Godaddy Review 2025: Is Daddy Really caring for his children?

Ienris wie ik in jongere man. Ik besleat in grutte stap te nimmen: net mear fergese webside-bouwers foar my, gjin hear ... gewoan it echte ding:

In BETALEN webhost. Ien dy't my in REAL webside bouwe soe.

So I went to GoDaddy. Why?

Because GoDaddy had EVERYTHING. It had a website builder, a domain name, and the hosting ALL for (at the time) about a DOLLAR a month. INCREDIBLE!

Ik wie optein. Ik boude in site. Ik wie lokkich…

Foar in jier.

Now, this experience is unfortunately not just limited to younger-me. Countless newbies have learned certain aspects of hosting the HARD way, and NOT just from GoDaddy.

But, while many popular hosts are guilty of misleading advertising, GoDaddy is particularly infamous for it. Why?

Cause it’s HUGE. GoDaddy has over 18 MILLION customers and manages over 77 MILLION domains, making it the biggest domain registrar and probably the biggest consumer web host.

Mar jo kinne sûnder problemen sa grut wêze. Op dy grutte kinne jo ek in doel wêze.

En it is sa grut dat it in bytsje fan ALLT docht:

En it is ek berucht foar besykje jo in bytsje fan ALL te ferkeapjen.

But it is first and foremost an internet hosting company and the domain registrar. We’ve evaluated GoDaddy as a griffier, but now I’ll be looking at GoDaddy as a super popular web host.

It is beruchte om misleidend te wêzen, te folle ferkeapjen te hawwen, en te grut te wêzen om ûnder oare har klanten te fersoargjen.

Mar is it echt SO ferskriklik? Of is it gewoan skuldich oan dingen wêr't alle hosts skuldich binne?

Is it gewoan in makliker doel fanwegen syn grutte?

I care about facts. And so do you. So let’s talk about the FACTS of GoDaddy right now, and get to the full truth of how GoDaddy measures as a web host.

Godaddy Review: Uptime

Ik sil dit ôfsette troch yn prinsipe te sjen nei it earste ding dat de measten fan ús moatte besjen by it ûndersykjen fan hosting:

De UPTIME. Mei oare wurden, hoe lang is myn side eins UP?

Well, I’ve measured GoDaddy’s op tiid sûnt augustus 2018, en jonge, haw ik wat om jo te sjen.

Moatst dit ris sjen:

Hjir is de gemiddelde Uptime:

• Sep 2021: 99.96%
• Aug 2021: 99.93%
• July 2021: 99.96%
• Juny 2021: 99.98%
• Maaie 2021: 99.84%
• Apr 2021: 99.73%
• Mar 2021: 99.98%
• Feb 2021: 99.96%
• Jan 2021: 99.96%
• Dec 2020: 99.97%
• Nov 2020: 99.84%
• Oct 2020: 99.96%
• Sep 2020: 99.92%
• Aug 2020: 99.98%
• Jul 2020: 99.99%
• Jun 2020: 99.98%
• Maaie 2020: 99.96%
• Apr 2020: 99.95%
• Mar 2020: 99.97%
• Feb 2020: 99.99%
• Jan 2020: 99.99%
• Dec 2019: 99.96%
• Nov 2019: 99.99%
• Oct 2019: 99.73%
• Sep 2019: 100.00%
• Aug 2019: 99.93%
• Jul 2019: 99.98%
• Jun 2019: 100%
• Maaie 2019: 100%
• Apr 2019: 99.99%
• Mar 2019: 99.99%
• Feb 2019: 100%
• Jan 2019: 100%
• Dec 2018: 99.98%
• Nov 2018: 99.99%
• Oct 2018: 100%
• Sep 2018: 100%

Hjir is de gemiddelde responstiid:

