Bluehost vs GreenGeeks
We give Bluehost a 1.6 GPA and GreenGeeks a 2.0, out of 4.0. GreenGeeks grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GreenGeeks
Shared, WordPress and VPS hosting with a renewable energy match
How we grade them
| 1.6GPABluehostWeak | 2.0GPAGreenGeeksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price on record: Bluehost's pages answered our reader with a bot check, so no two-year figure can be worked out. With nothing to compare, it sits at C, the grade for no stated price. Promotional prices cover the first term only. | BLite's first year is $2.95 a month prepaid, then $13.95, so two years cost $202.80, about $8.45 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of hosts. Only 12-month terms are shown, so there's no longer deal to stretch the low price. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. There's a 30-day refund, but if you cancel, a fee for the free domain is taken out of it. | FNo free plan and no trial. The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services only, and it isn't a trial. |
| Features | CWordPress management, a first-year domain, SSL, AI site drafts and a WooCommerce plan. The gaps the listing names: backups are weekly, malware removal waits for Business and eCommerce Essentials, and email is a one-month trial. | BLiteSpeed with a free CDN, daily backups, staging, WP-CLI and Git, free malware cleanups, migrations of site and email done by hand, a first-year domain and a 150-app installer. Nothing in the core job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating to go on. The dashboard handles WordPress installs, plugins and updates, but you still set up a domain, a site and email yourself. | CNo app store rating to go on. Migrations are done for you, but it's cPanel, so there's still a site, domain and email to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web dashboard only, and the listing names just WordPress and WooCommerce. No API or wider list of integrations is on record. | CA web panel only. The named integrations are cPanel and the apps it installs, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, SitePad and Weebly, with no API on record. |
| Best for | beginner WordPress sites and WooCommerce shops | cPanel hosting with a renewable energy match |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bluehost and GreenGeeks. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Bluehost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $2.95 a month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Bluehost | GreenGeeks |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | greengeeks.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Bluehost
- First-time site owners starting a WordPress blog or brochure site
- Small shops that want WooCommerce ready on a hosting plan
GreenGeeks
- Small business sites and blogs that want cPanel shared hosting
- Buyers who want their host's energy use offset by renewables
- Sites that may later move to a fully managed VPS with the same company
Worth knowing
Bluehost
- Bluehost's pages answered our reader with a bot check, so its prices could not be read and are not listed here.
- Promotional prices cover the first term only, and plans renew automatically at the regular rate shown in the control panel.
- Email is a one-month Professional Email trial that then renews as a paid add-on.
- If you cancel, a fee for the free domain is taken from the refund, and refunds end after 30 days.
GreenGeeks
- The advertised $2.95 a month is for the first 12 months, prepaid; Lite then renews at $13.95 a month, Pro at $18.95 and Premium at $30.95.
- The pricing page shows only 12-month terms, and the free domain covers the first year only.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services, not renewals, and auto-renewal must be turned off at least 5 business days before.
- Lite hosts a single website; more than one site needs Pro or higher.
Key features
Bluehost
- WordPress tools
- Every plan manages WordPress installs, plugins and updates from the Bluehost dashboard, and the higher plans add a staging site for testing changes.
- Domain, SSL and backups
- Plans include a domain free for the first year, a free SSL certificate and weekly backups.
- Malware scanning
- Plans scan sites for malware, and the Business and eCommerce Essentials plans also remove it.
- AI site creation
- An AI tool drafts a starting site on every plan, which you then edit in WordPress.
- WooCommerce plan
- eCommerce Essentials comes with WooCommerce set up for selling online; the other plans offer WooCommerce tools.
GreenGeeks
- LiteSpeed caching and CDN
- Sites run on LiteSpeed with LSCache and Redis, HTTP/3 and current PHP versions, and a free CDN can be switched on in one click.
- Security and malware cleanup
- A firewall that uses AI to spot attacks and network-level DDoS protection guard every account, and hacked sites are cleaned free, with some limits.
- WordPress tools
- Automatic WordPress updates, staging, WP-CLI, Git and SSH, with daily backups and on-demand backups on some plans.
- Free migration and domain
- Specialists move an existing site and its email across by hand, and a domain registration or transfer is free for the first year.
- Site builders and app installer
- A one-click installer covers more than 150 apps such as WordPress, Joomla and Drupal, and SitePad and Weebly are offered for drag-and-drop sites.
- Renewable energy match
- GreenGeeks matches three times its energy use with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and plants trees with One Tree Planted.
Plans
Bluehost
Pricing could not be confirmed. See bluehost.com.
GreenGeeks
Lite, 12 months$13.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $2.95 a month
1 website, 25 GB and unmetered traffic. The first 12 months cost $2.95 a month, prepaid, then the plan renews at $13.95 a month.
Pro, 12 months$18.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $4.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 50 GB. The first 12 months cost $4.95 a month, prepaid, then $18.95 a month.
Premium, 12 months$30.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $8.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 100 GB for busier sites and stores. The first 12 months cost $8.95 a month, prepaid, then $30.95 a month.
VPS 4 GB$69.95
per month for 4 vCPU and 4 GB RAM
Fully managed VPS with 75 GB SSD, cPanel and free migration. 8 GB is $129.95 a month and 16 GB $179.95.
Ways to pay less
Bluehost
No public discounts listed.
GreenGeeks
- Other savings
First year of Lite for $2.95 a month
On a 12-month term the first year is $2.95 a month for Lite, $4.95 for Pro and $8.95 for Premium, prepaid. They renew at $13.95, $18.95 and $30.95 a month.
