Bluehost alternatives
Bluehost is already the cheapest web host we track at one WordPress site ($9.99/mo). Here's how the other 3 compare. The closest match, Hostinger, covers 100% of what Bluehost does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Bluehost does
Core: WordPress management (partly), Domain registration, No-code website builder.
Important: Many sites per plan, Email on your domain (partly), AI site generation, Staging sites (partly), Automated site backups (partly), CDN & page caching (partly), Firewall & malware protection (partly), SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly), 24/7 expert support (partly).
Also has: Store-ready performance (partly), Non-WordPress sites & apps (partly), VPS & cloud upgrades (partly), Agency & reseller tools (partly), Application performance tracing (partly).
Alternatives to Bluehost at one WordPress site, best match first
- Hostinger: $10.99/mo Renewal rate; no monthly price published (Premium plan, renewal rate on its 48-month term ($10.99/mo)). It covers 100% of Bluehost. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Aug 2026.
- SiteGround: $17.99/mo Renewal rate; no month-to-month billing shown (StartUp at its $17.99/mo regular renewal rate on a 12-month term). It covers 80% of Bluehost; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Jun 2020.
- WP Engine: $35/mo Monthly $35/mo; annual $28/mo is promotional (Managed Hosting Platform 1-site plan (Essential): 1 WordPress site, 25,000 visits/mo, 10GB storage, at $35/mo monthly bi). It covers 63% of Bluehost; missing or partial: Domain registration, No-code website builder, Many sites per plan (partly), Email on your domain, AI site generation. Free plan: none.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Bluehost
- WordPress.com (Website builders): covers 88% of Bluehost; missing or partial: Many sites per plan, Non-WordPress sites & apps, Application performance tracing
- GoDaddy (Domains, DNS & SSL): covers 83% of Bluehost; missing or partial: No-code website builder (partly), AI site generation (partly), CDN & page caching, Application performance tracing
- Plesk (Server control panels): covers 67% of Bluehost; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation, Staging sites, Store-ready performance
- Namecheap (Domains, DNS & SSL): covers 61% of Bluehost; missing or partial: No-code website builder (partly), AI site generation, Staging sites, CDN & page caching, Firewall & malware protection
- cPanel (Server control panels): covers 58% of Bluehost; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, Many sites per plan, AI site generation (partly), Staging sites
- Netlify (Hosting): covers 55% of Bluehost; missing or partial: WordPress management, Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, Email on your domain, AI site generation (partly)
Prices at every size
- Bluehost: one WordPress site $9.99/mo, 10 WordPress sites $13.99/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $13.99/mo (36-month term renewal rate; no monthly price shown)
- Hostinger: one WordPress site $10.99/mo, 10 WordPress sites $16.99/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $10.99/mo (Renewal rate; no monthly price published)
- SiteGround: one WordPress site $17.99/mo, 10 WordPress sites $29.99/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $29.99/mo (Renewal rate; no month-to-month billing shown)
- WP Engine: one WordPress site $35/mo, 10 WordPress sites $130/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $130/mo (Monthly $35/mo; annual $28/mo is promotional)
Prices are USD per month at the regular rate a plan renews at, on month-to-month billing where offered (otherwise the shortest term sold, divided by its months), for WordPress sites on your own domain. Introductory promos, setup fees, domains and taxes are not included.
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