• Sep 2021: 469ms
• Aug 2021: 517ms
• July 2021: 505ms
• June 2021: 497ms
• Maaie 2021: 522ms
• Apr 2021: 565ms
• Mar 2021: 517ms
• Feb 2021: 516ms
• Jan 2021: 550ms
• Desimber 2020: 546ms
• Nov 2020: 532ms
• Okt 2020: 525ms
• Sep 2020: 530ms
• Aug 2020: 531ms
• Jul 2020: 536ms
• Jun 2020: 532ms
• Maaie 2020: 523ms
• Apr 2020: 529ms
• Mar 2020: 531ms
• Feb 2020: 521 ms
• Jan 2020: 529 ms
• Desimber 2019: 476 ms
• Nov 2019: 378 ms
• Okt 2019: 403 ms
• Sep 2019: 370 ms
• Aug 2019: 361 ms
• Jul 2019: 457 ms
• Jun 2019: 456 ms
• Maaie 2019: 441 ms
• Apr 2019: 500 ms
• Mar 2019: 490 ms
• Feb 2019: 476 ms
• Jan 2019: 482 ms
• Desimber 2018: 458 ms
• Nov 2018: 522 ms
• Okt 2018: 467 ms
• Sep 2018: 487 ms

Jo kinne detaillearre uptime score kontrolearje hjir.

Yep. Look, I understand the impulse to hate on GoDaddy.

Mar it ding oer dy scores is dat se geweldig binne. Wier, wy prate net PERFEKT ...

Mar oer in perioade fan 8 moannen wie de WORST-score 99.97%, wat oerset nei sawat 12 minuten downtime oer de moanne. Net ideaal fansels, mar sa folle better dan in protte konkurrearende bedriuwen.

Plus, 99.99% uptime as heger wie it gefal foar 6 fan 'e 8 moannen, EN de responstiden wiene oan' e legere kant.

So yeah, I can’t say GoDaddy is perfect, but my uptime tests show a pretty strong candidate. If you still want to see GoDaddy get bashed—well, you might want to skip the next section, because it’s not a weakness

Gebrûksgemak en brûkersûnderfining

Oeps, haw ik it bedoarn?

Well…GoDaddy is easy to use.

En dat is gjin ferrassing, want as it wis is ien fan 'e grutste hostingbedriuwen yn' e omkriten, en dat grutte fan grutte betsjuttet gewoanlik in heech minimum oan brûkerfreonlikens.

GoDaddy IS generally easy, but if there’s something I don’t like, it’s that logging in is not a super-efficient mode of managing your account or products.

It fielt as binne der in miljoen ferskillende siden foar alles. En, d'r is in soad upselling. Nim dit as foarbyld:

Please understand that I have a LOT of products with GoDaddy, most of them domeinen. As ik nei "Myn akkount" gean, sjoch ik dit as it "thús."

Ik sjoch in UPSELL foar mar ien fan in protte produkten dy't ik haw, om't de fergese proef ferrûn.

Dat it is heul ENKLIK om te bewegen en te navigearjen, mar it is ek echt ferfelend.

Ik moat navigearje nei "Myn produkten" om alle dingen te sjen dy't ik haw en ferskate drop-down-menu's weromlûke om feitlik myn webhostingprodukten te sjen.

Dan kin ik klikje op "alles beheare" om nei in DIFFERENTE pagina te kommen dy't my myn ferskate hostingprodukten sjen lit. Mei upsells.

Of, ik kin gewoan klikke op "beheare" foar de spesifike side dy't ik wol, en hjir meinommen wurde:

Dat lit jo einlings wurde nommen nei in side wêr't jo jo hostingynstellingen foar in side direkt kinne besjen.

En DANNET kinne jo SLOT op jo cPanel komme troch te klikken op de knop rjochtsboppe:

Look, GoDaddy isn’t totally unique in this. And in the end, you won’t lose a ton of time. It’s just very frustrating and reflects, in my opinion, poor design.

Dat, ja, interface kin lestich wêze en te ferspraat, mar it is NET lestich.

As "betelmethoden" net sels-ferklearjend genôch is, is d'r in lytse beskriuwing ûnder de opsje om jo te witen wêr't jo yn komme.

And when you consider that everything is clearly labeled, easy to read, and often explained, it becomes clear that for all its fault, GoDaddy IS zeer makkelijk te gebruiken.

If you’re a GoDaddy hater, don’t worry. We’re about to get into something you’ll enjoy…

Prizen en funksjes

The thing that will get GoDaddy’s critics excited? It’s this—a discussion of GoDaddy’s prices and features.

