Free Migration<\/strong><\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe winner is: GoDaddy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy is our clear winner here because of its superior quality features, customer support, and performance. Although the pricing plans of HostMonster are cheaper in comparison to GoDaddy. GoDaddy provides you with better service. So, we are going to compare these two leading service providers one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>About GoDaddy and HostMonster<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy<\/strong><\/td>GoDaddy is an American publicly traded internet domain registrar and web hosting provider that has more than 20 million customers. It provides Email management, website security, and business solutions. This site can be used by small businesses, large businesses, and individuals.<\/td><\/tr> HostMonster<\/strong><\/td>HostMonster has been serving since 1996. It provides various hosting solutions to small businesses and personal websites. It has high-quality hardware. It provides a free domain name system and unlimited storage with SLS security. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Hostmonster vs GoDaddy: A side-by-side comparison<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy and HostMonster both are the leading host service providers on the internet with more or less similar features. In terms of performance, GoDaddy is ahead in the run because of its superior quality services and overall performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of plans, HostMonster\u2019s Pricing plans are a little bit cheaper but GoDaddy will provide you better service according to its plans. If you are on a tight budget then you can go with HostMonster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The interface of GoDaddy is user-friendly and you can use it easily even if you are not technically versed. It can be used by small and large businesses and even individuals easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GoDaddy provides Managed WordPress hosting with an automatic update feature but HostMonster doesn\u2019t provide this service. HostMonster provides a free SSL certificate with all of its plans whereas GoDaddy doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After getting a quick view of these two service providers we are now going to get an in-depth knowledge of these two so that we can make a difference between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>1: Key Hosting Features and Services: <\/strong>Hostmonster vs GoDaddy<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n Features<\/strong><\/td> GoDaddy<\/strong><\/td> HostMonster<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Starting price<\/td> $4.99\/month<\/td> $4.95\/month<\/td><\/tr> Free domain name<\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> Disc space<\/td> 100 GB to unlimited (based on plans)<\/td> 50 GB for the Basic plan, 150 GB for the Plus plan, and Unlimited for the Choice Plus and Pro plan<\/td><\/tr> Bandwidth<\/td> unmetered<\/td> unmetered<\/td><\/tr> Free SSL certificate<\/td> yes (on selected plans)<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> One-Click App Installation<\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> cPanel<\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> Email Accounts<\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> SSH Access<\/td> yes<\/td> no<\/td><\/tr> Back-up<\/td> available as an add-on option<\/td> available with high pricing plans<\/td><\/tr> Free Website Builder<\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> Free CDN<\/td> no<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> Free site migration<\/td> yes<\/td> yes<\/td><\/tr> Money back guarantee<\/td> 30-days<\/td> 30-days<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Key GoDaddy features<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhen choosing a good and affordable host we should check the features of that host as they are one of the most important things to consider. Here are some of the main features of GoDaddy –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nGoCentral Website Builder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nFast servers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nEasy one-click app installation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\ncPanel control panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nBack-up and restore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n30-day money-back guarantee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nSocial media marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nGoCentral Website Builder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy provides a GoCentral website builder in which you will get more than 100 templates to create and customize your website according to your own choice in a very easy way. With its premium plans, you will get more than 300 templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast servers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy provides a 99.99% up-time guarantee. It provides reliable up-time and speed according to its pricing as compared to other host servers. Your site will not go down during heavy traffic on it if you choose GoDaddy as your service provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easy one-click app installation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you are a beginner then GoDaddy provides you with an easy drag-and-drop website builder. It also provides you to install 125 plus applications in just one click like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc. You can also use developer tools like MySQL, cPanel, Python, and PHP if you have a little knowledge of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus we can deduce that GoDaddy\u2019s app installation is suitable for everyone even if you are a beginner or a master in technology. Both can use it easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cPanel control panel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy provides its users with a cPanel control system. cPanel is a web hosting control panel that provides a Graphical user interface (GUI) and automated tools to simplify the process of hosting a website for its users. In GoDaddy, you can easily access cPanel through your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back-up and restore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProtecting your website data from hacking or loss is an important factor before using any web host. It ensures the security of your data. GoDaddy provides its users with free daily backup on all of its WordPress host sites. But it only backs up the last stored data any other changes should be done by the users. Thus it would be good to purchase the GoDaddy website backup tool to ensure better security of your website data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
30-day money-back guarantee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlmost every host today provides you with a money-back guarantee in case you don\u2019t like the service of that host. GoDaddy also provides you a 30-days money-back guarantee on your host server. It doesn\u2019t provide a money-back guarantee on add-on products like domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have purchased a plan of less than one year then it provides you a 48-hour money-back guarantee. Also, keep one thing in mind GoDaddy will not provide you any refund after the closure of your account so ask for a refund before account closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social media marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you want to target a wide range of customers then social media can be helpful in it. GoDaddy provides you with the facility to contact customers through social media. You can add social media icons to your website. It also provides you the facility of a youtube live streaming service to target more audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Key HostMonster features<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nHere are some of the important features of HostMonster to get a better understanding of this host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nGenerous amount of disk space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nFree website builder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\ncPanel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nFree Marketing credits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n24\/7 customer support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n30 days money-back guarantee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nSubdomains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nGenerous amount of disk space<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWith HostMonster you can access unlimited storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It provides 50GB storage with its basic plan, 150GB with its plus plan, and unlimited storage with its choice plus and pro plan. So you can purchase any of these plans according to your budget and requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free website builder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHostMonster provides you with a free website builder. Even if you are not a tech-savvy person, you can make your website easily with this drag-and-drop website builder. You can easily make your website by choosing the right features that you want for your website and then putting them in the desired templates. It has a Weebly-based drag-and-drop website builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn HostMonster you will get the feature of Cpanel. It allows you to manage domains, create emails account, manage web files, and many other options. It is one of the most popular control panels in the USA that ensures the smooth running and managing of the websites on VPS and any dedicated server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free Marketing credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHostMonster provides you with the facility of marketing service. You will get free marketing credits with choice and choice plus plans. A $50 marketing credit with a plus plan and $200 marketing credits with a choice plus plan. With its shared hosting packages, you will get two marketing credits, ” Google Ads and Bing Ads”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24\/7 customer support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGood customer support tells a lot about that hosting provider. In HostMonster you will get 24\/7 technical support but any other type of support is provided during office time only. They provide support through live chat and phone calls but you will get better support through live chat in our opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will get support via phone call, live chat, Emails, or tickets, but we prefer to go with live chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
30 days money-back guarantee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHostMonster provides you with a 30-day money-back guarantee in case you don’t like its service. They give you a full refund on your hosting service only, it is not applicable on add-on products like domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the winner is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGoDaddy is our winner in terms of features and overall performance. While the pricing plans of HostMonster are on the cheaper side but in terms of service providing GoDaddy is one step ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n