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    Bluehost

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/ABluehost, headquartered in Orem, Utah, offers website hosting. Bluehost also offers managed WordPress hosting, with optional SEO and marketing tools for WordPress plans.

    $19.95

    per month for 36 month term

    Pricing
    Bluehost
    Editions & Modules
    Shared WordPress Hosting
    $3.95-$16.99
    per month
    Shared Web Hosting
    $3.95-$26.99
    per month for 36 month term
    eCommerce - WooCommerce Hosting
    $15.95-$49.95
    per month, 1 month to 36 month terms available
    Managed WordPress (beta)
    $19.95
    per month for 36 month term
    VPS Hosting
    $19.99 - $119.99
    per month
    Blue Sky Live WordPress Support
    $29.00-$149.00
    per month
    Dedicated Hosting
    $79.99-$209.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bluehost
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Bluehost
    Considered Both Products
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost stacks up against them by providing a variety of plans which gives decision-making power to the customers. Also, it has a built-in website builder.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    I enjoy DreamHost Over Bluehost, but our business already had many settings set up through Bluehost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost is better - easier to use, more reliable, have better customer service and offer more for the price you pay.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost is somewhat similar in terms of their tech stack and somewhat similar in terms of pricing. I think for websites that want to remain small and operate on the lowest budget possible, Bluehost is sufficient. For websites that are interested in scaling, or need top-tier, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost did not stack up against HostGator; in fact, HostGator was where we ended up migrating after we realized Bluehost was not for us. Bluehost is not geared toward businesses, especially ones like ours that have a very customized site. HostGator allowed us the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost is more expensive, but they offer a more complete set of tools and seem far better equipped to handle WordPress sites. We wanted the ability to grow our site if necessary and felt Bluehost offered more potential than GoDaddy for long-term support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    GoDaddy & Network Solutions are both priced similarly. I recommend Bluehost over both of these because of its support and upgrade cycles. NS hasn't been updated in what seems like a decade. GoDaddy, on top of its shady advertising and predatory behavior, has terrible support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Prior to moving over to Bluehost, I was using GoDaddy for 3 years which initially suited me but as I wanted more features and planned on selling products online I noticed the add-ons started adding up. For example, I had to find a free SSL certificate outside of Godaddy as they …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    I originally started in Bluehost when I took on a portfolio of existing business websites to manage. In an effort to consolidate my client base into one hosting service, I opted to move hosting and domains to GoDaddy, who is my preferred hosting service. When I started the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    I found WordPress installation to be easier with Bluehost. 1&1 offers a monthly payment plan whereas you have to pay for the entire year with Bluehost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost was much better at customer support, and easy of use and initial setup compared to Site5. We were much happier when switching to Bluehost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    I found that Bluehost had a better UX and better prices. It was easier to navigate, easy to update key settings and the 1 touch Wordpress install and automatic Wordpress updates (at the time) made Bluehost a better choice. Also, GoDaddy was having issues with uptime at that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    We now use WP Engine exclusively. We have found the hosting platform and customer service to be well worth the extra money.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    We have used other hosting systems such as HostGator and GoDaddy. We had security problems with GoDaddy and HostGator had performance difficulties. With Bluehost we were able to get a solid, secure hosting service overcome our security and performance concerns. While GoDaddy …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    We've been with Bluehost for over 6 years and have been very happy with them.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bluehost
    Bluehost's VPS offering gives me full control over my container which I don't get with DreamHost. The size of the container is much more desirable for hosting multiple products, over and above DigitalOcean, and the control panel for Bluehost is far more intuitive than AWS'.
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    Would buy again
    63%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    63%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Bluehost
    Small Businesses
    SiteGround
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bluehost
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.9
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bluehost
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    Bluehost is a decent all-around choice for web hosting with professional web development and domain management features that are particularly ideal for WordPress websites and blogs. They have a good reputation within the industry as a company that invests heavily in new technology and platform innovation. Bluehost has made a lot of improvements to customize their back-end administration (AMP & control panel) by working to improve the usability and design of the browser interface. Bluehost is primarily focused on customers who use WordPress and we would recommend either their hybrid cloud or managed WordPress platform, which provides everything that you need to build and maintain a popular website. All in all, Bluehost is a well-established brand that continually improves its hosting products, regularly upgrades their data center hardware, and is generally considered a leader in the development of new cloud hosting platform services.
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    Pros
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • Customer service/tech support is simply top-notch. Being able to pick up the phone, get help, and not get charged for it is rare in the tech-support world.
    • Their Dashboard/C-panel has a wide selection of popular tools and options to make website design and all that goes with it very easy. Lots of choices; they are more than a simple hosting service.
    • Keeping their tools up-to-date. I never have to worry about upgrades or having the latest features; it just happens automatically!
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    Cons
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • Setting up wasn't difficult but I think for some having tutorial videos would have been better than screenshots.
    • Provide more than one free domain on the Plus plan.
    • Offer site migration - not an option I saw when I signed up.
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    Usability
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    I use Wordpress for my website on Bluehost, so I already know how it works and happy with it. I gave it this rating as I love the fact that If you do plan on creating multiple websites on Bluehost you'll be able to create specific login access for each website sites making it less likely to enter into the wrong website accounts. Which makes it even easier to manage client websites if you plan to create and host websites on behalf of your clients.
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    Support Rating
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    They are quick, easily reached, and can usually solve problems on the first try. However I noticed I had to go to customer support more often than with other providers, whether that was things breaking more often or if their customer support couldn't fix things on the first try. But in most scenarios, they are fine.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    Bluehost did not stack up against HostGator; in fact, HostGator was where we ended up migrating after we realized Bluehost was not for us. Bluehost is not geared toward businesses, especially ones like ours that have a very customized site. HostGator allowed us the customization that we needed, and their prices were terrific.
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    Scalability
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    The website is slow. The speed is not reliable. Sometimes, sites would go down without warning. You would have to get a VPS to get consistent speed. If you have small website as a hobby, then Bluehost will be sufficient. Otherwise, I recommend looking for something more fast. Storage is good, but speed is lacking
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    Return on Investment
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • It allowed me to get my website up and running and sell services.
    • It is fairly low cost, so it was easy to recoup my investment.
    • Having to pay for a whole year upfront made it take a little longer to get the return on my investment.
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