BLUEHOST VS HOSTINGER

Bluehost or Hostinger?

  • Great for beginners and pros
  • AI website creation and tools
  • CDN-powered load speeds
  • Server-level caching

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Why pick Bluehost over Hostinger? 

With WordPress AI tools and a free content delivery network for all plans, Bluehost offers more
accessibility and affordability for website beginners.


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Hostinger
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WordPress hosting price
Starts at $2.99/mo

Starts at 3.95/mo  

Free domain for first year
Free SSL
Managed WordPress
Free professional email
Free site migration
Free malware scanning
24/7 chat & phone Support
Only chat support
AI site creator
Not with starter plan

With all plans

AI help/assist
Not with starter plan

With all plans

Free Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Not with starter plan

With all plans

Object caching
Not with starter plan

With all plans

WordPress staging site/tool
Not with starter plan

With all plans

100% uptime

With Bluehost Cloud

SEO tools

Free Yoast SEO plugin


WordPress hosting that fits your ambitions


Starter

Perfect for your first website or blog.

3.99/mo

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For 36 month term

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  • Security
  • Free SSL- Let's Encrypt
  • Free Malware Scanning
  • Malware Detection & Removal
  • Web Application Firewall
  • DDoS Protection Included
  • Weekly Website Backups
  • Advanced
  • Static Content Caching
  • Object Caching
  • SSH & WP-CLI
  • WordPress Staging Site

eCommerce Essentials

Essential commerce tools to sell your content online

14.99/mo

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  • Commerce Tools
  • Secure Payment Processing
  • WooCommerce Auto-Install
  • Product Subscriptions
  • Visitor Memberships
  • Offer Paid Courses
  • Affiliate Program
  • Custom Email Templates
  • Easy Social Logins 
  • Security
  • Free SSL- Let's Encrypt
  • Free Malware Scanning
  • AI-Powered Malware Detection & Removal
  • Web Application Firewall
  • DDoS Protection Included
  • Domain Privacy- Free 1st year
  • Weekly Website Backups
  • Advanced
  • Static Content Caching
  • Object Caching
  • SSH & WP-CLI
  • WordPress Staging Site

Enterprise & Custom

Enterprise & Custom

Not seeing the perfect fit? Contact us for a solution specific to you.

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Call us at (855) 738-8839

  • Custom checkout & pricing logic
  • High-traffic & flash-sale readiness
  • Free Domain
  • Domain Privacy- Free 1st year
  • Dedicated solution design team
  • Done-with-you implementation
  • Massive catalog support

30-day money-back guarantee

Your satisfaction is our top priority and we're confident you'll be pleased with our services. Still, if you try us and decide your account does not sufficiently meet your needs, you can cancel within 30 days for a refund as follows:

  • If you cancel within 30 days you'll receive a full refund on Hosting and/or Solutions attached to your account. The money-back guarantee does not apply to most add-on products, such as domains, given the unique nature of their costs.
  • If you cancel within 30 days and your plan includes a free domain, there will be a fee to retain that domain. Bluehost will deduct a non-refundable domain fee from your refund, at the regular cost of your domain.
  • Bluehost does not offer any refunds for cancellations that occur after 30 days.

Free Domain Policy

One free domain is included for one year with the purchase of a web hosting plan of 12 or 36 month terms. This free domain must be redeemed within 90 days from date of purchase. Free domain is only applicable on either a domain transfer into Bluehost or a new domain purchase of one the following TLD’s: .BIZ, .INFO, .COM, .NET, .ORG, .UK, .CO.UK, .US, .EU, .DE, .NL, .CO, .SPACE, .WEBSITE, .BLOG, .ONLINE, .SITE, .STORE, .TECH. Premium domain names excluded from this offer.

After the first year, the domain will automatically renew at the then current rate (located in your renewal center) until cancelled, you can cancel at any time. However, please note that newly registered domains cannot be transferred to another registrar during your first sixty days of a registration period. Any domains cancelled within the 1st year of service will be assessed a non-refundable domain fee based on the standard cost for the domain, plus any other applicable fees. Please see the Domain Registration Agreement for more details.

Free Site Migration Tool

Migrate your WordPress websites to Bluehost using our free, easy to use tool.

Pro Email - Free Trial

By opting into this one-month free trial, you acknowledge that your Professional Email plan will automatically renew at the regular rate of 2.99/mo. at the end of your first billing cycle. You may cancel at any time prior to renewal to avoid charges by logging in to your account or contacting our Support team.

Commerce Solution

Designed for eCommerce businesses, this bundle provides an extensive set of tools to help you enhance your customer’s online shopping experience, improve product management, and boost sales.

