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Does GoDaddy weigh you down?

They may be a heavyweight contender, but it’s easy to get stuck. Instead, choose the fastest and most flexible option for WordPress hosting.
Why are people stuck on GoDaddy?
Traffic upsells
Ecommerce costs extra
You’re 1 in 20 million
Deceptive pricing
Compare Nexcess and GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
Key Features
Starting at
$19/mo
Platform Selling Fees
No
Live Chat Support
Yes
Email Support
Yes
Fast Load Times
Yes
Generous Bandwidth
Yes
White-Glove Migrations
Yes
Yoast SEO
Yes
99.998% Uptime
Yes
Autoscaling
Yes
Free 1-Click Staging
Yes
Email Included
Free Forever
Sales Performance Monitoring
Yes
Starting at
$8.99/mo*
Platform Selling Fees
Yes
Live Chat Support
Limited
Email Support
No
Fast Load Times
Varies
Generous Bandwidth
No
White-Glove Migrations
No
Yoast SEO
No
99.998% Uptime
No
Autoscaling
No
Free 1-Click Staging
No
Email Included
Free for 1 Year
Sales Performance Monitoring
No
*GoDaddy requires $107.88 upfront to give you this low monthly price, and then you’ll pay $9.99 after the first year.
Once traffic hits, the upsells begin
A Nexcess customer had an “unlimited” GoDaddy plan. After a traffic surge, her site crashed. GoDaddy told her to upgrade. Then, upgrade again. And again.
Daily crashes continued. She paid GoDaddy a grand total of $2,200 before switching to Nexcess.
When your site is broken, you don’t need an upsell. You need a solution! With built-in autoscaling and WordPress experts on deck 24/7/365, Nexcess makes sure your site stays online and running smooth – without the upsells.
GoDaddy’s ecommerce fees add up
GoDaddy doubles their WordPress rate if you want a WooCommerce plan. And if you want to use their in-platform payment service, GoDaddy takes 5.6% of your profit, plus 30 cents.
At Nexcess, WordPress ecommerce doesn’t cost extra. Our WooCommerce plans start at the same price as WordPress, and we don’t charge extra transaction fees.
You’re 1 in 20 million, literally.
GoDaddy hosts millions of WordPress sites worldwide. That comes with tradeoffs.
You’re more than a drop in the bucket at Nexcess. Our platform specializes in supporting web-dependent businesses like yours.
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Higher risk of security breaches
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Less personalized support
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Cramped servers
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Domino effect downtime (to the tune of millions)
Those lower than low monthly prices?
You only pay the lowest price if you sign on for 3 years of GoDaddy WordPress hosting. And you have to pay $100+ upfront.
Nexcess offers pay-as-you go pricing, and you can cancel anytime. Sure, we may cost more. But our optimizations and 24/7/365 expert support save you more time and money than GoDaddy ever will.
GoDaddy gives you 48 hours to decide
If you buy a monthly plan from GoDaddy, you only have 2 days to get your money back. That’s not enough time to see results from a host. Nexcess offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on all hosting plans. We want you to be 100% satisfied with our services.
GoDaddy WordPress vs Nexcess FAQs
Is GoDaddy a good hosting site?
With over 20 million customers, GoDaddy serves the masses. If you have a basic WordPress site that doesn’t need much, GoDaddy will work for you. If you have a growing business or evolving website needs, GoDaddy WordPress hosting falls short. Nexcess optimizes WordPress for small businesses, designers, developers and entrepreneurs. Our flexible hosting makes it easy to get the exact performance requirements you need.
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Is WordPress on Nexcess good?
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