The best replacement for hostgator is bluehost.

The best alternatives to hostgator are rated as following:
★★★★★  bluehost
★★★★★  godaddy
★★★  dreamhost
★★★  ipage
★★★  hostmonster
★★  fatcow
★★  namecheap
★★  justhost
★  1and1
★  inmotion
★  site5
★  rackspace
★  siteground
★  bluehost wordpress
★  godaddy hosting
★  arvixe
  just host
  lunarpages
  media temple
  bigrock
  hostpapa
  webhostinghub
  mediatemple
  network solutions
  ipower
  mochahost
  go daddy

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Speaking about hostgator, one probably shouldn't forget about wordpress.

Other search terms related to hostgator and their ratings are:
★★★★★ wordpress
★★★★ filezilla
★★★ godaddy domain
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