Bluehost is one of the largest American hosting providers, the permanent "Number one" in the list of recommended by WordPress developers for many years. Provides shared hosting, Managed WordPress, as well as VPS and dedicated server rentals . Owns its own data center in Utah, serves more than 2 million customer sites from around the world. To speed up and optimize the delivery of heavy content to all regions of the world, it uses a CDN network. Provides a lot of auxiliary functions for complex site maintenance.

Pros:

  • A wide range of services and affordable rates.
  • Excellent performance (all servers run on SSD drives) and reliability (the data center has several parallel network channels, is equipped with diesel generators, the territory is guarded, etc.).
  • An ideal start for beginners thanks to one-click CMS installation, a huge amount of technical documentation and ready-made manuals.
  • Special rates for managed WordPress (automatic backups and engine updates, access to Jetpack subscriptions, a set of free premium themes, virus protection, etc.).
  • A full range of support services for websites: development of a unique design, SEO tools, assistance with online stores and other services for business clients.
  • All tariffs include free SSL certificates (for organizing the HTTPS version of the site), gift domains, free CDN.
  • Most shared hosting plans are without hard limits (unlimited disk space, any number of sites, etc.).
  • Technical support is available around the clock and promptly answers questions via chat, by phone or through the ticket system.

Minuses:

  • To get the best price, you need to pay the tariff immediately for 3 years.
  • It will not be possible to register a domain from regional zones (except for the United States). That is, RU / RF will have to be registered directly with official registrars and then redirected to Bluehost servers.
  • Technical support understands only English. The entire help section is also written in English.
  • Prices for renewal after the expiration of the first payment period are returned to the standard values.

Price:

General (shared) hosting will cost from $2.95/month (designed for 1 site, 50 GB SSD). As part of periodic promotions, you can get even more advantageous offers.

For $5.45/month, you get a plan with no limits on disk space or number of sites.

Managed WordPress Special High Performance Plans starting at $9.95/month.

A separate line for online stores on WooCommerce (plugin for WordPress) – from $12.95/month.

VPS - from $18.99/month, dedicated servers - from $79.99/month.