HostGator Ecommerce Hosting

Spec sheet

Purpose

HostGator describes the service as ecommerce hosting for creating an online store to sell products and offer appointments and promotions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Intended users

HostGator says its bundled ecommerce hosting plans are for people starting an online store from scratch.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Support

HostGator says hosting support is available 24/7 by telephone or Live Chat.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Headquarters

Houston and Austin, TexasRead 28 Sep 2026 · hostgator.com

Founded

2002Read 28 Sep 2026 · hostgator.com

Company history

HostGator says it was founded on October 22, 2002, by Brent Oxley.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Email trial

The plan page describes a one-month Professional Email trial that renews at $2.99 per month unless canceled before renewal.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Marketplace integration

The eCommerce Plus addon uses Ecomdash for multi-channel inventory management across platforms such as eBay, Google, and Facebook.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Payments and products

Both plans list secure online payments and unlimited products.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

PCI compliance limit

HostGator says its shared servers do not support PCI compliance, and merchants remain responsible for their PCI compliance.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Plan capacity

Online Store includes hosting for 3 websites and 50 GB SSD storage, while Online Store + Marketplace includes 10 websites and 100 GB SSD storage.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Resource limit

HostGator says users must not use 25% or more of system resources for longer than 90 seconds under its unmetered hosting policy.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Security and backups

HostGator lists free SSL and daily website backups among the ecommerce plan features.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Store software

The standard ecommerce addon uses WooCommerce, YITH plugins, and Yoast SEO.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Store tools

YITH features include bookings and appointments, gift cards, a store theme, wishlists, and product search and filtering.Read 4 Oct 2026 · hostgator.com

Plans and prices

Every HostGator Ecommerce Hosting plan and price →

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