Bluehost vs WP Engine

Compared options	2.9 368 reviews Visit Bluehost	4.4 19 reviews 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, Jan. 17, 2023 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, Oct. 28, 2021 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, Feb. 20, 2023 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, Jun. 22, 2019 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 2.5 50 reviews Space: 10 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited Panel: cpanel Number of Sites: 1 View Basic plan	No
Under $8	Plus $5.45 / MO 2.9 51 reviews Space: 20 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited Panel: cpanel View Plus plan	No
Over $10	Pro $13.95 / MO 3.0 9 reviews Space: 100 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited Panel: cpanel View Pro plan	STARTUP $23.00 / MO 4.8 3 reviews 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 2.7 18 reviews Space: 30 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View Standard plan	Startup $23.00 / MO 0 reviews 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 3.7 10 reviews 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 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	Startup $23.00 / MO 0 reviews 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 4.7 13 reviews Space: 10 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View BASIC plan	No
Under $8	CHOICE PLUS $5.45 / MO 3.3 7 reviews Space: 40 GB Bandwidth: Unlimited View CHOICE PLUS plan	No
Over $10	ONLINE STORE $9.95 / MO 5.0 1 review 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
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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.

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