Bluehost pricing in 2026: every plan, and what it has cost since July
$3.99/mo on a 36-month term to start. Read from Bluehost’s own pricing page in US dollars, with every earlier reading we hold kept on the page.
The short answer
Bluehost advertises shared hosting from $3.99 a month, but that rate requires a 36-month prepayment, so the first charge is $143.64. It renews at $9.99 a month. Business is $6.99 introductory and $13.99 on renewal, and eCommerce Essentials is $14.99 introductory and $21.99 on renewal. The renewal rate is the number to budget with.
What Bluehost costs
Prices as published by the vendor on 4 September 2026. Where a plan has no month-to-month option, the column says so.
| Plan | Month to month | Billed yearly | Charged up front | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $3.99/mo intro | $9.99/mo on renewal | $143.64 for 36 months | 10 websites, 10 GB NVMe SSD |
| Business | $6.99/mo intro | $13.99/mo on renewal | $251.64 for 36 months | 50 websites, 50 GB NVMe SSD |
| eCommerce Essentials | $14.99/mo intro | $21.99/mo on renewal | $539.64 for 36 months | 100 websites, 100 GB NVMe SSD, WooCommerce preinstalled |
| Enterprise and Custom | Contact sales | Not publicly priced |
What you actually pay first: $143.64, because $3.99 a month is only available on a 36-month prepayment. Free option: None.
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Price change history
Every introductory price on this page rose between 20 July and 4 September 2026, a window of 46 days. Starter went from $2.99 to $3.99, a rise of 33.4 percent. Business went from $5.99 to $6.99, a rise of 16.7 percent. eCommerce Essentials went from $6.99 to $14.99, a rise of 114.4 percent. Not one renewal rate moved. The discount got smaller while the page kept describing it the same way.
| Date read | Plan | What we recorded | Where the reading came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | All tiers | Starter $2.99 intro, renews $9.99. Business $5.99, renews $13.99. eCommerce Essentials $6.99, renews $21.99. All on 36 months | Ground-truth capture for our Teaser Rate Test study |
| 2026-09-03 | Starter | $3.99 intro, renews $9.99, 36-month term, $143.64 on day one | Cost Index build |
| 2026-09-04 | All tiers | Starter $3.99, Business $6.99, eCommerce Essentials $14.99. Renewals unchanged at $9.99, $13.99 and $21.99 | This page |
What the pricing page does not tell you
The term, the renewal multiple, and the shape of the discount itself.
- There is no month-to-month option on this page. The 36-month term is the only term shown.
- Renewal is 2.5 times the introductory rate on Starter. Over four years that is $143.64, then $119.88 a year.
- eCommerce Essentials is now within $7 of Business on renewal but more than double it on the introductory rate, which is a strange shape for a discount.
How this page is maintained
How we read these prices. Every figure on this page was read from Bluehost’s own pricing page on 4 September 2026. The reading was taken from a United States connection, so the currency is US dollars. Several vendors in this category price by country. That is the most common reason two honest reviews quote different numbers for the same plan.
We keep every reading we have ever taken, with its date, in the history table above. We re-read this page monthly and record what we find whether or not anything moved. No figure here is copied from another review.
Questions people ask about Bluehost pricing
How much is Bluehost really?
$3.99 a month on the Starter plan, but only if you prepay 36 months, so the first charge is $143.64. It renews at $9.99 a month. Verified 4 September 2026.
Does Bluehost renew at a higher price?
Yes. Starter renews at $9.99 against a $3.99 introductory rate, Business at $13.99 against $6.99, and eCommerce Essentials at $21.99 against $14.99.
Has Bluehost put its prices up?
Its introductory prices, yes. Between 20 July and 4 September 2026 we recorded Starter moving from $2.99 to $3.99, Business from $5.99 to $6.99 and eCommerce Essentials from $6.99 to $14.99. The renewal rates did not change.
Can you pay Bluehost monthly?
Not on the shared hosting page as it stands. The published term is 36 months paid up front.
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