Bluehost
The beginner-friendly host that WordPress.org itself has recommended since 2005.
Our verdict
Easy and cheap to get started, just keep an eye on the renewal price and add-on upsells.
How we rated it
Overall 3.6 / 5
Pricing
Starter
$3.99/mo
For a first website or blog. Cheapest way onto Bluehost, but renews at a much higher rate.
- 10 websites, 10GB NVMe SSD storage
- Built for around 40,000 visits a month
- Free SSL, free CDN, free domain for the first year
- Renews at roughly $9.99/mo after the intro term
Business
Popular$6.99/mo
Bluehost's most popular shared hosting plan, with more room and stronger security.
- 50 websites, 50GB NVMe SSD storage
- Built for around 200,000 visits a month
- Web application firewall and DDoS protection included
- Phone support included, on top of 24/7 chat
eCommerce Essentials
$14.99/mo
Shared hosting built around WooCommerce, with the store tools bundled in.
- 100 websites, 100GB NVMe SSD storage
- WooCommerce auto-install and secure payment processing
- Product subscriptions, memberships, and an affiliate program built in
- Built for around 400,000 visits a month
Self-Managed VPS (NVMe 4)
$9.49/mo
For sites that have outgrown shared hosting and need dedicated resources with full control.
- 2 vCPU cores, 4GB DDR5 RAM, 100GB NVMe storage
- Full root access to configure the server your way
- cPanel and 24/7 priority support are add-ons, not included by default
- Scale CPU, RAM, and storage later without rebuilding the server
Features
- Officially recommended by WordPress.org since 2005, with one-click WordPress installs
- A free AI website builder to help you launch a site without writing code
- Every plan includes free SSL, a free domain for the first year, and a built-in Cloudflare CDN
- Shared hosting plans scale from 10 up to 100 websites on one account
- Self-managed VPS plans give you full root access, NVMe SSD storage, and DDR5 RAM
- Managed WordPress updates and automatic malware scanning on every plan
- WooCommerce-ready plans with payment processing, subscriptions, and other store tools built in
- 24/7 support by live chat and phone, backed by a large self-help knowledge base
- 99.99% uptime SLA, with service credits if they fall short
- A free site migration tool if you're bringing an existing WordPress site over
Alternatives
Kinsta
Fully managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud, with support people genuinely rave about.
DigitalOcean
Cloud servers that spin up in under a minute, with pricing simple enough to actually understand.
Hostinger
Cheap, fast hosting with a genuinely easy dashboard and 5 million+ users to back it up.