Bluehost

If you are looking for a low-budget host with a bunch of features, Bluehost might be acceptable.

However, in the few years I have been with them, the server uptime (reliability) has taken a huge nosedive, and now is around 90% or less. To be in the webhost game today, you need to keep three 9's or more (99.9%) uptime, which Bluehost can only dream of.

Server CPU use spikes frequently and randomly, making pages and databases slow or unavailable. Their support really is Tier 1, which means if you ask a question other than their name, they have to go ask someone else.

Their feature list is impressive, until you sign up and figure out things like FastCGI don't work and tend to crash HTTPd (web services) on the server on a random basis. Many features end up suffering from this malady of being implemented, but not working 100%.

If you'd asked me three years ago if I would recommend Bluehost, I would have said yes. They have truly hit the dregs now though, and their service for the price appears to be gutter quality. If you need even a semi-reliable host, don't bother with BH.

Their pricing is perfect.

But lately they went a little crazy offering "unlimited" space and bandwidth. Since they had this new offer, the service went weaker and weaker. Last month I've had 30-45mins./day outage, everyday... At least they were decent enough to let you see the server stats and the time remaining to solve the issue.

If you want to host a more complex website which would be critical in a way or another, DO NOT go with Bluehost.

Affordable, but slow. Support not always great.

They deactivate (not suspend, deactivate!) accounts without notice if a script overloads their server, which can happen if too many people try to leave a comment on your blog at once. That means your whole site, including emails, is just gone without any prior warning.

OK for sites that aren't mission critical, but I couldn't use them for anything I relied upon.

I'm running severals mailing list, everything is great.

Support is the fastest support I ever run into.

The amount of bandwidth is largely enough for me.

Very reliable I'm with them since 2005.

Nothing but quality from this host. I have been with them since 2003 and i cant remember the last time i ever had downtime. I never call for customer service, i use the service tickets and i always get a response by the next day. Their easy to use and problem from, at least for me.

I have used and currently use Bluehost for one of my clients and I would say they're alright. They offer an unbelievable amount of bandwidth and diskspace for shared hosting, and it's just that unbelievable. I've had a few problems with maxing out the CPU while running a couple simple scripts too and problems connecting to the server sometimes. Overall the support is good, whenever I needed help I got it.

I've used Bluehost to host a client for about 2 years now, and overall it's been... not that great.

I was instantly surprised about the high level of support that I recieved. They were very attentive and normally got back to me within a decent timeframe.

On the other hand, their cpu quota thing completely drives me bonkers. I've had a little improvement with adjusting my scripts to be more efficient, but it still happens fairly frequently. The speed of the server seems sluggish on most days as well.

If you need a host that can support a lot of traffic and your site is database driven, somewhat rich internet application - do NOT go with Bluehost.

I have had nothing but problems at Bluehost. excesive downtime occurs on a regular basis. My experience with their email servers are also very bad. I have had many problems sending and receiving emails. Every time I had contacted tech support it seemed they could not solve my problems.

If you have a dynamic site I would avoid Bluehost like the plague. If you have a few static pages you want to host and don't mind downtime it may work for you.

Bluehost has been a very unreliable hosting company for my needs. I rank them as one of the worst hosting companies in the business.

I have been a customer of bluehost for about a year now, after moving to them from another hosting provider. In my experience, I am in LOVE with bluehost!

I have never experienced a downtime (at least...never noticed a downtime). And their customer service is amazing! I have called a few times, quite a bit, when I first migrated to them, and they were all very knowledgeable, and were all English. I have never experienced a wait time for customer service. Their features, space, bandwidth are all very satisfying and there is more available in the package I have signed up for than I would ever use.

Bluehost is a good host for a small site. With 10 domains, using over 10gig bandwidth per month, I was frequently getting the Exceeds CPU quota messages with them. I will be looking for a new host.

Their support is so-so. Often I have figured out problems myself before they were able to.

A customer since 2004. I currently have 10 personal sites hosted with them and several clients sites being hosted by Bluehost. They under went a much needed upgrade within the past year and they are running like a dream.

Their anti-spam tools are priceless! Support phenomenal!

I started my sites on Bluehost a year and a half ago, and they did have some reliability issues at that point; however, they upgraded their systems and I have not had a noticeable outage for over a year.

I appreciate how they communicate with me as a customer, and I rarely have to wait in a queue when I call tech support. Tech support is staffed by native English speakers (not outsourced overseas), and they have answered my questions with obvious technical expertise.

I've set up 2 accounts with them and find they're just so so. Downtime is unsatisfactory to me, and they like to point fingers at everything else, and like to use the "poorly written scripts" as their standby excuse. They can give you unlimited bandwidth, and tons of space, then restrict usage of the CPU and lock our your account as a penalty. For example, the "poorly written" script, phpMyAdmin, got one of my sites locked for exceeeding CPU usage while doing a simple backup. I think you get my point....

Great support and features. I moved here from the dreaded vizaweb and have had a very happy life since. They get my vote for fast responsive support who know their stuff. I have over 30 years IT experience in the trenches so I should know.

Simply the best.

I've had them for about a year and I'm totally happy. When they have had any issue they are quick to communicate. 24/7 PHONE tech support.

Bluehost has had numerous issues with there servers/boxes having too many accounts. This causes overload of processes which effects emails, speed, and all control panel usages. Their tools such as SSH is good and all other tools are standard. But if they could figure out a way to lessen the amount of account to one box, this would put there hosting service at the top.

Everyday their servers are overloading during peak hours. The community is starting to be aware of this issue but no action has been put into effect to remedy this by Bluehost.com. I give them a 2 rather than a 1 only because they offer SSH.

This host is great. Their support is the best of any host I have tried. I have called several times in to support, and I never wait for than 2 minutes. Give them a try if you haven't picked a host yet.