GoDaddy
5.4/10GoDaddy sells cPanel shared hosting, WordPress hosting and configurable VPS servers to small businesses, freelancers and web professionals, alongside its domain registration services.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
GoDaddy is best known as a domain registrar, but it also sells a full range of hosting for small businesses. The range includes cPanel shared hosting (Economy, Deluxe and Ultimate), the higher-resource Web Hosting Plus tiers, Hosting for WordPress plans with automatic updates and the Airo AI assistant, and VPS servers you configure from 1 vCPU with 2 GB RAM up to 32 vCPU with 128 GB RAM. GoDaddy has retired its dedicated servers. From July 2024 it began moving those customers onto large VPS plans. The service suits owners who want their domain, email, website and hosting from one vendor and like a simple dashboard with 24/7 phone and chat support. Pricing relies on low introductory rates that only apply when you commit to a multi-year term. A September 2026 breakdown lists Economy at 5.99 USD a month on a 36-month term, renewing at 11.99 USD, with a 1 vCPU VPS at 8.99 USD intro and 14.99 USD on renewal. Reviewers say these renewal increases and the constant upselling are the biggest drawbacks. Features such as CDN, firewall and malware removal are kept for the higher tiers, and the cheapest plan includes SSL only for the first year. On VPS, cPanel costs extra at 19.99 USD a month. Developers looking for usage-billed cloud compute, managed Kubernetes or object storage will need to look elsewhere, because GoDaddy's hosting is built around fixed-term plans.
Our Rating
Who GoDaddy is best for
Good fit
Domains, email, cPanel hosting and 24/7 phone support are all bundled from one vendor.
Low entry prices and simple WordPress plans suit single-site freelancers, though each WordPress plan hosts only one site.
Less suited
VPS root access is available, but there is no usage-billed cloud, Kubernetes or object storage.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Domains, email and hosting are all managed from one dashboard that reviewers describe as clean and easy to use.
- 24/7 phone, text and live chat support, plus a 4.4 Trustpilot rating from more than 142,000 reviews.
- VPS sizes range from 1 vCPU / 2 GB up to 32 vCPU / 128 GB, so you can upgrade without changing provider.
- Shared plans include cPanel and daily backups, and testers measured 100 percent uptime over two weeks.
Cons
- Renewal prices are roughly double the introductory rates, which require a 36-month commitment.
- Reviewers repeatedly complain about aggressive upselling.
- CDN, firewall and malware removal are kept for the higher tiers, and the cheapest plan includes SSL only for the first year.
- Dedicated servers have been retired, and the VPS plans do not allow nested virtualization such as Docker or KVM.
Key Features
Not included
- Dedicated Servers
GoDaddy Pricing
Web Hosting Economy
- cPanel
- Free domain
- Daily backups
- SSL for first year
- 5.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 11.99 USD/mo
Web Hosting Deluxe
- cPanel
- Daily backups
- Free domain and SSL
- 7.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 16.99 USD/mo
VPS 1 vCPU / 2 GB
- Root access
- 8.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 14.99 USD/mo
- Larger configurations up to 32 vCPU / 128 GB at 373.99 USD/mo
Hosting for WordPress Basic
- One website
- Airo for WordPress
- Automatic WordPress updates
- 5.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 14.99 USD/mo
Web Hosting Ultimate
- cPanel
- Daily backups
- Free domain and SSL
- 12.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 21.99 USD/mo
Hosting for WordPress Deluxe
- 8.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 19.99 USD/mo
Hosting for WordPress Ultimate
- 12.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 26.99 USD/mo
Web Hosting Plus Launch
- Higher-resource cPanel hosting
- Larger Enhance, Grow and Expand tiers up to 122.99 USD/mo
- 17.99 USD/mo intro on 36-month term, renews at 34.99 USD/mo
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. You get 30 days on annual plans and 48 hours on monthly plans, according to a 2026 review.
No. GoDaddy has retired its dedicated servers and began moving customers onto equivalent VPS plans in July 2024.
GoDaddy guarantees 99.9 percent uptime on its hosting.
No. cPanel costs an extra 19.99 USD a month on VPS plans, while shared hosting plans include it.
According to a September 2026 pricing breakdown, each Hosting for WordPress plan covers only one website.
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