Bluehost WordPress vs Nexcess
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Why so many don’t renew Bluehost
“Unlimited” is Limited
High Startup Costs
Support Restrictions
Limited Ecommerce Plans
Compare Bluehost managed WordPress to Nexcess
Key Features
Starting Price
$21/mo*
Pay Monthly Options
Yes
Free Multisite Migrations
Yes
Unlimited WordPress Support
Yes
Free SSLs
Free for life of plan
Free Backups
Free for life of plan
Flexible Database Limits
Yes
Flexible File Upload Limits
Yes
Free Email
Yes
Email Spam Protection
Yes
Autoscaling
Yes
Starting Price
$19.95/mo
Pay Monthly Options
No
Free Multisite Migrations
No
Unlimited WordPress Support
No
Free SSLs
Free for 1 year
Free Backups
Free for 1 year
Flexible Database Limits
No
Flexible File Upload Limits
No
Free Email
For 30 days
Email Spam Protection
No
Autoscaling
No
“Unlimited” is not what you think it is
Let’s talk about what Bluehost means when they say bandwidth, storage and sites are “unlimited.”
Imagine you open a shop in an area with “unlimited” free parking. A nearby shop has a sale. Parked cars clog the streets. Your potential customers are so frustrated, they bounce.
If “unlimited” resources are costing you business, then they’re not “unlimited.” They’re just not guaranteed.
Unlike Bluehost, you can depend on Nexcess resources. Built-in caching and autoscaling is like having a “private parking lot” for your customers, so you can deliver an A+ experience.
There’s no pay-as-you-go
Bluehost requires you to pay your entire contract upfront. If you want to pay the lowest price possible, you have to pay for 3 years of hosting.
A lot can change in 3 years. Business turns on a dime.
With Nexcess, flexibility is built-in. We don’t lock you into a multi-year contract. You can change or cancel your plan anytime.
WordPress help shouldn’t cost more
With Bluehost, you have to pay more for expert support. And you can only reach them Monday through Friday.
At Nexcess, you get 24/7/365 premium WordPress support by phone, ticket and chat. Platform specialists are standing by to help you, even if it’s 4AM on a Saturday.
Cost of Bluehost WordPress support
$29/month for ticket support
$49/month for ticket and chat support
$149/month for ticket, chat and phone support
There’s a ceiling for WooCommerce
When you’re selling online, you need hosting that will grow with you—not box you in. Bluehost WooCommerce only has 2 options, and both can limit your success.
Nexcess offers 6 different WooCommerce plans that scale alongside your business, so you don’t have to worry about outgrowing your host.
One last thing about Bluehost…
Bluehost only offers automated migrations. That means if something goes wrong, it’s all on your shoulders.
Transferring your WordPress hosting to Nexcess is free and seamless. Dedicated specialists handle your migration, keeping every detail and setting intact.
Bluehost vs. WordPress by Nexcess FAQ
Bluehost seems inexpensive because they post monthly prices on their website. But if you buy the cheapest WordPress hosting from Bluehost, you will pay a minimum of $718.20 to get started. The low monthly price is an estimate based on how much you pay for years of hosting upfront.
Higher-level plans support multiple sites, but Bluehost’s premium features only apply to the primary site on the plan. If you want to use those features for your sites, you must purchase individual licenses yourself.
Because Nexcess focuses on WordPress and other open-source software, we are able to optimize performance to a degree that is unmatched. Bluehost is a general web host that offers a WordPress plan. Nexcess is a WordPress host that powers your online success.
Nope, you have to install WordPress yourself in their cPanel dashboard. Nexcess pre-installs the latest version of WordPress on every plan and makes it easy to find the plugins you need, so you start your WordPress website right away.
Bluehost infrastructure is PCI and GDPR compliant, but they do not list SSAE-18 or SOC compliance on their website. SSAE-18 and SOC are official security standards for data centers. Hosts like WP Engine only offer SOC compliance on enterprise-level plans. Nexcess offers enterprise-grade security on every hosting plan, including Solid Security. Our global data centers are SSAE-18 compliant, SOC I & II approved, level 1 PCI compliant and GDPR compliant.
They do, but you have to request this service. Bluehost cannot create automatic backups for sites over 30GB. Nexcess daily backups have no limit. The data you store within your selected plan is backed up daily and available to restore for 30 days.
You can run Magento on Bluehost, but they do not offer Magento plans. You will need a shared hosting plan, or a dedicated plan. Nexcess offers a wide variety of Magento hosting plans that are uniquely tuned for Magento performance.
Bluehost breaks their hosting support into tiers. If you pay for the lowest level plan, you get the lowest level of support. If you pay more, the support gets a little better. It’s only when you’re paying at least $1,000+ upfront that you receive anything that compares to Nexcess 24/7/365 WordPress support.
We provide Hubspot with every WordPress and WooCommerce plan. Hubspot is an email and content marketing plugin with tools that help you broaden your influence and reach. We also include WordPress ecommerce plugins that help you sell more.
Nexcess includes Yoast SEO in every plan, a WordPress plugin that checks your content for SEO before going live. Nexcess WordPress and WooCommerce hosting has inherent SEO built-in, which means that all you have to worry about is your content. We take care of the technical side.
They are most known for their affordable general hosting, but Bluehost does offer specific WordPress hosting plans.
Yes! StoreBuilder by Nexcess is a no-code ecommerce website builder that helps you set up an online store.
We do! You can search for available domains and purchase them in the Nexcess cart.
There’s nothing wrong with starting with free or cheap hosting, but you’ll still face additional costs for domains, plugins, security and add-ons. Before you know it, you’ll be paying more than you expected. Nexcess takes care of all of that in one monthly plan, giving you optimized WordPress hosting at the best value.
If you request your money back within 30 days, Bluehost will give you a partial refund on your purchase. They will keep a service fee as well as domain registration fees.
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