Jo sille útfine wêrom't wy deryn komme, dat ik gewoan ynspring en begjinne mei de dielde hostingplannen. GoDaddy has three types of website hosting plans. The first is normal shared web hosting:

When I started typing up this review, these were the prices GoDaddy offered. The next day they dropped the first tier with a special promotion:

This is the deal GoDaddy is especially famous for. And they’re famous for adding and dropping these promotions regularly.

So if you want to buy the cheapest shared hosting you can, and find that GoDaddy’s dielde plannen begjinne by hast $ 3 per moanne - wachtsje gewoan. It sil ynkoarten wer nei $ 1 gean.

Hoe dan ek, ALLES, dizze priis is ûnder de goedkeapste yn 'e wrâld fan webhosting, teminsten foar it earste jier. En soms is it noch goedkeaper mei spesjaal koartings.

Plus, de fergoedingsfergoeding AREN'T dat min yn fergeliking mei guon fan 'e oaren dy't ik haw sjoen.

It resultaat is dat dizze plannen, yn it skema fan dingen, oan 'e betelbere kant binne, sels as jo rekken hâlde mei fernijingen.

Al it oare is aardich standert. Jo begjinne mei ien webside, unmetered bandbreedte, e-post, in domein, en 100 GB opslach.

This is where you start to see some of what GoDaddy is criticized for:

De saaklike e-post is mar in proefferzje fan trije moannen. It domein? It is it earste jier fergees en fernijt dan nei syn hjoeddeistige priis.

De opslach is goed. Op papier is it echt net sa glamoureuze, fergelike mei in protte dielde plannen dy't STARTEN mei "ûnbeheinde" opslach as in soad SSD-opslach.

Mar hjir is de wierheid:

As jo ​​wurkje mei de meast betelbere dielde plannen foar webhosting, offerje jo krêft op foar betelberens en tagonklikens. Dat 100GB is dus folslein goed, en yn alle gefallen hat elke tier efternei "unbeheind" opslach.

Plus, hegere tiers krije unbeheinde siden, unbeheinde subdomeinen, SSL (soms), en gewoan in algemiene ferheging fan 'e macht.

This is pretty common, and so far, GoDaddy hasn’t been deviating from the normal shared web hosting plan structure or feature allocation too much.

Oer it algemien binne dizze okay, mei in útsûndering:

'Ekonomy' is wierskynlik it net wurdich, ek as jo nei in budzjetoplossing sykje.

The free stuff isn’t so free, and for a slightly higher price with other hosting companies or even a higher GoDaddy tier, you can get a lot more bang for the buck.

Ik haw yngeand besjoen Godaddy's Oare plannen dus As dizze ynformaasje dy't jo net wolle lêze, kinne jo oerslaan troch te klikken hjir.

Hjir is it SECOND soarte fan webhosting, in oare dielde set fan plannen:

Dit wurdt beheard WordPress hosting. Beheard yn dit gefal betsjut, ja, dat de measte dingen foar jo wurde fersoarge. Jo hoege gewoan WordPress te brûken foar it ynstellen fan jo side. Makje.

De prizen binne aardich goed - meast beheard WordPress hosting dy't ik sjoch is it earste jier signifikant djoerder sawat deselde priis by fernijing.

It is wier dat jo op ien of oare manier beheind wurde - 10 GB romte is frij leech foar opslach, sels as it SSD is.

Hjir is wat ferâldere:

GoDaddy has overage fees.

Dit is yn tsjinstelling ta it hawwen fan "unmetered bandbreedte." No, it ferskil is net sa grut as jo tinke op dielde servers (sjoch de FAQ ûnderoan foar mear ynformaasje), mar it resultaat is dat jo ekstra fergoedingen betelje as jo in bepaald kwota besikers berikke.

Oars dan binne dingen aardich standert. De fergoedingen foar oerskot sille in soad minsken sûgje, mar op 'e legere tiers sil it wierskynlik net sa folle betsjutte. De opslach is aardich leech, mar as jo wite wat jo dogge op in basisside, sil it net saak meitsje.

De beheare WordPress-plannen binne dus gelyk oan it normale dielde hosting:

Fatsoenlik. Legere prizen, en midsmjittige funksjes dy't it wurk krije sille.

