Bluehost WordPress vs Nexcess
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 iThemes Security Pro. 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.
