Gator Website Builder Review: A Friendly, Basic Builder

Gator Website Builder is a user-friendly and affordable website that will work well if you’re looking to publish a simple website for a small business, freelance portfolio, blog or e-commerce store. Gator’s customizable features are more minimal than other website builders like Wix and Squarespace, and the cost and ease of use make this website builder a great choice for beginners.

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Gator Website Builder

4.1

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Plan Costs

INR 649.12 ($7.78) to INR 2,084.18 ($24.98)

Design Templates

50+

Money-Back Guarantee

45 days

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Plan Costs

INR 649.12 ($7.78) to INR 2,084.18 ($24.98)

Design Templates

50+

Money-Back Guarantee

45 days

Pros & Cons

• 24/7 customer support
• Affordable
• Email marketing tools included
• Easy-to-use editor

• Price of renewal is double or more of introductory rates
• No appointment booking features on lowest-priced plan
• Added transaction fee for low- and mid-priced e-commerce plans
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• Fine Print
• How Gator Website Builder Stacks Up
• Is Gator Right for You or Your Business?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Gator, which is a part of the web hosting platform HostGator, is an affordable website builder ideal for creating simple websites with a template. It was listed as one of our best website builders. The website builder is easy to use and comes with a drag-and-drop editor to make the process of building a website seamless and intuitive. There are two editor options: Traditional and Express. The first one comes with a list of templates, and the second one offers an even easier solution by building a template automatically based on your website category. Both of these options are available in Gator’s website builder packages.

Gator offers three different tiers for their subscription: Express Start, Express Site and Express Store. Here’s how the price breaks down for each plan:

Express Start

• Introductory offer: INR 320.39 ($3.84) per month for the first two years, billed INR 7,689.28 ($92.16)
• INR 832.67 ($9.98) per month for the month-by-month plan
• INR 769.26 ($9.22) per month for the annual plan, billed INR 9,231.14 ($110.64)
• INR 649.12 ($7.78) per month for the 2-year plan, billed INR 15,578.81 ($186.72)

Express Site

• Introductory offer: INR 499.77 ($5.99) per month for the first two years, billed INR 11,994.48 ($143.76)
• INR 1,082.97 ($12.98) per month for the month-by-month plan
• INR 1025.40 ($12.29) per month for the annual plan, billed INR 12,304.85 ($147.48)
• INR 999.54 ($11.98) per month for the 2-year plan, billed INR 23,988.96 ($287.52)

Express Store

• Introductory offer: INR 769.26 ($9.22) per month for the first two years, billed INR 18,462.29 ($221.28)
• INR 2,084.18 ($24.98) per month for the month-by-month plan
• INR 1667.01 ($19.98) per month for the annual plan, billed INR 20,004.15 ($239.76)
• INR 1539.36 ($18.45) per month for the 2-year plan, billed INR 36,944.60 ($442.80)

The Express Start plan comes with a free domain for the first 12 months, an SSL certificate, three email campaigns per month and a three-product online store. The Express Site offers a slight upgrade with five email campaigns per month, a ten-product online store, an appointment booking system and priority support. The Express Store offers ten email campaigns per month, an unlimited product online store and no transaction fees for an e-commerce store (the first two plans charge a 3% transaction fee).

The Gator Builder offers predesigned templates based on the type of website you’re looking to build. This makes putting together a website fast without requiring a learning curve. On the downside, it means there are fewer options to customize your website.

The Gator Builder charges a 3% transaction fee for e-commerce stores for both the Express Start plan and the Express Site plan. Customers who purchase the Express Store plan, on the other hand, are not subject to this fee. Keep in mind that the Start plan comes with a three-product limit, and the Site plan has a ten-product limit, which may make these choices less than ideal for larger stores.

Gator Builder compares favorably with other popular website builders like GoDaddy and Squarespace. Gator is the most affordable option of the three. However, it’s also the most simple. It comes with 50+ templates, while Squarespace and GoDaddy come with over 100. Gator offers a longer money-back guarantee window of 45 days, while the other two offer a return period of 30 days and 14 days.

If you’re looking to build a website quickly and are not prioritizing customization options, then Gator Builder is a great choice.