linux users and $279.99 for
Windows users.
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Ultimate
Being
the most resource packed server by Godaddy, the Ultimate Plan is able to
support extremely high levels of traffic and still maintain peak performance. This
plan which is targeted at power users includes an unbelievable 32GB RAM, 2TB
HDD storage, unlimited bandwidth, a free SSL, and 3 dedicated IP addresses.
Ultimate
Plan is approximately 100x more powerful than a standard shared hosting plan and
makes heavy use of caching solutions to sustain levels of performance.
This
plan goes for $349.99/mo for Linux and $379/mo for Windows users.
At
the moment, Godaddy offers only two plans for its Reseller Hosting accounts:
Basic and Pro Plan. One thing you’ll like about these offerings is that Godaddy
provides you with ready-made website containing all its products and services.
The White-label e-commerce platform comes populated with everything you need to
kick start your business including credit card processing features.
As if
that’s not enough, Godaddy discounts their retail products by up to 20% for
basic users and 40% for Pro users to give your business a significant profit
margin you can work with. The firm also offers you the freedom to sell your
plans for whatever amount you wish.
Plan Name | Disk Space | Bandwidth | Currency | Admin panel | OS | Websites | Scripting | Email-Transport | Database | SSH | Databackups | Free Domain | 1-Click Installer | Websites Builder | Location | Price |
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Ultimate | - | - | USD | Admin panel | ![]() |
Unlimited | ASP.NET,Perl,Python,PHP | - | MySQL | ![]() |
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$ 5.99 |
Deluxe | - | - | USD | Admin panel | ![]() |
Unlimited | ASP.NET,Perl,Python,PHP | - | MySQL | ![]() |
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$ 4.99 |
Economy | 100GB | - | USD | Admin panel | ![]() |
1 | ASP.NET,Perl,Python,PHP | - | MySQL | ![]() |
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$ 2.99 |
Maximum | - | - | USD | Admin panel,cPanel | ![]() ![]() |
Unlimited | Perl,Python,PHP | - | MySQL | ![]() |
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$ 12.99 |
Ultimate | - | - | USD | Admin panel,cPanel | ![]() ![]() |
Unlimited | Perl,Python,PHP | - | MySQL | ![]() |
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$ 5.99 |
Deluxe | - | - | USD | Admin panel,cPanel | ![]() ![]() |
Unlimited | Perl,Python,PHP | - | MySQL | ![]() |
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$ 4.99 |
Economy | 100GB | UnlimitedGB | USD | Admin panel,cPanel | ![]() ![]() |
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$ 2.99 |
Plan Name | Disk Space | Bandwidth | Admin panel | OS | Cores | RAM | Core Speed | CPU | Backups | Managed | Location | Price |
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Ultimate | 240GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
1 | 8GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 84.99 |
Deluxe | 120GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
1 | 4GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 49.99 |
Value | 90GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
1 | 3GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 34.99 |
Economy | 40GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
1 | 2GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 29.99 |
Ultimate | 240GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
1 | 8GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 74.99 |
Deluxe | 120GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
1 | 4GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 39.99 |
Value | 60GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
1 | 2GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 24.99 |
Economy | 40GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
1 | 1GB | - | 2x Intel E5-2620v3 | ![]() |
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$ 19.99 |
Plan Name | Disk Space | Bandwidth | Admin panel | OS | Core | RAM | Core Speed | IPs | SSH | Backups | Managed | CPU | Guarantee | Location | Price |
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Ultimate | 2000GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
4 | 32GB | 3.1GHz | 3 | ![]() |
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$ 209.99 |
Deluxe | 2000GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
4 | 16GB | 3.1GHz | 3 | ![]() |
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$ 159.99 |
Value | 1500GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
4 | 8GB | 3.1GHz | 3 | ![]() |
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$ 134.99 |
Economy | 1000GB | - | Plesk | ![]() |
4 | 4GB | 3.1GHz | 3 | ![]() |
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$ 119.99 |
Ultimate | 2000GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
4 | 32GB | 3.1GHz | 3 | ![]() |
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$ 179.99 |
Deluxe | 2000GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
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$ 129.99 |
Value | 1500GB | - | cPanel | ![]() |
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$ 104.99 |
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$ 89.99 |
Thinking
of taking your online presence a step further by investing in a website? Then
you’ll need to get an appropriate hosting service. By ‘appropriate’,
we are talking about excellent performance and loading speeds to ensure that
your site loads up quickly and flawlessly. GoDaddy is widely acknowledged for its website domain names business. And
now, its hosting service is slowly catching up
thanks to the company’s continued commitment to invest in dependable server infrastructure
Below
are some of the perks to enjoy with this company:
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99.9% uptime guarantee
Having
a host with reliable uptime ensures that your website remains online and
accessible to your visitors at all times. As a result,
GoDaddy has invested in state of the art servers and data centers to ensure
that their uptime remains well above 99.9%. Their enormous Phoenix data center
is particularly key in anchoring the company’s global infrastructure.
