Shared Web
Hosting Done Right

When building a website, start here.
Our shared service delivers a powerful, proven
platform that's perfect for hosting your websites.

All Plans Include

Domains
Domains

Our domain manager makes it easy to track, update, transfer, purchase, and administer all of your domains in one place. Plus and Business Pro accounts support unlimited add-on and parked domains, subdomains, and even domestic and international domains.

Resource Protection
Resource Protection

Our technology identifies websites using excessive resources and temporarily re-assigns them to isolated systems. This defends your website performance and mitigates the risk normally associated with shared servers.

Scalability
Scalability

Start with what you need and move to more powerful options as your website grows. Our custom technology lets you upgrade in just a few clicks.

SSL Certificates
SSL Certificates

Powered by Let's Encrypt, each SSL Certificate provided helps secure the connection between websites and your visitors. This helps keep personal information, e-commerce transactions, and other sensitive data safeguarded.

Marketing Credits
Marketing Credits

Receive $100 for Microsoft Advertising and $100 for Google Ads when you spend your first $25 on a new Microsoft Advertising and Google Ads account.

Google My Business
Get Verified on Google My Business

List your local business online to quickly connect with customers in your area. Allow them to see your location and your hours of operation on Google Maps.

Advanced Plans and Add-Ons

Upgrade your plan for advanced features or enhance your account with optional add-ons

Multi-Server Management
Multi-Server Management

Need more than one account? Add shared, VPS, or even dedicated services to your account with ease. Simply log in once and effortlessly manage all of your shared web hosting services in one place.

Access Control
Access Control

Create unique passwords restricting access to different areas of your account. Generate one for billing and ownership information, one for cPanel and dedicated server access, and of course a master password for the entire account.

Content Delivery Network
Content Delivery Network

CloudFlare is built directly into your account. An advanced content delivery network, it automatically increases the performance of your site. Enable CloudFlare instantly on any of your websites for free without any coding changes

Advanced Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities

Use advanced capabilities like Secure Shell (SSH) access, server-side includes, log file access and web-based managers for files, databases and email. Customize your own .htaccess files, cron jobs and php.ini files.

Unique IPs
Unique IPs

Enable advanced control of ports and further protect your account by securing an IP address assigned to your websites only.

Domain Privacy
Domain Privacy + Protection

Help to prevent identity theft, spam, and phishing attacks by masking the personal information associated with your domain name. Receive SMS alerts (message and data rates may apply) for changes to your domain and avoid domain blacklists with Domain Privacy + Protection.

SiteLock
SiteLock

Defend your websites against attacks and malware by detecting and fixing vulnerabilities and threats before they cause problems.

CodeGuard
CodeGuard

CodeGuard works behind the scenes, taking daily backups and saving each as a separate version - making it easy to turn back the clock should disaster strike.

Spam Protection
Spam Protection

Powered by Google, Postini filters out harmful and unwanted content before it reaches your inbox, isolating quarantined messages for you to review.

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What is Shared Hosting?

Bluehost's Shared Hosting is perfect for getting started online. Built on top of a reliable platform and backed by 24/7 expert support, Bluehost's Shared Hosting is perfect for blogs, hobbies, and even small business websites. Choose the plan that's right for you and get started quickly and easily.

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Build It For Me

Let our professional services team help design, build and market your website so you can stay focused on running your business.

At Your Service

Our team is on hand 24/7 to not only solve technical issues, but to offer the guidance and technical support you need to succeed online. Give us a ring.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shared Hosting?

Shared Server Hosting is the most common and affordable form of website hosting. Multiple users will share the resources of a secured server or group of secured servers in order to put their websites online for others to view. Bluehost offers several affordable shared hosting services so you can find the perfect shared hosting package for your website needs.

What are Shared Hosting Benefits?

Affordability is the #1 benefit of Shared web Hosting. However most Shared Hosting platforms are also managed, which means that users do not have to worry about things like server management and platform patches.

What is the difference between Shared vs WordPress Hosting?

Shared Website Hosting is the platform in which WordPress can be utilized. There are some platforms that can be optimized specifically for WordPress, however in most cases managed WordPress hosting is synonymous with Shared website Hosting since WordPress is the most common CMS.

What is the difference between Shared vs VPS Hosting?

In unmetered Shared Hosting you are sharing the resources of a server with multiple users, which means a specific allotment of resources (RAM, CPU, etc) are not guaranteed for your website. In Virtual Private Server VPS Hosting, you are guaranteed resources for your website, however you are often required to manage the server yourself.

How do I get started with Shared Hosting?

Bluehost is a web host provider that makes it easy to get started with one of the fastest Shared Hosting services on the market. Simply select the shared web hosting plan that best suits your needs and follow the sign up flow. We will automatically install WordPress for you so you can quickly start building your dream website.