Bluehost vs WP Engine

Comparison
Compared options Visit Bluehost Visit WP Engine
Pricing
17 hosting plans 8 hosting plans
Starting price $2.95 / month $23.00 / month
Free domain Yes No
Coupons 1 coupon No
User Ratings
2.9
4.4
Reliability 3.0
4.5
Pricing 3.0
4.0
User Friendly 3.0
4.5
Support 3.0
4.5
Features 3.0
4.5
User Reviews
368 reviews 19 reviews
Latest positive review
Good service!
Taylor Rogers,
10
I requested consultation, they attempted to call me several times but I never answered(totally my fault) but they definitely did try to reach me. Time differences just always had the calls coming in in the middle of the night... More for me. I figured out what I had needed. Thank you Less
Always reliable and good support
Juancho Dev,
10
It has one-click backup and restore, and it has a staging environment! 24-7 available helpful tech support. Never had a problem with their servers
Latest negative review
Very bad experience with this company.
Olga Ketola,
2.0
Very bad experience with this company. The bank card of our company was used without the permission by this company and payment was made for services that we did not order! When we asked to sort it out and return the money, t... More hey said that they could not help. Less
WP ENGINE HAS LET ME DOWN
Sandy McCarthy,
4.8
I have been with WP Engine for my wordpress site for several years now. I had heard they were the best for a business Wordpress site. In the past, I had no problems with my site ever going down. Since switching to WP Engine, ... More It has been problem after problem with my site going down for hours at a time. I finally had to set up with a Down Time notification service so I could keep track. They have switched my site over to different servers several times but never seem to be able to provide a reason or explanation for the problem. Their pricing is way higher than most companies (which they admit) yet they provide nothing special and their reliability is not stable at all. Now actively looking to switch my site to a different company. Less
Shared Hosting
5 plans from $2.95 to $119.99 3 plans from $23.00 to $242.00
Under $4

Basic

$2.95 / MO
  • Space: 10 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
  • Number of Sites: 1
View Basic plan
No
Under $8

Plus

$5.45 / MO
  • Space: 20 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
View Plus plan
No
Over $10

Pro

$13.95 / MO
  • Space: 100 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
  • Panel: cpanel
View Pro plan

STARTUP

$23.00 / MO
  • Space: 10 GB
  • Bandwidth: 49.97 GB
  • Panel: other
  • Number of Sites: 1
View STARTUP plan
VPS
3 plans from $2.95 to $119.99 4 plans from $23.00 to $242.00
Under $4 No No
Under $8 No No
Over $10

Standard

$19.99 / MO
  • Space: 30 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Standard plan

Startup

$23.00 / MO
  • Space: 10 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Startup plan
Dedicated Server
3 plans from $2.95 to $119.99
No
Under $4 No No
Under $8 No No
Over $10

Standard

$79.99 / MO
  • Space: 512 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Standard plan
No
Cloud Hosting
3 plans from $2.95 to $119.99 1 plan from $23.00 to $242.00
Under $4 No No
Under $8

Starter

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

Performance

$8.95 / MO
  • Space: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View Performance plan

Startup

$23.00 / MO
  • Space: 10 GB
  • Bandwidth: 49.97 GB
View Startup plan
Website Builder
3 plans from $2.95 to $119.99
No
Under $4

BASIC

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

CHOICE PLUS

$5.45 / MO
  • Space: 40 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View CHOICE PLUS plan
No
Over $10

ONLINE STORE

$9.95 / MO
  • Space: 100 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View ONLINE STORE plan
No
Data Centers
3 of 6 2 of 6
North America Yes Yes
Europe Yes Yes
Asia Yes No
Oceânia No No
South America No No
Africa & Middle East No No
Support Services
6 of 6 5 of 6
Live Chat Yes Yes
Phone Support Yes Yes
Email Support Yes Yes
Forum Support Yes Yes
Video guides Yes No
Knowledgebase Yes Yes
CMS support
5 of 6 1 of 6
WordPress Yes Yes
Joomla Yes No
Drupal Yes No
Magento Yes No
Softaculous No No
PrestaShop Yes No
OS Support
1 of 2 1 of 2
Windows/ASP.NET No No
Linux Yes Yes
Language Support
5 of 8 1 of 8
PHP Yes Yes
Java Yes No
Python Yes No
Node.js No No
Django No No
Perl Yes No
Ruby on Rails Yes No
ASP.NET No No
Database Support
2 of 3 1 of 3
MongoDB Yes No
MySQL Yes Yes
PostgreSQL No No
Payment Types Support
2 of 6 2 of 6
PayPal Yes No
Credit Card Yes Yes
Moneybookers No No
Wire Transfer No Yes
Webmoney No No
Bitcoin No No
Second

Second

Winner

Winner

Winner: WP Engine

Michael Levanduski Expert Hosting Writer & Tester

If you’re looking for hosting for your WordPress website, WP Engine and BlueHost are two of the most popular companies to consider. Our hosting experts really looked at every details of these two companies when doing this comparison, and we found that WP Engine has many important advantages over BlueHost. The users rated WP Engine much higher, and the tech support provided is truly exceptional due to their focus on WordPress hosting. When looking for WordPress hosting solutions, WP Engine is the clear winner.