SiteGround vs Bluehost
Over three years Bluehost costs about a third of SiteGround on the entry plans, because its intro price runs for 36 months. SiteGround is the pick if your visitors are outside North America or support matters more than price.
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.
SiteGround: StartUp. Checked on world.siteground.com, 13 Oct 2026.
Bluehost: Starter (shared). Checked on bluehost.com, 13 Oct 2026.
How they compare on our estimates
Editorial estimates on a 1 to 5 scale, not test results. How we estimate
Side by side
Both sell cheap first terms and both renew far higher. The difference is how long the cheap part lasts: 12 months at SiteGround, 36 at Bluehost. That one detail decides most of the three-year bill.
Entry price
$2.99 a month for StartUp on a 12-month term, then $17.99.
$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 Oceania.
North America.
Extras
No cPanel, email included.
cPanel included, email included.
Which one is for you
Pick SiteGround if
- Your visitors are outside North America: SiteGround has data centres in Europe, Asia and Oceania, Bluehost only in North America
- Support matters more to you than the bill (our estimate: 5 of 5 against 3)
- You run one site and accept $17.99 a month from the second year
Pick Bluehost if
- You want the lower three-year bill: about $144 against about $468 on the entry plans
- You want cPanel
- You plan several small sites: Bluehost Starter allows 10, SiteGround StartUp allows 1
Where their data centres are
By region. A faded logo means no data centre there in our data.
- North AmericaSiteGround: yesBluehost: yes
- EuropeSiteGround: yesBluehost: no
- AsiaSiteGround: yesBluehost: no
- OceaniaSiteGround: yesBluehost: no
- South AmericaSiteGround: noBluehost: no
- Middle EastSiteGround: noBluehost: no
- AfricaSiteGround: noBluehost: no
True of both
- Both intro prices need a prepay: 12 months at SiteGround, 36 at Bluehost
- Both renew far above the sticker price: +502% at SiteGround, +150% at Bluehost
- Bluehost's free domain and email trial renew at normal rates after the first year
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 SiteGround or Bluehost cheaper?
On the cheapest plans we have on file, Bluehost costs about $144 over three years and SiteGround about $468, counting the intro term and the renewal price. Plans differ in what they include, so compare the plan details too.
What do SiteGround and Bluehost renew at?
SiteGround's entry plan renews at $17.99 a month (up from $2.99). Bluehost's renews at $9.99 a month (up from $3.99).
Which has more data centre regions?
SiteGround has data centres in 4 of the 7 regions we track (North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania); Bluehost in 1 (North America).
Do SiteGround and Bluehost include email?
SiteGround includes email, and Bluehost includes email, according to our data.