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What people say about Bluehost
We read what Bluehost's customers and review sites say, and sum it up in our own words: what people like, what they don't, and who it suits. Our score is the customer score, worked out from public ratings. We don't test hosts ourselves.
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What people say about Bluehost
Our summary, in our own words, of what 8 review sites say. We don't test hosts ourselves, and we don't copy or quote anyone's review.
Reviewers broadly agree that Bluehost is one of the easiest ways to get a first WordPress site online, with low starting prices and helpful support. Opinions split on speed: Hostingstep's long-term data puts it top of its 2026 ranking, while WPBeginner and Website Planet measured slower or inconsistent loading. Most reviewers warn about the renewal price rise and upsells.
✓ Beginners launching a first WordPress site or small shop✓ Budget sites with mainly US or European visitors
Watch out for
! The renewal price and the long prepayment needed for the lowest rate! Upsells at sign-up! Weekly-only backups and paid email! No uptime guarantee on shared plans, per TechRadar and Website Planet
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Reviewed by Jason Washington on . Drafted with help from AI from sources checked against their pages, then approved by Jason Washington.
Review sites we read
Every review of Bluehost from the sites in our source register that our team has checked. Most review sites earn commission from the hosts they review, as we do; the funding column says how each is paid for.
SourceTheir scoreRankDatesFundingTesting
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Source 1: Website Planet
Review
4.3
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What they say they tested: Says it ran a test site with GTmetrix for a week, Sucuri global load tests and a month of UptimeRobot (100%, one 3-minute blip). It also tried chat and phone support.
+ Liked: Easy control panel and quick sign-up
+ Liked: Responsive, helpful support
+ Liked: 100% uptime in their month of monitoring
– Disliked: Inconsistent load times, sometimes over 4.5 s
– Disliked: Fewer features than their top hosts; some extras advertised as free are overplayed
– Disliked: Renewal rates roughly double
– Disliked: No uptime guarantee on shared plans
Summarised in our own words.
Their score
4.3
Rank
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Dates
Checked Page date not shown
Funding
Affiliate-funded
Testing
Says it tested, no data shown
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What they say they tested: Says it ran a test site with GTmetrix for a week, Sucuri global load tests and a month of UptimeRobot (100%, one 3-minute blip). It also tried chat and phone support.
+ Liked: Easy control panel and quick sign-up
+ Liked: Responsive, helpful support
+ Liked: 100% uptime in their month of monitoring
– Disliked: Inconsistent load times, sometimes over 4.5 s
– Disliked: Fewer features than their top hosts; some extras advertised as free are overplayed
What they say they tested: July 2026 tests on an identical WordPress site: GTmetrix (933 ms LCP), response time from six regions (599 ms average), 30 days of UptimeRobot (100%); their k6 stress test was blocked by Bluehost's Cloudflare protection.
+ Liked: On WordPress.org's recommended list since 2005
+ Liked: Simplest setup they tested
+ Liked: 10 sites, CDN and staging on the entry plan
+ Liked: Fair renewal price for what you get
+ Liked: 100% uptime in their month of monitoring
– Disliked: Slower than many hosts they tested
– Disliked: Weekly backups only
– Disliked: No phone support or domain privacy on the entry plan
– Disliked: Pushy upsells at sign-up
– Disliked: Some free extras become paid after the first term
Summarised in our own words.
Their score
WPBeginner Score 69 / 100
Rank
#6 of 7 in “Best WordPress hosting (WPBeginner, updated 2 Aug 2026; "Best for Beginners")”
Dates
Checked Page date not shown
Funding
Affiliate-funded
Testing
Published test data
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What they say they tested: July 2026 tests on an identical WordPress site: GTmetrix (933 ms LCP), response time from six regions (599 ms average), 30 days of UptimeRobot (100%); their k6 stress test was blocked by Bluehost's Cloudflare protection.