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Easy integration with CDNs
Content
Delivery Networks (CDNs) serve the role of caching your website across multiple
servers that are networked. What this means for your website is that if a user
makes a request for your site on a browser, the files will be sent from the
closest server to the user thereby cutting down on the loading time. Generally,
e-commerce sites operate under the rule of thumb: the slower the site, the fewer the purchases will be.
However, GoDaddy doesn’t offer CDNs: rather, they support the integration
of CDNs with Cloudflare options.
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Multiple hosting options
To
ensure that each customer reaps maximum benefits with their sites, GoDaddy
identified three major hosting packages. These make it a whole lot easier for
the customers to pick the best-fit features
for their specific needs.
The
first plan you can subscribe for is shared
web hosting. Essentially, this involves having various servers with each
hosting multiple websites that have access to all of its resources. While shared web hosting is way cheaper than the other
more advanced hosting plans, the loading speeds may be slower particularly if a
server gets crowded.
The
second option is Virtual Private Server
(VPS) which means that each site is allocated a predefined amount of server
resources; however, there will still be multiple sites in that very server. As a result, if one of the parties
uses up their resource allocation, the
other parties will not be affected.
Dedicated servers are the last option
and the ultimate plan. With these plans, you get to enjoy the entire server
resources on your own. As expected, this option is also more expensive but will
grant you more wiggling space in case you need to add new content and features
to your website.
Gone are the days when hackers only targeted the big enterprises; nowadays, anyone
with a website needs to stay alert against cyber-attacks.
Check
out the following security features on GoDaddy Platform:
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Premium Succuri plugin
GoDaddy
offers a powerful, yet simple solution to ensure that your website stays clean.
Succuri performs regular scans on your website to detect malware that could be
infecting files and gives an immediate notification if any changes to the site
files are detected.
Another
benefit that Succuri offers is monitoring your site for blacklisting by Google
if it’s considered harmful to visitors. In case Google flags your site, Succuri
will identify the reason behind that and resolve the issue as quickly as
possible.
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Daily site backups
It’s
always advisable for every website owner to do regular backups. It offers
insurance against all setbacks such as inadvertently deleting your entire site.
With
GoDaddy, you can easily sign up for Site
Backup plan which offers automatic integration with your hosting account.
This
platform performs daily backups and malware scans of your site. The web host
allows you to create backup copies of your site
or pay an inexpensive monthly fee to have your
site files backed up in the cloud. The storage is fully secure with no
limit when you want to share files.
GoDaddy also allows you to store the information from your iPhone.
Other Security features include:
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The SHA-2 and 2048 bit encryption is a feature that Godaddy
provides for all its hosting plans. It also comes with an option to buy
SiteLock, a service that offers malware and spam monitoring, app scanning, and
site-verification certificates.
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All plans use the popular secure
shell feature and further utilizes spam detection in the control panel and
email accounts.
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Accounts are locked behind password protection to restrict access
to private files.
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Better yet, you can make your data much safer by using SSL
certificates available on GoDaddy.
Your
website depends direly on the support of your web
host: this is because a slight glitch could result in a painful loss of your
customers. Luckily, GoDaddy has put in place a few support measures as follows
to help you resolve all technical issues affecting your website:
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US-based support
One
of the benefits you derive by having this web host is guaranteed quality support that’s
based in the US. And while their response may sometimes not be so punctual, the quality of support you get
from them is commendable. Besides, the team here is generally knowledgeable on various unique website issues.
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24/7 support
GoDaddy’s
support department has been working constantly
on themselves to improve their reputation which wasn’t so good a few
years back. Today, they boast an award-winning team of expert staff that
readily handles customer support emails and tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days in
a week.
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Multi-lingual channels
GoDaddy
is popular for its knowledgeable
responses from the customer support. With a dedicated sub-domain on its
website, you can reach the team via a range of
channels such as e-mail, tickets, forums, blogs, and groups. You can also use the telephone
support that’s available in English or Spanish. Usually, it could take you up
to 5 minutes before the support responds to calls.
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Easy WordPress auto-install
One notable aspect you’ll like about GoDaddy Hosting
is its easy Wordpress auto-install provision. This feature make installing WP a
breeze especially for most new customers with minimal experience working with
this CMS. All you have to do is purchase a
hosting for your site and select auto-install
in the hosting account. Your website should be up and running in a few hours
With GoDaddy security in place.
Alternatively,
you can choose the manual installation if you’d want to implement the steps
yourself: Godaddy offers hundreds of interactive, voice-guided tutorials to teach
you the basics of Wordpress set up procedure.
