Compare Shared Web Hosting Plans and Cost
Bluehost provides our clients with a wide range of excellent products. From the entrepreneur to the person who wants complete functionality on a tight budget, Bluehost provides a complete web hosting solution.
Bluehost frequently provides consumers with discounts and exclusive deals throughout their first term. It should be noted that special offers are temporary promotions that are only accessible to new customers. They are only good for the Initial Term and cannot be extended for subsequent or renewal periods.
Shared Web Hosting
Along with these amazing savings on your hosting services, we will also provide you with free domain registration for one year.
| Features | Starter | Business | eCommerce Essentials |
| Websites | 10 | 50 | 100 |
| Performance | Standard | Standard | High |
| Storage | 10 GB NVMe Storage | 50 GB NVMe Storage | 100 GB NVMe Storage |
| Number of Visits per Month | Ideal for 40K visits/mo | Ideal for 200K visits/mo | Ideal for 400K visits/mo |
| AI Creation Tools | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 30-day Money-Back Guarantee | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Domain 1st Year | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Site Migration Tool | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free CDN | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Email Quota | 100MB per mailbox | Unlimited per mailbox | Unlimited per mailbox |
| Managed WordPress Updates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support | 24/7 Chat Support | 24/7 Chat & Phone Support | 24/7 Chat & Phone Support |
| Free SSL- Let's Encrypt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Malware Scanning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Malware Detection/Removal | No | Yes | Yes |
| Web Application Firewall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DDoS Protection Included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Domain Privacy- Free 1st year | No | Yes | Yes |
| Secure Payment Processing | No | No | Yes |
| WooCommerce Auto-Install | No | No | Yes |
| Product Subscriptions | No | No | Yes |
| Visitor Memberships | No | No | Yes |
| Offer Paid Courses | No | No | Yes |
| Affiliate Program | No | No | Yes |
| Custom Email Templates | No | No | Yes |
| Easy Social Logins | No | No | Yes |
| Yoast SEO - Free Plugin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pro Email - Free Trial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Creative Mail - Email Marketing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Content Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Object Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSH & WP-CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WordPress Staging Site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
High Performance Hosting
Bluehost delivers high-performance shared plans featuring expanded storage and enhanced performance. Supporting over 5 million WordPress sites globally, Bluehost empowers you to effortlessly build, customize, and scale websites — whether you’re running high-traffic blogs, e-commerce stores, membership sites, or portfolio showcases.
Unlike other providers, Bluehost offers exclusive WordPress tools and workflows designed for advanced use cases. These include staging environments, automated backups, integrated security, developer-friendly features, and multi-site management, all supported by expanded storage and enhanced performance.
This ensures your websites load faster, scale seamlessly, and have ample space for media, plugins, and data—delivering a robust, future-proof platform designed to support your most demanding projects.
| Features | Pro | Premium | Enchanced | Elite |
| Websites | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Performance | High | High | High | High |
| Storage | 100 GB NVMe | 150 GB NVMe | 200 GB NVMe | 250 GB NVMe |
| AI Creation Tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 30-day Money-Back Guarantee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Domain 1st Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Site Migration Tool | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free CDN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed WordPress Updates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 24/7 Chat & Phone Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free SSL- Let's Encrypt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Malware Scanning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Malware Detection/Removal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Application Firewall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DDoS Protection Included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Domain Privacy- Free 1st year | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weekly Website Backups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yoast SEO - Free Plugin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pro Email - Free Trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Creative Mail - Email Marketing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Content Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Object Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSH & WP-CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WordPress Staging Site | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Renewal Pricing
| Shared Hosting Plans | Renewal Pricing (Monthly) | Renewal Pricing (12-Month) | Renewal Pricing (36-Month) |
| Starter | $15.99/mo. | $11.99/mo. | $9.99/mo. |
| Business | $21.99/mo. | $16.99/mo. | $14.99/mo. |
| eCommerce Essentials | $24.99/mo. | $18.99/mo. | $17.99/mo. |
| Pro | $34.99/mo. | $28.99/mo. | $26.99/mo. |
| Premium | $39.99/mo. | $34.99/mo. | $31.99/mo. |
| Enchanced | $47.49/mo. | $40.65/mo. | $39.49/mo. |
