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Bluehost and Hostinger compared across Company facts, Pricing, Performance & infrastructure, WordPress management, Support & security and Platform & integrations — every fact sourced and re-verified from each vendor's public material.
Bluehost
Budget-friendly, WordPress.org-recommended hosting aimed at first-time site owners.
own datacentersCustom-built servers in Hostinger's own Tier-3 datacenters
Datacenter Locations
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1212 datacenter locations across 4 continents
Free CDN
Free CDN included on all plans (Cloudflare-powered)
Free CDN included from the Business plan up, not on entry Premium
Web Server
Apache
LiteSpeedLiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache (LSCache)
Built-in Object Cache
Redis object caching enabled by default on WordPress plans
Object Cache (LSMCD) available from the Business plan up, not on entry Premium
Latest PHP Version
8.4
8.5PHP selectable up to 8.5 (8.3 default)
Free SSL Certificate
Free SSL (Let's Encrypt) on all plans
Free unlimited lifetime SSL (auto-provisioned and renewed)
WordPress management
Automatic WordPress Updates
Managed WordPress core updates included
Automatic WordPress core updates managed by the host
Staging Environments
WordPress staging site included on all plans
Built-in WordPress staging available from the Business plan up, not on entry Premium
Automatic Daily Backups
Free backups are weekly; daily automatic backups require the paid CodeGuard add-on
Entry Premium plan has weekly auto backups; daily backups start at the Business plan
Free Site Migration
Free self-serve WordPress migration tool
Free unlimited automated WordPress migrations
SSH & WP-CLI Access
SSH & WP-CLI access included on standard WordPress plans
SSH access with WP-CLI pre-installed on Premium and above
WordPress Multisite Support
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WordPress Multisite officially supported on managed WordPress plans
Support & security
Uptime SLA (%)
99.99%99.99% uptime SLA (server/Apache performance); remedy is a 5% monthly account credit
99.9%99.9% uptime guarantee
24/7 Support
24/7 support; chat on all plans, phone added on Business and above
24/7 live chat support on all plans (priority support on Cloud)
Malware Removal / Hack Fix
Starter includes malware scanning only; malware detection/removal unlocks on the Business plan and above
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WAF / DDoS Protection
Web Application Firewall and DDoS protection included on all plans
In-house WAF + Cloudflare-nameserver DDoS protection on all plans
Platform & integrations
Control Panel
customBluehost custom dashboard (cPanel available underneath)
customhPanel, Hostinger's in-house control panel
White-Label / Agency Features
No white-label/client-management tooling on the entry managed WordPress plan
Hostinger Pro: unified multi-site dashboard with unbranded (white-label) client dashboards and per-site client access
Email Hosting Included
Professional email is a paid add-on after a 1-month free trial (~$2.99/mo per mailbox)
Free email mailboxes included (2 per website on Premium, free for 1 year)
The verdict
Bluehost
Best for a fully-loaded WordPress entry plan
Bluehost's Starter ships features Hostinger gates behind Business: free CDN, Redis object cache, and staging are all on every plan. It also allows 10 sites vs 3, posts a 99.99% uptime SLA vs 99.9%, and starts $1 cheaper at $9.99. The trade-off is 10 GB storage vs Hostinger's 20 GB.
Hostinger includes white-label client dashboards and free email mailboxes at the entry tier, both of which Bluehost charges extra for or omits. It also adds Multisite support, 20 GB storage vs 10 GB, and a LiteSpeed server. The catch: CDN, object cache, and staging only unlock on its Business plan.
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