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I have intentions of starting my blog and/or website. I was introduced to Hostgator and Bluehost; but I want to know which one is the best? I checked out the ones listed on this site but I don't see either Hostgator or Bluehost there. I would like an administrator to answer this part. Is it that you do not recommend Hostgator or Bluehost? Let me know your thoughts please.
Hey shanshan, this might help
What do we consider when choosing the best between BlueHost vs HostGator?
1. Performance and Reliability
BlueHost and HostGator are two best and most recommended web hosting because of their performances. Both HostGator and BlueHost provide 99.9% uptime guarantee. So it a tie here.
2. Uptime
Hostgator has a more stable and better uptime than bluehost.
3. Response Time
Pingdom also shows the highest response time of the sites hosted on these two hosts. Site hosted on HostGator never took more than 1288ms (1.2 seconds) to load, whereas site hosted on BlueHost took over 5429ms (5.4 seconds) to load. So Hosgator has a better response time.
4. Speed Test
Speed is an important factor to consider before choosing a web host. Site hosted on HostGator loads around 50% faster than BlueHost.
5. Customer Support
When it comes to Web Hosting Companies, having a great team of support is mandatory. There is an understanding team of support available at HostGator.
6. User Interface
It's a Tie. Both HostGator & BlueHost have great User Interface.
7. Features and Pricing
BlueHost offers three plans called Starters Plan, Plus and Business Plan. On the other hand, HostGator also have three hosting plans called Hatchling, Baby and Business plan. These hosting providers change prices of their plans frequently, so it's better if you check out the updated prices. On this options it generally depends on your preferences.
Based on the comparison above, HostGator beats BlueHost in performance.. You can expect a rock solid performance from HostGator