+ Liked: On WordPress.org's recommended list since 2005
+ Liked: Simplest setup they tested
+ Liked: 10 sites, CDN and staging on the entry plan
+ Liked: Fair renewal price for what you get
+ Liked: 100% uptime in their month of monitoring
– Disliked: Slower than many hosts they tested
– Disliked: Weekly backups only
– Disliked: No phone support or domain privacy on the entry plan
– Disliked: Pushy upsells at sign-up
– Disliked: Some free extras become paid after the first term
What they say they tested: Publishes its own monitoring of the Starter plan since 2021: TTFB (501 ms), uptime (99.97%), 0-100 visitor load test (41 ms, no errors), global cached TTFB (224 ms) and a hardware benchmark (9.6/10), October 2025 to May 2026.
+ Liked: Very strong server hardware in their benchmark
+ Liked: Handled their load test without errors
+ Liked: Good cached speed for US and European visitors
+ Liked: Low intro price
+ Liked: Built-in WordPress onboarding
– Disliked: Large renewal rise, and the lowest price needs a 36-month prepayment
– Disliked: Uncached (origin) response slower than their average
– Disliked: Weekly backups only
– Disliked: Email costs extra
– Disliked: Slower for Asia-Pacific visitors
Summarised in our own words.
Their score
★ 8.28 /10 (best-list final score, tier "Strong")
Rank
#1 of 23 in “The Best Web Hosting 2026 (Hostingstep, updated 1 Sep 2026)”
Dates
Checked Page updated 7 Sept 2026
Funding
Affiliate-funded
Testing
Published test data
More detail
What they say they tested: Publishes its own monitoring of the Starter plan since 2021: TTFB (501 ms), uptime (99.97%), 0-100 visitor load test (41 ms, no errors), global cached TTFB (224 ms) and a hardware benchmark (9.6/10), October 2025 to May 2026.
+ Liked: Very strong server hardware in their benchmark
+ Liked: Handled their load test without errors
+ Liked: Good cached speed for US and European visitors
+ Liked: Low intro price
+ Liked: Built-in WordPress onboarding
– Disliked: Large renewal rise, and the lowest price needs a 36-month prepayment
– Disliked: Uncached (origin) response slower than their average
What they say they tested: Says it moved a WordPress site onto the basic plan, ran WordPress benchmark tests and a light stress test; a benchmark table is shown.
+ Liked: Simple account and hosting management
+ Liked: Quick chat and phone support
+ Liked: Cheap introductory prices
+ Liked: Above-average speed in their testing
+ Liked: Useful business extras on many plans
+ Liked: Easiest WordPress page builder they have used
– Disliked: Renewal prices above average
– Disliked: No stated uptime guarantee on shared hosting
– Disliked: Support in English only
– Disliked: Email only free for a short time, and some upselling
Summarised in our own words.
Their score
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Rank
#5 of 10 in “Best web hosting services of 2026 (TechRadar, updated 15 Sep 2026; "Best for beginners")”
Dates
Checked Page updated 2 Sept 2025! Over 12 months old
Funding
Affiliate-funded
Testing
Published test data
More detail
What they say they tested: Says it moved a WordPress site onto the basic plan, ran WordPress benchmark tests and a light stress test; a benchmark table is shown.
+ Liked: Simple account and hosting management
+ Liked: Quick chat and phone support
+ Liked: Cheap introductory prices
+ Liked: Above-average speed in their testing
+ Liked: Useful business extras on many plans
+ Liked: Easiest WordPress page builder they have used
– Disliked: Renewal prices above average
– Disliked: No stated uptime guarantee on shared hosting
– Disliked: Support in English only
– Disliked: Email only free for a short time, and some upselling
What they say they tested: Claims Pingdom monitoring of a test site (100% uptime over 30 days, 590 ms average response) and timed chat and phone support from the UK; screenshots are undated or old.
+ Liked: Steady response times
+ Liked: Fast live chat connection in their test
– Disliked: Response time only middling
– Disliked: No ticket system
Summarised in our own words.
