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Besides the plan listed below (which HostGator calls “Baby”), HostGator offers a “Hatchling” plan which is even cheaper. However it only allows for hosting one domain and has numerous other restrictions. The plan below is the HostGator equivalent of the other plans listed on this site.

HostGator Rates:

HostGator’s rates depend on the period for which you sign up. 1 year’s hosting costs $9.95/mo, 2 years costs $8.95/mo, and 3 years costs $7.95/mo.

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HostGator Easy Install:

HostGator offers: Fantastico, Instant Blogs, Instant Portals, Instant PHPnuke, Instant Forums, Instant Guestbook, Instant Counter, and Instant FormMail.

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HostGator eCommerce Features:

HostGator offers the following eCommerce features: Shared SSL, Private SSL, Agora Cart, osCommerce, ZenCart, Cube Cart.

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HostGator Storage:

HostGator offers 600GB in storage space and 5.8TB monthly bandwidth.

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HostGator Domain Hosting and Registration:

HostGator allows unlimited domain and subdomain hosting. Domain registration and renewal costs $15.00/year.

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HostGator WHOIS Privacy:

HostGator offers WHOIS privacy on every domain registered with them or transferred to them (this means transfer of registration, not simply pointing DNS to HostGator). WHOIS privacy protects your personal information from people who attempt to discover it through a WHOIS lookup. HostGator WHOIS privacy costs $10.00/domain.

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HostGator Database Options:

HostGator offers unlimited MySQL databases. This means you can host as many Wordpress, Drupal, and other sites which require MySQL databases as you wish.

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