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Hostinger vs Bluehost

Sebastiaan Smits Editor Sebastiaan Smits · Published November 14, 2026 · Updated November 14, 2026

Hostinger quotes the lowest introductory prices, but only on a 48-month term paid upfront, and its entry plan covers 3 websites. Bluehost quotes a 36-month term, allows 10 websites on its entry plan and renews cheaper on the lower tiers. Hostinger documents its backups on the plan page; Bluehost's page does not.

Side by side

HostingerBluehost
What it isLow-cost shared and cloud hosting from LithuaniaWell-known US host with 10 to 100 sites on NVMe
Best forSmall sites on a tight budgetWordPress beginners in the US
HeadquartersLithuaniaUnited States
Pricing modelPer month, long-term discountPer month, 36-month discount
PricingPremium is $2.99 a month on a 48-month term and $10.99 at renewal; Unlimited is $3.99 then $16.99; Cloud Startup is $7.99 then $25.99.Starter is $3.99 a month on 36 months and $9.99 at renewal; Business $6.99 then $13.99; eCommerce Essentials $14.99 then $21.99.
Free optionNoneNone
List price
as listed on November 14, 2026		$1.99 per month on the 48-month plan (Premium), renewing at $10.99 per month$3.99 per month on the 36-month plan (Starter), renewing at $9.99 per month
Place in our web hosting ranking#1 of 12#12 of 12
Websitehostinger.combluehost.com

Both are reviewed in full in Best Web Hosting in 2026. Vendors can pay for more visibility, and commercial relationships can affect which products we feature and how prominently. Placement disclosure.

Which one to choose

Choose Hostinger if

you want the lowest first-term price, are happy to commit to 48 months upfront, and care about backups that the plan page states in writing, with daily copies on the two higher plans.

Hostinger, #1 in the ranking · Visit Hostinger →

Choose Bluehost if

you run several small sites, want 10 of them on the entry plan, and prefer a lower renewal rate on the entry and mid plans once the long introductory term ends.

Bluehost, #12 in the ranking · Visit Bluehost →

Where they differ

Three websites or ten on the entry plan

Hostinger Premium includes 3 websites and 20 GB of SSD storage. Bluehost Starter includes 10 websites but only 10 GB of NVMe SSD, with 40K visits per month stated as its capacity. Someone running a single business site gets more room on Hostinger. Someone with a handful of small client or hobby sites reaches Hostinger's limit sooner and has to move up a plan.

Edge: even

The first term against the renewal invoice

Hostinger Premium shows $1.99 per month on the 48-month plan, listed against $12.99, with $95.52 due upfront and a renewal of $10.99. Bluehost Starter shows $3.99 per month on 36 months and renews at $9.99. Hostinger is cheaper for the first four years, Bluehost is cheaper afterwards, so the better deal depends on whether you plan to stay past the introductory term.

Edge: even

Mid and top plans at renewal

Hostinger Unlimited offers unlimited websites and 50 GB of NVMe and renews at $16.99 per month. Bluehost Business offers 50 websites and the same 50 GB and renews at $13.99. At the top, Hostinger Cloud Startup gives 100 GB and renews at $25.99, while Bluehost eCommerce Essentials gives 100 GB, 100 websites and 400K visits at $21.99. Bluehost is the cheaper renewal on both, although Hostinger has no site cap.

Edge: Bluehost

Backups stated on the plan page

Hostinger lists backups per plan: free weekly backups on Premium, daily backups on Unlimited, and daily plus on-demand backups on Cloud Startup, with easy data restore named on Unlimited. The Bluehost shared hosting page we opened does not describe backups at all. That is not proof that Bluehost offers none, only that a buyer cannot read the terms before paying. On what is written down, Hostinger is clearer.

Edge: Hostinger

Refunds, cancellation and auto-renewal

Both offer a 30-day money-back guarantee and neither shows a free trial. Hostinger says cancel anytime and states that plans renew automatically at the then-current regular rate unless canceled. Bluehost excludes domains from the refund, deducts a non-refundable domain fee where a free domain was included, and gives no refund after 30 days. We did not find Bluehost's auto-renewal wording on the page. Hostinger's terms are the simpler to read.

Edge: Hostinger

Tally: Hostinger 2, Bluehost 1, even 2.

When neither fits

Neither is right for a business that wants a hosting plan built only around WordPress. Both sell general shared and cloud plans around a low entry price. Kinsta offers WordPress hosting, with Business plans listed from $35 per month, and IONOS is another general option, with Essential web hosting at $4 per month for its introductory term.

See IONOS and Kinsta among the 12 products in Best Web Hosting in 2026.

Questions and answers

Is Hostinger cheaper than Bluehost?

On the first term, yes. Hostinger Premium shows $1.99 per month on a 48-month plan, against $3.99 for Bluehost Starter on 36 months. At renewal the order flips: Hostinger Premium renews at $10.99 per month and Bluehost Starter at $9.99. Both prices are shown as a bare dollar sign on the pages we opened.

Do Hostinger and Bluehost offer a free trial?

Neither shows a free trial on the pages we opened. Both offer a 30-day money-back guarantee instead. Bluehost excludes domains from the refund and deducts a non-refundable fee where a free domain was included, while Hostinger states that you can cancel anytime.

How many websites can I host on each entry plan?

Bluehost Starter allows 10 websites with 10 GB of NVMe SSD, and Hostinger Premium allows 3 websites with 20 GB of SSD. Hostinger's Unlimited plan removes the site cap at 50 GB of NVMe, while Bluehost Business allows 50 websites at the same storage.

Do Hostinger and Bluehost include backups?

Hostinger lists them per plan: weekly on Premium, daily on Unlimited, and daily plus on-demand on Cloud Startup. The Bluehost shared hosting page we opened does not describe backups, so check the terms with Bluehost before buying if backups matter to you.

Sources

Prices, plan limits and product facts on this page were checked against the vendors' own pages on November 14, 2026. Vendors change both without notice, so treat the figures as of that date.