Features
  • PayPal, Stripe & RazorPay
  • Yoast SEO Local, News, Video & WooCommerce
  • Memberships
  • Affiliate Programs
  • Email Marketing
  • Gift Cards
  • Sensei LMS Paid Courses
  • One-Click Checkout
  • WonderCart Promotions
  • Bookings & Appointments
  • Request a Quote
  • SMS Notifications
  • Subscriptions
  • Shippo
  • Store Locator
  • Social Login
  • Jetpack CRM
  • Points & Rewards
  • Email Templates
  • Wishlist
  • Advanced Reviews
  • Product Add-Ons
  • Product Search & Filters
  • Composite Products
  • Product Comparision

*Commerce Solution applies to 1 website on your plan, additional websites will require additional Commerce Solution Add-on purchases.

99.99% Uptime SLA

Bluehost promises 99.99% uptime on shared hosting, based on server and Apache performance. If actual uptime drops below that, customers can claim a single 5% monthly credit within 30 days. Learn more


AI WEBSITE TOOLS

A custom site started
for you, courtesy of AI

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What’s included with your plan?

AI website building

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With our smart AI tools, you can onboard in minutes and get a custom, ready-to-go site.

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Support 
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Support

Let our experts help you effectively build, grow, and manage your WordPress website.

Faster speeds

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Bluehost is in the top tier of hosting performance, with 75% faster response times.

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pre-installed

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pre-intstalled

Bluehost automatically installs the latest and most secure version of WordPress.

Limitless customization

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WordPress offers freedom, with fully customizable themes, AI tools, and plugins.

Managed WordPress

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Stay optimized and protected while we keep your site up to date and running smoothly.

Free domain name for 1 year

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free domain

One free domain is included for one year with the purchase of a web hosting plan of 12, 24, or 36 month terms. This free domain must be redeemed within 90 days from date of purchase.  Free domain is only applicable on either a domain transfer into Bluehost or a new domain purchase of one of the following TLDs: .BIZ, .INFO, .COM, .NET, .ORG, .CO.UK, .US, .CO, .SPACE, .WEBSITE, .BLOG, .ONLINE, .SITE, .STORE, .TECH. Premium domain names excluded from this offer. After the first year, the domain will automatically renew at the then-current rate (located in your renewal center) until canceled. You can cancel at any time. However, please note that newly registered domains cannot be transferred to another registrar during your first sixty days of a registration period. Any domains canceled within the 1st year of service will be assessed a non-refundable domain fee based on the standard cost for the domain, plus any other applicable fees. Please see the Domain Registration Agreement for more details.

NVMe Storage

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You get the latest generation hardware. The server infrastructure is powered by Dell rack mount servers, using AMD EPYC chips with superior processing power and DDR5 RAM.
Apart from the latest hardware, you also get MySQL 8 and the latest PHP version running on ultrafast NVMe storage, which significantly enhances performance.

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See why we’re trusted
by over 5 million WordPress users

Ascott Robert

I had a website configuration issue…

I had a website configuration issue which was confusing to me and to the AI assistant, so I used the chat and my agent solved the problem in one call.

John Ocansey

very impressive customer service 👍

very impressive customer service 👍

Soileau Bruce

My website was running with a very slow…

My website was running with a very slow response time, so my Tech, Muhaimeen, worked his magic and found the issue, made some tweaks, and it began working much faster almost immediately, and he said it would speed up more within 24 hours. Great service!

Karagianakis Peter

Good

Good, helpful, and friendly!

Chris Ebstein

If I could leave 10 stars I would!

If I could leave 10 stars I would!! After spending more hours than I care tell you learning about adding a DMARC in our cPanel, in the end, I contacted your support team and they were able to add it in, maybe 5 minutes of support time total! I'm just too much of a novice. SO THANK YOU AGAIN for spectacular service. Now I can get back to the work of updating my wordpress website.

John

Representative Srinivasan was very…

Representative Srinivasan was very knowledgeable and courteous

cliente

Rahul Kumar was extremely helpful and…

Rahul Kumar was extremely helpful and professional. He helped me recover a WordPress website that was very important for my client, guided me step by step, explained the situation clearly, and made sure I understood what to do with the backup and future migration. He was patient, kind, and very effective. Excellent support experience.

Bateman Jessica

Kind, courteous and helpful

Very kind and went the extra mile to assist me when another issue came up.

Maffey Errol

Patience and empathy

I am a blind user of the Bluehost/Word press website hosting. I have ben having problems with my site and decided to use the live agent to see if I could work out what was wrong. The agen which I worked with was patient,. courteous and polite to ensure I felt comfortable working with with them. As a blind person many chat bots and live agents just want to rush through and get onto the next person. It was a pleasant change to have an agent who took the time to work with me. I definatly recomomned Bluehost live agent support. Oh yeah the issue was resolved :)

Bill G.

