GoDaddy is a US company with almost 6,000 employees and has existed since 1997. In 2017 the company took over the provider Host Europe. In the beginning, GoDaddy started out as a domain registrar. Today, the company also offers web hosting solutions, SSL certificates, and more. Here is all you need to know about GoDaddy.
What services does GoDaddy web hosting offer?
Depending on your package, you can operate between one and an unlimited number of websites. You have between 30 GB and unlimited HDD storage space available. Most plans include a free domain for the first term. Alternatively, link up to an unlimited number of your external domains to your web hosting account. All packages contain at least 125 1-Click applications. Other services include the Microsoft 365 mail package and the FTP access offered once you register with GoDaddy Email Login.
How much does GoDaddy web hosting cost?
Depending on the version, GoDaddy web hosting products cost between $1.99 and $101.14 per month. The packages start at a discounted price and then increase after the first term expires. If you need more power, buy CPU power, RAM power, storage, and other services and tools. GoDaddy offers you a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Its best features are as follows
Choose between shared hosting and business hosting
In the provider's standard offer, you can choose between shared hosting and business hosting. The main difference lies in the resources. While with shared hosting you simply share the server with X people and the performance fluctuates with it, with business hosting you are assigned resources directly. For example, you use 1 to 4 virtually allocated CPU cores. The advantage: Allocated resources ensure you a certain basic performance.
Enjoy unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited bandwidth is available to you even with the smallest shared hosting package. In addition, there is no traffic limit on the provider side. This means that you can theoretically welcome an unlimited number of users to your website. All you have to do is deal with the technical limit of 512 MB RAM, which can lead to poor performance if there are too many users at once.
Theoretically unlimited storage space
The shared offer gives you between 30 GB and unlimited storage space. For Business, the storage ranges between 60 GB and 150 GB. In all cases, use HDD disks. SSD is not available in any offer. The statement "unlimited" in relation to storage space is not to be taken literally. GoDaddy sets a limit of 250,000 files. No matter how large these are, you cannot add any more content to your memory above this number.
Run one or unlimited websites
In the shared packages "Starter" and "Standard" you each have a website. From “Deluxe” you can operate an unlimited number of websites. This is favorable for all those who want to set up a multi-domain project. Note, however, that users with more than 400 websites may experience a performance hit if they do not use “Deluxe” or “Unlimited web hosting”.
You pay to back up your website
A database backup tool is included in all packages. If you want automatic backups of all your data, you have to pay for it. The price is $2.99 per month after renewal. The package includes automatic daily backups and malware scans, files, folders, and database backups, as well as routine and on-demand backups. Since many providers offer weekly backups at no extra charge, this "service" leaves a stale aftertaste.
Unlimited external domains
GoDaddy allows you to use an unlimited number of external domains (i.e. those purchased from other providers). While users of the "Starter" and "Standard" packages have 25 subdomains available, the two higher packages have unlimited subdomains. Subdomains serve as a practical way of dividing your website into main and side areas
Mask your address with an email alias
The option for an e-mail alias and access to Microsoft 365 is integrated into the shared hosting offer. However, access is only free for the first year. After that, the service will be billed at regular rates. Depending on the package and term, that's between $2.99 and $14.99 per month. A plus is the integrated spam protection, which keeps your mailbox clean. The mailbox of the web hosting offer itself offers you 5 GB of storage space for your emails.
