About
HostGator is a prominent web hosting company founded in October 2002 by Brent Oxley. Starting from a dorm room at Florida Atlantic University, it has grown to manage over 8,000 servers worldwide and hosts more than three million domains, contributing to about 2% of global internet traffic. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HostGator offers a variety of web hosting services tailored for individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises. The company provides several hosting options, including shared hosting, reseller hosting, virtual private server (VPS) hosting, and dedicated hosting. HostGator also features website builder tools with thousands of templates to assist users in creating websites without coding knowledge. Their services cater to a diverse customer base, from individual bloggers to established businesses, ensuring accessible and effective hosting solutions. HostGator is recognized for its commitment to customer support and innovation in the web hosting industry.
Products
2A subscription service providing access to top AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, allowing users to switch models mid-thread.
Shared web hosting from HostGator for getting business websites online.
Recent News
AI Tools · All Access: Top 4 AI models. One subscription.
HostGator now offers a single subscription for access to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, allowing users to switch models mid-thread. This could be relevant for MSPs looking to integrate advanced AI capabilities into their client solutions or internal operations.
Read moreVPS Hosting: Containers, code, and root access
HostGator highlights its VPS hosting with 2 vCPU, 4 GB DDR5, 100 GB NVMe, and full root access, spinning up in 60 seconds. This offers MSPs a robust and flexible infrastructure option for clients requiring dedicated resources and control.
Read moreManaged WordPress Hosting with AI-powered features
HostGator emphasizes its AI-powered WordPress hosting, tuned, secured, and supported by Bluehost. This could be beneficial for MSPs managing WordPress sites for clients, offering enhanced performance, security, and AI integration.
Read moreFree Site Migration Tool
HostGator offers a free and easy-to-use tool to migrate WordPress websites, which can be valuable for MSPs managing multiple client sites and onboarding them to HostGator's hosting services.
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Company Size
Medium
Founded
2002 (24 years)
Source: Apollo, Dec 2025
Employees
201-499
Source: Apollo, Dec 2025
Industry
information technology & services
Headquarters
Houston, Texas, United States