| Elite | $54.99/mo. | 48.99/mo. | $46.99/mo. |
Features and Benefits
| Features & Benefits | |
| Control | |
| Choice of Platforms | Choose the hosting platform that works best for your website. Bluehost offers Shared, Cloud, VPS, and Dedicated services to get your website online quickly and give you the resources your site needs to perform. |
| Subdomains | Organize your website content with subdomains — perfect for managing blogs, stores, or support sections separately while keeping everything under your main domain. |
| Parked Domains | Many businesses and bloggers will buy the .net and .org variations of their domain. Bluehost gives them the power to manage the records of those domains as well. |
| Alias Domains | Many businesses will purchase additional domains that are common misspellings of their primary domain. Bluehost allows those domain aliases to be managed from a centralized control panel. |
| 1-Click WordPress Installation (Instant WordPress Install) |
Avoid complications and confusing application installs, and start building quickly. |
| Websites | |
| AI Site Creation | Enter your vision—our AI generates 3 custom site options tailored to your goals. Choose your favorite, customize it, and go live fast—no setup or tech skills needed. |
| Free Migration Tool | All the WordPress Hosting plans come with a free WordPress Migration Plugin that can be used to migrate any WordPress website to Bluehost. The Migration plugin can help you automatically migrate your existing files to a Bluehost account. If you need further assistance, you please contact our support team via Chat or Call. |
| Mobile-Friendly Templates | Personalize your website any way you want. Choose from a variety of templates within the Bluehost control panel. |
| WordPress Auto-Updates | Bluehost handles WordPress updates for you and before we push a new update, we inform you ahead of time so that you can make the necessary changes and preparations to ensure your website continues to operate as intended. |
| Automatic Secure WP Install/Setup | Bluehost installs WordPress instantly for you, and as part of that process we automatically turn off comments so that your site does not fall victim to spam attacks upon going live. We also have you change your admin password as a crucial first step within the Getting Started process. This protects you from the #1 security concern that WordPress users have. |
| Reliability | |
| 99.9% Uptime guarantee | Trust that your site is online and available to your visitors. Bluehost guarantees a 99.9% uptime. |
| Fully Managed | Stay focused on building your site and what your blog or business’s core mission is. Bluehost will take care of the servers powering your website by updating, patching, and troubleshooting the infrastructure for you. |
| Built-in Failover | Avoid single points of failure with our Cloud (OCI) platform. If a server experiences an issue and is no longer responsive, the data is transferred to a backup server so that your website data remains available. |
| Page Load Speeds | Get fast page load speeds with Bluehost. We integrate methodologies like CDN and WordPress-specific Caching into our platform to improve your page load times. Nginx caching built-in to all shared and Cloud platforms. |
| Free CDN | Bluehost provides everything you need in the control panel to quickly create or transfer new domains and manage them. This means you can act on decisions related to your website (or fleet of websites) quickly and reliably. |
| Fast domain creation and management | Bluehost provides everything you need in the control panel to quickly create or transfer new domains and manage them. This means you can act on decisions related to your website (or fleet of websites) quickly and reliably. |
| Choice of different types of environments to host your website, such as shared, cloud, VPS, and Dedicated | Choose the hosting platform that works best for your website. Bluehost offers Shared, Cloud, VPS, and Dedicated services to get your website online quickly and give you the resources your site needs to perform. |
| Unmetered network bandwidth | Bluehost does not throttle your bandwidth, which means no matter how much traffic your website receives, we will not slow it down. (Caching layer methodologies) |
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30-day money-back guarantee Note: Hosting services only. |
Bluehost stands behind its industry-leading reliability and stable platform, however we also understand that committing to a host can be daunting, which is why we offer a 30-day money back guarantee. At any point in your first month, if you feel our hosting services we aren’t a good fit, we will refund you. |
| Disaster Recovery Built-in | Bluehost backs up all data in the datacenter, meaning that if anything catastrophic were to occur, your data can still be recovered. |
| Security | |
| Free SSL Certificates Note: For WordPress Sites Only |
Encrypt the connection between your server and visitors to safeguard personal information, e-commerce transactions, sensitive data, and more. |
| SiteLock Available | Defend your websites against attacks and malware by detecting and fixing vulnerabilities and threats before they cause issues. Bluehost makes using SiteLock easy by giving you direct access to the software through the Bluehost control panel. |
| SiteLock Lite installed on all accounts | If purchasing additional security through SiteLock is not possible yet, Bluehost provides you with SiteLock Lite for all accounts. This version of the SiteLock software will scan your website and inform you of any vulnerabilities and malicious software on your website, so you can correct those issues at your own pace. |
| DDoS Protection | Mitigate the risk of DDoS attacks by leveraging both SiteLock and Bluehost’s platform. As we monitor your infrastructure, if we see that you are being attacked, we will initiate a series of advanced caching techniques to help lessen the impact. |
