iPage vs BlueHost Hosting

iPage Review : iPage vs BlueHost Hosting

Some basic info about BlueHost

Bluehost is a shared hosting company that has been classified as a WordPress host. The web hosting company is famous with its inexpensive and features-rich hosting service. It’s worth mentioning that BlueHost is among the first that offers unlimited hosting and supports Fantastico Auto Installation.

At time of writing, BlueHost is one of the 20 largest web hosts, holding more than 2 million domains with its sister company, HostMonster.

BlueHost Official Website: http://www.bluehost.com

Compare iPage and BlueHost Hosting Features

See table below for some quick comparisons between iPage and BlueHost key features.

Key Hosting Features	BlueHost	iPage
General Info & Basic Features »
Establish (WhoIs Record)	Nov 15, 2005	Mac 24, 1995
Pricing	$6.95/mo	$4.50/mo
Data Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Data Transfer (Bandwidth)	Unlimited	Unlimited
Control Panel	cPanel	vDeck
Green Hosting?	No	Yes
Free Domain	Yes	Yes
Addon Domain	Unlimited	Unlimited
Parked Domain	Unlimited	Unlimited
MySQL Databases	100	Unlimited
FTP Accounts	Unlimited	Unlimited
Customer Support Features »
24×7 Live Chat Support	Yes	Yes
24×7 Phone Call Support	Yes	Yes
Ticketing Email System	Yes	Yes
Email Features»
POP3/IMAP	Unlimited	Unlimited
Auto-Responders	Unlimited	Unlimited
WebMail	Yes	Yes
Spam Filters	Yes	Yes
Advance Virus Check	Yes	Yes
Free Domain	Yes	Yes
Software & Web Apps »
Free Site Builder	Yes	Yes
Frontpage Extension	Yes	Yes
PERL	Yes	Yes
PHP 5	Yes	Yes
Auto-Scripts Installation	Fantastico	Install Central
WordPress	Yes	Yes
Pixel Post	No	Yes
b2 Evolution	Yes	Yes
MODx	Yes	No
Gallery 2	Yes	Yes
Coppermine	Yes	Yes
ZenPhoto	No	Yes
Joomla	Yes	Yes
Drupal	Yes	Yes
Mambo	Yes	Yes
SMF	Yes	Yes
GBook	No	Yes
phpBB	Yes	Yes
Carbonite Online PC Backup	No	Yes
e107	Yes	Yes
eCommerce Features»
Free Online Store	Yes	Yes
Shared SSL	Yes	Yes
osCommerce Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes
CubeCart Shopping Cart	Yes	No
ShopSite Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes
Agora Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes
Zen Shopping Cart	Yes	No
Integrated PayPal	No	Yes
Integrated Google Webmaster Tools	No	Yes
Free Marketing Credits & Addon»
Google Adwords	$50	$50
Yahoo! Sponsored Search	$50	$25
FaceBook Advertising	-	$50
MIVA Advertising	-	-
60-Day RatePoint Trials	No	Yes
Free YellowPages.com Listing	No	Yes

Conclusion: Who’s Better, iPage or BlueHost?

Without doubt, iPage and BlueHost are both outstanding web hosts and their hosting plans are quite similar. The main differences between BlueHost and iPage are (1) Price, (2) Green Hosting, and (3) MySQL databases. BlueHost cost $6.95/mo whereas iPage cost $4.50/mo; iPage is 100% powered by green energy whereas BlueHost is powered by traditional power grid; iPage provides unlimited MySQL databases whereas BlueHost offers 100. Honestly, I don’t see any special reason (besides that BlueHost is a much popular name) to pay extra money for the same hosting features, I think iPage is the better choice in this match up.

For more info, visit these two hosts online at:

» iPage Official Website: http://www.ipage.com
» BlueHost Official Website: http://www.bluehost.com