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Best GoDaddy Alternatives for Domain Name & Hosting

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Hosting a blog or website has never been easier. GoDaddy is perhaps the most recognized brand in the web services industry. They started as domain registrars, but they have grown to be a leading hosting company and website builder company.

What if you need an alternative to GoDaddy hosting services? You don’t have to use GoDaddy hosting for your domains. You own your domain, so you can point it to the website builder or hosting service that best suits your needs.

As a marketing consultant, I have had the opportunity to consult on many different website builders, platforms, and software for both my own projects and those of clients. Although GoDaddy’s web hosting service is great for some projects, it was also useful to list other GoDaddy hosting options along with their strengths and focus. I have included both hosted platforms and pure hosting services. These are where you buy the hosting and then set up your website software.

Below is a summary of the information.

The Best GoDaddy Alternatives

Guide to GoDaddy Alternatives

This guide will cover each one, as well as other GoDaddy hosting options for specific uses.

InMotion Hosting

InMotion Hosting offers a wide range of hosting services. InMotion Hosting is an independent, fast-growing hosting company that is not owned by any major publicly traded corporation such as GoDaddy. They are used for all of my projects, including this website. They are very professional and have a great focus on customer service.

I reviewed InMotion Hosting.

Check out InMotion’s plans.

SiteGround

SiteGround, another independent company that is rapidly growing, is also a fast-growing one. SiteGround offers excellent support and high performance. They also have developer-friendly features such as integrated staging environments and one-click SSL.

SiteGround was reviewed by me here.

SiteGround has many plans.

Bluehost

Bluehost is another big name in the web hosting market. They were founded in 1998 and still concentrate almost exclusively on hosting services. Bluehost offers affordable pricing plans and is well-suited for smaller websites. Bluehost is a great alternative if you are looking for a name-brand at a very affordable price.

Bluehost was reviewed and compared to GoDaddy hosting.

Learn more about Bluehost’s plans.

GreenGeeks

GreenGeeks, a smaller but independent-owned host, focuses on simplicity and support.

I reviewed GreenGeeks.

Go check out GreenGeeks’ plans.

GoDaddy Alternatives

There are many other options, including those that have a particular use case that I haven’t tried enough to be able to evaluate or that don’t have the features/benefits of the ones listed above.

I have had managers compile a list to help me with my internal evaluation. Here is the list I typically provide.

• HostGator is a sister brand to Bluehost. Check out my HostGator review to learn more about them. They are affordable and have a lot of features that I can use for small projects. You can check out their plans.
• HostPapa is a fast-growing independent hosting company. They offer excellent service, with a strong focus on global hosting and useful developer features. Take a look at their plans.
• Web Hosting Hub is a sister brand of InMotion that focuses on starting websites. They offer excellent support and solely focus on shared hosting. Take a look at their plans.
• BoldGrid is a software that some hosting companies offer that integrates with WordPress. This allows you to enjoy all the benefits of self-hosted WordPress, including drag-and-drop design and simplified setup. You can find it here.
• Namecheap is a competitor domain registrar, which also offers email and simple “one page” software. Great long-term pricing and user-friendly dashboards. You can find their services here.