Has registered domains with GoDaddy for years without problems and accepts the price rise as the market rate.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
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Most customers report poor support, constant upsells and fees that pile up, plus steep renewals and some DNS or hosting outages.
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Customer reviews (497)
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Never had issues with GoDaddy for basic hosting, DNS and domain protection, with an easy connection to 365 tenants.
Years of GoDaddy domain registration with no issues, though would never use them for hosting.
400+ domains at GoDaddy over 25 years and never saw domain front-running.
Has used GoDaddy for years for a basic domain, DNS and cert setup and never had problems.
GoDaddy Corporate Domains (Brandsight) is the best registrar for a 3,000-domain portfolio, though not cheap.
Hosts about 5 websites and 7 web apps at GoDaddy for roughly 30 dollars a month with no problems for ten years.
Pays 56 dollars a month to GoDaddy for 25 WordPress sites, with them for 20+ years.
Never had issues using GoDaddy as a registrar with DNS entries and a basic website.
Uses GoDaddy only for domain registration and renewals and has found it rock solid for over 20 years.
Tons of domains and DNS on GoDaddy with no issue in 10 years.
Has zero issues with GoDaddy and blames the marketing manager rather than GoDaddy for the DNS mishap.
Had GoDaddy for over a year for the domain only with no issues.
Considers GoDaddy one of the best for domains with very fast propagation.
Manages 100+ client sites with GoDaddy domains and 30+ personal domains without domains being stolen.
Has over 3,000 domains at GoDaddy, which always bends over backwards to help with no issues.
Never had problems with GoDaddy.
Has used GoDaddy loads and never had any issues, finding the community hatred odd.
A GoDaddy domain customer hasn't had an issue in six years.
Using GoDaddy for years with no issues.
A GoDaddy customer of years has never had an issue.
GoDaddy is really reliable and fast with free DynDNS and 2FA, though support is untested.
12 domains at GoDaddy for 20+ years with no issues for minimal needs.
Long-time GoDaddy registrar customer with many domains who has always had decent service and cheap convenience.
Owns 3,000+ premium domains all registered at GoDaddy for 15-20 years without a single issue.
Owns hundreds of domains mostly at GoDaddy and in 20+ years never had a registrar problem.
Years on GoDaddy and never personally experienced the horror stories.
Buying domains from GoDaddy for 24 years with no reason to change.
Still on GoDaddy because domains were there for years without issue, though now planning to move.
Company uses GoDaddy as DNS registrar and has never had an issue.
35 domains on GoDaddy all stayed up during an outage.
Uses GoDaddy only for domain registration and never had an issue.
Six years on GoDaddy with nothing but a good experience.
Moved all TLDs and DNS records to GoDaddy after Network Solutions wholesale raised prices and has had no issues.
Never had an issue with GoDaddy or Namecheap.
Uses GoDaddy for SSL and wildcard certs and domains with zero issues since sites are hosted elsewhere.
Company site hosted at GoDaddy is just fine.
Used GoDaddy only for domains and never had a problem.
Over a decade of GoDaddy with no issues for a personal domain.
With 1000+ domains and certs on GoDaddy and Namecheap there are no real issues with either.
Their GoDaddy cPanel hosting comes with auto SSL.
Common questions about GoDaddy
What do customers say about GoDaddy?
Most customers report poor support, constant upsells and fees that pile up, plus steep renewals and some DNS or hosting outages. Domains held for resale at high prices come up repeatedly. A fair number call it reliable and fine as a registrar, but weak for hosting and email.
Is GoDaddy worth it?
Of the 299 reviews with a clear verdict, 11% are positive, 5% mixed and 84% negative. The praise mentioned most is reliable. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about GoDaddy?
The praise reviewers mention most: reliable (25 reviews), helpful support (16 reviews) and good control panel (6 reviews). For example: Has registered domains with GoDaddy for years without problems and accepts the price rise as the market rate.
What are the most common complaints about GoDaddy?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (136 reviews), upsells (79 reviews) and hidden fees (64 reviews). For example: GoDaddy support misunderstood how to set a DNSSEC DS record and the first rep put 10K of products in the cart.
What does the signal score of 53 mean?
It's how well reviewed GoDaddy is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of GoDaddy?
Category: Domain registrar.
Where do these GoDaddy reviews come from?
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