{"id":19433,"date":"2024-02-19T10:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=19433"},"modified":"2024-02-19T21:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T19:19:01","slug":"siteground-vs-bluehost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/siteground-vs-bluehost\/","title":{"rendered":"SiteGround vs Bluehost: Which Is Better? Based on Real Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Struggling to choose between SiteGround vs Bluehost for hosting your sites? I was too. So I signed up for both and then tested them head-to-head to find out which is better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In this post, I’ll share the findings of this hands-on comparison and shed some light on the performance of these hosts to help you make the right choice for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n

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SiteGround vs Bluehost: COMPARISON TABLE<\/caption>\n
<\/th>\nSiteGround<\/strong><\/th>\nBluehost<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Price from<\/strong><\/td>\n$2.99 \/ mo.<\/td>\n$3.79 \/ mo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renewal from<\/strong><\/td>\n$17.99 \/ mo.<\/td>\n$11.99 \/ mo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
# of sites allowed<\/u><\/span><\/span>On the entry-level plan.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traffic (mo.)<\/strong><\/td>\n~ 10k-400k visits<\/td>\n~ 15k-400k visits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disk Space<\/strong><\/td>\n10 GB<\/td>\n10 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free Domain<\/strong><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email hosting<\/strong><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24\/7 Support<\/strong><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WordPress setup process<\/strong><\/td>\nSuper easy – no tech knowledge needed<\/td>\nSuper easy – no tech knowledge needed; also includes WonderSuite builder tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free SSL<\/strong><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n✅<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Backups<\/strong><\/td>\nDaily automated<\/td>\nDaily backups from 2nd tier plans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Load times<\/u><\/span><\/span>This is the average amount of time it took for our test website to load, as measured from locations in the US and the EU.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n1.11s (US) • 0.32s (EU)<\/td>\n0.49s (US) • 0.63s (EU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uptime<\/strong><\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Datacenter locations<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best for<\/strong><\/td>\nUsers who want to launch their site on WordPress, but prefer to have most server-related things handled for them.<\/td>\nBeginners looking to launch a website in an affordable way, with email hosting included for free and a domain name for the first year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Advantages over the other host<\/strong><\/td>\nMore managed experience for WordPress<\/td>\nAffordability and beginner-friendliness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n Go to SiteGround<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n Go to Bluehost<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/span>💡 Recommended by the author<\/strong>: <\/div>
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Here’s a quick summary of my main conclusions about these two hosts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n