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GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting
(211)
4.0 out of 5
GoDaddy Hosting
By GoDaddy
cPanel
cPanel
(184)
4.5 out of 5
cPanel
By cPanel, Inc.
At a Glance
GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting
Star Rating
(211)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.99 Monthly
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cPanel
cPanel
Star Rating
(184)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GoDaddy Hosting vs cPanel

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found cPanel easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that cPanel was easier to do business with overall. However reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

  • Reviewers felt that cPanel meets the needs of their business better than GoDaddy Hosting.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that cPanel is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of cPanel over GoDaddy Hosting.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GoDaddy Hosting
Basic
$6.99
Monthly
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cPanel
No pricing available
Free Trial
GoDaddy Hosting
No trial information available
cPanel
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
172
9.1
147
Ease of Use
8.6
176
9.0
147
Ease of Setup
8.5
83
8.5
76
Ease of Admin
8.1
79
8.8
76
Quality of Support
8.1
170
8.6
124
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
78
9.0
70
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
173
8.4
139
Features by Category
Server MonitoringHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.5
52
Visibility
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
10.0
5
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared HostingHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
7.8
212
Not enough data
Support
7.6
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.9
31
Not enough data
Free Resources
8.1
30
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
7.1
27
Not enough data
Dedicated HostingHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.6
261
Not enough data
Set Up
8.2
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Security
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
Support
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
Reseller HostingHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.7
15
Not enough data
Customization
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Virtual Private Servers (VPS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.2
862
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.0
92
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.1
67
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting
cPanel
cPanel
GoDaddy Hosting and cPanel share no categories
Unique Categories
GoDaddy Hosting
cPanel
cPanel is categorized as Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
78.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.4%
cPanel
cPanel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
77.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.8%
Reviewers' Industry
GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting
Marketing and Advertising
12.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Computer Software
10.3%
Retail
5.4%
Financial Services
4.4%
Other
56.9%
cPanel
cPanel
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer Software
11.7%
Marketing and Advertising
10.5%
Internet
6.4%
Entertainment
4.1%
Other
40.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Saurabh T.
ST
Saurabh T.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching

simplicity ot showing the domains availability & its pricing also the initial 1 year prices are always less which helos a agency or company to experiment without paying much & the seamless way of its getting integrated with wordpres is outstanding also if...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

A lot of downtimes, errors on Godaddy's behalf, lack of good customer service. Multiple websites on our server would go down and we would spend all day on the phone with customer service being constantly transferred and hung up on. Transferring websites was...

cPanel
cPanel
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Layla B.
LB
Layla B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Cpanel is a tool that allows to have control of the server in addition to how easy it is, it allows to control different aspects of the servers. This software in addition to protecting the servers is extraordinary the administration that has. It is...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Accounting

had difficulty transferring domain between accounts

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Discussions
GoDaddy Hosting
GoDaddy Hosting Discussions
What type of hosting is GoDaddy?
2 comments
Taher A.
TA
Website Hosting, Email Hosting, Domain Hosting, VPS HostingRead more
Is GoDaddy any good for hosting?
1 comment
JW
They are good at first, but it doesn't take long for problems to start, and they have a terrible attitude when it comes to fixing their own problems, and it...Read more
Does GoDaddy provide free hosting?
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
Godaddy does not provide free hosting, but provides free SSL Certificate for their Domains Read more
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cPanel
cPanel Discussions
What is best option if we want to switch away from cPanel (not Plesk)
1 comment
Ankit y.
AY
If you are looking for an alternative panel as cPanel changed their pricing and most of the providers are now switching from cPanel to other management...Read more
Pricing Hike
1 comment
Deepak S.
DS
They have changed their business model and revenue generation model it's just the up-gradation for the better product and quality.Read more
Why would you go for cPanel when there are better alternatives like DirectAdmin?
1 comment
Shane H.
SH
The extensive ability of this app far surpases that of DirectAdmin, not to mention, the free on-demand support.Read more
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