Anyway, GoDaddy offers another type of website-oriented hosting, a set of plans that is significantly higher-powered:

Dit is "bedriuwswebhosting" en it is in bytsje unyk. It is gelyk oan dielde hosting, but with more power. You know, for businesses. Here’s how GoDaddy describes it:

So even though GoDaddy presents its business hosting as similar to its shared hosting on the website, the resources are dedicated, not shared.

Dit is in KEY-punt en makket saaklike hosting wurdich te beskôgjen.

It makket de prizen ek relatyf ridlik. Ik haw lykwols wat problemen mei de tawiisde middels. Hjir is de reden:

Sels as jo de tasizzing krije fan betrouberens en in garânsje sil __ bedrach fan boarnen beskikber wêze foar jo side, guon fan dizze binne in bytsje leech foar de priis.

60 GB opslach foar "meardere basissites" op $ 30.00 per moanne (nei it earste jier)? Guon fan 'e oare plannen kinne better wêze foar jo bedriuw, mar ik wifkje. Hjir is de earlike wierheid:

Jo kinne oare pakketten fan hege kwaliteit krije foar ferlykbere prizen mei oare hosts. Soms kinne dit sels top-tier dielde hosting wêze, mar net needsaaklik.

Hoe dan ek, jo kinne wierskynlik ferlykbere prizen krije mei bettere specs, boarnen, en in langere list mei funksjes.

Oan 'e oare kant is it berop fan dizze plannen foar bedriuwshosting dat se maklik gebrûk kombinearje mei macht.

En opnij, it PROMISEER dat jo de boarnen kinne krije dy't it plan beskriuwt is in enoarme deal. Dat ik sil dizze plannen by "goed" litte, mar wat om op te wêzen.

Jou se net ôf, mar ûndersykje oft oare hosts jo bedriuwen op in fergelykbere manier EARSTE kinne stypje.

As jo ​​nei dizze grafyk seagen dy't ik krekt sjen liet, wite jo dat wy in oare soarte hosting hawwe. Dat soe hosting fan firtuele privee server (VPS) wêze:

As you can see, these are roughly in the same price range as the business hosting plans. And what’s really great is that GoDaddy aanbiedingen sawol Linux-plannen (hjirboppe) en Windows-plannen:

Fansels, of jo Windows- of Linux-servers nedich binne of net, is oan jo, mar ik tink dat beide fatsoenlik binne. En it is net ûngewoan dat Windows-tsjinners djoerder binne.

Mar d'r is wat ik wirklik net leuk:

Guon fan dizze fergoedingsfergoedingen lykje gewoan unodvendig. Ik sil jouwe dat VPS-plannen gewoan algemien djoerder opsjes binne, mar ik fyn de priisprizen spitigernôch noch altyd.

But this is, in the scheme of hosting, a more minor complaint. It’s also true that GoDaddy’s first-year prices are on the less expensive side.

Sa tegearre, hjir is de situaasje:

De VPS-plannen binne DECENT. Foar it earste jier binne se in moaie goed deal, but in the long run, they’re just moderate. You can get your work done just fine. But I don’t think GoDaddy is the BEST VPS hosting.

Hoe dan ek, hjir is ús lêste artikel:

These are the big guns, the dedicated servers. As with the VPS options, GoDaddy has a great strength in offering both Linux (above) and Windows servers:

No, as jo nau besochten, soene jo miskien wat opmurken hawwe.

Iets UGLY:

De tawijd Linux-servers fernije op hast TWEE kear de inisjele oankeappriis. De Windows-servers binne net better.

No, sjoch, ik wyt! Dedicated servers binne altyd de meast priiswinnende hostingplannen!

MAR:

Why DOUBLE the price after a year? It’s not like GoDaddy is lying to you, but I still find it skeevy.

Mar foar al myn haat is d'r ek in soad goed. Fanwegen dy prizen fan it earste jier?

Sy binne geweldich. Se begjinne aardich leech, sjoen wat jo krije. Dit is oant it punt dat as jo twa jier oan in tawijd server hâlde, jo noch wierskynlik in fatsoenlike deal krije.

