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About Godaddy.com

GoDaddy is a web host and domain provider that offers multiple website plans and features. One of the largest domain-hosting companies, GoDaddy also provides multiple add-on services and 24/7 customer support.

Pros
  • One of the largest domain hosts
  • Plans for Linux and Windows
  • 24/7 phone support
Cons
  • Extra cost for backup
  • Limited live chat help

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...GoDaddy has been amazing. A human is always available -- very short wait times and their tech support goes out of their way to help. I know enough to set up a web page -- but I...

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What is GoDaddy?

GoDaddy is a domain registrar and web host that has been around for more than 20 years. It claims a 99.95% uptime, meaning its site interruptions are rare. The company also offers 24/7 support and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

With GoDaddy, you can add email and other features to your domain for a fee. Add-ons like daily backups and SSL certificate might cost extra, depending on the plan you choose. Overall, GoDaddy is easy to use, especially for those who aren’t experienced in website building.

GoDaddy hosting plans

GoDaddy offers several hosting packages, but all plans include unmetered bandwidth and free one-click WordPress installation. Here’s a breakdown of the company’s hosting plans:

  • Economy: Offers basic resources for those just starting. Includes one website, 100 GB of storage, standard performance and 10 databases.
  • Deluxe: Offers more space and flexibility. Comes with unlimited websites and storage, standard performance and 25 databases.
  • Ultimate: A good choice for heavier-traffic WordPress sites. Includes unlimited websites and storage, increased processing power and unlimited databases.
  • Maximum: Intended for complex sites with high-resolution photo and video. Comes with unlimited websites and storage, increased processing power and unlimited databases.

Each plan also offers a free domain for your first term. The Ultimate and Maximum plans include a free SSL certificate.

GoDaddy pricing

GoDaddy offers introductory promotional prices, but you’ll have to pay the regular price when your account renews. Also, although the prices are listed by month, GoDaddy charges annually. The promotional and standard costs are:

  • Economy: $2.99 a month, then $7.99 a month on renewal
  • Deluxe: $4.99 a month, then $10.99 a month on renewal
  • Ultimate: $5.99 a month, then $16.99 a month on renewal
  • Maximum: $12.99 a month, then $24.99 a month on renewal

Once your first term is up, the price for a domain is $17.99. GoDaddy’s email services start at $5.99, and the cost of its website builder ranges from $10 to $25 a month.

Overall, your GoDaddy website might cost around $36 to $160 annually for your first term, but the price will jump to an average of $200 to $350 annually after renewal.

GoDaddy FAQ

What is GoDaddy used for?

GoDaddy is used primarily as a web host. You can also purchase a domain name from the company.

Do I own my domain name with GoDaddy?

When you register a domain name with GoDaddy, you own the name. If you let your registration expire, you lose the domain.

How does GoDaddy work?

You pay GoDaddy to register a user name and/or host your website. When your contract ends, you can choose to renew or let your domain and name expire.

What does GoDaddy do?

GoDaddy hosts millions of websites and associated email addresses. The company is one of the largest domain hosts in the world.

How much does GoDaddy’s web builder cost?

Depending on the plan you choose, GoDaddy’s web builder can cost between $9.99 and $24.99 a month when billed annually.

Is GoDaddy a good host?

It’s one of the largest hosts and is generally reputable. It does, however, charge extra for features other hosts offer free.

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Is GoDaddy good?

GoDaddy is one of the most commonly used web hosts and domain registrars in the industry. That said, the company has mixed customer reviews — many don’t appreciate its high renewal fees, and GoDaddy charges extra for several features other hosts offer at no cost. If you’re looking for a web host and domain registrar, make sure to shop around before committing. You could find a company that better suits your needs and your budget.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed May 29, 2026

    GoDaddy teaches its employees to lie. They will charge you for products you did not renew, even if you specifically opted out to renew email service for 95 dollars. Then you call them and say you did not authorize, they will tell you you're shit out of luck because terms of service says the system is by default set to auto renew. So reply to an email saying you don't want the service is pointless because they will charge you anyway.

    Then you dispute it with bank. But godaddy sends a form letter of term of service stating they had the right to charge. So you don't get refunded. Then you figure okay well I may as well set up the email service I've paid for. But when you try you can't because you had cancelled it via email before they charged you. You don't get the refund and they won't let you set up the email unless you pay another 95 dollars. May they rot in hell.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2026

    I was unable to add a page on the site and have been hung up on several times by employees

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    Response from Godaddy.com

    Hi Tommy,

    Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear about the trouble adding a page to your site and apologize for the unprofessional behavior experienced during your calls. Being hung up on is completely unacceptable and not the standard we hold our team to. We've sent you a private message requesting your account details so we can look into this further. Please check your messages and respond at your earliest convenience.

    Best,

    Tom

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      PricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

      Reviewed May 26, 2026

      I’ve been using GoDaddy for a couple of small projects and overall it’s been a pretty smooth experience. Setting up a domain was quick, and the dashboard is easy enough to figure out even if you’re not super technical. Their support team has also helped me a couple times when I got stuck with DNS settings. The only reason I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because some add-ons and renewals can get expensive if you’re not paying attention. Other than that, it’s been reliable for what I needed.

