Compare Bluehost and cPanel
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$3.95/mo per month*
$29.99 1 Account Per Month
Bluehost
Star Rating
(279)3.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3.95/mo per month*
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cPanel
Star Rating
(210)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$29.99 1 Account Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Bluehost vs cPanel
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found cPanel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with cPanel overall.
- Reviewers felt that cPanel meets the needs of their business better than Bluehost.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that cPanel is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of cPanel over Bluehost.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bluehost
Basic Shared Hosting
$3.95/mo
per month*
Our shared service delivers a powerful, proven
platform that's perfect for hosting your websites.
* The promotional price is for the first term only and renews at the regular rate.
- Websites : 1
- Storage Space: 50 GB SSD Storage
- Bandwidth : Unmetered
cPanel
Solo
$29.99
1 Account Per Month
Access to cPanel's full suite of features for small businesses, freelancers, or anyone needing just one hosting account. Available on Cloud/VPS Only.
- Unlimited websites
- WP Toolkit
- Website Builder
Free Trial
Bluehost
No trial information availablecPanel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.6
229
9.1
169
Ease of Use
7.5
233
9.0
171
Ease of Setup
7.3
127
8.6
100
Ease of Admin
7.1
120
8.8
85
Quality of Support
6.9
219
8.5
146
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.1
118
8.9
79
Product Direction (% positive)
4.8
220
8.5
161
Features by Category
Visibility
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
9.2
15
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
9.5
16
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Set Up
4.3
10
Not enough data
5.0
10
Not enough data
4.5
10
Not enough data
Security
5.4
9
Not enough data
5.0
8
Not enough data
4.3
7
Not enough data
4.8
8
Not enough data
Support
5.9
9
Not enough data
4.2
8
Not enough data
4.8
7
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Support
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.8
7
Performance
5.4
17
Not enough data
5.1
17
Not enough data
4.8
18
Not enough data
5.1
15
Not enough data
5.1
15
Not enough data
Security
5.2
16
Not enough data
4.9
17
Not enough data
5.2
16
Not enough data
5.4
16
Not enough data
Free Resources
4.9
16
Not enough data
5.3
17
Not enough data
5.1
17
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Security - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Convenience and automation - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support and service - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced management and features - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.0
139
8.9
113
7.8
137
8.9
111
7.2
121
8.9
114
7.5
134
9.0
111
7.5
107
8.7
96
7.5
78
8.8
99
7.4
75
8.3
92
7.6
109
9.0
115
7.3
111
9.0
110
7.3
113
8.4
112
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bluehost and cPanel are categorized as VPS Hosting Platforms
Unique Categories
Bluehost is categorized as Domain Registrars, Shared Hosting, Dedicated Hosting, and WordPress Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bluehost
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
cPanel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.2%
Design
5.5%
Writing and Editing
4.7%
Other
60.2%
Information Technology and Services
26.7%
Marketing and Advertising
11.3%
Computer Software
11.3%
Internet
6.2%
Entertainment
3.6%
Other
41.0%
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Discussions
What your website loading speed with Bluehost?
2 Comments
IP
My website speed is around 1.7 secondsRead more
What is the purpose of Bluehost?
1 Comment
RW
Bluehost is a website hosting company, but they also have services for email, storage, and databases.Read more
Bluehost has no more discussions with answers
Advice for starting web hosting
1 Comment
RK
If you are starting a web hosting business and looking for the right server OS, my honest advice from running Hostperl in New Zealand is to go with AlmaLinux...Read more
What is cPanel used for?
1 Comment
SO
cPanel is a web-based control panel used to manage web hosting accounts. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing various aspects of a website,...Read more
Why don't you come with app to access users files? Wordpress does the same.
1 Comment
CS
great idea, you can tell them directly to them on git or support here is the link maybe they will add in there a roadmap or something they have
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