Bluehost
WordPress-focused shared hosting sold on multi-year terms
Bluehost report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for beginner WordPress sites and WooCommerce shops
Bluehost is shared hosting built around WordPress, with AI that drafts a starter site and a plan that comes with WooCommerce set up for selling. We couldn't read a single price, because its pages answered our reader with a bot check. Email is only a one-month trial, and if you cancel, the free domain's fee comes out of your refund.
Who Bluehost is for
- Great if you're starting your first WordPress blog or brochure site
- Handy when you want a shop with WooCommerce already set up on the plan
Who Bluehost is not for
- Not for you if you need email at your domain included, as it's a one-month trial that then bills
- Tight if you want daily backups, since the plans keep weekly ones
- Pricey if you cancel early, as the free domain's fee is taken from your refund
Why Bluehost gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo 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.
- FFree plan and trialNo 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.
- CFeaturesWordPress 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- CPlatforms and integrationsA web dashboard only, and the listing names just WordPress and WooCommerce. No API or wider list of integrations is on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Bluehost's own pages on 17 October 2026. Its pricing page answered our reader with a bot check when we checked it again that day. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Bluehost's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 1 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Bluehost’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 21, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 21, level with 18
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 21, level with 10
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21, level with 21
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 21, level with 11
Keep Bluehost, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Bluehost you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 18 of the 21 other web hosts grade higher.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Bluehost’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Bluehost?
Bluehost sells shared hosting built around WordPress, with plans that step up in sites, storage and traffic, and a WooCommerce plan for online shops. Plans include a first-year domain, SSL, weekly backups and AI site creation, and VPS, dedicated and cloud servers are sold beside them.
Bluehost's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. See every plan
Good for
- First-time site owners starting a WordPress blog or brochure site
- Small shops that want WooCommerce ready on a hosting plan
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Bluehost pricing
We could not confirm Bluehost’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See bluehost.com for current prices.
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Common questions
Is Bluehost free?
No. Bluehost is a paid product.
What platforms does Bluehost work on?
Bluehost is available on Web.
Does Bluehost have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Bluehost is listed for Web.
Does Bluehost have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Bluehost is listed for Web.
Is Bluehost open source?
Bluehost is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Bluehost integrate with?
Bluehost's listing names WordPress and WooCommerce. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Bluehost?
Bluehost is made by Bluehost.
What are the alternatives to Bluehost?
The closest alternatives to Bluehost in our directory are Hostinger, HostGator, SiteGround, DreamHost and Namecheap. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Bluehost.
How does Bluehost compare with other web hosts?
Bluehost's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 3. It stands best on value for money (C, above 1 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Could I make my own version of Bluehost?
To replace Bluehost you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 18 of the 21 other web hosts grade higher. What you could not make: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.