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      Response from Godaddy.com

      Hi Naima,

      Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience! We are thrilled to hear that setting up your domain was smooth and that our support team was able to help you along the way. We completely understand your feedback regarding pricing on add-ons and renewals and we appreciate you flagging that. We are always working to improve and your feedback helps us do that. Thank you for choosing GoDaddy!

      Best,

      Tom

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      Reviewed May 19, 2026

      I completed a domain sale transaction through GoDaddy Aftermarket/Broker Services and was very disappointed with the payout conversion handling and lack of transparency. The payout was internally converted using a USD/GBP exchange rate significantly lower than the public market exchange rates available during the same period across Wise, XE, OFX, and other major FX providers. I also confirmed with Wise that the funds were already converted before reaching my Wise account, meaning the conversion was handled internally before transfer rather than by my receiving bank. Had the original USD funds been transferred directly to Wise, the conversion would have been processed using significantly more favorable and transparent market-based exchange rates.

      My main concern is not the disclosed transaction fee, but rather the lack of transparency regarding the internal FX conversion spread and the materially unfavorable exchange rate applied before payout. I contacted support multiple times, requested clarification and escalation, and sent emails to the responsible teams, but no meaningful resolution was provided and nobody from the complaints or payout team attempted to contact me directly regarding the issue. I strongly recommend that sellers:

      * receive payouts in the original currency whenever possible,
      * avoid internal payout conversions,

      * and carefully review payout currency settings before finalizing transactions.

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      Response from Godaddy.com
      Hi Haytham,

      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for such a detailed review. We're sorry to hear that the payout process did not meet your expectations, particularly regarding the currency conversion handling and the level of support you received. Your feedback is genuinely appreciated and will be taken seriously as we look at ways to improve transparency and communication around our payout processes. We're glad you've highlighted this for other sellers as well.

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      TF

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      Customer ServiceMaintenanceStaffHonesty & Transparency

      Reviewed May 18, 2026

      After 23 years with GoDaddy, I can honestly say the quality of service has declined tremendously. As a paying customer running multiple businesses online, it is beyond frustrating to repeatedly experience DNS issues caused by support representatives making incorrect changes to my account. When those mistakes cause websites to go down, emails to stop working, or customers to be unable to place orders, that directly impacts my business financially. One of the biggest ongoing problems is the communication barrier with support. Far too often, I am connected with representatives who struggle to fully understand or clearly communicate in English regarding technical issues. In my personal experience, many of these difficult interactions have been with male representatives from overseas call centers, particularly representatives identifying themselves as being from Pakistan or the Philippines.

      The issue is not where someone is from — the issue is that customers are left dealing with misunderstandings, repeated errors, rude behavior, raised voices, and in some cases calls being disconnected instead of problems being resolved professionally. Customers should not have to call back multiple times because support staff either do not fully understand DNS management or fail to properly document changes made to accounts. It is exhausting having to repeatedly explain the same issue while my businesses lose time, traffic, and orders due to preventable mistakes. What makes matters even worse is the attitude and professionalism from certain representatives. I have experienced situations where support agents became dismissive, argumentative, spoke to me disrespectfully, interrupted me, or hung up the call entirely. No loyal customer should ever be treated that way after spending over two decades supporting a company.

      At this point, the stress, downtime, and repeated negative experiences have made me seriously consider moving all of my domains and business services elsewhere. I have referred many customers to GoDaddy over the years, but based on my recent experiences, I can no longer confidently recommend your company. It is disappointing to see the decline in both technical support quality and customer care from a company I once trusted.

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      Response from Godaddy.com

      Hi Moroccan,

      Thank you for your loyalty and feedback. We sincerely apologize for your experience. Your concerns are taken seriously and will be used to improve our service. Please reach out so we can assist you.

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      GoDaddy

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      Reviewed May 15, 2026

      They have the worst customer service I have ever experience. We were deceived into the pricing of our services. When we tried to contact them, they were absolutely unhelpful. They told me to receive a refund I would have to delete our products that we purchased off of our account. Then, even though we requested a refund within the seven days, they tried to tell me that it was not within the seven days of purchase and denied the refund request. So now not only are we out of our initial cost to pay for the service, but they also made us delete the product and now we have no access to it whatsoever.

      If you need a domain, website, or business emails, this is the absolute worst possible company to go through. It is significantly cheaper to purchase and create a website/domain through Wix and then take care of any email needs through Microsoft directly. Once again do NOT purchase anything from GoDaddy unless you want to be deceived and lied too, talk to customer support for over 6 straight hours, and not be able to receive the refund that you deserve.

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      Response from Godaddy.com

      Hi Avery,

      Thank you for your feedback, and we sincerely apologize for the experience you had. Being asked to delete your products as a condition of a refund, and then having that refund denied within the seven day window, is completely unacceptable and not reflective of our standards. We would like to personally review your case and make this right — please reach out to us directly with your account details so we can investigate and work toward a fair resolution for you.

