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Bluehost is a famous name in the hosting world. But let’s see if their popularity is deserved, what their pros and cons are, and how much it really costs to use. Welcome to WebsiteToolTester.com, where we help you find the best hosting service for your website.
If you’re familiar with the name Bluehost, it’s probably for two reasons. One, they are recommended by WordPress as a top host. Two, they are part of a giant conglomerate called EIG, which explains how they host 2 million websites. But that popularity doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best hosting provider for
You. So let’s first see if their prices are good value or not. The Bluehost plans all include unlimited bandwidth and at least one free domain for one year. They come in four kinds of flavours: Basic is good for 1 website and 1 domain. You can store up to 50GB, which is pretty generous.
Pro is the same, but with unlimited websites, domains, email accounts, and storage. Choice Plus is the same as Pro, with an extra backup feature, which I’ll discuss in the security section later on. Finally, Pro gives you higher server performance, and bigger databases.
Be aware that even if it says unlimited, each tier comes with a maximum amount of files you can host. The limit is very high, and mostly to stop file-sharing websites. Now the main thing to keep an eye on are the renewal prices. The first term is always cheaper,
But expect to pay up to 50% more thereafter. You’ll also have to pay the term year in one go, so multiply every price you see here by 12, 24 or 36 to get started. Note that I’ll only be looking at shared hosting plans in this video, but Bluehost
Also has more advanced plans for power users, like VPS or dedicated servers. Bluehost offers a pleasant user experience, with easy navigation and clear menus. My only qualm here is the number of things they’re trying to sell to you all the time. Just look at this page: most of it is ads!
In fact, you always have to stay vigilant around Bluehost because their upselling attempts are everywhere, even when you sign up. Aside from that, their cPanel, which was updated in 2019 is nice and easy to use, so well done
To the design team. As you can expect, it lets you manage all the files on your site, which you can upload via FTP, or secure FTP on your main account. There’s also over 100 apps you can install, including Drupal, Joomla and Magento, amongst others. Let’s see how to install WordPress with Bluehost.
For a long time, Bluehost was the only provider that let you do a one-click install of WordPress. Many more providers offer it these days, but it still works great here. Just make sure you delete any unwanted plugins once you’re done.
Bluehost only creates 3 regular backups of your site, one daily, weekly and monthly. I’ll be honest: it’s not really enough to feel safe. If you need more peace of mind, you can purchase their Site Backup Pro add-on. In terms of security, however, Bluehost does well, offering STFP, as previously mentioned,
As well as PHP7, HTTP/2, and a free SSL certificate via let’s encrypt with every plan. And Bluehost also offers a bunch of paid addons you most likely don’t need. We ran in-depth performance tests of the most famous website hosting providers, and I have to say Bluehost is a bit of a mixed bag.
In terms of uptime, no problem. The sites we tested were live over 99.95% of the time, which is ok. Be aware that, unlike other providers, Bluehost doesn’t offer an uptime guarantee. Speed results were a bit more concerning. With an average of 3.32 seconds to load, this
Put them far behind many other providers, and behind the 3 seconds recommended by Google. I’ll note here that they only have one known location for their servers, based near the company headquarters in Utah, US. That could be an issue for some users.
Bluehost support, unfortunately, is also one of the company’s shortcomings. You can contact them via live chat and phone, but I often found myself waiting for 20 minutes or more, and the answers were rushed. So Bluehost: worth it for hosting your website or not? Let’s start with the pros:
If your website deals with heavy files like video, the unlimited storage and unmetered bandwidth could help you save money. The uptime is not bad, so your website won’t be down all the time. The prices for the first year are ridiculously low. But they do skyrocket after 12 months.
But in spite of these benefits, I would probably recommend looking at other providers. Here is why: Bluehost support is probably one of the worst I’ve had to deal with. It can get frustrating trying to avoid accidentally buying extra products from them. A bit like
When you buy a plane ticket with a low-cost airline. If you want to feel safe and secure, you’ll need to purchase an extra backup add-on. The page loading speed was a bit worrying for me, especially if you want to rank high with search engines.
So there you have it! Want better recommendations? Confused about one feature? Leave a comment below.
Is Bluehost as good a hosting provider as it is popular? Let's test it to see if we can recommend it to everyone. Click this link to try Bluehost risk-free for 30 days: https://www.tooltester.com/out/bluehost-review Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Pricing 2:04 Backend 2:32 cPanel 3: 00 Bluehost & WordPress 3:13 Backups & Security 3:52 Performance 4:40 Support 4:58 Conclusion Please leave a comment below if you have any questions about Bluehost.
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