2020. 1. 24. 13:47ㆍ카테고리 없음
Once you click on Check Domain, you get a page with advanced options in which you need to enter the site name, username, and password. Fill everything and check the boxes. Now, click on Install Now.
OK, I’ll be honest I spend waaaaay too much time making (even simple) decisions. This has been the case when deciding what camera to buy, what gym to join, or even what dessert to choose.But when I was deciding what hosting should I go for, I took this to the next level.
I spent afternoons looking at storage limits, hosting features, server locations and prices.Almost every time I found myself asking the same question: SiteGround or Bluehost?To be fair, that wasn’t an easy choice, as both hosting providers have their perks. To save you from sleepless nights trying to figure out what’s the best provider for you, I’ve summarized my research and learnings here.I’ll also let you know what my choice was (and why).Let’s start! SiteGround vs Bluehost: what’s different?is the best choice if you need a hosting provider that offers outstanding performance and responsive support – from 9,95€ to 29,95€ a month. Is suitable for users that require loads of website storage at lower prices – it starts at $7.99/month.
Both Siteground and Bluehost offer significant discounts for the 1st year.Check out this summary table to quickly compare these two providers:SiteGroundBluehostMediumHighGreatGoodA lotSomeGreatDisappointingGreatGood41First includedPaid extraGoodGoodSecureSecureGreatOKMedium-highMedium-lowperformance is impressive, comes with a lot of hosting features and responsive support. However, they are a bit more expensive.offers more storage and lower prices. But their performance is weak and their support not the greatest.SiteGround vs Bluehost – Which one is the most popular?Founded in 2003 in Utah, powers more than 2M websites and employs over 750 people. It hasn’t stopped growing since they first started. EIG, a company who owns many more web hosting services, decided to buy it in 2010 – and many say this was when things started going south.was founded in 2004, has over 400 employees and hosts more than 2M domain names.
This Bulgarian company has managed to become one of the most popular shared hosting services in recent years – will see why below.If this were a (Google Trends) popularity contest, it’d be over quickly; Bluehost is way more popular than SiteGround.SiteGround vs. Bluehost at Google TrendsBut more often than not, popularity and hosting don’t mix well. Many hosting giants (like Bluehost) tend to have issues managing high volumes of customers. This ends up hurting their performance and the quality of their support (lesson here: don’t bite off more than one can chew.)So, popularity aside, let’s keep reading to figure out which is the best choice.Round 1: Ease of use – Which one is more straightforward?SiteGround and Bluehost offer cPanel-based solutions with a lot of common features (e.g., FTP accounts, a file manager, email accounts and PHPMyAdmin). You can even enable CloudFlare (a popular CDN) easily with both providers.Bluehost Upsell cPanel sectionIn my opinion, approach is a bit cleaner.
Bluehost Cpanel Email
Bluehost’s backend is cluttered with constant upsell pitches and promotion of (paid) tools that you most likely don’t need (e.g., AppMachine, Weebly, ConstantContact, etc.) – this can get confusing.Another thing that annoys me from is that they are a bit shady with their prices and try to push you to register for longer periods of time (3 years).Winner: Both have an easy-to-use system and they are pretty intuitive. If I had to pick a winner, I’d choose SiteGround as Bluehost feels a bit salesy and their pricing can be confusing.Round 2 – Hosting featuresThere are many features you should take into account while checking out a hosting provider. But in my experience these are the most relevant for shared hosting: Storage – How much space you’ll need?This is always an essential factor to take into account. You’ll need to choose a hosting plan with enough storage for your project(s), and a little bit extra.SiteGroundBluehostEntry level plan10GB50GBMiddle plan20GBUnlimitedHigher plan30GBUnlimitedI have to say that 10GB is plenty for most projects, unless you are planning to upload loads of HD images and heavy videos.Winner: entry-level plan (Basic) offers already more storage than higher plan.
If you need a lot of space, Bluehost is a better option.Sidenote: SiteGround uses SSD as their storage drives. These are more expensive but also faster than traditional hard drives (e.g., the ones Bluehost uses). Similar to comparing a Ferrari with a coach, the former won’t fit more than 4 or 5 people but will be way faster than the bus. Bandwidth – How many visits will you get?This refers to the amount of traffic that your website will be allowed to receive. More often than not, hosting providers try to limit your visitors, so you are forced to upgrade.Winner: Good news here. Neither SiteGround nor Bluehost have any bandwidth limitations – so get as much traffic as you can.
