Search for top web hosting and you will be bombarded with tons of options. All the webhosting companies will claim to give you best server and unlimited resource but when you sign up with them, you will start facing lots of issues. So it’s very important to be careful when you select your web hosting company. Here I’m doing a detailed comparison between Hostgator VS Dreamhost Vs BlueHost. So far, I have found them to be one of the top service provider for shared hosting. In this comparison, I will be using Hostgator Baby plan as reference, as they offer unlimited domain hosting. Dreamhost and Bluehost have only 1 shared hosting plan, so this detailed comparison of hosting will give you better idea about your next webhost.
I have used Dreamhost and Hostgator for my personal sites and Bluehost for my customer sites. So far Bluehost and Hostgator surprised me with the hosting quality and support. When it comes to WordPress hosting, I would recommend these 2 and Dreamhost only if you are low in budget.
Tabular comparison of Bluehost Vs Dreamhost vs Hostgator
| Features | Bluehost | Hostgator | Dreamhost |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Free Domain | 1 free domain | Free primary domain migration + renew | 1 free domain |
| Domain Price | $10 | $15 | $9.95/year |
| Free blog Migration | No | Yes | No |
| Free Adwords Credit | $75 | $100 | $75 |
| Payment option | Credit card/Paypal | Paypal/Credit card | Credit Card/Check |
| Support option | Chat/Email/Phone | Chat/Email/Twitter/ Phone |
Chat/Email |
| Support quality | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| Discount coupon | N/A | SHOUTMELOUD25 | SML97 or SML50 |
| How to Install Wordpress? |
Tutorial | Tutorial | Tutorial |
| Rating | 4.5/5 | 5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Sign up: Bluehost | Sign up: Hostgator | Sign up: Dreamhost |
Just to make it clear if you are looking for low cost hosting for starting a new website, you can start with Dreamhost with coupon code: SML97. This will give you one year hosting + 1 free domain for $22. Though I would advice Dreamhost if you starting a new website with low traffic. In case, if you starting a serious website and expecting more than 200,000 PV/month, I would suggest sign up for Hostgator or Bluehost. My personal choice would be Hostgator as they always offered top quality service and support. Also Dreamhost let you pay via Paypal, but only for U.S PayPal customers.
- Sign up for Hostgator (Coupon: ShoutMeLoud25)
- Sign up for Dreamhost (Coupon: SML97 & SML50)
- Sign up for Bluehost
So far I have used Telephonic support of Hostgator 5-6 times and so far they always taken care of my issue within couple of minutes. More over the best part is they offer support on Twitter where as Bluehost and Dreamhost account are not that active on Twitter. Dreamhost also offers telephonic support, but unlike Bluehost and Hostgator, they don’t offer free telephonic support. Their telephonic support is a premium service and this is something which I don’t like about them.
If you looking for my recommendation, I would suggest to prefer these shared hosting in following pattern: Hostgator > Bluehost > Dreamhost.
The idea behind this feature comparison of Dreamhost Vs Hostgator vs. Bluehost is to give you a better idea about different hosting before you start your online career or shop for any new webhosting.
Do let me know which webhosting company you prefer among above 3 and which web hosting company you would recommend to others?
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i was using bluehost shared…that sucks a bit
so i decided to move to hostgator vps a day back only..so far hostgator support has been terrific on chat and i hope it continues to be gud 
Accoring to me hostgator is the best for hosting whether it may for shared or VPS or dedicated server.I recommend Hostgator for its best support.Buy hosting from Hostagtor if you have more money else you have to face many problems from them!
I think so, hostgator baby plan has an unlimited domain hosting plan with the telephonic support in it. Thank you so much for given here
Hi Harsh,
Nice post but could you please give your thoughts on recently launched Godaddy’s 4GH Plan. What is your opinion on godaddy web hosting?
Yes,I am using Bluehost right Now but have Downtimes,moving next month to Hostgator,Great Review
My website also hosted with Hostgator. Past 4 months I received very good support from them. baby plan with unlimited is good if you are a starter
yes, Godaddy also need to be included in this review. Bluehost would be my last choice.
My experience with Expertrio, an Indian host, has been way better than the usual “top notch” webhosts. The plans are bit expensive but the extraordinary support makes up for it.
Hi Harsh,
Nice comparison. I don’t use any other hosting then hostgator. They are one of the best hosting provider on the planet.
I think it’s time to upgrade my account, may be VPS.
Thanks for sharing.
~Dev
Hi Harsh! Thanks for the comparison and rating for these 3 popular hosting companies. I am looking for a better choice recently. I am currently using the Hostgator Baby Plan. Quite satisfy with their support!
I started with Dreamhost which worked okay until my site started getting traffic. It didn’t take long before I was overloading their server. They quickly switched me over to Dreamhost VPS which I had innumerable problems with. Long story short, I’m now using Hostgator VPS and couldn’t be happier.
Hi Jarret: may I know:
[1] which Hostgator VPS package are you on? Is it VPS3?
[2] how much traffic are you getting per day ?
Thanks for any info.
My experience with All the three above mentioned hosting Company so far is Good! All the three companies Offer great shared hosting plans .
