Does what it says, but so does everyone else.
Rating: 3 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
We've used GoDaddy for several domain purchases, host records, and occasionally hosting a client site. Currently we use GoDaddy almost exclusively for foreign held domain names (for example .de), it gets a little complicated, but basically you need to have contacts in a given country in order to register a domain there and GoDaddy provides that service for you.
Pros
- Low cost domains and hosting
- Relatively easy to use hosting service
- Allows easy purchase of foreign domains
Cons
- While the user interface has improved dramatically, the services are still all disjointed and rather confusing how they fit together.
- The domain transfer process has some totally self-imposed restrictions, like not allowing you to transfer for 90 days after certain actions are taken on the domain. Never seen anything like it, and it can be a huge pain.
- Hosting services are quite poor quality for the price you pay. Low speed, terrible interface.
Likelihood to Recommend
GoDaddy's best case scenario is a domain name and hosting package for a simple wordpress site or other easy to install and maintain CMS. The only issue is that puts them in direct competition with loads of other CPANEL based hosts which are, frankly, cheaper and often just as easy to use than GoDaddy's rather convoluted self-baked system.
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Justin Schroeder
Full Stack Developer in Engineering at Journey Group, Inc. (11-50 employees)
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5 years of experience