Tes and I had a productive conversation…

Tes and I had a productive conversation today, though it got off to a slow start due to some initial communication challenges. We worked through them quickly, which really showed what good listening is all about. The issue wasn’t that Tes speaks with an accent or that English isn’t her first language. She was doing her job well. The real challenge was the combination of speaking at a natural, quick pace during a technical support call with someone 10,000 miles away. As the customer, I would grasp the first few words of an explanation, but while I was still processing that information, she would continue to the next point. This made it difficult to keep up at first. Thankfully, I recognized the problem early on, and Tes was excellent at listening and adapting. We sorted everything out smoothly, and I ended the call as a very happy customer. Tes deserves high commendation for her patience, attentiveness, and problem-solving skills. If it were up to me, I would triple her salary, give her and her family an all-expenses-paid trip around the world for one year with oodles of spending money — starting with a base of one million U.S. dollars plus any extras that might be necessary. This is what great customer support looks like! Go Tes! Bottom line for tech support hubs throughout the world: Keep it simple by speaking in as few words as possible. This allows the person on the other end to properly work through any language or audio distortions. Sincerely, William Gfroehrer...

Todd Scott

PROBLEM SOLVED!

There were a couple hiccups getting my website online, and the support team was ALL OVER IT!! They immediately fixed the issue, and my website was up and running just FINE! BRAVO to the technical support team!

Amadea Morningstar

Straight forward

Straight forward, honest.

Volk Maude

Good people make a positive difference.

Although FAQ and AI are useful in solving problems, sometimes you just need a person so I appreciate having that included with Bluehost.

Kristin LaVanway

CR resolved my issue with one request

CR resolved my issue with one request. Easy peasy!

Wink Carrie

wonderful customer service

From the moment I started the interaction to the very end, it was 100% courteous and helpful. Did not try to push me into anything and was very understanding of my situation and I am very grateful and appreciated them very much.

Hailey

Manoj not only fixed my issue but…

Manoj not only fixed my issue but answered all my questions so I felt educated and confident in what to expect.

Leslie K

Been with Bluehost for years

Been with Bluehost for years. Capable people. Good products.

Adel

Amazing customer Support

Great uptime and Amazing customer Support, they are helpful and experienced, bluehost.com is the best always.

DrH

the human being who helped was skillful and patient

the human being who helped was skillful and patient with me finding my way through the multiple steps. we set up everything i needed for now in the one session.

Rice Robert

Rayan helped me fix my issue with…

Rayan helped me fix my issue with cpanel email quickly. He was knowledgeable and polite.

Why choose Bluehost?

Bluehost has everything you need to build a successful online presence. Get super-fast hosting, online store capabilities, WordPress expertise, and more.

Cloudflare CDN: Boost your website performance & reduce load times with Cloudflare, an advanced Content Delivery Network. Faster load times translate into better user experiences, improved SEO, higher traffic, and increased conversion rates.

 

Caching technology: With server-level caching, your servers return web pages faster, improving load times for your website.

 

SSDs: Bluehost Shared Hosting servers come with solid-state drives (SSDs) to improve website performance. SSDs replace traditional hard drives with more efficient storage, increasing load times and allowing faster saves.

SSLs: Customers buy more from a secure site. Protect customers' sensitive information—like passwords, usernames, and payment information—from malicious third parties. Maximize your site's trustworthiness with an SSL certificate. Bluehost offers 2 types of SSL Certificates:

 

  • FREE SSL powered by Let's Encrypt that's bundled with all the plans.
  • Premium SSL powered by Comodo that comes with a warranty of $10,000 to provide you an assurance that your site is safe to collect payments from customers.

 

CodeGuard Backups: Never lose your precious work! Get automated, daily backups and monitoring for your site, plus one-click restore with CodeGuard.

 

SiteLock: Protect your website from malicious attacks, spammers, and hackers. With SiteLock, you can guard your site against search engine blacklists, all while detecting malware and protecting your site from costly downtime.

Set up your website easily and start selling by following these simple steps:

Sign up for a Shared Hosting Plan: Choose a plan that meets your requirement.  

 

Complete Onboarding: Use our AI Site Creation and answer a few simple questions to quickly create your website.

 

Pick a theme: Choose the right color, font, and layout for your web pages and see your website come to life.

 

Add exciting features: Choose helpful plugins for speed, security, and lead generation right from the start.

 

Publish your website: Make your website live and start selling. 

 

Get visitors: Use Yoast SEO or our SEO Consultation services to improve your search rankings.

