Founded in 2003, Bluehost is a popular Utah-based hosting company. It’s now owned by Endurance International Group, the people behind a lot of big tech names: Domain.com, iPage, HostGator, SiteBuilder.com and more.
Bluehost’s shared hosting packages start with the home user-oriented ‘basic’ plan. This only gives you 5 email accounts with a stingy 100MB storage space each, along with 50GB of website space, but you do get a free domain, a free Website Builder to create your site, 1-click WordPress installation and even integrated CloudFlare.
Pricing? That’s, well, complicated. The website highlights it as ‘$2.99 a month’ (£2.40), but that’s only true if you pay for three years upfront at a total of $181 inc VAT (£145). The shortest billing period is a year, and that will cost you $71 (£57), equivalent to a much more average $4.95 (£4) a month plus VAT. After that it renews at $8.99 (£7.15) a year.
Bluehost’s ‘plus’ plan supports unlimited websites, storage space, subdomains and email accounts, and adds spam filtering. The yearly price is around $100 (£80), with discounts available if you opt for a longer term. After the initial deal, this subscription renews at $155 (£124) a year.
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