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      GoDaddy

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      Reviewed May 13, 2026

      I've been with GoDaddy for roughly 20 years, and our site did well. We got a lot of compliments on how it looked, user-friendly and it was put together by myself and my wife. If we ran into a problem, we were able to call GD and get help to resolve our issue. They were always a just a phone call away and we almost always spoke to someone in Arizona.

      Fast forward to about 2 years ago. GD was bought by someone in the Middle East, they went public (stock market) and we were forced off of the platform were on (Quick Shopping Cart) and pushed into this Website Builder. Do it yourself. We were assured it was easy and cheaper. It was not easy, if we called with a question we were told to go kick rocks....we were in the Website Builder program. "You should have paid us to do it". Now, as of about 3 weeks ago, GD did a update and now our site is pretty much dead and No One at GD seems to care about getting it fixed.

      And talking to anyone about it is NO LONGER something we can do. And I'm seeing the same issue with other GD website owners all over the internet, so it's not just us. Now, GD is all about the bottom line. How much money can they make and some of the Tech people I have talked early on were just plain rude. I had a few of them just hang up when I tried to ask a question. And you can call their 480 area code number and you'll wind up talking to someone that has very knowledge of the English language. GD truly sucks now. After 20 years, they've hit the bottom of the barrel. We will be bailing from GD soon. I'm already talking to other website companies.

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      Response from Godaddy.com

      Hi Reed,

      Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience and for your loyalty over the years.

      The issues you have described regarding the recent update causing significant problems to your site are very concerning to us, and we want you to know that your feedback has been passed along directly to the team you are currently working with. They are aware of your concerns and we want to make sure this gets the attention it deserves.

      Best,

      Tom

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      Reviewed May 3, 2026

      I would not even give them a 1-star. Don't believe them, they are only offering suggestions that will cost you money! I used to totally rely on them when they first started, but now I have NOTHING good to say about GoDaddy! BEWARE!! STAY AWAY!!

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      Response from Godaddy.com

      Hi Dalene,

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience did not meet expectations, and we appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention.

      Your feedback is important to us and helps us identify areas where we can improve. If there’s anything further you’d like us to review, please don’t hesitate to reach our support teams for assistance.

      Thank you,
      TF

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      Customer ServiceStaffTimeliness

      Reviewed April 30, 2026

      Let me start by saying this has been the worst experience I have ever had with any company. I purchased my site in February. It is now April, and I still cannot add my storefront so customers can make purchases. Every single day I’m told, “Give it another 24 hours,” and the next day it’s the same thing all over again. I’ve lost customers, I’ve lost time I can never get back, and the issue is still not fixed.

      To make matters worse, I’m being told they will “honor one month free.” For what exactly? I can’t even add my products. No one has called me back. No one seems to care. I used to love GoDaddy, but it is no longer the same company. This entire experience has been beyond frustrating and completely unacceptable. Please save your time and your money — this has truly been the worst experience I’ve ever had.

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      Reviewed April 24, 2026

      PREDATORY!! Stay away unless you love being robbed, gaslit and staying on the phone for hours while being passed from department to department and having zero progress getting your site built. It’s a fragmented, hamster wheel of death process intended to drive you crazy. The sales teams lies constantly. They overpromise all their services and abilities. When you ask for a refund, they will refuse to give you a refund because they are “allowed to be poor performers and allowed to take 2 years to build a site". They will take your hard facts about not getting the job done and claim those facts are “opinions” as a way to justify not giving you your money back. Class Action Lawsuit needs to get initiated. I’ll join.

      I’ve spoken to 3 web designers who said they are getting tons of business from people leaving GoDaddy. My current web designer logged into my GoDaddy portal and said the team building the site had zero experience and didn’t know how to build. He showed me examples of what they were doing with certain commands and then showed me the proper commands on his Wordpress account when he rebuilt my website. Every automatic email GoDaddy sends claims revisions are complete and the website is ready to be published but it’s all a lie and all performative. Nothing ever gets done.

      I highly recommend my guy. Mitch at Biz detail web design in the east bay area. He rebuilt my website in 5 days and is now hosting my site permanently. After 6 weeks with GoDaddy they had yet to recreate my existing website (copy/paste) or upload my project images to the portfolio part of the website. It would have taken them 2 years to rebuild my existing website. Imagine being a new small business owner and a company treating you this way. Stealing your money, time and sanity. Contact me for more detail about GoDaddy, and I will share everything.**. I won’t stop sharing with the world how predatorial GoDaddy is until I get a full refund!!!

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      Response from Godaddy.com

      Hi Summer,

      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re very sorry to hear about the frustration and disappointment you’ve described. We understand how upsetting this situation has been, especially given the time, money, and effort you invested. We’ve sent an email requesting your account details so we can review your case further. Please respond there so we can gather the necessary information and pass your feedback along to our design team for further review.

      Thanks,

      GoDaddy

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      Company Name:
      GoDaddy
      Year Founded:
      1997
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