Backups – Be safe!Anything that can go wrong,. Having recent backups that can be quickly restored is a lifesaver. A reliable backup system has prevented me from getting fired on several occasions.SiteGround has your back! They keep a daily copy of your site for the last 30 days. And you’ll be able to restore to a previous backup in seconds. You’ll also find a (generic) cPanel tool to download security copies of your site.SiteGround Backup System on DemandBut I am a huge fan of their – only available on the GrowBig and GoGeek plans. With one click you can quickly back up your entire system (e.g., before an update) and restore it even faster if needed.Bluehost (basic) backup systemBluehost’s approach isn’t as cool. ‘As a courtesy’ they create backups that you can download and restore – they seem to keep a daily, weekly and monthly copy.
The basic (free) version has limited functionality (e.g., no individual files restores). However, they offer an (included with the Prime plan) with more options.Winner: I really dislike Bluehost’s attitude here, it feels like they are trying to blackmail you so you buy their (expensive) backup premium service. So no doubt, the point goes to.
Domains, Subdomains & Parked DomainsWith SiteGround you’ll be allowed to create as many subdomains as you need. You’ll also be able to park unlimited domain names with all your plans. However, they don’t offer a free domain name upon registration, you’ll be requested to pay for it (or purchase it elsewhere) – domain names (.com) start at about $16 per year.Bluehost plans offer a free domainBluehost does offer a free domain name with all their plans. Be aware that the subdomains and parked domains are limited with their entry plan to 5 and 25 – there are no limitations with the higher plans.Winner: Since offers a free domain name with all their plans, this point is for them Email accounts – Receive and send emailsSiteGround comes with unlimited email accounts, however, the maximum storage per account is limited for each plan to 2GB, 4GB and 6GB.
You can set up forwarders and aliases for your accounts. Their cPanel comes with 3 emails clients to manage your accounts: Horde, RoundCube and SquirrelMail.SiteGround email accountsBluehost is pretty much the same – it even offers the same webmail clients. The only difference is that Bluehost limits the entry-level plan (Basic) to 5 email accounts and 100MB of storage. The rest of the plans offer unlimited accounts and space.Winner: Pretty similar, offers unlimited accounts with all their plans but limits the storage. Limits the accounts and space for the Basic tier. In my opinion, both are equally good.
We have a tie. FTP & SFTP accountsBoth SiteGround and Bluehost allow you to create as many FTP accounts as you need.
Using SFTP is not a problem with SiteGround. SFTP is also allowed with Bluehost, but only for the main FTP account.Winner: Again, pretty equal, so one point for each. SSL & HTTP/2To enhance security and improve your SEO rankings, having an SSL enabled (https) and running your site over HTTP/2 is a great help. So hosting providers that offer these out-of-the-box, are one step ahead of their competitors.Winner: Both and offer free SSL (via Let’s Encrypt) and HTTP/2. Nothing to complain about here!
Git and SSH accessThese technologies make it easier for programmers to deploy and keep track of the changes – especially when working in teams.SiteGround has developed their own SSH access system, so you can get admin access to your account – very convenient for managing big files. On top of that, you can to enable version control over your projects – best practice among pros.Bluehost SSH key generationWhile Bluehost offers SSH too, sadly the Git repository isn’t available with their shared hosting.Winner: This round goes to! WordPress – SiteGround vs BluehostMost of us use WordPress as the chosen CMS. Having servers optimized for WordPress and tools that enhance productivity can be terrific. Bluehost StockholmSiteGround StockholmBluehost San JoseSiteGround SanJoseBluehost OrlandoSiteGround OrlandoBluehost LondonSiteGround LondonBluehost LASIteGround LABluehost PhoenixSiteGround PhoenixBluehost DallasSiteGround DallasBluehost New YorkSiteGround New YorkWinner:, as you can see in the table above, performed way better than Bluehost. This important point goes to SiteGround.Round 4 – DowntimeAlong with the hosting speed, the uptime is the most critical performance metric.
Some shared hostings are down every other moment, and as you can imagine this is not good for the user experience. Search engines like Google also dislike service interruptions.A good rule of thumb is aiming for at least a 99.95% of uptime.Every time I check my stats, I am impressed by SiteGround’s uptime. In my experience, they offer the best results for the shared hosting industry.Bluehost vs SiteGround: Uptime testI had many issues with Bluehost’s uptime in the past, actually I wasn’t happy at all.
