GoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.
$9.99
per month
Google Domains
Score4.4 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$12
per year
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GoDaddy
Google Domains
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Basic
as low as $6.99
per month with an annual term
Basic
as low as $10.49
per month with an annual term
Premium
as low as $13.49
per month with an annual term
Commerce
as low as $14.99
per month with an annual term
.com
$12.00
per year
.net
$12.00
per year
.org
$12.00
per year
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GoDaddy
Google Domains
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Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
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No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Verified User
Chose GoDaddy
GoDaddy has gotten too big for themselves. They have gone very corporate, you can't really get support as easily as you used to, and their pricing is ridiculous. Not to mention they sneak things into your cart during the checkout process and reel you in with introductory …
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Verified User
Chose GoDaddy
I mostly went with GoDaddy because they had a regional presence and it offered regional pricing. Also, I had used their support and they really impressed me. I was just beginning website set up and it was important to me to make sure that if things weren't working properly that …
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Media Planner and Digital Media Strategist in Social Media at TMC Mindshare (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Chose GoDaddy
I would give it a 8 out of 10.
The Platform is not as user friendly when compared to these other platforms that I have used. The support section takes a while to respond to your issues.
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Chief Financial Officer in Finance and Accounting at Shopper Approved (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)
Chose Google Domains
I have used GoDaddy for other domains that I have owned, and I have to say that I love Google Domains. Google Domains in my new number one choice for purchasing a domain. Google Domains is so much easier to use for the purchasing process, and it is also easy to maintain your …
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Program Administrator - Public Power Pool (P3) at Texas Conference of Urban Counties (Political Organization, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose Google Domains
My past experience with GoDaddy has not been positive. Customer Support has been weak & I've found that clients have had a difficult time using their service & navigating management of their own sites after my initial work is complete.
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Freelance Writer at Internet Brands (Writing and Editing, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
GoDaddy's CEO's behavior put me off of hosting both my site and URL with the company long ago, and Namecheap is okay. Since I'm on board with Google already, however, and since Google does offer domain names, why not go with Google Domains for my business? It's simply what …
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Director of Human Resources in Human Resources at ActivTrak.com (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)
Chose Google Domains
GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by …
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Wordpress Developer in Information Technology at Saltech Systems (Internet, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
DreamHost's registrations are tightly coupled with their other services, none of which we use. It's overkill for just domain registration. GoDaddy is also overkill for the same reason as DreamHost.
Gandi.net is a fair comparison and is probably slightly cheaper. However, having …
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Graphic Designer in Marketing at Shopary (Retail, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains is by far the best out of the three. GoDaddy is too complicated and it oversells all its things. Bluehost is old and not up to date - it's hard to integrate unless you know something about domains. Squarespace is a website design site where you can purchase …
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Project Manager in Marketing at Uptica (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains is the clear winner compared to competitors like GoDaddy and Namecheap. Google Domains seems to be cheaper overall (when you factor in Domain Privacy which is included with the purchase of a domain). Also, the checkout process is extremely simple and doesn't have …
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Founder in Research & Development at DevIntent (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
I've used GoDaddy for many years, but the user interface is very complex and confusing. It also feels quite outdated in many areas. They have started to modernize some parts of their app, but the general user experience is not great. There is a significant push to advertise and …
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Developer in Information Technology at . (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains and Namecheap are both undeniably better than GoDaddy—better companies, less confusing interfaces, and generally lower prices. Namecheap usually has lower prices on domains, and definitely has more sales, but Google Domains's free private registration can make it …
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Verified User
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains is focused on domain registration only, instead of providing hosting solutions. So it can be a good option if your client has a server but needs a domain for a new website. Also, as it's only one service, it's much easier to use than other solutions and has …
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Verified User
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains is probably the easiest to use if you already use a suite of Google services and would like an easy way to connect them. However, Google Domains does not offer any sort of hosting services, so you'll have to search for that elsewhere.
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Verified User
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains is a lot easier to use however they are a little bit more spendy on price.
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Principal Consultant in Corporate at IBM (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
Compared to my prior experience with other domain registration services, Google Domains is the best overall value (with no coupons or other discounts are required to be competitive, unlike their competition).
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Owner in Professional Services at Solid Solutions Today (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains has a cleaner interface with simple pricing. To me, keeping it simple is the most important part. I also like email settings within GSuite, and the integrations with so many of the apps and software I currently use make Google Domains my preferred choice for …
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Verified User
Chose Google Domains
Getting a domain via Google just makes more sense than any other provider. They aren't gonna bombard you with ads and try to upsell you products or services. Also, if you use G Suite it makes even more sense to choose Google Domains over any other provider because of the …
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Director of Social Marketing in Marketing at Austin Moms Blog (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
Google Domains is not on par with either of these competitors at the moment. I think they will be in a few years but have some growing to do. The support and interface are easy and simple which lands them as a contender for small businesses but for larger corporations, I'd say …
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Communications Manager in Marketing at Both Hands Foundation (Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees)
Chose Google Domains
I didn't do a ton of research into the differences between the two, but Google Domains was a lot more simple and straightforward to set up. They also have a cheaper price and provided some services to walk you through setting it up much more quickly and logically. GoDaddy's …
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Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
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[Google Domains is] very simplistic and easy to use, so it's very straightforward to register a new domain but it doesn't have some features that other services provide. Also, the integration with other Google Services and domain search tool is amazing.
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Google Domains is pretty good at pre-solving email faux pas such as reply all mishaps. Perhaps a built-in email monitoring tool such as knowing when a customer opens up an email would be good. You can get these features with integrations, but what if it was an internal Google product? Might be nice
Email masking was a bit difficult to figure out, but nothing you can't discover with a few Google sessions.
I wish I could see more insight into time zones that my customers are in, or scheduling calls on Gcal with timezone awareness. I know this is super hard to code around though.
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GoDaddy is the number one player in town. They have the most competitive and best pricing on everything from domain name registration to hosting packages that are very affordable. But of course due to inflation and everything going up in price today GoDaddy has raised their rates but nothing ever comes back down.
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When on desktop or mobile, the minimalist design and functionality of Google Domains is welcome. Because we use Google Workplace, the integration is simple. Management is fast and easy, and it offers on-the-go ease. Google is very consistent in its user interfaces and usability, so there’s no wasted time in a new learning curve. And the price is right
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I've never actually had to use support because everything has been very straightforward and I have not had a glitch. I have used Google's support for other items so I can only imagine that it's probably the same support which is decent. They do take a while to get back to you.
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We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by being logged into your email, instead of worrying about yet another log in.
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Their customer service is easily reachable. Someone is always available to help you at any given time 24 hours a day. They are simply the best in the whole wide world. They have the best engineers and support team. Whatever I need they are there to help and assist along the way every time.
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GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
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