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2.4
280 reviews
Visit Bluehost
3.1
8 reviews
Visit Shopify
Pricing
 16 hosting plans 5 hosting plans
Starting price $2.95 / month $29.00 / month
Free domain Yes No
Coupons No No
User Ratings
 2.4
 3.1
Reliability 2.5
 3.0
Pricing 2.5
 3.0
User Friendly 2.5
 3.5
Support 2.0
 3.0
Features 2.5
 3.0
User Reviews
 280 reviews 8 reviews
Latest positive review
Bluehost is one of the most popular web hosting
Gagan Dias,
8.4
Bluehost is one of the most popular web hosting companies in the world, especially among people launching their first site.
They offer great rates, and a beginner-facing platform that makes every aspect of running a website e... More asy.
Most of the time Bluehost will walk you through a task the first time, like setting up a blog or email account on your site.
If you get stuck or have a problem, they have 24/7 support by phone or live chat. They list their support number and live chat options right on their site, so you can reach out for help within two clicks.
Gagan - https://www.webhostwinner.com/ Less
My Own Online Store!
Lisa L.,
10
Shopify isn't a normal hosting company. They are basically a business partner and online store portal. They do offer hosting for people who are using their services though, and if that is you, they are great. They do a good j... More ob at getting your ecommerce site up and running right away and their hosting is very stable. If you want to start an online store, Shopify is the best in Canada. Less
Latest negative review
Avoid Bluehost Like the Plague
Arthur Rudick,
2.0
I made the mistake of signing up for three years of Bluehost hosting at their high renewal rates. Just before the first year ended the Bluehost server went down for TWO WEEKS. I had no option but to switch to a different host... More ing company. Because it was after the 30 day return period, Bluehost kept SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS of my money. Less
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Shared Hosting
 4 plans from $2.95 to $12.95 3 plans from $29.00 to $299.00
Under $4

Basic

$2.95 / MO
2.3
47 reviews
  • Space: 50 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
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No
Under $8

Plus

$5.45 / MO
2.6
44 reviews
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
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No
Over $10

Pro

$12.95 / MO
3.0
9 reviews
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
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Basic Shopify

$29.00 / MO
2.6
1 review
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
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VPS
 3 plans from $18.99 to $59.99
No
Under $4 No No
Under $8 No No
Over $10

Standard

$18.99 / MO
2.4
16 reviews
  • Space: 30 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
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No
Dedicated Server
 3 plans from $79.99 to $119.99
No
Under $4 No No
Under $8 No No
Over $10

Standard

$79.99 / MO
3.5
3 reviews
  • Space: 5 TB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Standard plan
No
Cloud Hosting
 3 plans from $6.95 to $15.95
No
Under $4 No No
Under $8

Starter

$6.95 / MO
0 reviews
  • Space: 100 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Starter plan
No
Over $10

Performance

$8.95 / MO
1.0
0 reviews
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Performance plan
No
Website Builder
 3 plans from $2.95 to $24.95 2 plans from $29.00 to $79.00
Under $4

BASIC

$2.95 / MO
0 reviews
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View BASIC plan
No
Under $8 No No
Over $10

PRO

$9.95 / MO
1.4
1 review
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
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Basic

$29.00 / MO
0 reviews
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Basic plan
Data Centers
 0 of 6 0 of 6
North America No No
Europe No No
Asia No No
Oceânia No No
South America No No
Africa & Middle East No No
Support Services
 6 of 6 0 of 6
Live Chat Yes No
Phone Support Yes No
Email Support Yes No
Forum Support Yes No
Video guides Yes No
Knowledgebase Yes No
CMS support
 4 of 6 0 of 6
WordPress Yes No
Joomla Yes No
Drupal No No
Magento Yes No
Softaculous No No
PrestaShop Yes No
OS Support
 1 of 2 0 of 2
Windows/ASP.NET No No
Linux Yes No
Language Support
 4 of 8 0 of 8
PHP Yes No
Java Yes No
Python Yes No
Node.js No No
Django No No
Perl Yes No
Ruby on Rails No No
ASP.NET No No
Database Support
 2 of 3 0 of 3
MongoDB Yes No
MySQL Yes No
PostgreSQL No No
Payment Types Support
 2 of 6 0 of 6
PayPal Yes No
Credit Card Yes No
Moneybookers No No
Wire Transfer No No
Webmoney No No
Bitcoin No No
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Winner: Shopify

Bruno Mirchevski
Bruno Mirchevski Hosting Expert

Shopify might be well known in the industry but it’s too expensive when it comes to typical web hosting. If you’re a beginner at site-building or don’t have a lot of requirements, you’ll probably want to steer clear of Shopify. BlueHost is a much cheaper, all-round service that can support its customers with all their web hosting requirements. It has VPS, dedicated servers, and other hosting services, and they all come compatible with major coding languages like PHP. Customers of BlueHost also get a great choice of database and content management systems.

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