HostMonster vs Bluehost Hosting - Which is Better?

The comparison BlueHost VS HostMonster is for their shared web hosting mission, features, speed, reliability, technical support and price.

In fact, BlueHost and HostMonster are the sister brands, founded by Matt Heaton in 1996/1999, operated with the same staffs, data centers, servers, support system and technology. With about 15 years’ development, they have accumulated a lot of web hosting experience and knowledge. They are the only 2 shared web hosting providers having 3 dedicated data centers in Provo, Utah that have invested 20+ million USD since 2010. They are the really leaders of shared web hosting industry today.

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BlueHost vs HostMonster > Features & Terms

The shared web hosting features & terms of BlueHost and HostMonster are nearly the same, except the version of specific features or technology. Take an example. By the end of May, 2012, BlueHost was still using Ruby 1.8.7 and Rails 2.x, but HostMonster had upgraded to Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails 3.2.2.

Feature
Plans in Comparison	Starter	Plus	Starter	Plus
Disk Space	100 GB	Unlimited	100 GB	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Free Domain
cPanel
1-Click Installer
PHP 5
MySQL 5
Ruby on Rails
SSH
Money Back Guarantee	Anytime	Anytime	Anytime	Anytime
24/7 Support
Discount	42% Off	60% Off	42% Off	30% Off
Effective Price	$3.49/mo	$3.95/mo	$3.49/mo	$5.49/mo
How to Claim	Link Activation	Link Activation	Link Activation	Link Activation

Loading Speed

BlueHost and HostMonster utilize the same data centers, the same servers and the same technology, their shared web hosting speed have been proven for the same by our editors. Our editorsd compare the loading speed of the same WordPress site with the same content hosted with BlueHost and HostMonster. We found their loading speed is nearly the same on all the database queries, page generation and page rendering, as the following statistics chart.

Reliability

As HostMonster is more aggressive for new technology, their shared web hosting reliability is a little worse than BlueHost indeed. We have had 2 websites hosted with BlueHost and HostMonster since 2011. As the uptime statistics data collected by our website uptime monitor, BlueHost committed 99.9% uptime that the 0.1% is just for server restart or required system upgrades. Meanwhile, HostMonster committed 97.4% uptime that we usually encountered approximately 2 hours downtime in a month.

Support

The BlueHost and HostMonster technical support are absolutely outstanding. They’re sharing the support staffs with each other. They both provide 24×7 100% US-based technical support located in Provo, Utah via toll-free telephone, live chat, email and ticket system. With holding times that average less than 30 seconds and 100% on-site staffs, you’re assured that the experienced support staff helping you knows how to help.

BlueHost vs HostMonster > Price

Price
Plans in Comparison	Starter	Plus	Starter	Plus
Regularly	$5.99/mo	$9.99/mo	$5.99/mo	$9.99/mo
Discount	42% Off	60% Off	42% Off	40% Off
Price Now	$3.49/mo	$3.95/mo	$3.49/mo	$5.49/mo

HostMonster web hosting is starting at $5.99/mo regularly, and is offering a 42% off promotion for $3.49/mo right now. In fact, the Plus plan is a much more expensive compared with the sister brand – BlueHost.

BlueHost offers 3 packages named as Starter, Plus and Business Pro. Customers regularly need to pay $5.99/mo, $9.99/mo and $19.99/mo to get them, but with the promotion below now, the prices are down to $3.49/mo, $3.95/mo and $13.95/mo effectively.

HostMonster vs Bluehost > Conclusion

If you’re looking for a reliable shared web hosting provider, BlueHost or HostMonster are both the brilliant choice, but this doesn’t mean this comparison is meaningless. You can easily understand in this way, BlueHost likes a righty for new technology, but HostMonster is more aggressive to upgrade their servers for new technology.

If you’re a non-technical people looking for a shared web host for the personal staffs or small businesses, BlueHost may be better than HostMonster. BlueHost is conservative, but that may helps the hosting websites in the better reliable manner than HostMonster.

If you’re a developer, web designer or web development company, HostMonster may be better than BlueHost as they’re always encouraged for upgrading their servers with the latest cutting-edge technology. Take an example. HostMonster usually upgrades their servers with the latest versions of PHP and Ruby on Rails earlier than BlueHost.