While WP Engine focuses solely on managed WordPress hosting, Bluehost offers a wide variety of hosting services. Therefore, this comparison is based specifically on Bluehost’s WordPress optimized hosting versus WP Engine.
First off, you should note that with WP Engine you’re getting hosting only, as opposed to Bluehost where you get email and other cPanel functionality. So, if you’re looking for a complete online presence, Bluehost is the better option. However, if you already have your email, etc., setup and are focused on a managed hosting solution, WP Engine does provide more advanced WordPress features.
Both of these web hosting companies offer four levels of managed WP hosting: Blogger/Personal, Professional, Business, and Enterprise. Bluehost gets the edge when it comes to value as not only are their prices lower, but they also give you higher amounts of storage and monthly visits.
While WP Engine remains one of the standards when it comes to managed hosting, Bluehost is now a viable option for those looking at a WordPress optimized hosting plan.
Check out our video for a quick overview of WP Engine vs Bluehost.
Advantages of WP Engine over Bluehost:
Advantages of Bluehost over WP Engine:
For website speed and performance, WP Engine is definitely the winner. WP Engine continues to post impressive speed test results with their EverCache technology and optimized WordPress environment. Although Bluehost has improved their website speed in recent years, if you want the better choice for speed and performance, choose WP Engine. In fact, we use WP Engine for our website.
See some of our sample speed test results below:
Website staging is provided by both WP Engine and Bluehost. Here, WP Engine is the winner based not only on their excellent staging interface, but also the inclusion of development, staging, and production environments.
With both WP Engine and Bluehost, you get automated daily backups. However, WP Engine also includes on-demand snapshot backup capability. Bluehost requires you to purchase a premium CodeGuard plan if you want to create on-demand backups. So, when it comes to data backup, WP Engine is the winner.
You may be surprised with the excellent response time with Bluehost’s support. They have definitely made some improvements. However, WP Engine is the winner in this category as they provide outstanding and responsive support and will go the extra step to help you out.
Price: $20 mo. – $56 mo. (Premium Customized Plans also available)
Unlimited Email: No
Host Multiple Domains: No
Hosting Interface: WP Engine Client Portal
Full Refund Period: 60 Days
Dedicated Hosting Available: Yes
Monthly Visits:
Personal: 25,000
Professional: 100,000
Business: 400,000
Enterprise: Millions
Storage:
Personal: 10GB
Professional: 20GB
Business: 30GB
Enterprise: Customized
Websites:
Personal: 1
Professional: 10
Business: 25
Enterprise: 25+
Free Extras:
CDN (Content Delivery Network) (Professional and Business plans)
EverCache technology speeds up page-load time
Free Let’s Encrypt SSL
WordPress Solution Center
Advantages of Choosing WP Engine:
Started Business: 1996
Data Center Location: Provo, UT
Price: Price: $1.99 mo. – $9.99 mo.
Unlimited Bandwidth: Yes
Unlimited Storage: Yes
Unlimited Email: Yes
Host Multiple Domains: Yes
Hosting Interface: cPanel
Server Uptime: 99.99%
Full Refund Period: 30 Days
Dedicated Hosting Available: Yes
Free Extras:
Free Let’s Encrypt SSL
SiteLock CDN
$200 Marketing Offers (Except Basic Plan)
Advantages of Choosing Bluehost:
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