#1 most frequent
United States of America
53.2%625,781 installations of 1,175,827
What is Bluehost?
Bluehost, headquartered in Orem, Utah, offers website hosting. Bluehost also offers managed WordPress hosting, with optional SEO and marketing tools for WordPress plans.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Bluehost
#2 most frequent
Brazil
13.9%163,968 installations of 1,175,827
#3 most frequent
India
6.7%78,950 installations of 1,175,827
WordPress hosting but it could be cheaper
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use WordPress on it. Web hosting is used with cPanel. We want to communicate our services to potential customers. It is a small website with not many visitors. You can use mulitiple installations of WordPress. We do not use the Bluehost email services. Hosting is acceptable for small sites. WordPress is running on a shared server.
Pros
- WordPress
- cPanel
- File Manager
Cons
- Price
- Speed
Most Important Features
- cPanel
- WordPress
- File Manager
Return on Investment
- Increase cost
Other Software Used
DigitalOcean, Linode
Excellent hosting provider for small businesses
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Bluehost is a good hosting service provider if you are looking for an affordable price and limited features compared to other service providers in the market. It also provides a built-in website builder, making it easier to design a website in a very short time. But the templates are fewer. It has a simple User interface so even a starter can handle things quickly.
Pros
- hosting
- website builder service
- Good cutsomer services
Cons
- It has limited templates in their website builder library
Most Important Features
- various plans
- website builder
- cost effective
Return on Investment
- Roi increased
Alternatives Considered
Hostinger
BlueHost - Great for Basic Hosting Needs
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Bluehost to host 2 different websites for company use. The websites we use are WordPress; previously, they were Drupal sites. We have implemented Cloud Flare through Bluehost and site encryption. We have used some domain management. Most of our usage with Bluehost focuses on hosting and the Cpanel.
Pros
- WordPress Integration
- Hosting setup
- File Manager
Cons
- CloudFlare Integration
- Domain Settings
Most Important Features
- Website Hosting
Return on Investment
- Website has sufficient load speeds
- Cloudflare integration crashed our site and did not work as described.
Alternatives Considered
DreamHost and Flywheel
Other Software Used
DreamHost
For Low-Budget Or Low-Traffic Websites, Bluehost is a contender
Pros
- Quick setup.
- Affordability.
- Access to customer service.
Cons
- Website speed.
- Pricing plan flexibility.
- Support not as fast nor as knowledgeable as other hosting providers.
Return on Investment
- Customer support is good enough so that we don't need IT people on retainer.
- Very affordable for low-volume websites.
- Easy to launch new sites quickly thanks to 1-click WordPress installs and SSLs.
Alternatives Considered
DreamHost
Other Software Used
DreamHost, Namecheap
Reliable,cheap hosting that has kept up to date.
Pros
- The SSL is included in the hosting.
- Price Point is great for small projects.
- Bluehost has 24/7 support online and the techs that are knowledgable, unlike GoDaddy.
Cons
- Simplistic hosting might not be good if you have high volumes of traffic.
- Phone support could be better.
Return on Investment
- Web hosting is reliable with 0 downtimes so far for minor sites. They also keep up to date on PHP versions so they aren't bogged down.
Alternatives Considered
GoDaddy
Other Software Used
Kinsta, GoDaddy