cPanel, Managed WordPress, databases, email, and your domain. Zero downtime, 24-48 hour turnaround, free with any annual plan.
GoDaddy's specifics change with their promotions, so figures below reflect their commonly advertised entry tier. Check their current pricing page for exact numbers.
| GoDaddy (Economy) | Ultra Web Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Promotional intro rateTypically requires 12 to 36 month prepay | As low as $3.95/moNo long-term prepay required |
| Renewal price | Significant jump at renewalOften 3-4x the intro rate | Same as your signup priceBacked by the Ultra Price Guarantee |
| Migration service | Paid (GoDaddy Pro migration) or self-service | Free with annual planscPanel-to-cPanel transfer: files, databases, email (cPanel plans) |
| Control panel | cPanel nested inside the GoDaddy Hosting Manager wrapper (cPanel tiers); proprietary panel on cheaper Economy and Managed WordPress tiers | Standard cPanel, direct access |
| Email platform | cPanel mail on cPanel tiers; Microsoft 365 upsell on most other tiers | Unlimited cPanel email accountsRoundcube webmail, SpamAssassin, IMAP/POP/SMTP |
| Server platform | GoDaddy shared infrastructure | CloudLinux on owned hardwareAccount-level resource isolation |
| Support model | Tiered phone/chat/ticket, varies by plan | 24/7 US-based, in-house |
| Upsells at checkout | Pre-selected add-ons, surprise charges | No preselected add-ons, no upsell pressure |
| Hardware ownership | GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) | Owned, in-house datacenter |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes (Let's Encrypt, auto-renew) |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 45 days |
| Years in business | Founded 1997Public company since 2015 (NYSE: GDDY) | Founded 2002, independent |
Files, databases, email, DNS, your domain, the lot. The migration team handles end to end so you do not have to touch a single config file. The GoDaddy cPanel availability story is honest below: not every GoDaddy tier ships with cPanel, so some pieces are manual.
Full cPanel-to-cPanel transfer for GoDaddy cPanel Web Hosting plans. Files, accounts, cron jobs, and config.
Core, themes, plugins, wp-content/uploads, and the database. Works for GoDaddy Managed WordPress too via manual export.
MySQL and MariaDB of any size. We rewire the connection strings on the other side.
Automatic for GoDaddy cPanel mail. Microsoft 365 stays put (we repoint MX); Managed WordPress mail is rebuilt by hand.
When GoDaddy's tier lacks cPanel, we fall back to FTP or a backup export. Same end result, slightly more hand-work.
Zone records copied so your custom subdomains, MX, and TXT entries survive the move from GoDaddy DNS.
Optional. Keep your domain at GoDaddy registrar or move it over with an EPP code. Search a new domain.
Auto-issued free Let's Encrypt SSL on arrival, renews itself. Bring custom certs if you need to.
Most GoDaddy sites complete the full process in 24 to 48 hours. Your old site stays live the whole time.
Pick the tier that matches your current GoDaddy setup. Shared Web Hosting as low as $3.95/mo, WordPress Hosting from $9.95/mo, or Managed VPS from $49.95/mo if you have outgrown shared. No setup fees, no preselected add-ons at checkout.
Hand off your GoDaddy cPanel credentials or a backup file via a support ticket. For GoDaddy cPanel Web Hosting plans, the team does a direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer of files, databases, and email. For Managed WordPress or other non-cPanel GoDaddy tiers, the team falls back to manual FTP and database export, and rebuilds email by hand. Mention your GoDaddy plan in the request so the team can plan around it. Your site stays live on GoDaddy the whole time.
Once you have verified the site on the temporary URL, point your domain's nameservers at Ultra Web Hosting. The team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes in hours. Your site is live on the new platform with no interruption to visitors.
GoDaddy's cheaper Economy and Managed WordPress tiers often do not ship with cPanel access, which means a direct cPanel-to-cPanel transfer is not possible from those plans. The migration team handles those as manual moves (files via FTP, databases via SQL dump, email rebuilt on the Ultra side). Mention your specific GoDaddy plan in the migration request and the team will plan the right path.
Start a free migrationThese are the reasons that come up most often when GoDaddy customers reach out about moving. Your reasons might be different, and that is fine; the migration team can help either way.
GoDaddy's introductory rate jumps significantly at renewal (often 3-4x). Ultra Web Hosting's renewal price matches your signup price. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three, backed by the Ultra Price Guarantee.
GoDaddy's checkout, account dashboard, renewal emails, and even support interactions are loaded with cross-sells and pre-selected add-ons. Ultra Web Hosting bills you for the plan you signed up for. No surprise charges, no pre-selected add-ons, no upsell pressure during support.
Ultra Web Hosting owns and operates its own servers in our own data center. Hardware decisions, capacity planning, and on-site response stay in-house. No layers of corporate ownership between you and the people running your server.
Live chat, phone, and tickets answered by the same engineers who run the platform. No tier-one script reader, no overseas call center, no upsell pressure on tickets. The team has been doing this since 2002.
The same panel most developers and agencies already know, with no relearning required. No GoDaddy Hosting Manager wrapper sitting between you and your account. Direct access at every tier.
