Arvixe vs Hostgator, which one is better?

Dr. McKay · Jan 4, 2017

Had anyo one used both Arvixe vs Hostgator, they are shared and VPS providers, which one is better? any reviews?

TheCompWiz · Jan 4, 2017

I used these hosting providers in the past, you can host your websites on their shared hosting (Hostgator) and VPS (Arvixe), they are decent ones but if you want your websites load faster, you should choose VPS companies as RAmnode, Vultr or Digitalocean. Websites on Arvixe load pretty slow and the support is not professional.

HOSTINGROBO · Jan 4, 2017

Hostgator is better than arvixe.

RDO Servers · Jan 4, 2017

Both companies are owned by EIG (Endurance International Group) so essentially, they are the same company.

Both of which, (just like most of EIG's hosts) have VERY poor reviews and a long track record of sub-par support.

https://webhostinggeeks.com/user-reviews/hostgator/
https://webhostinggeeks.com/user-reviews/arvixe/

I would suggest you stay away from both of them!

energizedit · Jan 4, 2017

Yep, they are owned by the same company so one is not going to be any better than the other at this point.

I would suggest finding a non EIG owned host.

GswHosting · Jan 4, 2017

As RDO Servers and energizedit said they are EIG (Endurance International Group), which means "stay away from them".

Why you don't check some offers from this forum.

R Langley · Jan 4, 2017

I used HostGator about 6 years ago and never had any problems, not sure how the service is now as EIG has picked up a lot more hosting companies since then so you'd just have to see for yourself.

Richard Hodalski · Jan 4, 2017

I don't like any of them there are a few good companies i've seen on this forum that you should check out.

ulterios · Jan 5, 2017

Speaking from personal experience with E.I.G. hosting companies, you will want to avoid them at all costs! Just check their complaints at the better business bureau and those are only a very, very small fraction of the people that have had problems with them, myself included.

They tried to pull scams on me, held my data/sites hostage, had the very worst service and support, the worst of basically all aspects a business could have/be.

Avoid them unless you think that this is something that you would like to find yourself doing:

WPCycle · Jan 5, 2017

It's best to avoid both of those hosts, and look for a reputable one. Search for reviews before choosing a host.

Gecko · Jan 13, 2017

Dr. McKay said:
Had anyo one used both Arvixe vs Hostgator, they are shared and VPS providers, which one is better? any reviews?

As stated by others, these web hosts are owned by E.I.G. and I would highly suggest not going with any web hosting company that is owned by E.I.G. unless you want to risk dealing with nothing but problems and bad support.

I was using HostGator years ago before E.I.G. bought them and they were pretty good for my needs at the time. I tried them out this last year for a project and had noting but problems and dealing with support that didn't know anything that they should know. Now since E.I.G. bought them their service and support has gotten really bad. At times they are ok but to me it's not worth it.

You can Google something like EIG owned companies or EIG hosting company list and there are some sites that have lists of all of them. Avoid any on those lists. You can also check the better business bureau website and see that they have tons of complaints filed against them.

I would find one that's not owned by E.I.G..

If you are looking for a web hosting service then we have many good hosts listed here on the site that you should check into.

Here's the link: https://forumweb.hosting/130-web-hosting-offers

ForwardWeb · Jan 13, 2017

Dr. McKay said:
Had anyo one used both Arvixe vs Hostgator, they are shared and VPS providers, which one is better? any reviews?

Hostgator used to be great pre EIG takeover, so was Arvixe. Now, with the take over of EIG they have been in the process of consolidating everything into their DC in Provo, Utah. Along with consolidating their support departments. On that basis alone, both of these companies are literally one in the same at this point.

What type of website are you looking to have hosted?

Dr. McKay · Jan 14, 2017

Gecko said:
As stated by others, these web hosts are owned by E.I.G. and I would highly suggest not going with any web hosting company that is owned by E.I.G. unless you want to risk dealing with nothing but problems and bad support.

I was using HostGator years ago before E.I.G. bought them and they were pretty good for my needs at the time. I tried them out this last year for a project and had noting but problems and dealing with support that didn't know anything that they should know. Now since E.I.G. bought them their service and support has gotten really bad. At times they are ok but to me it's not worth it.

You can Google something like EIG owned companies or EIG hosting company list and there are some sites that have lists of all of them. Avoid any on those lists. You can also check the better business bureau website and see that they have tons of complaints filed against them.

I would find one that's not owned by E.I.G..

If you are looking for a web hosting service then we have many good hosts listed here on the site that you should check into.

Here's the link: https://forumweb.hosting/130-web-hosting-offers

Thanks I will remember your advice, to be honest I saw their ads everywhere on websites, they used banner ads with good offers and that attracted me to ask this question, I have not used their hosting services yet but from what you said, I would avoid using services from these hosting companies.

ferngullygraphics said:
Hostgator used to be great pre EIG takeover, so was Arvixe. Now, with the take over of EIG they have been in the process of consolidating everything into their DC in Provo, Utah. Along with consolidating their support departments. On that basis alone, both of these companies are literally one in the same at this point.

What type of website are you looking to have hosted?

I have experience on shared and VPS and using them for my websites, sometimes I need to find new alternatives to my current hostings.
Just curious who is E.I.G and why they have more money like that and bought big hosting companies on the internet.

HostXNow · Jan 14, 2017

EIG hosts are mostly used by those new to web hosting industry and do not know any better. Those with experience will know of the better providers around (usually small-medium providers who are active on forums like forumweb.hosting).

I don't see the point using EIG hosts if you know of better non-EIG hosts.

NickR · Jan 14, 2017

Wow, the first couple of posts in this thread actually recommend (or like?) Hostgator and Arvixe? What kind of a hosting forum would this be if we start actually recommending or liking EIG?

eva2000 · Jan 15, 2017

Unfortunately as folks have stated both are EIG owned web hosts and have poor support after EIG acquired them. If you did google search you might have come across good reviews BEFORE they were acquired by EIG !

I evaluate alot of web hosts as I consult for clients as well to recommend the best web hosts for their needs and only way to be able to properly recommend them is to actually use them first

My advice is don't jump into deep end first with a live site migration to a new web host. You can make copy or clone your live site to the new web host and preview and test your site on new web host privately first. Test their tech support levels etc and then decide if you're comfortable doing the live more to the new web host. Reviews by other folks are nice and all, but nothing beats first hand experience yourself

Gecko · Jan 15, 2017

eva2000 said:
If you did google search you might have come across good reviews BEFORE they were acquired by EIG !

Unfortunately there are still good reviews for them after they were acquired by EIG and they continue to show up. However most of these reviews are sparked by their desire to earn from their affiliate programs. There is also paid review by the hosts owned by EIG themselves. I was contacted by an EIG hosting company to do a paid review of their services on two different occasions. Needless to say I didn't want to put my stamp of approval on their services.

eva2000 said:
My advice is don't jump into deep end first with a live site migration to a new web host.

This is very good advice and I give the same advice myself. This is especially important to consider before you buy into a 2-3 year hosting plan only to find out that you wasted your money after the refund period is up.

mattnz · Jan 15, 2017

Using shared hosting from Hostgator maybe a good choice for new users and it doesn't have any problems with plans from $10+, but consider using it for small sites and less traffic. With Arvixe VPS hosting, then you should stay away because i had bad experience with them.

eva2000 · Jan 15, 2017

Ah yes the factor of affiliate programs may have some folks sacrificing their integrity in reviews in exchange for $$$

eva2000 · Jan 15, 2017

haven't seen EIG affiliate payments myself so not sure

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