Now, I’ll admit, GoDaddy doesn’t have the latest specs:

Mar de Xeon E3-searje is noch in besochte fatsoenlike prosessor. Guon hosts biede de lêste modellen oan, mar net elkenien hat dat nedich, en de E3-searje is noch altiten allinich rûnom yn tawijd hosting plannen elkenien.

Wat ik foaral leuk fyn, binne de boarnen:

De tsjinners fan 'e yngong komme mei 4 kearnen op 3.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM, en 1 TB opslach. As jo ​​opskale, kinne jo mear RAM en mear opslach krije, mar de rest feroaret net.

Oh, oer de opslach… ja, it is RAID-1, net RAID-10 (wat feiliger is). Dat liedt my lykwols nei in oar negatyf punt ...

NIEMAND fan 'e tawijd serverplannen hat RAID-10. RAID-10 foeget in laach oan prestaasjes, krêft en feiligens ta, en it is frij gewoan wurden mei oare hosts.

EN, jo kinne gjin mear kearnen krije - mar it feit dat jo mei 4 STARTEN is goed.

Nonetheless, remember that GoDaddy isn’t offering you the BEST dedicated servers. They’re offering you AFFORDABLE, DECENT dedicated servers.

And this is not a bad thing at all. Even if you’re getting a dedicated server, you don’t need to go all out. This makes GoDaddy’s dedicated servers pretty great mid-tier opsjes.

Dat litte wy de prizen en funksjes ynfolje, folks. Wat is it nijste?

Decent pricing, mid-tier options. None of GoDaddy’s plans scream “EXCELLENT!”

Mar de ienfâldige wierheid is dat wy net allegear "EXCELLENT!" Nedich binne.

A lot of us just need something quick, effective, and affordable. And so far, all of GoDaddy’s plans are those things. This is true for all the different kinds of hosting—prices are low or standard, and features and resources are usually okay. Limited for some, good on others.

So GoDaddy’s pricing and features, generally, are just decent but not exceptional.

Skip everything and get started.

But that’s only part of the picture…GoDaddy’s target, newer hosting customers, will also need something else:

Godaddy: Klanteservice

Klantestipe is in grutte. It is grut foar alle hostingbedriuwen, gewoan fanwege it technyske aard fan 'e tsjinst - flaters bart, komplikaasjes ûntsteane, befeiligingsproblemen moatte oplosse, ensfh.

Dus sels as jo in avansearre brûker binne, wolle jo geweldige klanttsjinst hawwe - om't geweldige klanttsjinst jo kinne helpe mear te dwaan mei jo hostingplan. En as jo minder erfaren binne - goed, dat hoech ik net te ferklearjen.

But customer service is especially integral to GoDaddy. Remember, GoDaddy has over 17 MILLION customers to support.

So whereas most of the big hosts have a few hundred customer service representatives on the high side, GoDaddy has THOUSANDS.

En se moatte goed wêze, toch? Om't se SO MANY minsken stypje?

Ik bedoel LOOK op dit:

Okay, let’s slow down. The truth is, GoDaddy’s customer support isn’t bad, but we can’t just assume it’s great. My experience has been more nuanced.

Lit my asjebleaft begjinne mei iets dat, ik foar ien, HATE:

I understand why GoDaddy and other companies employ these digital assistant/AI chats. They’re cost-effective and can sometimes get the job done.

But as a hosting customer, I already know that GoDaddy is HUGE, and I’m already concerned it won’t spare any more resources on me, beyond a bare minimum.

Dus as ik dit AI-petear sjoch my oanstutsen as myn earste line fan stipe, fyn ik it net leuk.

En, it is allinich marzjinaal effektyf. It is in sykbalke, yn prinsipe, dy't soms nuttich kin wêze, mar it fielt mear as foar show as in serieus ark.

But, the good news is that GoDaddy does have plenty of representatives available for contact. In fact, check this out:

Ik tink net dat ien oar hostingbedriuw safolle wrâldwide stipe hat.

Now, I can’t attest to the quality of GoDaddy’s phone support in other countries, but in the United States, my experience has been really good.

There is a little bit of waiting involved, but it’s not too bad. Reps were nice and best of all, helpful, so I give GoDaddy props for keeping the representatives quality (at least in the United States).