CloudLinux OS isolates your account from other sites on the same server. If a neighbor gets a traffic spike or runs an inefficient script, your site keeps performing. No noisy-neighbor surprises.
Every plan ships with free Let's Encrypt SSL on automatic renewal and a Cloudflare CDN integration for global edge caching and DDoS protection. No upsell required.
Your GoDaddy site stays live while the team copies everything over. DNS only flips after you verify the new site works, so your visitors do not notice the move.
Not happy after switching? Full money-back guarantee within 45 days, longer than the 30 days that has become the industry standard. Plenty of time to see if Ultra Web Hosting is the right fit.
If you are a GoDaddy customer thinking about moving, you are in good company. Ultra Web Hosting has been hosting websites for over 20 years, and a meaningful share of new signups every year are people switching from large national hosts whose pricing, support, or platform no longer fits. We make the move easy: free migration with any annual or longer plan (typically 24 to 48 hours), real cPanel, US-based support, and renewal pricing that matches your signup price.
The biggest differences customers tell us about, after the dust settles: a checkout that does not pre-select add-ons, a renewal invoice that matches what they paid in year one, a control panel that is just cPanel instead of cPanel sitting inside a GoDaddy wrapper, and a support team that fixes things instead of pitching upgrades. cPanel transfers, account backups, FTP, MySQL, MariaDB, phpMyAdmin: you name it, the team has done it. Most GoDaddy accounts move in 24 to 48 hours.
A note on timing your move. GoDaddy offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on initial signup. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migrating to Ultra Web Hosting. If you are past it, the cleanest approach is to migrate now and let your remaining GoDaddy term run out in parallel. Your site keeps serving traffic from GoDaddy during the migration window, so there is no rush from a downtime standpoint and no risk to your visitors during the transition. If you want to coordinate timing around a contract end date, an upcoming campaign, or any other constraint, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it. If you want a second opinion before you sign up, start a live chat and one of the agents will walk you through your specific GoDaddy setup.
Most GoDaddy migrations complete within 24 to 48 hours of submitting your account details. Larger sites or complex configurations (heavy databases, custom server settings, many email accounts) can take longer, but the migration team will give you a timeline when the work begins.
GoDaddy's cheaper Economy and Managed WordPress tiers often do not include cPanel access, which means a direct cPanel-to-cPanel transfer is not possible. The migration team handles these as a manual move: files via FTP or an export download, databases via a SQL dump, and email rebuilt by hand on the Ultra Web Hosting side. Mention your specific GoDaddy plan in the migration request so the team can plan around it.
No. Ultra Web Hosting performs the migration to a separate environment first, gives you a temporary URL to test, and only switches DNS when you confirm everything moved correctly. Your GoDaddy site keeps serving traffic the entire time. Once DNS propagates, visitors land on the new server with no interruption.
GoDaddy's cPanel Web Hosting plans run standard cPanel, so email accounts, passwords, and stored messages transfer automatically via direct cPanel-to-cPanel account transfer as part of the free migration. If your email is Microsoft 365 through GoDaddy, that mailbox stays with Microsoft and the team simply repoints the MX records. For GoDaddy Managed WordPress or other non-cPanel plans, email requires manual setup on the Ultra Web Hosting side. Mention your specific GoDaddy plan in the migration request.
No. You have two options. You can keep the domain registered at GoDaddy and just point its nameservers at Ultra Web Hosting (your hosting moves, your registration stays put). Or you can transfer the registration itself to Ultra Web Hosting at the same time as the site move, which consolidates hosting and domain management in one control panel and adds a full year to your existing registration. Either way the domain keeps working without interruption.
Yes. Once the migration is complete and you have tested the site on the temporary URL, you point your domain's nameservers (or A records, if you keep DNS at your registrar) at Ultra Web Hosting. The migration team provides exact values. Most DNS propagation finishes within a few hours, though it can take up to 48 hours in rare cases.
The migration team handles these regularly. WooCommerce stores migrate intact with products, orders, customers, and Stripe or payment integrations. Custom code, cron jobs, .htaccess rules, and PHP version settings transfer as part of the move. If your GoDaddy setup includes anything unusual, mention it in the migration request and the team will plan around it.
Migration is included at no cost with any annual or longer hosting plan for cPanel accounts under 1GB with fewer than 5 databases. Larger sites may have a small fee based on account size; the team will let you know before starting work. Monthly billing plans have a one-time migration fee. The plan you sign up for is what you pay, and Ultra Web Hosting renewal pricing matches your signup price.
GoDaddy offers a 30-day money-back guarantee that applies to your initial term. If you are within that window, you can request a refund after migration. If you are past it, you can still move at any time and run out the remainder of your GoDaddy term in parallel. The migration team can advise on timing if you want to minimize overlap.
GoDaddy uses an introductory promotional rate that jumps significantly (often 3 to 4 times the intro price) when the initial term renews. Ultra Web Hosting takes a different approach: your renewal price matches your signup price for the life of the account. What you pay in year one is what you pay in year three, backed by the Ultra Price Guarantee.
Pick a hosting plan, open a migration ticket, and the team will have you live on Ultra Web Hosting in 24 to 48 hours. Free with any annual plan. No setup fees. No downtime.
