Hostinger vs Bluehost
Very close on money: about $143 up front either way, with renewals of $10.99 and $9.99 a month. Hostinger covers more regions and a longer intro term. Bluehost gives you cPanel and more sites on the entry plan.
What each one costs
Cheapest plan we have on file for each, USD per month. The 3-year total uses the intro price for the required term, then the renewal price.
How they compare on our estimates
Editorial estimates on a 1 to 5 scale, not test results. How we estimate
Side by side
Hostinger's Premium plan and Bluehost's Starter plan cost almost the same on day one: one payment of about $143. What you get for it differs: term length, number of sites, regions and the control panel.
Entry price
$2.99 a month for Premium Web Hosting on a 48-month term, then $10.99.
$3.99 a month for Starter on a 36-month term, then $9.99.
Management
Managed server (shared hosting).
Managed server (shared hosting).
Data centres
North America, Europe, Asia and South America.
North America.
Extras
No cPanel, email included.
cPanel included, email included.
Which one is for you
Pick Hostinger if
- You want the longest intro term: $143.52 covers 48 months
- Your visitors are in Europe, Asia or South America
- Twenty GB of storage matters more to you than the number of sites
Pick Bluehost if
- You want cPanel
- You plan up to 10 small sites on one plan; Hostinger Premium allows 3
- You want phone support, which Bluehost lists and Hostinger does not
Where their data centres are
By region. A faded logo means no data centre there in our data.
- North AmericaHostinger: yesBluehost: yes
- EuropeHostinger: yesBluehost: no
- AsiaHostinger: yesBluehost: no
- OceaniaHostinger: noBluehost: no
- South AmericaHostinger: yesBluehost: no
- Middle EastHostinger: noBluehost: no
- AfricaHostinger: noBluehost: no
True of both
- Both intro prices are paid in one go, up front
- Both renew at roughly $10 to $11 a month
- The free domain on both is for the first year only
Your priorities change the answer.
Set how much price, support, speed and ease matter to you and see the scores move.
Compare these twoQuestions about this matchup
Is Hostinger or Bluehost cheaper?
On the cheapest plans we have on file, Hostinger costs about $108 over three years and Bluehost about $144, counting the intro term and the renewal price. Plans differ in what they include, so compare the plan details too.
What do Hostinger and Bluehost renew at?
Hostinger's entry plan renews at $10.99 a month (up from $2.99). Bluehost's renews at $9.99 a month (up from $3.99).
Which has more data centre regions?
Hostinger has data centres in 4 of the 7 regions we track (North America, Europe, Asia and South America); Bluehost in 1 (North America).
Do Hostinger and Bluehost include email?
Hostinger includes email, and Bluehost includes email, according to our data.