Their score
95% (homepage list)
Rank
#3 of 10 in “10 Best Web Hosting UK Services in 2026 (homepage, updated 30 Apr 2026; "Best WordPress Hosting")”
Dates
Checked Page updated 11 Mar 2025! Over 12 months old
Funding
Affiliate-funded
Testing
Says it tested, no data shown
More detail
What they say they tested: Claims Pingdom monitoring of a test site (100% uptime over 30 days, 590 ms average response) and timed chat and phone support from the UK; screenshots are undated or old.
What they say they tested: Says it ran Bitcatcha server speed and Dotcom-Tools page-load tests and tried the live chat several times; only summary results are given.
+ Liked: Fast in their speed tests
+ Liked: Helpful 24/7 support by phone, email and chat
+ Liked: Strong WordPress and WooCommerce tools
– Disliked: Big price rise after the first term
– Disliked: Website builder is basic
Summarised in our own words.
Their score
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (Editor's Choice)
Rank
#3 of 9 in “Best web hosting services (Tom's Guide, updated 6 Aug 2026; "Best budget web hosting service")”
Dates
Checked Page updated 28 Feb 2024! Over 12 months old
Funding
Affiliate-funded
Testing
Says it tested, no data shown
More detail
What they say they tested: Says it ran Bitcatcha server speed and Dotcom-Tools page-load tests and tried the live chat several times; only summary results are given.
+ Liked: Fast in their speed tests
+ Liked: Helpful 24/7 support by phone, email and chat
“Affiliate-funded” means the site earns commission from hosts it reviews. “Published test data” means it publishes the measurements behind its verdict. Scores and ranks are shown as each site displays them; pros and cons are summarised in our own words. How we choose sources
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What customers say
● We haven't recorded any customer ratings for Bluehost yet.
We don't check whether these reviews come from real customers. Each platform runs its own checks, and some let hosts invite reviews, which can push ratings up. Customer ratings never change the experts' score, and commission never changes either.
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Bluehost pricing: every plan, renewal and 3-year cost
The intro price is what you pay at first. The renewal price is what you pay after that. The true 3-year cost adds them up, so you can see which plan really costs less.
Every active Bluehost plan in our catalogue, cheapest 3-year cost first within each type. Prices are per month in the currency Bluehost charges; the true 3-year cost includes the renewal price and any setup fee.
Plan
Key specs
Intro price
Renewal price
Due today
True 3-year cost
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50 GB NVMe
Shared resources
50 websites
No email included
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Bluehost price history
One chart per service: the average first year against the average year at the renewal price, across all Bluehost's plans for that service, as published by Bluehost and checked by our team. The shaded gap is how much more you pay once the deal ends.
Average over time
Web hosting
Bluehost web hosting: average cost a yearAverage of Bluehost's 3 plans, in USD, ex tax: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month.
At renewal
Year 1
The renewal jump
At renewalYear 1
Average of Bluehost's 3 plans, in USD, ex tax: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month.
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Alternatives to Bluehost
Other hosts' web hosting plans with the lowest true 3-year cost in our catalogue.
The lowest true 3-year costs for web hosting from other hosts in our catalogue, one plan per host. Plans priced in other currencies are converted at today's European Central Bank rate, so every price here is in the same currency. Your quotes also weigh up what you need, not just price.
We haven't recorded a renewal price rise for Bluehost since we started tracking its prices on 28 September 2026. We check each price regularly and date every change.
What does Bluehost offer?+
In our catalogue, Bluehost has 3 active plans: web hosting. The table on this page lists every one with its intro price, renewal price and true 3-year cost.
Does Serverlinx earn money from Bluehost?+
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Can you move my website away from Bluehost?+
Yes. We move your website, email and domain for you, and your old site stays live until you approve the new one. The move is free when you switch to a host we recommend and buy through our link. How to switch from Bluehost
How this page was reviewed
Page last updated: 26 September 2026. Facts are checked against the sources below and our editorial policy. We don't have current prices for Bluehost yet.
