KnownHost vs GoDaddy
KnownHost and GoDaddy compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. KnownHost scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
KnownHostWins overall
Managed cPanel hosting since 2006 on LiteSpeed and NVMe with stated cores and RAM, daily backups and three locations
The largest registrar's cPanel hosting: three plans on a three-year term with a free domain and daily backups
KnownHost wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.4 vs 7.2).
How do the scores compare?
KnownHost leads on 3 sub-scores, GoDaddy on 1. Higher is better.
Which one is faster and more reliable?
Which one costs less?
On renewal, KnownHost is cheaper ($7.16/mo vs $11.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
What does each include?
| KnownHost | GoDaddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | First year on every plan, marked with an asterisk whose disclaimer the page keeps collapsed |
| Free SSL | Every plan, every domain | One year on Economy; unlimited certificates for all sites on Deluxe and Ultimate, auto-renewed through AutoSSL |
| Backups | Daily JetBackup with 2-day and 1-week retention on every plan; extended retention sold as an add-on | Automatic daily backups, with recovery of the whole account from the previous day |
| Free migration | Migration team copies files, databases and email and tests the site | No |
| Free CDN | No | The page lists CDN and firewall among the included essentials without naming the provider |
| Caching | LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache on every plan; Redis and Memcached optional | No |
| Staging | No | No |
| SSH, Git and cron | Every plan, with current PHP versions | Not stated |
| Resource limits | CloudLinux isolation with 1, 2, 4 and 6 cores and 1, 2, 4 and 6 GB memory limits by plan | 250,000 inodes and 100 GB per account in the hosting agreement; no CPU or RAM figures on the plan page |
| Data center choice | Atlanta, Seattle or Amsterdam at checkout | No |
| Uptime guarantee | The network page claims a 99.999% availability SLA and 99.99+% uptimes; the terms of service contain no uptime clause or credit schedule | 99.9% per month in the hosting agreement, with a credit of 5% of the monthly fee on request, usable for future purchases |
| Security | Imunify360 with real-time malware scanning and a web application firewall; Patchman optional on Basic and Standard, included above | DDoS protection and network monitoring on every plan; a site security suite is included on the cards |
| 5, 25 or unlimited mailboxes by plan, with webmail | Free email is listed on every plan without a mailbox count | |
| Phone support | A US toll-free number on every page, with 24/7 ticket support | 24/7 chat, phone and email through GoDaddy Guides |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Node.js and languages | Not stated | Node.js on every plan; the dashboard exposes CPU, memory, entry processes and I/O controls |