The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Hostinger if…
- • You want Hostinger's edge on the price on the front page and how many mailboxes you get
Choose Bluehost if…
- • You want Bluehost's edge on how many websites you can host and whether a domain is included
Round by round
- Round 1The price on the front pageHostinger wins
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs when it renewsTieBluehost7/10
$9.99
Starter renewal on a 36-month term ($11.99 on 12 months, $15.99 month to month)
Source: bluehost.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 3How long you can get your money backTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4Who picks up when your site is downTieHostinger7/10
24/7 expert support
support around the clock, with priority expert support on the Single plan
Source: hostinger.com ↗
Bluehost7/1024/7 chat, no phone on Starter
phone support is not included on the Starter plan
Source: bluehost.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5How many websites you can hostBluehost wins
Bluehost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How many mailboxes you getHostinger winsBluehost5/10
Pro Email trial only
Starter plan
- Pro Email trial only, against 1 free mailbox
Source: bluehost.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7Whether a domain is includedBluehost winsHostinger5/10
No free domain
Single plan
- No free domain, against Free domain, first year
Source: hostinger.com ↗
Bluehost wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 10 GB SSD, against 25 GB NVMe
- Weekly, against Daily
- No free domain, against Free domain
- 1 website, against 10 websites
- $3.99, against $1.99
- Pro Email trial only, against 1 free mailbox
- $3.99, against $2.99
- 4.5 out of 5, against 4.9 out of 5