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Knowledgebase
Apart
from having a knowledgeable staff, GoDaddy is also a quality source of most
answers to your support questions. The company has written numerous articles
that offer a great deal of knowledge.
GoDaddy
offers two Panel options: WHM for Linux and Parallel Plesk for Windows. Its
custom cPanel is particularly quite impressive with a non-cluttered interface as well as advanced site controls. The
company offers various ways to access the cPanel including through your account
management tool and through a direct login link.
Here
are some of the functions that you can perform on the cPanel:
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Create files
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Manage DNS
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Compress files
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Unzip files
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Delete directorates
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Add support for Non-parsed Headers on Linux hosting plans
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Change resource limits
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Opening non-standard port on VPS
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Changing Name servers for
cPanel
GoDaddy
offers a pretty standard money back
guarantee. It works in such a way that you can opt out of their monthly service
within 48 hours and 45 days if you purchased the yearly plan. However, remember
to go through all the terms and
conditions to understand all clauses before signing up.
Godaddy
has a new software called GoDaddy Online Store which is an upgrade of the old
quick shopping Cart e-commerce software. The new shop comes with impressive
features such as SEO tools, secure checkout, store themes, as well as unlimited
product listings.
Setting
up your shop with the new tool is easy and straightforward. You only need to
select a theme, pricing, products, images, and
your preferred payment methods. If you need to sell products via your site,
this feature can never be more helpful.
i.
Free domain name
GoDaddy
offers free domain names for the first year for every hosting plan you purchase
from them.
ii.
Free website migration
When
migrating your website from another host to GoDaddy, the company will offer this
service to you free of charge. They also ensure that your site doesn’t go
offline during the process.
iii.
Free website builder
GoDaddy
provides a trial version of its GoCentral Website Builder with every hosting
plan. However, once the trial version
expires, you will need to purchase the
full version.
iv.
$200 worth of credits
Use
these credits to get the word out there about your business. They come in the
form of Google Adwords, Yahoo and Bing Adwords credits for you to market your
site.
v.
1-click app install
With
over 100 custom apps supported, GoDaddy’s hosting platform will completely
revolutionize your website. Installations and uninstallations can be done quickly
thanks to the 1-click option to manage your apps. Some of the key apps
available here include WordPress, Drupal, CloudLinux, and even MySQL.
Godaddy,
just like any other business, has its strengths and weaknesses. As such, it’s
recommended that you weigh both to understand whether the company is the right
fit for your hosting needs or not.
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Affordable prices
Compared
to several options available in the market today, GoDaddy is one of the best in
terms of affordability. The best part is that if you stick with them for a few
years, they can always offer you even better prices. Domain registration is
available for as low as $0.99 while its lowest hosting plan is offered for as
low as $4 per month. The company also dishes out coupons and discounts to users
throughout the year.
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1-click WordPress installation
You
might have realized that it takes quite some time to download WordPress
manually especially if your internet is slow: thankfully, you can rely on GoDaddy
for an automatic solution using their 1-click WP installation feature.
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Fast loading time
Slow
loading speeds can be catastrophic to your website and business performance:
often resulting in a huge loss of customers. GoDaddy has put in place
structures to help your website load faster including having servers near
visitors’ locations and using fast storage drives.
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Unlimited visitors
As
you already know, a website with too many visitors may lag and maybe even crash
losing its reputation among users. GoDaddy saves you from any of this by
ensuring all its plans can support unlimited visitors at no extra cost.
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Security
You
can have good night sleep knowing that your site is secure, thanks to GoDaddy’s
impressive security systems that deter spammers and hackers. With cyber-attacks
on the rise nowadays, you can make your website safer with GoDaddy as your
host.
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Multiple payments options
GoDaddy
accepts most of the major currencies and credit cards for its payments. The
company also allows use of PayPal and a few other digital payment platforms with
ease.
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No live chat support
Despite
their upgraded customer service with quick response time, Godaddy still lack a
live chat support system. However, phone support is available and quick in most
cases.
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Restoration fees
Most
web hosting company offer to restore a website at zero costs in case of a
breakdown or hacking experience. However, GoDaddy charges a restoration fee which
can rise up to $300 depending on the work involved in completing the task.
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Limitations on storage
GoDaddy
puts several strict restrictions on data and disk space usages except for a few
of its hosting plans. This might not be go well with webmasters managing huge
sites that are growing rapidly.
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Who owns GoDaddy?
GoDaddy
was founded in 1997 and is still owned albet in part by its founder, Robert
Parsons. However, about 70% of GoDaddy stake was bought by a private equity
consortium a few years ago. Nevertheless, Robert Parsons retains the largest individual
share that stands at 28% of the company. GoDaddy is one of the pioneers in the
hosting and domain industry and claims to serve over 16 million customers
worldwide.
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Where are GoDaddy servers located?