But Harsh i will request you to right a similar post on VPS and Cloud Hosting Services !
Thanx for sharing this informative comparison. My personal favorite has been Hostgator, though. This comparison can help a newbie to make an informed decision about which web hosting to buy and why?
I personally do not recommend shared hosts as most of them have overloaded servers,but ok for new blogs.For professional site ,Linode VPS is the best
There is no doubt I will use Hostgator. I do not have any experience with Dreamhost or Bluehost because there was really no necessity for me to change or try anything else.
A few times I had technical problems in my site when my database was corrupted and at another time I had a problem migrating my blog. Both times Hostgator support was totally awesome. They did not rush me, they patiently helped me to upload the database file and make my blog functional.
So anybody out there who is searching for a good hosting option – especially if you are starting out and have a couple of websites or more – go for Hostgator – I recommend them for one reason – Superb Support.
I Agree with you.. since 1 years ago, i have used Hostagor and some webhost providers. But, Hostgator is the best in Their Support. 24 Hours you can chat or submit ticket with fast response
hi harsh, thanks for the bird eye view about these popular web hosting services, I own a blog “http://pcmastero.blogspot.com” want to make it “www.pcmastero.com” using hostgator webhosting baby plan..So I want to know the total expenses in this switching?
Amit, if you use hostgator coupon code you can grab hosting fr 56$. Domain you can grab from anywhere which will cost $8-$11.
I would suggest you to first grab the custom domain name and after 2 weeks try to migrate. You can grab hosting from my aff link and put a request for free BlogSpot to WordPress migration on: http://bloggertowpmigration.com/
Do let me know if you have any more questions…
I was looking for the best hosting plan and also very chep right now i am hosting my blog @ host dime and plannig to migrate on hostgator
@Sujit you can refer to this post
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/free-wordpress-hosting-migration-with-hostgator-hosting.html
This will help you with Free migration of your blog from any hosting company to Hostgator.
thanku very much harsh for this link.
These 3 are good hosting companies. But my personal favorite is HostGator, since they offer the best support and service in my opinion.
So far People are voting for Hostgator and some how justify my top rating for Hostgator.
I moved to Hostgator today from bluehost to a vps service.
Anyone knows how long it takes for them to proceed with the migration?
Hostgator have a better service. So I prefer hostgator. Nice post.
I have heard many people say good things about Hostgator and will give it a try when I want to start another domain. Will use your discount code when I do signup.
I read few comments at the top and I’m surprised that bluehost has such bad reviews! It used to be known for best support.
I used both Hostgator and Dreamhost. I will let my dreamhost account expire at the end of my “prepaid” period. I am having problems with them and of course, their support is a premium service. They do not respond very rapidly to ticket issues either. Hostgator is usually responsive in fixing problems.
my top 3 order are 1. Hostgator, 2. Bluehost, 3. Dreamhost
Hostgator is good in support, features and pricing. But I have started seeing slow speed in their shared hosting for many clients which is a concern. But, still I haven’t found the best alternative as everyone has some problem.
Ten years ago my ISP went out of business and in a panic I moved everything to Dreamhost. Espicially since I didn’t have my own domain back then and was just ~user There are many times when I wished they had phone support and now they do — for a fee. They promise email support within 24 hours but lately they have been responding very quickly. The other day a WordPress plugin requred php-zip and they got back to me in just a few minutes with instructions as to how to upgrade to a new version of php.
They have been very cooperative although the servers seem slow every now and then. Biggest problem, my internet cable company (Comcast) blocks a lot of mail from dreamhost servers which are getting a reputation as spam sources.
What’s your opinion on KnownHost VPS Vs HostGator VPS?
@Sri
I have used Knowhost VPs and it’s good and if you asking about which one is better: My vote would be Knownhost and after that hostgator. If you alright with unamanaged VPS, Linode is a good choice.
Is “hostgator.in” is equally excellent like “hostgator.com” for linux shared hosting..??
plzzz reply asap…
@Ankush
I would recommend to go for Hostgator US Server as they are much better in terms of support and more powerful.
One of my client signed up with Hostgator India and I moved him from Hg U.S to H.G India and this is what he sent me yesterday:
My site wisdomtimes has never been stable after moving to hostgator.in.
Their response was ” We are having some unprecedented issues with MYSQL on the server.We are working it on a war footing and would get it fixed at the earliest.We regret for the inconvenience. ”
Today I found that my database is gone and site empty. They want me to pay Rs 830 for a backup from Feb 25.
This is ridiculous
Hostgator has always been good to me. I love its customer support service.
I am using HostGator USA, BlueHost and HostGator India also. For me, HG India is the best. Number of sites on each server is very less in HG India, while servers are identical. I also want all users to know that BlueHost, HostMonster, JustHost and FastDomain are all sister companies with exactly identical service, servers and performance.
@Animish
Thanks for your feedback about Hostgator India. So far, I never had a good experience with them due to lack of direct technical support and high latency. Though, I checked that almost 8 months back, and hopefully they have improved a lot in this time. Your feedback is important and would be useful for others to decide on their next hosting company.