Bluehost vs Hetzner
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Bluehostsite ↗pricing ↗
A shared hosting company long recommended for entry-level WordPress sites. Paid plans start at $3.99/mo (Starter); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $14.99/mo (eCommerce Essentials). We read the same $3.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
Hetznersite ↗pricing ↗
A German hosting company selling dedicated and cloud servers, known for the amount of hardware per euro. Paid plans start at €5.99/mo (Cost-Optimized); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €43.49/mo (General Purpose).
The two ladders
Bluehostsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter | $3.99/mo |
| Business | $6.99/mo |
| eCommerce Essentials | $14.99/mo |
Hetznersite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Optimized | €5.99/mo | 'starting from € 5.99 max/mo.' Shared Arm64 entry tier — 'Extremely cost-effective, low CPU usage, medium traffic applications'. ⚠️ The card carries a 'Currently not available' badge (read 2026-09-07). The headline is server + primary IPv4: Hetzner prices this slot as product key CLOUD_132+CLOUD_21, and the site's own IP price is € 0.50/mo. |
| Regular Performance | €11.99/mo | 'starting from € 11.99 max/mo.' Shared x86 (CPX family) — 'inexpensive due to shared resources, low to medium CPU usage'. Product key CLOUD_122+CLOUD_21 = the CPX12 server (€ 11.49 at NBG1/FSN1 in Hetzner's own cloud_data.json) plus the € 0.50 IPv4. |
| General Purpose | €43.49/mo | 'starting from € 43.49 max/mo.' Dedicated vCPUs (CCX family) — 'constantly high CPU usage, high-traffic applications'. Product key CLOUD_115+CLOUD_21 = the CCX13 server (€ 42.99 at NBG1/HEL1) plus the € 0.50 IPv4. Ladder at NBG1, EUR/mo. net: CCX13 42.99 · CCX23 85.99 · CCX33 138.49 · CCX43 275.99 · CCX53 533.49 · CCX63 853.49. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Bluehost at $3.99/mo, against Hetzner at €5.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Bluehost tops out at $14.99/mo, Hetzner at €43.49/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Bluehost: We read the same $3.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
How to choose in this category
- Match the tier to the sites and storage you actually use — the levels here divide on resources, not features.
- Introductory terms in this set run one to four years; a lower monthly figure often buys a longer lock-in.
- Every row links the host’s own pricing page. Open it and read the renewal line before you commit to a term.