Bluehost.com Vs Bluehost India: Should You Prefer it Over Bluehost U.S.?

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March 2021 Update: Bluehost India is now an Indian replica of Bluehost.com. So, your choice is simpler now. If your target audience is in India, you should pick Bluehost India (Indian servers), and if your target audience is in USA, you should pick Bluehost.com ( U.S. based servers)

Should you buy hosting from Bluehost India Or Bluehost.com.?

They are promoting Indian servers for better speed. Does Bluehost Indian hosting provide the same quality of service as the U.S. hosting provide?

Bluehost India is the latest addition from EIG group to offer a localized hosting experience to Indian users.

  • Is Bluehost India as good as Bluehost U.S.?
  • Should You buy hosting from Bluehost India?
  • Bluehost India offers a server in the U.S., Is it better to buy from them?

These are some of the many questions many readers have asked in the ShoutMeLoud forum. While hosting is the most crucial decision of starting your blog or online business and it’s important for you to take this decision carefully.

Note: This article contains affiliate links, but every word is unbiased, and based on real-experience.

Note: This article contains affiliate links, but every word is unbiased and based on real experience.

By the end of this post, you would know: Should you buy hosting from Bluehost India or not?

Why Bluehost India doesn’t fit our quality check?

Bluehost U.S. is a popular web-hosting company for WordPress & well known for innovating CPU throttling technology in the shared hosting. They also offer free SSL certificate & an easy to use dashboard for managing WordPress. Later in 2010, EIG acquired Bluehost company.

EIG group also owns numerous hosting companies like Hostgator, ASmallOrange, Resellerclub & many more.

It would be wrong to say that EIG makes the technology decision to hamper the quality of their acquired hosting, rather they provide infrastructure & resources which helps these small hosting companies to grow big.

In 2020, Bluehost relaunched Bluehost India, and this time it offers all the same features as Bluehost.com, and the quality of hosting is the same.

I was expecting it to be an Indian version of Bluehost U.S., where we get the same cPanel (Bluehost customized dashboard), Server quality, CPU throttling technology & other services.

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EIG acquired Resellerclub back in February 2014 to expand its business to India. What could be better than using the existing brand value to sell something? The only thing which EIG missed here is, Bluehost U.S. & Hostgator U.S. are popular because of the hosting & service quality along with the offering.

With Bluehost India, you will find the same offering as Bluehost.com plus some added advantages such as:

  • Indian servers: If your target audience are from India, hosting your website in Indian server will make it load faster, and give a better user experience. This is also good for SEO. You should consider Bluehost.com (offers US servers), only when your target audience is not from India, and is in USA or closer to USA.
  • Local support: Like it or not, talking to a local guy for support makes a lot of difference. With Bluehost India hosting, you will be talking to an Indian customer support, which will be a time saver.
  • Easy taxation: When you buy hosting from India, your taxes including GST are simpler. You don’t need to pay reverse GST which is something you need to pay when buying services from outside India.

I even purchased one of the hosting packages to see what’s all the buzz is about? And Bluehost India hosting seems to be as promising and fast as Bluehost USA.

Pricing Of Bluehost India server:

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Many new users compare hosting on the pricing difference (Even if it’s negligible) which is not the right factor for deciding on your hosting options. Pricing on Bluehost India is certainly cheaper than Bluehost U.S

Winner: Tie

Should you buy hosting from Bluehost India?

At the time of writing, there is no substantial difference in terms of quality between Bluehost.com and Bluehost India. You can pick either based on your requirement. I reiterate myself, if your target audience is in India, you should buy hosting from Bluehost India, and if your target audience is in USA, buy hosting from Bluehost.com

For the learning purpose, you can check out both the sites of Bluehost (Indian & U.S. version) & compare the features & price yourself.

Have you or any of your friend used Bluehost India? How was the experience? Share your viewpoints in the comment section below.

What is the need of Web hosting?

A web-hosting is where your websites files, images are stored, and users around the world is able to access it.

Is Bluehost India a secure hosting?

Yes, Bluehost India is a secure hosting, which applies latest anti-hacking techniques to prevent your website from hacking. However, you should always take a timely backup of your website. Read my earlier guide on how to make WordPress secure to dwell deep into this topic.

Do you have to pay immediately after buying a hosting or can I pay later?

Yes, you need to pay for hosting for your hosting account to be activated. Bluehost let you pay for 12 months, 24 months and 36 months. Unfortunately, there is no EMI option available on Bluehost India at this time.

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A Blogger, Author and a speaker! Harsh Agrawal is recognized as a leader in digital marketing and FinTech space. Fountainhead of ShoutMeLoud, and a Speaker at ASW, Hero Mindmine, Inorbit, IBM, India blockchain summit. Also, an award-winning blogger.

37 thoughts on “Bluehost.com Vs Bluehost India: Should You Prefer it Over Bluehost U.S.?”

  1. Ashwin

    Hi Harsh,
    I’m still confused by the difference. Now bluehost.in shows an option to host the server in the US.
    With that, is there any difference at all?

    1. @Ashwin
      You should pick the server location based on your target audience. If your majority of audience is sitting in India, then pick Indian location. If your audience is sitting in USA, then pick USA.

  2. rajesh khadkikar

    Does bluehost.in offers free SSL certificate? unfortunately I saw this post after purchased wp hosting from bluehost.in, badluck 🙁

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