24/7 Availability: Our team of experts is available 24/7 to help you with issues you may have while building your website.

 

Phone & Chat Support: Bluehost offers both phone & chat support. Connect with us as you like. 

 

Website Design Services Available: Need help building your website from scratch? Learn more about Bluehost Website Design Services.

Partnership with WordPress: Bluehost and WordPress have worked closely since 2005 to create a hosting platform ideal for running WordPress websites.

 

WordCamp Sponsorships: Bluehost strives to support the WordPress community to grow the open-source ecosystem. We sponsor and help community groups, regional and local WordCamps, and contribute actively to the WordPress Project. 

 

WordPress Education: We also facilitate learning and education through multiple webinars, masterclasses, & our own WordPress Academy.

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FAQs 

WordPress is a widely used, open-source content management system (CMS) powering over 45% of websites globally. It's user-friendly for beginners and experts, offering tools to create, edit, and manage websites easily. Developed by a global community, WordPress continually evolves, enhancing its functionality and performance. Ideal for everything from eCommerce sites to blogs, it provides all the resources needed to bring your website ideas to life.

What’s more, WordPress.org has recommended Bluehost since 2005.

WordPress stands out as a content management system by offering unmatched flexibility and customization. Thanks to its vast selection of themes and plugins, it's the go-to platform for creating unique websites. These features improve how your website works, ensuring it accurately reflects your brand or business. Customizing your website with WordPress is easy, making it a great choice for creating a unique online presence.

WordPress Hosting is a service tailored for users aiming to build and manage a WordPress website efficiently. Bluehost provides this affordable hosting solution, as well as pro services and website-building tools, to navigate the complexities of WordPress. No matter what you choose to do on Bluehost, you’ll enjoy expert support for your needs.

 

WordPress Hosting is one of the many hosting options we offer. It includes theme selection, AI tools, platform updates, and security enhancements, perfect for creating a beautiful, fully functional WordPress site. Anyone can use our WordPress Hosting, from beginners to seasoned WordPress users.

Since 2005, WordPress has recommended Bluehost because of our customer service and expertise. Our WordPress Hosting plans include automatic WordPress installation, ensuring you start with the latest version with the newest features. Bluehost combines reliability, affordability, and a wealth of resources to manage your website effortlessly. Discover our user-friendly AI-powered WordPress website building experience to get you started quickly & easily.

Bluehost has been recommended by WordPress since 2005. Bluehost offers the perfect solution for beginners as it is more cost-effective with a lot of features to get started. The AI-powered site creation experience helps you get started quickly and easily without any WordPress experience. Our experts are available 24/7 and are trained to resolve your queries as fast as possible. They also guide you in selecting the right solution for your business.

Hostinger and Bluehost offer competitive WordPress hosting with distinct strengths. Hostinger's plans start at $2.99 per month and include features like a free domain, website migration and automatic backups. Bluehost, starting at 3.95 per month, focuses on ease of use with AI-powered tools, a free domain for a year, website migration, free SEO tools and 24/7 support over chat and phone.

 

While Hostinger caters to developers with advanced tools like WP-CLI and Git integration, Bluehost excels in user-friendly features and available professional web design services. Bluehost also offers advanced tools like WP-CLI for power users. Additionally, Bluehost offers server-level caching, and Cloudflare CDN with its starter plan for enhanced performance, making it a better choice for those starting out.

 

With 24/7 expert support and strong WordPress community recommendations, Bluehost is ideal for comprehensive and user-friendly hosting solutions.

Both Bluehost and Hostinger offer user-friendly dashboards, but they use different control panels. Bluehost uses the integrated cPanel, which provides a comprehensive interface for managing your website, including tools for installing WordPress, SSL, and managing domains and email accounts. Hostinger uses its own control panel called hPanel, which is intuitive and functional, providing easy access to essential website management tools. Despite their different approaches, both platforms are designed to be easy to navigate and user-friendly.

Bluehost and Hostinger both offer excellent uptime guarantees of 99.99%, but Bluehost has demonstrated a slightly better actual uptime of 100% over 90 days compared to Hostinger’s 99.9% (source: CodeinWP Jan, 2024). Both provide fast loading times, with Hostinger’s response time in the U.S. ranging from 28 to 75 ms and Bluehost’s from 23 to 78 ms (source: bitcatcha.com).

 

When it comes to performance, Bluehost offers CDN, static content and object caching for all its plans whereas Hostinger does not offer them for their starter plan. In terms of security, both offer one-click Cloudflare installation, spam protection, and free SSL certificates.

All our 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 automatically migrate your files to your Bluehost account. 

 

If you need further assistance, you could contact our support team via chat or call.

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