Bluehost vs. HostGator

Bluehost

51 Reviews and Ratings

HostGator

46 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Bluehost	Score5.5 out of 10	N/A	Bluehost, 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
HostGator	Score7.4 out of 10	N/A	HostGator, from Newfold Digital (formerly Endurance), is a web hosting service with WordPress hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated hosting capabilities.	$2.75 per month

Pricing

Bluehost

HostGator

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

Hatchling: $2.75
per month
Baby: $3.50
per month
Business: $5.25
per month

Pricing Offerings
Bluehost	HostGator
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Bluehost	HostGator
Considered Both Products	Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com) Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User Chose Bluehost Bluehost is better - easier to use, more reliable, have better customer service and offer more for the price you pay. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Helpful?	Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com) Verified User Chose HostGator I have used Bluehost and Westhost before. All of these hosts were very similar--similar pricing, interface, uptime, and hosting options. We ended up moving to Bluehost as our sites grew. Overall, I like Bluehost better. They were more reliable and easier to use and I liked … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose HostGator I've found HostGator shared hosting to be a faster alternative to InMotion Hosting. inMotion's i/o limitations keep it second to HostGator, in my opinion. When compared to Bluehost, I've found HostGator to be faster and easier to configure and manage. The support for inMotion … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose HostGator HostGator is #1 in this category. Bluehost has terrible reviews and is always going down. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose HostGator I prefer HostGator over GoDaddy. HostGator does have better and more reliable customer support, and the user interface and user experience are overall much more friendly and easier to use. GoDaddy does have downtime associated with their hosting in my experience, but I have not … Incentivized Helpful? Steven Davis Founder and Managing Director in Corporate at Global Education and Career Development Abroad (GlobalEd) (Education Management, 1-10 employees) Chose HostGator HostGator is competitive in pricing. Siteground and GoDaddy were close competitors. I also ended up using WebSynthesis with a unique IP and a managed WordPress service which solves any hacking issues. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	Bluehost	HostGator
Likelihood to Recommend	4.9 (19 ratings)	6.9 (19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	4.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.1 (6 ratings)	7.8 (5 ratings)
Product Scalability	3.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)