Summary
Michael Lavnduski Expert Hosting Writer & Tester 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. Given all the advantages of opting for BlueHost like ease-of-use, performance, and price, BlueHost is our choice for the winner in this matchup. Winner! See plans and pricing www.shopify.com

Summary

Michael Lavnduski

Expert Hosting Writer & Tester

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. Given all the advantages of opting for BlueHost like ease-of-use, performance, and price, BlueHost is our choice for the winner in this matchup.

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.shopify.com

Server Locations
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	No	No
Asia	No	No
Oceania	No	No
South America	No	No
Africa & Middle East	No	No

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Basic	Basic Shopify
Space	50 GB	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$2.95	$29.00

Plan Name	Plus	Shopify
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$5.45	$79.00

Plan Name	Choice Plus	Advanced Shopify
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$5.45	$299.00
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Plan Name	–	–
Space	–	–
Bandwidth	–	–
Panel	–	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features	–	–
Price	–	–

VPS Plans
Plan Name	Standard	–
Space	30 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	2 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$19.99	–

Plan Name	Enhanced	–
Space	60 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$29.99	–

Plan Name	Premium	–
Space	120 GB	–
CPU	3 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$44.99	–

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	240 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$59.99	–
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Space	–	–
CPU	–	–
RAM	–	–
OS	–	–
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Dedicated Server Plans
Plan Name	Standard	–
Space	5 TB	–
CPU	4 x 2.50GHz	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$79.99	–

Plan Name	Enhanced	–
Space	10 TB	–
CPU	4 x 2.50GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$99.99	–

Plan Name	Premium	–
Space	15 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.30GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$119.99	–
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Space	–	–
CPU	–	–
RAM	–	–
OS	–	–
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Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Starter	–
Space	100 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	2 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$6.95	–

Plan Name	Performance	–
Space	Unlimited	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$8.95	–

Plan Name	Business Pro	–
Space	Unlimited	–
CPU	6 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$15.95	–
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Space	–	–
CPU	–	–
RAM	–	–
Bandwidth	–	–
Price	–	–

Features
Support Services
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
Wordpress	Yes	No
Managed Wordpress	Yes	No
Joomla	Yes	No
Drupal	No	No
Magento	Yes	No
Fantastico	Yes	No
Presta Shop	Yes	No
ZenCart	No	No

OS Support
Windows	No	No
Linux	Yes	No

Language Support
PHP	Yes	No
Java	Yes	No
Python	Yes	No
NodeJS	No	No
Django	No	No
Perl	Yes	No
Ruby on Rails	No	No

Database Support
MongoDB	Yes	No
MySQL	Yes	No
PostgreSQL	No	No

Payment Types Support
PayPal	Yes	No
Credit Card	Yes	No
MoneyBookers	No	No
Wire Transfer	No	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No

Bottom Line
Michael Lavnduski Expert Hosting Writer & Tester 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. Given all the advantages of opting for BlueHost like ease-of-use, performance, and price, BlueHost is our choice for the winner in this matchup. Winner! See plans and pricing www.shopify.com

Bottom Line

Michael Lavnduski

Expert Hosting Writer & Tester

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.shopify.com

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