HostGator Vs Bluehost- Why you should take a look at this?

Posted by Hamid Ppk
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Aug 6, 2015
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Web hosting plays a very important role in running and managing online business. It is important to choose the right hosting provider who will help you develop your business and take it to the next level. It is necessary to look for user reviews and recommendations when choosing your provider to make good use of your money. Below is a quick HostGator Vs Bluehost review that will help you pick the best web hosting. 

  1. 1. A brief introduction

Hostgator provides hosting services to about 1 percent of websites on the internet. It was created in 2002 by Brent Oxley in Houston, USA. It is a leading provider of shared web hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated web hosting and reseller hosting in the world. It has over 12,000 servers under management with over two million domains.

Bluehost was established in 1996. It gives hosting services to millions of business and personal websites. It is known for providing quality services at very affordable prices.

  1. 2. Features and plans

Bluehost offer single hosting plan. For instance, Bluehost offer unlimited disk space, bandwidth, domain hosting, free domain name for twelve months, free website builder, unlimited subdomains, parked and addons, additional FTP accounts, mysql, php, perl, ruby and CGI, anytime money-back guarantee, email accounts, one-click installer for Joomla, Drupal and WordPress, cPanel control panel, Google Adwords with $100 free credit and all time technical support via email, chat or phone.


Hostgator offer different hosting plans depending on the needs of the customer. Their most popular plans are for VPS, unlimited Linux and Windows hosting. It includes business, baby and hatching plans, windows hosting include enterprise and personal plans, web hosting reseller includes diamond, silver and aluminum plans while the VPS hosting includes Level 1, 2 and 3 plans.


Hostgator has same features as Bluehost, but then with some additions. It includes:

  • Linux web hosting which powered by cPanel and Windows web hosting plans which are powered by Plesk website hosting control panel.
  • Sitestudio website building and free site builder tools with over 4,500 free websites templates.
  • It meets all BBB Online participation for better membership standards with eco-friendly green web hosting services.
  • Unlimited SQL databases, 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, instant backup via cPanel, free template based website builder.
  • Secure Sockets Layer site certificate for hatching and baby plans.
  • 45 days money-back guarantee.
  • Reseller hosting with 1400 GB of bandwidth, 200 GB of drive space, shared hosting plans, free domain reseller account and safe harbor certification.


  1. 3. Plan and pricing

Bluehost pricing plans. For Bluehost, the monthly charges are $4.95 for the one year billing cycle, $3.95 for two years billing cycle and $3.49 for 3 three years billing cycle. They however give some special promotion offers to attract customers.

Hostgator: It has a very different pricing plan that depends on the type of hosting and plan. Unlimited web hosting varies from $4.95 to $12.95 per month, Windows hosting ranges from $5.95 to $17.95 per month, web hosting reseller pricing range from $24.95 to $99.95 per month and the VPS hosting plans range from $19.95 to $39.95 per month. Moreover, there are other plans which are managed by VPS hosting plans and dedicated hosting with Windows OS or Linux. Their charges start $179 per month.

  1. 4. Who is the best?

Therefore, we have discussed different sections of web hosting services from both Bluehost and HostGator. In most cases, it is visible that both companies have created a tie, which cannot be broken through a mere comparison. However, in some cases such as the affordability, hosting transfer, and variety of plans, HostGator is undoubtedly the winner

Also read : HostGator Vs DreamHost


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