But I have to acknowledge that in recent times, they seem to have improved.Winner: Despite improvements, still offers a tiny bit more. So this point is for them.Round 5 – Server locationOne of my favorite things about SiteGround is that they have more than one data center location. They have servers in the US (Chicago), the UK (London), The Netherlands (Amsterdam) and Singapore.4 global locations, pretty cool huh?SiteGround’s Data CentersWhen researching Bluehost’s website not much information is found about their data centers.
If you dig a bit deeper and ask their support, they’ll let you know that their servers are, somewhere, in Utah. Not sure why, but they are a bit cryptic about this.Winner: and 1 for. This is a clear win for SiteGround.Round 6 – Site migrationMigrating a website from one host to another can be a pain, especially if especially if it’s the first time for you.
After, you can request a migration too, but you’ll need to pay $30 per site migration. They also offer a migration plugin for WordPress users, which doesn’t always worked for me.Bluehost doesn’t offer migration services unless you pay (about $150). For this price, they’d.Winner: Another clear win for SiteGround.Round 7 – ScalabilityIt’s important that your hosting can grow with you.
It won’t be fun if your site gets successful overnight and your hosting provider fails to accommodate your traffic increase.If the SiteGround GoGeek plan isn’t enough for you, they have a couple of options you can check out:.: This starts at $80 a month. This is a more flexible solution than shared hosting, as you can add more resources (e.g., storage, RAM memory, etc.) with just 1 click. Ideal to cope with traffic peaks.
Be aware that the bandwidth is limited to 5TB – but this is a lot.: For those needing even more resources, however, this isn’t cheap – starts at about $270 a month. The storage, RAM memory and the processing power are the main upgrades here.: If your needs are so big that you need a tailored solution.: If you are a developer yourself and maintain your client’s websites, you may be interested in their reseller plan.Bluehost also offers a variety of alternatives to the classic shared hosting:.: Similar plans to the shared hosting, their price starts at about $10 a month – this is suspiciously low if you ask me.
The good thing here is that you can add more resources as you need them – be aware that this will increase your bill.: Their VPS plans offer SSD storage and more processing power. They start at about $30 a month.: For about $120 a month you’ll have your own server. This is only suitable for large projects that need a performance boost.Winner: Both Bluehost and SiteGround offer similar advanced solutions (e.g., dedicated servers). Another tie!Sidenote: Being 100% honest, I’ve never had to use anything other than shared hosting. So I can ’t tell how good or bad Bluehost and SiteGround’s advanced solutions are.Round 8 – Securitycomes with SSL, SFTP and SSH access, all these are important security-wise.
They also use PHP 7 by default (apparently it’s a more secure version), monitor the traffic to block brute force attacks and update their security rules every week. They sell too, an add-on that will scan your site looking for malware – it costs $1.50 extra a month.Bluehost’s SiteLock plansBeing honest, Bluehost offers a similar approach with SSL, SFTP and SSH access.
They don’t share much else about their security protocols, but they do – an external security solution that starts at about $30 per year.If you research online, there’s a lot of chat about Bluehost sites being hacked. However, this could be because they host thousands of websites, often set up by beginners.Winner: As far as I know, both providers make efforts to keep their platform safe.Sidenote: I am not a security expert, so if this is a really important issue for you, please contact one.Round 9 – SupportFor me, support is really important, probably the most important aspect when choosing a hosting provider.SiteGround offers 24-hour support via phone, email (ticket) and live chat. Has always been friendly to me, given a solution and been really fast.
As far as I can recall, the y provided the best support I’ve ever had from a hosting company – I know a bold claim, but I stand by it.Bluehost support sectionBluehost support isn’t as cool. In my experience they are slower, not as useful and try to push for upsells – this is usually an issue among big hosting providers. You can reach them all day via phone or live chat.Winner: As you could anticipate, can’t compete with. One more (crucial) point for SiteGround.Round 10 – Prices & PlansJudging prices is very personal. Some don’t mind paying a bit extra if they get more quality, and others prefer cheaper alternatives with (perhaps) less quality.A piece of advice? Don’t go cheap with your hosting.Generally speaking, is slightly higher.
However, I believe they offer a better service and performance.