Undoubtedly, both are
very good web hosting service companies. However, people who want to have the
best service, need to choose the best, among the two. This article compares the
services of both the companies.
User interface
The cPanel of Hostgator
is very complicated than the clean Bluehost cPanel. The Bluehost uses simple
scripts and easy installation process than the complicated Hostgator cPanel.
The navigation through the pages is also easy, in Bluehost.
Price
Both provide the best
performance and they are very reliable. The Hostgator has three packages
starting from 3.96 dollars per month. Bluehost is a bit costlier, costing $4.95
per month.
Load time
The speed test between
the two providers show that the load time for Hostgator is 887ms and that of
Bluehost is 1.02 seconds. The performance grade for Hostgator is shown as 91%
(91% faster than an average site) and the grade is 89% for Bluehost.
Technical support
Both the service
providers provide 24 x 7 service through phone, e-mail and live chat agents. In
terms of reliability, both the companies are similar.
Other features
Bluehost has been in
business since 1996 but Hostgator is a bit new to the industry as it started
operations, in 2002. Bluehost has almost two million domains under it but though
Hostgator started late, it has nine million domains.
In terms of performance
and the reliability of the service, it is really hard to pick one. Given the
above said metrics, it is clearly seen that Hostgator is preferred than
Bluehost. Though the latter has been in business for a longer time, Hostgator
managed to attract more customers with its superior features.
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