Bluehost vs GreenGeeks
Bluehost and GreenGeeks compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Bluehost scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
BluehostWins overall
Newfold's WordPress-recommended host: three shared tiers on 36-month terms, weekly backups, a 5 percent SLA coupon
cPanel on LiteSpeed since 2008 with a 300% renewable energy match, four locations, a free domain and a 30-day refund
Bluehost wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.6 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
Bluehost leads on 3 sub-scores, GreenGeeks on 1. Higher is better.
| Bluehost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Features | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Value | 7.5 (better) | 6.5 |
| Ease of use | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Bluehost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.6 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)HostingStep 243 d vs Kripesh Adwani 361 d; methods differ | 99.97% (better) | 99.81% |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 501 ms | 411 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Bluehost is cheaper ($9.99/mo vs $13.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Bluehost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Starter | Lite |
| Intro price | $3.99/mo | $2.95/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $9.99/mo (better) | $13.95/mo |
| Required term | 36 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 10 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| Bluehost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year, with a 12-month or 36-month term | Registration or transfer for the first year, per the plan page FAQ |
| Free SSL | Let's Encrypt | Let's Encrypt, deployed and renewed automatically |
| Backups | Weekly website backups on every shared plan | No |
| Staging | WordPress staging site on every plan | No |
| Free migration | Site migration tool | A courtesy transfer within 30 days of sign-up, per the terms; charged after that |
| CDN | Yes | Not stated |
| Caching | Advanced static content caching and object caching | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed caching and HTTP/3 |
| SSH and WP-CLI | Yes | Not stated |
| Security | Malware scanning on Starter; AI malware removal, web application firewall and DDoS protection from Business | Advanced security suite and free hacked-site cleanup with restrictions, per the plan page |
| Phone support | Business and above; Starter has chat only | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% SLA; at most one coupon per month for 5% of the monthly hosting fee | 99.9% in the terms, limited to GreenGeeks' servers and primary connection, with no credit schedule |
| Choice of data center | Region selected at checkout (North America, South America, Europe, Asia) | Not stated |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Free CDN integration is listed; HostingStep says no CDN was integrated on its test account |
| SSH and SFTP | Not stated | Free on every plan, with the latest PHP and MySQL |
| Resource limits | Not stated | No |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam or Singapore |
| Green hosting | Not stated | Energy use matched three times over with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation; EPA Green Power Partner since 2009 |
Company facts
| Bluehost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | Bluehost account manager with cPanel | cPanel |
| Data centers | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, phone, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2003 | 2008 |