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  "name": "Bluehost hosting test results",
  "description": "Uptime, response time, load test and support results for Bluehost: HostIdea's own monitoring windows under tests[], and published third-party measurements under thirdParty[], each attributed to its source.",
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  "dateModified": "2026-10-13",
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    "uptime": 8,
    "support": 7,
    "features": 7.5,
    "value": 7.5,
    "easeOfUse": 8.5
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      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
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        "Ideal for 40K visits a month, per Bluehost",
        "WordPress staging, SSH and WP-CLI, object caching",
        "Chat support only; phone support not included"
      ],
      "resources": "Not published (visits guidance only)",
      "mailboxes": "Pro Email as a free trial, not included",
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      "moneyBackDays": 30,
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        "Ideal for 200K visits a month, per Bluehost",
        "Phone support, web application firewall, DDoS protection, AI malware removal",
        "Domain privacy free for the first year"
      ],
      "resources": "Not published (visits guidance only)",
      "mailboxes": "Pro Email as a free trial, not included",
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        {
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            "amount": 6.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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    {
      "id": "ecommerce-essentials",
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        "amount": 21.99,
        "currency": "USD"
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      "freeDomain": true,
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      "moneyBackDays": 30,
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        "Ideal for 400K visits a month, per Bluehost",
        "Commerce tools for selling content online",
        "Everything in Business"
      ],
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        {
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            "amount": 14.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 21.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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    {
      "publication": "WPBeginner",
      "url": "https://www.wpbeginner.com/hosting/bluehost/",
      "title": "WPBeginner, Bluehost review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "location": "Default US location",
      "tool": "UptimeRobot",
      "checkIntervalSeconds": 300,
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        {
          "pct": 100,
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      "loadTest": {
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        "p95Ms": 140,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
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      },
      "lcpMs": 933,
      "notes": "Test data from July 2026. Strong in North America, slower in South America and Japan. A later k6 run was blocked by Cloudflare DDoS protection."
    },
    {
      "publication": "HostingStep",
      "author": "Mohan Raj",
      "url": "https://hostingstep.com/hosting-reviews/bluehost/",
      "title": "HostingStep, Bluehost review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "tool": "Pingdom",
      "checkIntervalSeconds": 60,
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 99.97,
          "windowDays": 243,
          "window": "1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026",
          "outages": 10
        }
      ],
      "responseMs": 501,
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      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 100,
        "avgResponseMs": 41,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "tool": "Loader.io"
      },
      "notes": "84 minutes of downtime in the window. Global cached TTFB 224 ms across 40 locations (Americas 169 ms, Europe 176 ms, Asia Pacific 306 ms). Server location not stated."
    }
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  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "Added published third-party measurements under thirdParty[]: WPBeginner (updated 6 August 2026) and HostingStep (updated 7 September 2026, Pingdom 60-second checks, 1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026), each with its plan, method and the date we read it. Kept apart from HostIdea's own tests, which have not started. Scores unchanged."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "First version built from verified sources: the shared hosting page rendered in a browser (36-month prices, renewals, plan contents), the user agreement updated 21 August 2026 (30-day refund and exclusions, 99.99 percent SLA with a 5 percent coupon), the agency data centers help article, Bluehost's VPS data center announcements, and WPBeginner's review updated 6 August 2026. No HostIdea window is open yet; scores are provisional.",
      "source": "https://www.bluehost.com/hosting/shared"
    }
  ]
}