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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bluehost

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/ABluehost, 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

    Flywheel

    Score4.7 out of 10
    N/AFlywheel is a managed Wordpress hosting specialist supported by WP Engine, boasting creative and design agency tools, plugins, and white label services for designers who choose Flywheel as their hosting provider.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    BluehostFlywheel
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Tiny
    $15.00
    per month 1 site
    Starter
    $30.00
    per month 1 site
    Freelance
    $115.00
    per month up to 10 sites
    Agency
    $290.00
    per month up to 30 sites
    Custom
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BluehostFlywheel
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing equal to about 2 months free.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BluehostFlywheel
    Considered Both Products
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    Chose Bluehost
    I enjoy DreamHost Over Bluehost, but our business already had many settings set up through Bluehost.
    Incentivized
    WP Engine
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    63%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    63%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Best Alternatives
    BluehostFlywheel
    Small Businesses
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Cloudways
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    WP Engine
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Score9.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    BluehostFlywheel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.9
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BluehostFlywheel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    Bluehost is a decent all-around choice for web hosting with professional web development and domain management features that are particularly ideal for WordPress websites and blogs. They have a good reputation within the industry as a company that invests heavily in new technology and platform innovation. Bluehost has made a lot of improvements to customize their back-end administration (AMP & control panel) by working to improve the usability and design of the browser interface. Bluehost is primarily focused on customers who use WordPress and we would recommend either their hybrid cloud or managed WordPress platform, which provides everything that you need to build and maintain a popular website. All in all, Bluehost is a well-established brand that continually improves its hosting products, regularly upgrades their data center hardware, and is generally considered a leader in the development of new cloud hosting platform services.
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    WP Engine
    Flywheel is particularly well-suited for hands-on WordPress managed hosting. It's also perfect for developers who build site's locally on Local and then want an effortless way to import them into their managed hosting environment. Flywheel particularly excels in scenarios where a customer needs managed. WordPress hosting that handles daily backups and offers test and live environments for a reasonable price.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • Customer service/tech support is simply top-notch. Being able to pick up the phone, get help, and not get charged for it is rare in the tech-support world.
    • Their Dashboard/C-panel has a wide selection of popular tools and options to make website design and all that goes with it very easy. Lots of choices; they are more than a simple hosting service.
    • Keeping their tools up-to-date. I never have to worry about upgrades or having the latest features; it just happens automatically!
    Incentivized
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    WP Engine
    • Customer Service
    • User Interface
    • User Experience
    • Creative Support
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • Setting up wasn't difficult but I think for some having tutorial videos would have been better than screenshots.
    • Provide more than one free domain on the Plus plan.
    • Offer site migration - not an option I saw when I signed up.
    Incentivized
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    WP Engine
    • Flywheel is more expensive than many hosting companies
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    I use Wordpress for my website on Bluehost, so I already know how it works and happy with it. I gave it this rating as I love the fact that If you do plan on creating multiple websites on Bluehost you'll be able to create specific login access for each website sites making it less likely to enter into the wrong website accounts. Which makes it even easier to manage client websites if you plan to create and host websites on behalf of your clients.
    Incentivized
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    WP Engine
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    They are quick, easily reached, and can usually solve problems on the first try. However I noticed I had to go to customer support more often than with other providers, whether that was things breaking more often or if their customer support couldn't fix things on the first try. But in most scenarios, they are fine.
    Incentivized
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    WP Engine
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    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 customization that we needed, and their prices were terrific.
    Incentivized
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    WP Engine
    Compared to WP Engine and Pantheon, Flywheel offers the most affordable and easy-to-use managed hosting platform for WordPress websites. I actually prefer Flywheel's UI a bit more to WP Engine's. Media Temple simply doesn't offer an affordable hosting option that particularly caters to WordPress websites. Flywheel has become my favorite among managed hosting platforms that are targeted on servicing WordPress developers.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    The website is slow. The speed is not reliable. Sometimes, sites would go down without warning. You would have to get a VPS to get consistent speed. If you have small website as a hobby, then Bluehost will be sufficient. Otherwise, I recommend looking for something more fast. Storage is good, but speed is lacking
    Incentivized
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    WP Engine
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • It allowed me to get my website up and running and sell services.
    • It is fairly low cost, so it was easy to recoup my investment.
    • Having to pay for a whole year upfront made it take a little longer to get the return on my investment.
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    WP Engine
    • Fast/easy to create new sites with blueprints
    • Easy to work locally with Local
    Incentivized
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