ARES vs GDDY Comparison

Ares Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $595.7 billion in total assets under management, or AUM, including $367.6 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of September 2025. The company has four main business segments: private credit ($391.5 billion in total AUM and $240.2 billion in fee-earning AUM), private equity, ($25.1 billion/$11.8 billion), real estate/real assets ($132.4 billion/$80.5 billion), and other alternatives ($46.7 billion/$35.1 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (80% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (20%). Ares operates through more than 35 offices in over 15 countries around the globe.

GoDaddy Inc provides digital solutions and services for entrepreneurs, small businesses, individuals, organizations, developers, designers, and domain investors. It offers tools intended to support business creation and management through an integrated service platform. The company operates through two segments: Applications and Commerce (A&C) and Core Platform (Core). The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Core Platform segment, which consists of sales of domain registrations and renewals, aftermarket domain sales, website hosting products and website security products. Geographically, it generates the maximum revenue from the United States.