GoDaddy Review

Michael Lederstatter
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Uptime and Reliability

The state of the art data center, takes care of all the online companies Godaddy provides hosting for. Servers, firewalls, and other security, is better than any competitor. 24/7 monitoring, redundant fibre connections, and physical security settings are all in place; this results in a 99.9% uptime guarantee for customers.

Uptime Rating:
95
%

Hosting Plans and Tech Features

# Hosting Type Plan Name Storage Bandwidth Price/mo Renewal
1 Shared Economy 100 GB unmetered $5.99 $8.99
2 Shared Deluxe unlimited unmetered $7.99 $11.99
3 Shared Ultimate unlimited unmetered $12.99 $16.99
4 Shared Maximum unlimited unmetered $19.99 $24.99
5 Shared Windows Economy 100 GB unmetered $5.99 $8.99
6 Shared Windows Deluxe unmetered unmetered $7.99 $11.99
7 Shared Windows Ultimate unmetered unmetered $12.99 $16.99
8 Business Launch 60 GB unmetered $19.99 $29.99
9 Business Enhance 90 GB unmetered $34.99 $49.99
10 Business Grow 120 GB unlimited $44.99 $69.99
11 Business Expand 150 GB unlimited $59.99 $99.99
12 WordPress Unmanaged Basic WP 30 GB unlimited $6.99 $9.99
13 WordPress Unmanaged Deluxe WP 75 GB unlimited $9.99 $14.99
14 WordPress Unmanaged Ultimate WP unlimited unlimited $12.99 $19.99
15 WordPress Unmanaged Ecommerce WP unlimited unlimited $15.99 $24.99
16 WordPress Managed Pro 5 50 GB unlimited $24.99 $24.99
17 WordPress Managed Pro 10 80 GB unlimited $49.99 $49.99
18 WordPress Managed Pro 25 100 GB unlimited $89.99 $89.99
19 WordPress Managed Pro 50 200 GB unlimited $169.99 $169.99
20 VPS Launch 40 GB SSD unmetered $24.99 $24.99
21 VPS Enhance 60 GB SSD unmetered $34.99 $34.99
22 VPS Grow 150 GB SSD unmetered $44.99 $44.99
23 VPS Expand 200 GB SSD unmetered $54.99 $54.99
24 VPS Windows Launch 40 GB SSD unmetered $29.99 $29.99
25 VPS Windows Enhance 60 GB SSD unmetered $39.99 $39.99
26 VPS Windows Grow 150 GB SSD unmetered $49.99 $49.99
27 VPS Windows Expand 200 GB SSD unmetered $59.99 $59.99
28 Dedicated Unmanaged Economy 1 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $89.99 $169.99
29 Dedicated Unmanaged Value 1.5 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $104.99 $199.99
30 Dedicated Unmanaged Deluxe 2 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $129.99 $249.99
31 Dedicated Unmanaged Ultimate 2 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $179.99 $349.99
32 Dedicated Managed Economy 1 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $89.99 $169.99
33 Dedicated Managed Value 1.5 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $104.99 $199.99
34 Dedicated Managed Deluxe 2 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $129.99 $249.99
35 Dedicated Managed Ultimate 2 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $179.99 $349.99
36 Dedicated Windows Economy 1 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $119.99 $199.99
37 Dedicated Windows Value 1.5 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $134.99 $229.99
38 Dedicated Windows Deluxe 2 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $159.99 $279.99
39 Dedicated Windows Ultimate 2 TB (RAID-1) unmetered $209.99 $379.99
40 Reseller Enhance 90 GB unmetered $39.99 $39.99
41 Reseller Grow 120 GB unmetered $49.99 $49.99
42 Reseller Expand 150 GB unmetered $64.99 $64.99
43 Reseller Established 240 GB unmetered $89.99 $89.99
44 Website Builder Basic unlimited unmetered $10.00 $10.00
45 Website Builder Standard unlimited unmetered $15.00 $15.00
46 Website Builder Premium unlimited unmetered $20.00 $20.00
47 Website Builder Ecommerce unlimited unmetered $25.00 $25.00
Plans, Apps and Features Rating:
95
%

Control Panel and Software

A completely function, self developed control panel is provided; you will see advertising promotions, which is one drawback, when you are managing your site. Large buttons are in place; and, although it is not the most functional, it is an easy to use control panel, once you figure out the configuration.

Software Rating:
95
%

Support Performance

24/7 US support and email support, are provided. With 7 hour email responses, and 5 to 10 minute wait time on the phone, they aren't the fastest, but with so many customers, they are relatively quick. They also offer specific PDF user guides, to help answer common questions. Although they are not nearly as fast, the much lower pricing, and far more options in terms of packaging, as well as the larger customer base they serve, are some of the reasons for the slower response time to questions.

Support Rating:
100
%

Pricing, Value and Renewal Fees

With a 3 year plan, you can pay as little as $2.99 for their services. 50 FTP users, 10 GB storage, unlimited bandwidth, and 100 email accounts, are some of the benefits with this plan. With 25 sub-domains and unlimited external domains, you receive great service options. DNS management is offered, and it supports PHP 4 or 5, Perl, and RoR, to name a few.

A one click installer feature, lets you add blogs, e commerce pages, Wikis and galleries, are just a few of the benefits Godaddy offers. A web based manager, and $125 in marketing bonuses, are a part of the plan. All of this, for both Windows and Linux, and support for ASP, ASP.net, AJAX, and frontpage extensions.


Price Value Rating:
80
%

Conclusion: Do we recommend GoDaddy?

Total Rating:
91
%
Total Grade:
Excellent
Prices from:
$5.99 (Renews $8.99)
Server Speed:
85
%
Uptime:
95
%
Plans & Features:
95
%
Software:
95
%
Support:
100
%
Price & Renewal:
80
%

With over 44 million domains, and under $3 hosting, you won't find many companies that can outperform Godaddy. Shared hosting, Windows hosting, and a slew of features are provided, at these low prices; VPS and dedicated servers are also available, and they are one of the most affordable options, for SSL certification. Reliability and strong performance make them a great host option; but, sub-par control panel, is a drawback. Support levels are good, but response times are well below average, in comparison to other, smaller online hosts.

GoDaddy Pros
  • Feature-packed plans
  • Self-owned state-of-the-art Data Centers
  • Excellent 24x7 Customer Support
  • Excellent Uptime
  • Good Server Speed
GoDaddy Cons
  • First term prices higher than other major hosts (e.g. Bluehost < $4)
Michael Lederstatter
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Michael Lederstatter
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Web Designer & Webmaster since 1998
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