Bluehost vs Liquid Web

Bluehost is strongest for beginners. Liquid Web is strongest for agencies. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Bluehost	Liquid Web
Starting price	$2.09/mo	$5/mo
Best for	Beginners Small business websites WordPress blogs WooCommerce stores	Agencies E-commerce/WooCommerce High-traffic WordPress Businesses wanting fully-managed support
Stated uptime SLA	99.99%	100% (Liquid Web's published network/power/infrastructure uptime guarantee)
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	1	3
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	24/7 Live Chat, Phone (Business+ plans), Ticket, Knowledge Base	24/7/365 phone, Live chat, Ticket, Docs/Knowledge Base
Compliance	PCI DSS (WooCommerce plans)	PCI DSS, HIPAA (available), SOC 2
Hidden costs to watch for	Steep renewal price increases after the intro term (e.g. Starter $3.99/mo intro renews at $9.99-$15.99/mo) Free domain is only free for the first year, then charges standard domain renewal price Domain privacy is free only for the first year on Business+ plans, then billed annually SiteLock/backup/CodeGuard style add-ons and Pro Email upsells prompted during and after checkout Longer contract terms (36-month) required to get the lowest advertised intro price	Advertised prices are frequently promotional (e.g. 50% off for the first 2 months, or 10-15% off for 1-2 year prepay terms); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher than the teaser rate Bandwidth overages and additional storage are billed as add-ons beyond plan allowances Managed WordPress/Nexcess plans are billed upfront annually to get the advertised per-month rate ("2 months free" annual billing) in many cases Windows OS licensing adds a surcharge over equivalent Linux dedicated/cloud dedicated configurations
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18