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# Pressable vs Bluehost

Pressable and Bluehost compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Pressable scores higher overall.

By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) · Updated Oct 14, 2026

We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure).

## Verdict

[7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring)

[Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable)Wins overall

Automattic's managed WordPress host: dedicated PHP workers, four origins, failover, a 100 percent SLA, from $25 a month

[7.6 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring)

[Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost)

Newfold's WordPress-recommended host: three shared tiers on 36-month terms, weekly backups, a 5 percent SLA coupon

Pressable wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.6).

## How do the scores compare?

Pressable leads on 3 sub-scores, Bluehost on 2. Higher is better.

|     | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | [Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Support | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Features | 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Value | 6.0 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 | 8.5 |

## Which one is faster and more reliable?

|     | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | [Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Overall score | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Uptime (published)Hostingstep 243 d vs HostingStep 243 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 99.97% |
| Response time (published)Hostingstep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 320 ms | 501 ms |

## Which one costs less?

On renewal, Bluehost is cheaper ($9.99/mo vs $20.83/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.

Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Pressable) and Oct 13, 2026 (Bluehost). USD.

|     | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | [Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cheapest plan | Signature 1 | Starter |
| Intro price | $20.83/mo | $3.99/mo |
| Renewal price | $20.83/mo | $9.99/mo |
| Required term | 12 months | 36 months |
| Websites | 1   | 10  |
| Storage | 20 GB | 10 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |

## What does each include?

|     | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | [Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free domain | No  | First year, with a 12-month or 36-month term |
| Free SSL | Included; a Jetpack Security licence comes with every plan | Let's Encrypt |
| Backups | Hourly database and daily full backups, restorable from the site dashboard, per the support policy | Weekly website backups on every shared plan |
| Free migration | Unlimited site migrations on every plan | Site migration tool |
| Free CDN | Built-in edge cache and global CDN across more than 24 edge locations | Not stated |
| Caching | Edge cache, OPcache, page cache and query cache | Advanced static content caching and object caching |
| Staging | One staging and one sandbox site per WordPress install on every Signature plan | WordPress staging site on every plan |
| Email | No  | Not stated |
| Dedicated resources | 5 dedicated PHP workers (5 vCPUs) per site with 512 MB each and burst capacity; no shared memory pools | Not stated |
| Data center choice | Los Angeles, Dallas, Ashburn or Amsterdam per site at creation, with an account default; a secondary server in another region takes over on failure | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 100 percent network, infrastructure and hardware SLA with a credit of 5 percent of the monthly fee per 30 minutes of downtime, up to the full month | 99.99% SLA; at most one coupon per month for 5% of the monthly hosting fee |
| Developer tools | SSH and WP-CLI described on the features pages, an API, an MCP server, DupliKits site templates, multisite and headless support | Not stated |
| Security | Jetpack Security, malware monitoring and threat response, Secure Hosting Alliance certification | Malware scanning on Starter; AI malware removal, web application firewall and DDoS protection from Business |
| Phone support | No  | Business and above; Starter has chat only |
| CDN | Not stated | Yes |
| SSH and WP-CLI | Not stated | Yes |
| Choice of data center | Not stated | Region selected at checkout (North America, South America, Europe, Asia) |
| Windows hosting | Not stated | No  |

## Company facts

|     | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | [Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Control panel | MyPressable Control Panel (custom), with an API and an MCP server | Bluehost account manager with cPanel |
| Data centers | 5   | 2   |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, phone, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2010 | 2003 |

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