GoDaddy vs. Rackspace 2020

Find out which one is the best for your needs

Pricing
Starting price	$5.99 / month	$0.00 / month
Free domain	Yes	No

User Ratings
Reliability	3.2 / 10	4 / 10
Pricing	3.6 / 10	4 / 10
User Friendly	3.3 / 10	4.1 / 10
Support	3 / 10	3.1 / 10
Features	3.3 / 10	4.2 / 10

Summary
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO GoDaddy and RackSpace Hosting both come in around the middle of the road when compared to all the available options. Out of these two, however, it is easy to choose GoDaddy as the winner in a comparison. Not only do they rank better when evaluated by real users, but they also provide a free domain name with all new hosting packages. You’ll also be able to choose from more hosting packages than if you choose Rackspace. Winner! See plans and pricing www.rackspace.com

Summary

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

GoDaddy and RackSpace Hosting both come in around the middle of the road when compared to all the available options. Out of these two, however, it is easy to choose GoDaddy as the winner in a comparison. Not only do they rank better when evaluated by real users, but they also provide a free domain name with all new hosting packages. You’ll also be able to choose from more hosting packages than if you choose Rackspace.

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.rackspace.com

User Reviews
Latest positive review	Good overall performance Jan. 14, 2020 Reliability 10 Pricing 8.0 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 8.0 I find Godaddy is good considering overall performance. If we consider good support, speed, price I can only suggest Godaddy... More , Hostgator and Domainracer to the people who are planning to purchase hosting. Less	Recommend product Sep. 4, 2019 Reliability 10 Pricing 10 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 I purchased the rock space ac 1200 dual band WiFi repeater. My WiFi was spotty in my house and this cured the problem. I watc... More h Hulu and before this product Hulu would buffer all the time. Now it only buffers for a few seconds in the beginning then all is perfect. Wish I knew about this last year. Less
Latest negative review	Do not ever use Suckdaddy Jan. 22, 2020 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 If you don't pay attention to every single detail, expect to get screwed. A $120 package deal will cost you $360 in a year an... More d they will bill two months ahead of the 12 months. Then they will bill you on one day for one product and two days later for another. At least with pickpockets you know how much they get away with but Suckdaddy will nail you over and over again. Less	Rackspace email progra... Dec. 18, 2019 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 6.0 User Friendly 4.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 We use Rackspace email. Using the webmail interface, I have a need to resend the same email message to multiple recipients. O... More nce I have sent to a recipient, the message appears in my sent folder. Then, I can click on the email and click "Resend email" to send the same mail again. I simply delete the address in the "To" field and replace with the new intended recipient. Until yesterday, resending a message was a routine matter. Now, however, I am using a 420 KB message and when I resend it, the Rackspace program inflates the message size, and not even consistently. Sometimes the message size jumps from 420 KB to 488KB. But it has also generated messages at 642 KB and even 983KB. They told me to "try formatting a new message", despite the fact the the SAME message was re-sent by their program successfully about 50 times. Now all of a sudden it's the fault of the message formatting? What they are really telling me is that they have no idea how to solve my issue. I should point out, they had this same problem a few years ago, and they told me the same thing. A year or so later, the problem cleared up, and we had no problems until yesterday. Who knows how long before this is fixed, if ever. It's very annoying. Less

Server Locations
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	No	Yes
Asia	Yes	Yes
Oceania	No	Yes
South America	No	No
Africa & Middle East	No	No

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Economy	–
Space	100 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	1	N/A
Features		–
Price	$5.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$7.99	–

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$12.99	–

Plan Name	Maximum	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$19.99	–

Plan Name	Launch Business Hosting	–
Space	120 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$29.99	–

Plan Name	Enhance Business Hosting	–
Space	240 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$39.99	–
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VPS Plans
Plan Name	Launch	–
Space	40 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	2 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$24.99	–

Plan Name	Enhance	–
Space	60 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS		–
Price	$34.99	–

Plan Name	Grow	–
Space	150 GB	–
CPU	3 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
OS		–
Price	$49.99	–

Plan Name	Expand	–
Space	200 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS		–
Price	$59.99	–
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Dedicated Server Plans
Plan Name	Economy	–
Space	1000 GB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$79.99	–

Plan Name	Value	–
Space	1.5 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$119.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$139.99	–

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	32 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$149.99	–

Plan Name	Economy	–
Space	1000 GB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$109.99	–

Plan Name	Value	–
Space	1.5 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$149.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$169.99	–

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	32 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$179.99	–
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Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Launch	–
Space	60 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	2 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$29.99	–

Plan Name	Enhance	–
Space	90 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$34.99	–

Plan Name	Grow	–
Space	120 GB	–
CPU	3 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$44.99	–

Plan Name	Expand	–
Space	150 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$59.99	–
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SSL Plans
Plan Name	Standard SSL DV	–
Features	Best for blogs and social websites Validates domain ownership SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee	–
Warranty	$10,000.00	–
Price	$60.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe SSL OV	–
Features	Best for businesses and organizations Validates domain ownership and organization SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee	–
Warranty	$250,000.00	–
Price	$90.99	–

Plan Name	Premium SSL EV	–
Features	Best for eCommerce websites Validates domain ownership and highest level of organization authentication SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee	–
Warranty	$1,000,000.00	–
Price	$187.99	–
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Features
Support Services
Live Chat	Yes	Yes
Phone Support	Yes	Yes
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Forum Support	Yes	Yes
Video guides	Yes	Yes
Knowledgebase	Yes	Yes

CMS Support
Wordpress	Yes	Yes
Managed Wordpress	Yes	Yes
Joomla	Yes	Yes
Drupal	Yes	Yes
Magento	Yes	Yes
Fantastico	No	No
Presta Shop	No	No
ZenCart	No	No

OS Support
Windows	Yes	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes

Language Support
PHP	No	Yes
Java	No	No
Python	No	No
NodeJS	No	No
Django	No	No
Perl	No	No
Ruby on Rails	No	No

Database Support
MongoDB	No	Yes
MySQL	No	Yes
PostgreSQL	No	No

Payment Types Support
PayPal	Yes	No
Credit Card	Yes	Yes
MoneyBookers	No	No
Wire Transfer	No	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No

Bottom Line
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO GoDaddy and RackSpace Hosting both come in around the middle of the road when compared to all the available options. Out of these two, however, it is easy to choose GoDaddy as the winner in a comparison. Not only do they rank better when evaluated by real users, but they also provide a free domain name with all new hosting packages. You’ll also be able to choose from more hosting packages than if you choose Rackspace. Winner! See plans and pricing www.rackspace.com

Bottom Line

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.rackspace.com

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