--- description: Review of Bluehost Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Bluehost | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Website Builder Software](/directory/4652/website-builder/software) > [Bluehost](/software/222523/bluehost) # Bluehost Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/222523/bluehost Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/222523/bluehost?page=2) > Bluehost is a website building solution that helps businesses create and manage WordPress websites, blogs and online stores via a unified platform. It enables organizations to streamline shared web hosting operations, securely migrate business files while changing a web host and manage domains. Organizations can select customizable templates and themes from a variety of options to design and modify websites as per business requirements. Features of Bluehost include data backups, SSL security, reporting and more. Additionally, it allows marketing teams to run email marketing campaigns, optimize search engine results and enhance the website's online presence through automated WordPress and plugin updates. Bluehost facilitates integration with various third-party applications such as Microsoft Office 365, PayPal, WooCommerce, Instagram and more. Pricing is available on a monthly or annual subscription and support is extended via phone, email, documentation and FAQs. > > Verdict: Rated **3.6/5** by 121 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.6/5** | 121 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 60% | (6/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Bluehost ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$2.75 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: Bluehost offers custom pricing models for WordPress hosting, shared hosting, and eCommerce hosting starting from $9.99/month. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, India, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Content Management - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Design Management - Landing Pages/Web Forms - Online Store Builder - Pre-built Templates - Real Time Editing - Reporting/Analytics - SEO Management - SSL Security - Social Media Integration - Third-Party Integrations - Visitor Tracking - Website Analytics - Website Hosting ## Integrations (4 total) - Google My Business Pro Services - Instagram - WooCommerce - WordPress ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Website Builder Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4652/website-builder/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Overall it's user-friendly and budget hosting. ----- ### "Bluehost provides good reliable webhosting for a low price." — 4.0/5 > **Stephen** | *8 February 2022* | Computer Networking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I am a technology consultant and several of my clients use Bluehost for hosting WordPress and Joomla websites, and I have never had a problem with it. I have been using Bluehost since 2012 and I have never had to contact tech support. Bluehost just works and the price of shared hosting is very affordable. > > **Cons**: In the many years that I have used Bluehost, I have had very few issues. Thinking back, I recall having issues with page speed, but this was very limited and it happened several years ago. I have not had any problems recently and I will continue to use and recommend Bluehost. > > As I mentioned in my review, Bluehost just works. I have been building and maintaining websites since 1995 so I understand web hosting. Bluehost has an easy-to-use control panel where I can set up databases and file folders. The SSL feature is also easy to configure. Overall, it is a trouble-free experience. ----- ### "You shouldn't ever try this host" — 1.0/5 > **Anastasiia** | *16 August 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was easy to find and set up an account on Bluehost. However, that's where the advantages seem to end. > > **Cons**: The customer support is terrible—I’ve never had any of my issues resolved, not even the simplest ones. It seems like their support team consists of people with poor English skills, likely based in the Philippines or India. > > I was assigned three different account numbers for various services and domains. Customer support couldn’t tell me which account number was associated with which service, and this information wasn’t displayed in the domain interface either. The interface is incredibly inconvenient. For some reason, I was shown two websites even though I only had one domain. No one could explain why this was happening, not even my developer and sysadmin, who were both surprised by how clunky everything was. When they launched their WordPress plugin, which installed itself without any warnings in the WordPress interface, it completely deleted my site. Support claimed it wasn’t their plugin, even though the auto-deletion continued daily until I figured out to remove the plugin from the site. They didn’t help me understand why this was happening and blamed it on a theme update. I have 20 other sites using the same theme, and none of them experienced this issue. Of course, they brushed me off since they didn’t want to compensate for the days when the site was down and traffic was lost. Their backup storage filled up, and I didn’t receive a single email notifying me that I needed to address this. As a result, backups simply didn’t happen. They told me this wasn’t their problem and that there was nothing they could do to help. I was expected to regularly log in and manually clean out old backups myself. When I finally decided to cancel my subscription, with seven months of hosting left, they refused to issue a refund, stating that the subscription had already started and therefore no refund would be provided. ----- ### "Glad I Switched Over\!" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *27 October 2021* | Professional Training & Coaching | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that you can easily create subdomains with Bluehost. With subdomains, I can easily make as many landing pages as I want for online lead generation in my business. > > **Cons**: I wish there were clearer instructions on how to add-on domains to Bluehost and then install WordPress onto those add on domains. I had to go over to YouTube so I can figure it out. It turned out to be easy to get this done, but it would have been nice for it to be clearer inside of Bluehost on how I could've done that myself instead of having to watch different YouTube tutorials to figure this out. > > I've had no issues with Bluehost. Once you find your way around on the platform, Bluehost is very easy to use to host WordPress websites. Bluehost is one of the hosting heavy weights that's been around for years. They are very popular and very reliable. Even WordPress.org recommends them as a hosting company. I now regret that I tried a different hosting platform for my websites first. ----- ### "Bluehost" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *13 August 2022* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Bluehost comes with a vast range of hosting options with a lot of features. It has great uptime and offers unlimited bandwidth. At their mid-range cost for hosting they offer loads of storage capacity. > > **Cons**: Bluehost's speed is not the fast as compared to other providers. ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/222523/bluehost?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/222523/bluehost) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data