| Web Application Firewall | Protect your site 24/7 from hackers, malware, and malicious traffic—keeping it secure and running smoothly. |
| Domain Privacy | Prevent identity theft, spam, and phishing attacks by masking the personal information associated with your domain name. |
| Daily Website Back-ups | Easily schedule backups from within the control panel. Backups provide peace of mind for those rare occasions when a server experiences an issue. Your data is safely replicated off of the host machine. |
| Jetpack available | Bluehost provides Jetpack on all WordPress accounts. This helps ensure that you are protected from brute force and spam attacks right away. |
| Access Control | Create unique passwords, restricting access to different areas of your account. Generate one for billing and ownership information, one for Bluehost Control Panel and server access, and of course, a master password for the entire account. |
| 2 Factor Authentication | In addition to creating unique passwords for your user roles, you can also leverage Bluehost’s Two-Factor Authentication at any level. Whether that is the account level, billing level, or even your direct hosting platform level, each can have its own Two-Factor authentication password scheme. You can also set up unique validation tokens for users who only need to access your environment once. |
| Google SSO | Google Single Sign-On makes it easy to manage multiple users and access to your Bluehost account. Import user Google profiles to improve visibility of who has performed certain tasks within your account. |
| Marketing | |
| Yoast SEO - Free Plugin | Optimize your content for search engines, improve your rankings, and get real-time SEO guidance — all from your WordPress dashboard with the free Yoast SEO plugin. |
| Pro Email - Free Trial | Build customer trust with professional email at an affordable price — plus seamless integration with your calendar, contacts, and more. |
| Email Accounts and Campaign Controls Included with Creative Mail | Receive feedback and messages from your website users, build email lists, and run email campaigns all from a centralized control panel. |
| Email Accounts and Campaign Controls Included with Creative Mail | Receive feedback and messages from your website users, build email lists, and run email campaigns all from a centralized control panel. |
| Advanced | |
| SSH & WP CLI | Streamline site management with advanced tools — allowing faster updates, easier troubleshooting, and more control behind the scenes, even if you're managing multiple WordPress sites. |
| WordPress staging environments included | Mitigate the risk of pushing a harmful change to your website. Bluehost provides staging environments so that you can see what a new edit would look like before going live. |
| Static Content Caching | Makes your site faster and more reliable by quickly delivering images, scripts, and other assets. |
| Object Caching | Improves site speed and scalability by reusing database data instead of reloading it repeatedly. |
| Scale Compute Power & Disk Storage On Demand | Leverage Bluehost’s high-performance plans to give your site even more power. Perfect for eCommerce and sales promotions, scale your compute resources within seconds to handle traffic spikes. |
| Git version control included | Make changes and updates to your website and review them before pushing it live. Git allows you to test changes to your website without affecting your live environment. |
| Support | |
| 24/7 Ticket/Phone/Chat Support | Contact our award-winning support at any time. Choose the method of communication that works best for you, whether that be chat, ticket, or phone call. We are available 24/7 to assist with any WordPress questions or concerns you may have. |
| Self-Help Knowledge Base Access | Don't have time to speak to support? Leverage our extensive knowledge base at your own pace and on your own time. From getting started guides to advanced feature controls, our Knowledge Base was designed for all user types. |
| WordPress-Specific Expertise | Bluehost is the most-trusted WordPress services provider for a reason. Our WordPress products and experts contribute WordPress code directly back to the community and are eager to help you with any WordPress project. |
| Getting Started Assistance | New to WordPress? Bluehost support will walk you through the initial steps needed to get your WordPress website up and running. From domain creation to leveraging our marketing tools, Bluehost is invested in empowering you to get the most out of WordPress. |
| Others | |
| WooCommerce available on all plans | Get your web shop up and running quickly by adding WooCommerce directly through the Bluehost control panel. |
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Secure payment gateways are available
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eCommerce is shaping multiple industries. Bluehost takes some of the heavy lifting off your shoulders by providing WooCommerce, which will help ensure your payment methods and processing are done according to industry standards. Once you’ve set up a merchant account, WooCommerce helps your eCommerce business operate smoothly. |
| Full Access to Bluehost Marketplace | Bluehost provides access to an industry-leading app market for all things WordPress. Build stunning websites with enterprise-level functionality without needing an enterprise development team. |
Add-on Products and Services
Bluehost provides an extensive feature set of tools for anyone wishing to create eye-catching websites. Regardless of the hosting platform you select (Dedicated, VPS, WP Pro, Shared, or WooCommerce), Bluehost makes the following add-ons available to help improve your website's performance and overall experience.
