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Hosting Comparison Chart
Here is a quick comparison chart between hosting types.
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| ✔ | Included or available. | ||||
| ✘ | Not included or not available. | ||||
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Available on Windows Hosting. | ||||
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Available on Linux hosting. | ||||
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Compatible but not included. It must be acquired from a third party. (It may be free or at an additional charge.) |
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Can Be ordered or requested. Contact us via phone or chat. (It may be free or at an additional charge.) |
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Notes:
- The VPS column assumes you have a VPS with a control panel. A VPS without a control panel will not have most of the features listed.
- As we upgrade our Customer Portal to an optimized and easy-to-use design, you may find some hosting products and/or services no longer available. Due to this update, the Cloud, Reseller, and Optimized WordPress hosting plans are no longer offered by HostGator for new signups. While these hosting plans are no longer available, we will still provide support to customers on these hosting plans, and there will be no change to your service.
| HostGator Features | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| 24/7 Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| No Contract | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FREE Setup | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Safe Harbor Certified | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free Domain | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Free Website Content Migration* | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 30-Day Money Back Guarantee* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Guarantee* | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Type of Hosting Environment & Access Levels | |||
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| Shared Environment | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Dedicated Environment | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Root Access / Administrator Access | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Operating System Available | |
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| Control Panels | |||
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| cPanel | |
✔ | |
| WHM | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Other Control Panels | ✘ | |
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| Databases | |||
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| MySQL | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| phpMyAdmin / WebAdmin for MySQL | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Remote Database Access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Site Building Tools & Web Application Installers | |||
| Features | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| Softaculous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Backups | |||
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| Create Manual Backups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create Scheduled Backups | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Weekly Backups by HostGator | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Restore from HostGator Backups | $49 | ✘ | ✘ |
| Branding & White Label Hosting / Reseller Features | |||
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| Custom Error Pages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reselling Allowed | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Private Name Servers (e.g., ns1.example.com) |
✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Generic Looking Name Servers (e.g., ns1.websitewelcome.com) |
✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| HostGator Branded Name Servers (e.g., ns1.hostgator.com) |
✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Free WHMCS License* | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| WHMCS Compatible | |
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✔ |
| Server Resources | |||
| Feature | Shared | VPS | Dedicated |
| Server Resources Limit | 25% | ✔ unlimited |
✔ unlimited |
| Maximum Outgoing Emails Per Hour per Domain | 500 | ✔ unlimited |
✔ unlimited |
| Simultaneous Processes | 25 | ✔ unlimited |
✔ unlimited |
| POP / IMAP checks per hour for your connecting IP | 30 | ✔ unlimited |
✔ unlimited |
| HTTP Audio & Video Streaming | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Jailed Shell Access (SSH) | |
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| Root Shell Access (SSH) | ✘ | |
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| Maximum Number of Dedicated IP Addresses | ✘ | 2 | 3 |
| SSL Certificates | ✔ | |
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| Maximum Number of SSL Certificates | 0 or Multiple Depends on the Plan |
✔ unlimited |
✔ unlimited |
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