Fansels kinne jo net allinich op telefoanyske stipe fertrouwe. Telefoanstipe kin somtiden te tiidroch wêze, of jo kinne miskien net wêze yn in omjouwing dy't goed is om lûd te sprekken.

So that’s why GoDaddy, like everyone else, has a live chat. It’s decent.

Mar soms bart dit:

Dat is spitich, mar ik tink úteinlik net ferrassend.

De wierheid is dat it net ûngewoan dat it live chat te drok is. It is gjin deistich barren, mar it bart faak genôch dat ik de live chat net betrouber soe neame.

As jo ​​op live chat komme, is de kwaliteit fatsoenlik. Jo krije in fluch antwurd op in rappe fraach, neat spesjaal, mar perfoarst needsaaklik.

Mar hey! As jo ​​in serieuze kwestje hawwe dy't net geskikt is foar live chat, of as jo gewoan net op 'e live chat kinne komme, dan is d'r teminsten in oare opsje:

Nee, gewoan grapke. It is of it petear dat faak drok is as de tillefoan.

Teminsten de tillefoanstipe is goed.

To its credit, GoDaddy compensates for these deficiencies by having great onsite resources and information.

Dit is in goed foarbyld:

This is GoDaddy’s Helpsintrum.

It Help Center is meast gearstald út "gidsen", dy't aardich gedetailleerde, media-rike artikels binne dy't GREAT binne foar de unervaren.

Byprodukt blêdzjen sil jo meinimme nei it praktysker guod, it guod dat jo FAQ's oanpakt.

As jo ​​ienris in kategory hawwe te finen om te ferkennen, sille jo in soad subkategoryen sjen litte dy't elk har eigen artikels hawwe.

En elk artikel is aardich dúdlik en genôch detaillearre.

Browsing Help Center is lykwols net de ienige nuttige boarne.

Foar minsken dy't stap-foar-stap tutorials wolle, is dit geweldig:

De hoe-to-pagina hat in ton fideo-tutorials, dy't frij goed makke binne sjoen it oantal derfan.

There’s another major and UNDERRATED resource on GoDaddy:

GoDaddy's mienskip side hat in ton foarums dy't in soad belutsenens by de mienskip hawwe.

Hjir is it wêrom it nuttich is:

It taps into GoDaddy’s MASSIVE customer base. Even if the vast majority of customers never post on the forums, you’re still left with THOUSANDS of people who do.

The result is that, even if GoDaddy’s community page isn’t my favorite forum/community page in terms of layout or organization, it’s simply one of the BEST because it’s so used.

Dit makket dingen yngewikkeld:

GoDaddy has GREAT on-site resources and information, but it’s mediocre or sub-par for contacting customer service representatives.

Oan 'e iene kant: d'r is in soad ynformaasje beskikber, it is maklik te finen en maklik te brûken.

Oan 'e oare kant: sels as tillefoanstipe yn' e Feriene Steaten geweldig is, binne live petearen faak drok en is d'r gjin e-poststipe.

My conclusion is that GoDaddy has overall GOOD customer support, but it’s LIMITED, an important distinction.

No, wy hawwe ien lêste faktor om nei te sjen. Dit is dejinge dy't, hoewol, in soad klantoproppen moat foarkomme as jo dit goed dogge:

Godaddy:Feiligens

Security is essential, for so many reasons. Given that it supports so many customers, you might think GoDaddy HAS to be pretty secure.

Plus, GoDaddy even owns one of the most respected security companies, Sucuri, dat jo tinke dat it fantastyske feiligens hat.

Well, …it’s not such a rosy picture, friends. I’ll start with this…

Because this is what GoDaddy is INFAMOUS for:

Besykje jo AS FOLLE AS MAKLIK te ferkeapjen.

Look, to an extent, it’s perfectly understandable. GoDaddy is a huge company with a lot of products, so naturally, it’ll have spin-off security packages. The key here:

"TA IN HICHTE." Om't jo oan 'e ein fan' e dei gewoan op grutte feiligens kinne rekkenje, nettsjinsteande jo pakket, as jo wurkje mei in kwaliteitshost.

But this is the unfortunate truth about GoDaddy:

De befeiliging is foar it grutste part in ûnbekende. Wy wite gewoan net sa folle.

