Service comparison

IONOS vs. HostGator

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

Last 90 days · 41 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

IONOS

www.ionos.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  96.73%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  16
  
  1 major · 15 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 26m
- Longest outage
  
  26h 1m
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HostGator

www.hostgator.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  16.30%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  25
  
  7 major · 18 minor
- Median resolution
  
  6h 43m
- Longest outage
  
  1513h 12m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	IONOS	HostGator	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	100.00%	67.67%	+32.33 pp
Last 30 days	92.68%	15.79%	+76.89 pp
Last 90 days	96.73%	16.30%	+80.43 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

IONOS

16 total

1 major 15 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 26m
- Longest outage
  
  26h 1m
HostGator

25 total

7 major 18 minor
- Median resolution
  
  6h 43m
- Longest outage
  
  1513h 12m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

IONOS
- May 7
  
  WordPress Accessibility Issues
  
  19h 20m
  
  Minor
- May 5
  
  Sending emails may not be possible for some customers
  
  5h 33m
  
  Minor
- May 5
  
  Limited functionality of Support Tools
  
  14m
  
  Minor
- May 4
  
  Disruption in VPS
  
  1d 2h 1m
  
  Minor
- Apr 29
  
  Disruption in some Control Panel sections
  
  27m
  
  Minor
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HostGator
- May 27
  
  Maintenance on router nbg1-core12
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- May 24
  
  Limited support on 25 May 2026
  
  Ongoing
  
  Major
- May 21
  
  Cloud NBG1 Network infrastructure maintenance
  
  7h 12m
  
  Minor
- May 20
  
  UPS function tests in HEL1-DC9
  
  2h 1m
  
  Minor
- May 19
  
  Rescue system login with SSH key does not work
  
  21h 27m
  
  Major
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Bottom line

IONOS wins

IONOS edges out on 90-day uptime.

IONOS posted 96.73% vs. 16.30% for HostGator (Δ +80.43 pp). Incidents: 16 vs. 25 (-9).

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