Service comparison

HostGator vs. IONOS

HostGator vs. IONOS — reliability, API availability, and incident frequency head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 149 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

HostGator

www.hostgator.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  55.64%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  119
  
  41 major · 78 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 2m
- Longest outage
  
  167h 44m
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IONOS

www.ionos.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  62.32%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  30
  
  4 major · 26 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 32m
- Longest outage
  
  691h 43m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	HostGator	IONOS	Δ
Last 24 hours	98.75%	93.61%	+5.14 pp
Last 7 days	72.52%	91.46%	-18.94 pp
Last 30 days	54.07%	94.44%	-40.37 pp
Last 90 days	55.64%	62.32%	-6.68 pp

Δ is percentage-point difference (HostGator minus IONOS). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

HostGator

119 total

41 major 78 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 2m
- Longest outage
  
  167h 44m
IONOS

30 total

4 major 26 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 32m
- Longest outage
  
  691h 43m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

HostGator
- Oct 1
  
  UPS function tests in FSN1-DC21
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Oct 1
  
  UPS function tests in FSN1-DC19
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Sep 30
  
  Function tests on UPS and emergency power systems in FSN1-DC21
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Sep 30
  
  Function tests on UPS and emergency power systems in FSN1-DC19
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Sep 30
  
  Maintenance at backbone connection between HEL - FRA
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
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IONOS
- Sep 24
  
  Some websites may be inaccessible
  
  1h 32m
  
  Minor
- Sep 22
  
  Critical Security Update: WordPress Core Vulnerability (CVE-2026-87902)
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Sep 22
  
  Disruption on several services
  
  1h 14m
  
  Minor
- Sep 21
  
  Incident Report for Customer Service Support Tool
  
  8h 39m
  
  Major
- Sep 18
  
  Disruption in several Control Panel areas
  
  2h 56m
  
  Major
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Bottom line

IONOS wins

IONOS edges out on 90-day uptime.

HostGator posted 55.64% vs. 62.32% for IONOS (Δ -6.68 pp). Incidents: 119 vs. 30 (+89).

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