GoDaddy
boasts a massive 430,000 square feet data center at Phoenix in Arizona. The
US-based company also runs other centers in Los Angeles, Ashburn, and Chicago
alongside other international facilities in Singapore and Amsterdam.
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Do I get unlimited bandwidth and
storage?
Nothing
truly comes unlimited, neither is GoDaddy’s storage and bandwidth. Shared plans
do come with 250,000 files (folders) with each email counting as a file.
Besides, the web host puts “soft” caps on other resources. You may have to
check the terms and conditions to understand the contract carefully. Just like most
other popular hosts, GoDaddy reserves the right to throttle your website's
resources if excess bandwidth or storage is detected.
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What is GoDaddy’s cheapest plan?
The
cheapest plan renews at $7.99 per month and comes with unlimited bandwidth and
100GB storage. There’s a free domain for the first year which is included
during the purchase.
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Does GoDaddy offer domain registration?
What’s the cost and is my information secure?
GoDaddy
is reputable for domain name business and therefore you can get your domain name
here. Besides, the firm offers free domains with some of their hosting plans.
Regarding the privacy of your information, you can rest assured that your
information is secure with them. You can also apply for a WHOIS privacy to
safeguard any sensitive information about your domain name.
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I need to transfer my site to GoDaddy.
What is the process?
Unfortunately,
GoDaddy provides limited support when you need to do site or domain transfers.
If you experience any trouble, you can get a large amount of comprehensive
documentation online that offer information on the processes. You can also get
other private and third-party organizations that will walk you through the
process.
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Are there any special security
features with GoDaddy?
In
addition to code signing and SSL certificates, you get Sitelock website
security which helps to detect malware and monitor your website for issues such
as blacklisting on search engines.
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How can GoDaddy perform as a host on
my WordPress Site?
GoDaddy
features several WordPress specific packages for hosting. Three of the
available plans are managed hosting. The company encourages and largely
supports the use of Wordpress as a content management system. In fact, they
have a built-in migration feature to make it easier for you to move your
WordPress website hosting to GoDaddy.
As
with most large hosting providers, there have been a few security incidents
involving the web host in recent years. For this reason, GoDaddy is constantly
improving their security policies.
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Can I automate WordPress installation
with GoDaddy?
The
web host offers both manual and automatic ways to automate Wordpress
installation. The manual installation is easy. However, you can save time by
using the WordPress Managing Tool Suite that GoDaddy offers. Get assistance in
WordPress software updates and site backups. What’s more, take advantage of
GoDaddy tech support available all year long for any issues you might encounter
with your WP site.
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Which GoDaddy Plan is best for
WordPress Sites?
The
best plan to purchase for self-hosted WordPress Site will depend on the total
number of sites hosted. The Developer plan is the most expensive plan but the
most suitable for people with up to 5 websites and 800,000 visitors or more per
month. The Ultimate Plan on the hand can be used for 2 WordPress Sites and up
to 400, 000 monthly visitors.
GoDaddy
also provides managed WordPress options which come with bonuses like staging
areas, WordPress installed by default, and dedicated support.
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Does GoDaddy offer site building
software? Can I get customizable templates?
GoDaddy
features a user-friendly site builder program that’s extremely easy to use and
offers hundreds of customizable settings. The platform has 3 tiers of plans
with different themes and templates available to you depending with your
preferred plan.
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Does GoDaddy provide any kind of money
back guarantee?
GoDaddy
offers a limited 45-day money back guarantee; however, please note that this
offer does not apply to all products and service. It's necessary to read the
fine print carefully if you’re concerned about getting your money refunded
back.
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What is GoDaddy’s uptime guarantee?
GoDaddy
offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee which adds up to 8.76 hours of downtime per
year. If they fail to keep up with their service uptime guarantee in a
particular month, you can contact them and request for 5% credit of your
monthly hosting fee. However, be sure to check out their terms of service to be
on sure that you’re within your right to request this credit.
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What are the best GoDaddy
alternatives?
GoDaddy
is without a doubt one of the best low-budgets web-hosting companies, but if
you feel the need to upgrade, shop around or compare web hosts. You can try a
few other popular hosting alternatives including BlueHost, Site Ground, InMotion
Hosting, and A2 Hosting.
If
you own a WordPress site, a key Godaddy alternative worth considering is WP
Engine hosting which offers managed platform for WordPress sites. While the
managed hosting services from this company won’t come cheap, WP Engine is
reputable for its exceptional capacity in this area of specialization.
On
the other hand, if you’re not after a managed WordPress hosting option, you
might consider HostGator and InMotion Hosting.
HostGator
shares a lot of similarities with GoDaddy: however, the former uses the
traditional cPanel while Godaddy uses its main control Panel. Just like
GoDaddy, HostGator also offers commendable customer support.