Bluehost Review

Solid service, helpful support. 

I think a lot of these people who complain are doing something shady, impossible to please or just don't understand how a business is run. I host about 30 domain with them and have been a happy customer for years. I've used their tech support extensively and they are in fact knowledgeable. Wait times for phone support is about what you'd expect - in the five minute range on a... Read More

I love Bluehost. Having one plan isn't a con when it's $7/month and unlimited for almost everything! Support hasn't ever been a problem either, considering questions were answered in about an hour. 

I have been hitting diffrent hosts for my domains but finaly
bluehost bound me to stick with them. All good except their
recent years greed for money. They have raised their charges
and are offering domain name to exisiting customers @ $13.99
and renewal of account @ $8.99 which is almost double to
what they are offering to new customers i.e. $4.95.
So! if your are looking for a reliable and fast hosting,
this is the right... Read More

I have been a multi-year client of Bluehost. At first they were excellent. No down time, quick response from the support desk. As the years went on all those things went downhill. Every other month my sites go down and they always say there is a problem with the server and it takes forever for them to get it working again. Meanwhile all my sites are down and customers are... Read More

On the plus side they do answer the phone quick. My site is erratically slow or down due to a time-out, or mysql connection error. For hours things will run fine and then BOOM! They tell me it is a CPU balancing..blah, blah, blah. Upgraded to the Pro... blah, blah, blah. Try telling that to lost customers and lost traffic. 

I too recieved the "Your web hosting account for domain.com has been deactivated (reason: site causing performance problems). Although your web site has been disabled, your data may still be available for up to 15 days, after which it will be deleted." I couldn't even access my log files to see what could have happened.

When I contacted them they said the owner had disabled my account for causing server problems.... Read More

I don't understand why a couple of people here bash Bluehost. I have NEVER experienced anything really bad with web hosting. Sure, I've had some downtime but tell me one web host that has 100% uptime - they don't exist. I like BlueHost very much. 

Requests I sent to the help desk were never answered once I was a customer. Long waits for phone support were the norm. If you put executables or mp3's on your site (even for personal use with single user access) they will disable your site. 

Good web hosting services 

Bluehost is in the niche of low-price hosting, and as such, there is a certain lowering of expectations that must occur. If you need hand holding or want help developing your website, then no low-end hosting site is in your best interest.

I have been with them for four years now and I am a low-maintenance customer. I have only had to deal with them maybe three times, but... Read More

I have been with bluehost for about a year now. Their live chat support is great. And my website is fast and up all the time. 

They suspended my account without a warning or a specific reason! "Your web hosting account for domain.com has been deactivated (reason: site causing performance problems). Although your web site has been disabled, your data may still be available for up to 15 days, after which it will be deleted." I couldn't even access my log files to see what could have happened. 

Bluehost have been nothing but nice to me and my website. Cheap hosting – Check, Great uptime – Check, Nice features – Check, Good support – Check… I recommend! 

Solid hosting plan! A lot of features, and you have control a lot of control. Never seen my site down. I wish there was some better documentation for some things but I cant complain. I recommend this to anyone looking for a lot of features for a low price. 

I am 2 months in bluehost, I transfer all my Reseller from another provider and the only thing I can say is crap service when I got the package in WHMCS bluehost worked for my clients and for 6 days in WHMCS stopped working auto module and a response from the support that is no longer supported the WHMCS, hung me with my clients and outside that I have purchased... Read More

I currently use BluseHost, I have 5 websites with them. I am tired of my sites going down and slowness. It seems they go down every day at the same time and nothing is being done to resolve this issue. UNACCEPTABLE! I have been with them for several years but their inability to resolve this issue or unwillingness is a deal breaker. Goodbye Bluehost...... 

Bluehost was a great host when I first moved my blogs to
them. Everything was smooth for about a month and then their
service started to go downhill. For the past year they have
had major server issues. My blogs have suffered greatly from
all the downtime. I kept thinking they would improve and so
I signed on for another period of time. I really wish I
hadn't since I saw my traffic steadily decrease.

When... Read More

I spent a year at this company using their standard shared
hosting package. It is plenty of features, and the Customer
service is always ready to help.

The only feature I missed is the option to work with PHP 5.3
(which is needed by some frameworks such as Symfony 2, for
instance), but they are very close to implementing it. Just
ask about it before signing up, in case you need it.

Recently, I wanted to cancel... Read More