Head-to-head review

Bluehost vs SiteGround

SiteGround and Bluehost both serve hosting teams — SiteGround rates 4.5/5 (2,100 reviews), Bluehost rates 4.4/5. Pick SiteGround for Startups; Bluehost for Startups.

SiteGround and Bluehost both serve hosting teams — SiteGround rates 4.5/5 (2,100 reviews), Bluehost rates 4.4/5. Pick SiteGround for Startups; Bluehost for Startups.

Pricing at a glance

Bluehost
Web hosting
SiteGround
Web hosting
Starting price
$2.95/mo
$3.99/mo
Free tier
Trial
G2 rating
4.4 (1,800)
4.5 (2,100)
Best for
Startups, First online store
Startups, Agencies
Top pros
  • + Predictable pricing
  • + Strong uptime for SMB traffic
  • + Strong uptime for SMB traffic
  • + Predictable pricing
Top cons
  • Renewal price jump after year one
  • VPS requires your own hardening
  • Renewal price jump after year one
  • Support is tiered, not dedicated AM

Strengths by product

Bluehost — strengths

  • Managed WordPress updates
  • Free SSL certificates
  • Business email inboxes

SiteGround — strengths

  • NVMe SSD hosting
  • Managed WordPress updates
  • Free SSL certificates