The renewal costs for every Bluehost addition are listed below. It should be noted that certain add-ons can be billed monthly, while others are payable annually.
Premium SSL Certificates
Initially confirmed to be valid for a specific domain (DV). However, you can upgrade it to a more secure level (OV) by providing extra details about your company. This additional information needs to be uploaded to your account.
- Single Domain SSL
Renewal Price - $89.88per year - Wildcard DV SSL
Renewal Price - $239.88per year - Extended Validation SSL
Renewal Price - $239.88 per year
Domain Privacy + Protection
A service offered by domain name registrars that helps protect your personal information from being publicly accessible.
When you register a domain, certain details like your name, address, and contact information are typically made publicly available through a database called RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol). Domain privacy + protection replaces this information with a proxy service, keeping your personal details hidden.
- Renewal Price - $15 per domain per year.
SiteLock
A cloud-based website security service that helps protect websites from various online threats. It works by regularly scanning websites for malware, vulnerabilities, and other security risks. If a threat is detected, SiteLock can automatically remove it or alert the website owner to take action.
- SiteLock Essentials
Renewal Price - $95.88 (Billed Annually) - SiteLock Prevent
Renewal Price - $239.88 (Billed Annually) - SiteLock Prevent Plus
Renewal Price - $359.88 (Billed Annually)
Yoast SEO Tools
Software applications are designed to help you improve your website's visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs).
- Yoast SEO Premium
Renewal Price - $8.33 per domain per month ($99.99 per domain per year) - Yoast Local SEO
Renewal Price - $6.58 per domain per month ($79 per domain per year) - Yoast News SEO
Renewal Price - $6.58 per domain per month ($79 per domain per year) - Yoast WooCommerce SEO
Renewal Price - $6.58 per domain per month ($79 per domain per year)
Terms of Service
All hosting accounts are paid for upfront and in full at sign-up. All Setup fees are non-refundable. All accounts canceled in the first 30 Days of service qualify for a full refund at the monthly rate. When canceling your Bluehost account prior to your account's end of term or downgrading your account to a term for less than a year, you forfeit the Domain Registration coupon, and Bluehost deducts $15.99 from your final refund amount to cover our costs for registering your new domain on your behalf for one year. Subject to the terms of your domain registration agreement, you will retain ownership of your domain until the end of its registration period. For our European Union customers, VAT (Value Added Tax) is not included in our advertised price and will be charged separately and itemized on invoices and billing information. Standard VAT rates based on EU Member State regulations may apply.
- Please see section 8 ("UNLIMITED" USAGE POLICIES AND DEFINITIONS) of Bluehost's Terms of Service for further clarification on our unlimited usage policy.
- Even though the cap is set at 50,000 inodes, we usually won't do anything until the account reaches 1,000,000 inodes.
- For more information on VAT, please refer to the knowledgeable article Tax Rates and Exemptions.
- Add-ons are billed separately. For more information on add-on renewal prices, please see Hosting Add-ons: Renewal Pricing.
- Pricing is subject to change.
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Summary
Bluehost offers diverse web hosting solutions, including shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting plans, catering to both individuals and businesses seeking functionality on a budget. The plans feature a range of options from basic to pro levels, with email accounts, SSL certificates, and various storage capacities. New customers can benefit from special introductory discounts, which are applicable only for the initial term. Additionally, Bluehost provides add-on services like premium SSL, SiteLock, and CodeGuard to enhance website security and performance. This comprehensive hosting solution allows for easy comparison and selection based on specific needs and budget constraints.
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