Guon fan wat wy wite is okay. Bygelyks:

14 datasintra ferspraat oer de wrâld - dat is aardich solide, en in foardiel om in grutte host op te nimmen dy't kin ynvestearje yn meardere datasintra.

En dit oare ding is geweldig:

(...)

Oh. Yeah. That’s it. At least, that’s all GoDaddy has on its site, which is where public information SHOULD be.

Now, I’m not going to accuse GoDaddy of not having ANY security:

Obviously, GoDaddy has to have some in place, and we can probably assume it’s decent enough, or the company couldn’t have become the most popular hosting company and the domain registrar.

Mar foar guon minsken sil dat "it oan it leauwe" net genôch wêze, en ik skuld se net.

True, various GoDaddy plans have this or that security feature, but even those are minimal beyond “SSL included.”

Sa wis, dit SOUNDS geweldig:

But I’ll have to see more info before I praise GoDaddy’s security.

My verdict on GoDaddy’s security: if you’re willing to trust GoDaddy, then Gean dyn gong. Mar as befeiliging SUPER wichtich is foar jo, skip dan gewoan op prinsipe.

Ouch. Dat klinkt aardich hurd. Litte wy de stimming ljochtsje:

pros

For all its flaws, GoDaddy hasn’t gotten to its popularity without doing some things right. Here they are:

• Prizen op dielde webhosting plannen is generally cheaper, both for the first term and overall. GoDaddy is a particularly decent option for those who want to quickly host a site for cheap.
• GoDaddy’s frequent promotions can make its entry tier one of the cheapest hosting plans around.
• GoDaddy’s performance is really good even on the more basic plans.
• GoDaddy has many different hosting plans, from shared to dedicated options, and most of them have Linux/Windows options.
• GoDaddy is beginner-friendly.
• GoDaddy has great phone support in the United States, and great on-site information and guides. Particularly, the community forum is uniquely robust.

Cons

If you came here just to see GoDaddy get bashed, knock yourself out:

• Features and resources are sub-par for some of the plans, though not all, and especially compared to GoDaddy’s competitors.
• GoDaddy has A LOT of upsells.
• Even aside from the upsells, some people (like me) get very annoyed navigating GoDaddy’s user portal and pages.
• A lot of GoDaddy’s more premium hosting plans STILL have big price jumps. The worst is the dedicated servers, which almost double in price after the first year.
• GoDaddy’s live chat can often be busy, and there is no email support—so phone support is the only reliable option for contacting customer service.
• GoDaddy says almost nothing about its hosting security.

Do I Recommend GoDaddy?

Ik haw in soad evalueare dien, en it is lang om let JOCHTJE tiid.

GoDaddy has a lot of bad and a lot of good. How it stacks up mostly depends on what your hosting needs are.

Dat haw ik sein, d'r binne in pear dingen dy't ik dúdlik meitsje moat:

First, even if you’re looking for AFFORDABLE hosting, GoDaddy isn’t necessarily the best option. Some hosts have worse performance, and similar or slightly higher prices, and way more features/resources.

Or at least, they make up for a lot of GoDaddy’s flaws.

There isn’t anything I’d say GoDaddy is the BEST in—even ease of use. It might have the LOWEST prices, which is good for some, but it doesn’t have the BEST prices.

Here’s who GoDaddy is best suited for:

Minsken dy't nijer binne foar hosting, minsken dy't in budzjet hawwe, en minsken dy't gewoan in rappe, betelbere oplossing nedich binne.

Another point is that GoDaddy is GREAT for people who need hosting for a short amount of time—a year of hosting with GoDaddy will perform well and be super goedkeap.

But if you want to use GoDaddy for a longer period of time, that’s not a bad idea. The thing about GoDaddy is that it’s ultimately okay in most areas. It’s not horrible at all.

But because it’s not the best in any single area either, GoDaddy is best for those who need that unique combination of low prices, good performance, good user-friendliness, and decent “everything else.”

As jo ​​net wis binne, is de bêste manier om dingen te regeljen om se út te probearjen! Jo kinne binnen 30 dagen in weromjefte oanfreegje as jo gjin jierplan wolle, of binnen 48 oeren as jo net fan jo moanneplan hâlde.

Bliid hosting!

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