Free Domain Name Transfer
As of November 2023, HostGator no longer offers free domain transfer. While a free domain transfer is no longer available, you can still request a domain transfer via your Customer Portal. Please visit the How Can I Transfer my Domain to HostGator? article to learn more about transferring domains to your HostGator account.
What Do I Get For Free?
We will provide one (1) free domain transfer per billing account valued up to $7.95 toward the transfer of any domain that may be transferred to HostGator through Launchpad. Our free domain transfer will cover the full transfer cost for any .com, .net, or .org domain, and we will honor $7.95 toward a transfer with a higher cost.
You can request the free domain registration transfer any time while you have an active hosting package on your billing account by contacting us via phone or chat.
You can also register and transfer additional domain registrations to HostGator. Additionally, HostGator also offers one (1) free domain registration with newly purchased Cloud, Shared, and Optimized Wordpress hosting plans.
Why Should I Transfer My Domain to HostGator?
By transferring your domain to HostGator you will be able to manage your entire experience from the same place. In addition to a unified management of your hosting needs, using HostGator as a registrar will allow our superior technical support to assist you with every level of your web hosting needs.
What Do I Need to Request My Domain Transfer?
For the best experience and the fastest possible results for your domain transfer, please read the What to Do Before Transferring Your Domain section of our article on how to transfer a domain to HostGator: