Account Limits Summary
When hosting a site with HostGator, regardless of the size of the site or the server, users have limitations depending on the resources available on their respective servers. This article will assist in understanding these limitations.
- Shared Web Hosting ⤵
- CPU Resource Usage ⤵
- Processes Limits ⤵
- Inode Limits ⤵
- Bandwidth Limits ⤵
- Backup Limits ⤵
- Mail Limits ⤵
- Terms of Service & Privacy Policy ⤵
Shared Web Hosting
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| Features | Hatchling | Baby | Business |
| Websites | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| Performance | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Email Accounts | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Email Storage | as per the web space allotted | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Max Emails Sent (per hour) | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Website Space | 10 GB SSD Storage | 20 GB SSD Storage | 50 GB SSD Storage |
| Max File Count | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Bandwidth | Unmetered | Unmetered | Unmetered |
| One Free Domain Registration | Included | Included | Included |
| SubDomains | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| One Free Domain Privacy | No | No | Yes *First Year Only |
| Free SSL Certificate | Auto SSL | Auto SSL | Auto SSL |
| Premium SSL Certificate | No | No | No |
| MySQL Databases | 20 | 40 | 100 |
| Max Database Size | 5 GB | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| Max Database Usage | 10 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| Max Database Tables | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Max Concurrent MySQL Connections | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| CodeGuard Basic | No | No | Yes *First Year Only |
CPU Resource Usage
CPU usage is the number of tasks and processes running on a computer at any given time. This limitation applies to all HostGator servers. For more information on these limits, please visit the following article.
Shared and Reseller hosting accounts
There is a limit of 25% CPU usage that is applied on a per cPanel basis.
VPS and Dedicated hosting accounts
These accounts can use 100% of the CPU; however, VPS customers must note that their use is only a portion of the server's total resources.
Processes Limits
Processes are a series of actions or functions occurring on a server at any time. This limitation applies to all HostGator servers. For more information on these limits, please visit the following articles:
Shared and Reseller hosting accounts
There is a limit of 25 simultaneous processes per cPanel.
VPS and Dedicated hosting accounts
These customers can adjust the number of processes with no enforced limit. This limitation also applies to SQL connections.
Inode Limits
An inode stores basic information about a regular file, directory, or other file system object. The number of inodes indicates the number of files and folders you have. The inode limitation applies to all HostGator servers, excluding Dedicated hosting.
For more information about the inode limits of your hosting platform, please visit our Terms of Service page.
Bandwidth Limits
Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transferred to and from your account in one month. Whenever someone downloads a 10 KB file from your website, they use 10 KB of bandwidth from your account. Also, whenever someone visits your site, they download the home page and use that much bandwidth. More information can be found in the following articles:
Shared hosting accounts
Shared hosting accounts come with unlimited bandwidth.
Reseller hosting accounts
The bandwidth limit for Reseller hosting accounts varies by plan:
- Aluminum - 500 GB
- Copper - 700 GB
- Silver - 1000 GB
- Gold - 1200 GB
- Diamond -1400 GB
VPS hosting accounts
The bandwidth limit for VPS hosting accounts varies by plan:
- Snappy 500 - 500 GB
- Snappy 1000 - 1000 GB
- Snappy 2000 - 1500 GB
- Snappy 4000 - 2000 GB
- Snappy 8000 - 3000 GB
Dedicated hosting accounts
Dedicated servers are allowed up to 10 TB of bandwidth.
Backup Limits
The specific backup policy depends on what type of account you have. We provide weekly backups for all our servers except Dedicated hosting servers. For more information on our backup policy, please refer to the following article:
Shared and Reseller hosting accounts
We create our own weekly backups of Shared and Reseller accounts under 20 GB and 100,000 inodes.
VPS hosting accounts
We create our weekly backups of your VPS, including everything in your VPS container.
Dedicated hosting accounts
We do not make backups of dedicated servers; however, HostGator does allow dedicated server customers to make their own backups.
Mail Limits
Mail limitations are applied to all HostGator servers.
Shared and Reseller posting accounts
Shared and Reseller customers may not exceed 30 email checks within an hour or send more than 500 emails per hour.
More information on this topic can be found in the following article:
VPS and Dedicated hosting accounts
VPS and Dedicated Server customers do not have a set limitation for outgoing mail; however, they are required to use a double opt-in list or safe list.
For more information on these limits, please review the following policies and articles:
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
HostGator's Privacy Policy is a vow to keep our customers' information confidential and within HostGator only unless subpoenaed by a law enforcement entity. HostGator's Terms of Service outlines acceptable terms for using our services and products. Any violations of HostGator's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are taken seriously.
These legal outlines can be found at the links listed below: