Flywheel Vs. Bluehost 2021 | Which one Fulfil Your Needs?
BlueHost and Flywheel are two web hosts with solid reputations. However, they are quite different. The following will compare these web hosts, and at the end, we’ll let you know which host you should choose.
Similarities:
- Linux-based plans
- 24/7 customer support
- 30 day money-back guarantee
- WordPress hosting
- Excellent uptime
Major Differences:
- BlueHost has many kinds of hosting, while all of Flywheel’s plans are VPS
- BlueHost has significantly cheaper hosting options
- Flywheel offers managed WordPress hosting
- FlyWheel has a 2 month free trial period with any 12 month plan
- FlyWheel is faster
- Flywheel is designed specifically for freelancers, creative agencies, and designers
Plans:
BlueHost hosting:
- Shared
- VPS
- Dedicated
- WordPress
Flywheel hosting:
- VPS
- Managed WordPress
Prices:
As you read above, Bluehost has many different hosting plans and tiers available, and each of them delivers a slightly different set of features.
For the purpose of this Bluehost hosting review, we’ll look at the entry-level plan called Basic Web Hosting.
It’s the most budget-friendly solution in the lineup and, for that reason, also the most popular one among customers.
Here’s a snapshot of the pricing page at the time of writing:
As you can see, Bluehost has a very affordable offering that starts at just $2.95/mo. However, the first thing you must know about this price is that you have to sign up for a three-year contract in order to get it. It is also paid upfront, which means that you do have to shell out $106.20 on day one.
There are options, to begin with, shorter contracts, but the prices grow with those a bit. Here’s the full picture:
- 36 months: Basic $2.95/mo, Plus and Choice Plus $5.45/mo, Pro $13.95/mo
- 24 months: Basic $3.95/mo, Plus and Choice Plus $6.95/mo, Pro $15.95/mo
- 12 months: Basic $4.95/mo, Plus and Choice Plus $7.45/mo, Pro $18.95/mo
- Bluehost doesn’t offer month-to-month payment options
Okay, but what do you get for these prices?
Overall, Bluehost focuses on delivering two things:
- the basic set of features and server capabilities that most users will need,
- making those features easy to use and accessible.
All the entry-level plans are very similar on paper, but there are a couple of fine differences.
First of all, none is “more powerful” than the other. Speaking in terms of computing power and the “scale of website,” they can all handle the same load. The differences are mainly in the size of the website and the number of websites you’re allowed to run.
- On the Basic plan, you are allowed only one website. Your disk space is also limited to 50 GB.
- All the other plans let you run unlimited websites and consume unlimited disk space while doing so.
This is great because what it means in practice is that if you want to build 2+ websites, Bluehost will only charge you $5.45/mo for that.
Here’s what else you get.
The Basic plan:
- 24/7 customer support via phone and chat (more on the quality of that later in this Bluehost hosting review),
- access to custom themes from within the Bluehost panel,
- a free domain name for the first year(!) plus access to a domain manager,
- email hosting – albeit it’s kind of hidden in the panel,
- a $100 Google Ads credit and Google My Business integration,
- free CDN integration – a “content delivery network” hook-up means that your website’s data is served from multiple servers across the web instead of just one machine; this improves your site speed a lot,
- free SSL certificates.
The Choice plan throws in a free Office 365 subscription for one month. The Choice Plus gives you additional access to free domain privacy (so that no one can check your personal data associated with the domain name) and free automatic backups. Lastly, the Pro plan offers an additional dedicated IP address (important when building web apps/tools, not so much for standard websites).
Overall, there really is nothing here that’s missing. Bluehost has put some real thought behind what the essential web hosting features are and then put them all together in this offering.
The free domain is a huge deal in particular! You’d usually have to pay around $15 for a new domain name registration. While it’s not a lot, it still adds up to your overall website launch bill. The fact that Bluehost throws that in for free is great.
Flywheel Pricing
Tiny $13/ month
Starter $25/ month
Freelance $96/ month
Agency $242/ month
Custom
| Overall Rating - 4.5 | |
| Speed - 5 | |
| Disk Space - 5 | |
| Bandwidth - 5 | |
| Value for Money - 5 | |
| Customer Support - 4 |
- Free Domain Name
- WordPress Support
- Free Website Migration
- Free Backup Services
- Free SSL Certificate
- Free CDN
Flywheel
| Overall Rating - 4 | |
| Speed - 5 | |
| Disk Space - 3 | |
| Bandwidth - 3 | |
| Value for Money - 4 | |
| Customer Support - 5 |
- Free Domain Name
- WordPress Support
- Free Website Migration
- Free Backup Services
- Free SSL Certificate
- Free CDN
- 24/7 Support
- Marketing Offers
- Cron Jobs
- Shell Access
- FTP Accounts
- E-commerce Ready
Conclusion:
There are very few web hosts out there that can compete with the performance of Flywheel. Not only does Flywheel offer nearly impeccable uptime, but they also have some of the fastest page-loading speeds out there, along with a reputation for their appealing website designs.
Flywheel has an excellent team of customer support, and a generous free trial offer. However, they can only help you out if you’re looking for VPS and managed WordPress hosting. We strongly recommend Flywheel(you most likely won’t need this if you have less than 1,000 visitors per month), though if you are looking for something cheaper, such as shared hosting, BlueHost is a solid option.
Alternative Options:
- WP Engine
- Kinsta
- A2 Hosting
Do you have any other questions? Ask away in comments
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