The renewal is not a surprise
Bluehost's entry plan is $3.99/month on a 36-month prepay of $143.64, then renews at $9.99/month. Business goes from $6.99 to $13.99. Our 12-month rate is $8/month at signup and renewal.
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Looking at Bluehost? One price, and a server that is not full.
Bluehost advertises a few dollars a month, on a three-year prepayment, on shared servers with a lot of neighbours, and then renews at more than double. WP Tango starts at $4/month on 12-month billing, keeps that rate at renewal, and puts far fewer sites on much faster hardware.
In short
WP Tango is a managed WordPress hosting alternative to Bluehost. Plans start at $8/month on 12-month billing, with the renewal price matching the signup price for that term, and every plan includes LiteSpeed Enterprise, Redis object caching, unlimited PHP workers, unmetered visitors, staging, SSH and WP-CLI, backups every 4 hours kept 30 days, and free engineer-led migration from Bluehost, with US engineers in Phoenix, Arizona.
Last updated September 2026
Head to head
WP Tango vs Bluehost
The features that matter, side by side. Based on each host's published plans and pricing as of 2026.
| Feature | WP Tango | Bluehost |
|---|---|---|
Starting price Bluehost's $3.99/month Starter rate is only available on a 36-month prepayment of $143.64 up front. | $4/month (12-month billing) | $3.99/month (36-month prepay) |
Renewal price Published Bluehost renewal rates, September 2026. | Same as signup, forever | $9.99/month and up |
Monthly billing available Bluehost's entry plan does not publish a month-to-month rate at the advertised price. | Yes, at $5/month | Term prepay for the advertised rate |
Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days |
Free site migrations | Engineer-led | Self-service plugin |
Backups every 4 hours | ||
Backup retention | 30 days | Add-on on most plans |
Hosting type | Managed, low-density servers | Shared, high-density servers |
LiteSpeed + Redis caching | ||
Staging on every plan | Higher tiers | |
SSH, WP-CLI and SFTP on every plan | Limited | |
Visitor limits | Unmetered | Fair-use CPU throttling |
Support | US engineers, 24/7 | 24/7 chat and phone |
Sourced from Bluehost's public pricing and documentation. Spot a mistake? Let us know.
The Bluehost alternative
The reasons people leave Bluehost for us.
Most of it comes down to honest pricing, real speed, and not having to pay extra for the basics.
Fewer sites on the server
Shared hosting economics depend on packing many accounts per machine. We deliberately run far fewer sites per server on high-frequency AMD Ryzen hardware that boosts over 5 GHz, which is why admin stays responsive at 3pm.
Caching that is already set up
LiteSpeed Enterprise and Redis object caching are configured for WordPress before you log in, with Cloudflare at the edge. No plugin stack to assemble and tune yourself.
Backups every 4 hours, kept 30 days
On Bluehost, real backup coverage is typically an add-on. We snapshot every 4 hours, keep 30 days, and restore for you if something goes wrong.
Engineers, not a script
Migrations are done by our US engineers, on staging, verified before DNS moves. You are not running a migration plugin at midnight and hoping.
Managed WordPress hosting
Plans. Everything included.
Same fast platform, same US engineers, no server work. Pick the size that fits; the renewal price is the signup price.
Accepted payment methods
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No visit caps
No monthly visit number to stay under, and no charge for a busy week.
No bandwidth overage
Bandwidth is unmetered on every plan, so a traffic spike is not a line item.
No renewal price hikes
The rate you sign up at is the rate you renew at, on every term.
No charge for the basics
SSL, staging, migration and backups are included, not sold separately.
Included with Starter
Managed WordPress
Performance and caching
Automatic WordPress core updates
WordPress core updates are applied and checked for you.
Automatic backups and restore
Off-site backups every 4 hours, retained for 30 days, with one-click restore.
Free WordPress migrations
Our engineers move your existing WordPress sites at no extra cost.
Free SSL certificates
HTTPS certificates are installed and renewed automatically for every domain.
SMTP2GO email relay
Send form submissions, password resets and order emails. Includes 2,000 emails per month.
24/7 US-based support
WordPress engineers are available around the clock for hosting support.
LiteSpeed Enterprise page caching
Preconfigured WordPress page caching serves saved pages without rebuilding them for every visit.
Redis object caching
Caches repeated database queries to speed up dynamic and logged-in pages.
Per-site PHP version control
Choose a PHP version for each site and switch it from your hosting panel.
FlyingPress performance plugin
A licensed WordPress optimization plugin, included and configured for your site.
WooCommerce and EDD support
Hosting configured for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads stores.
WordPress database optimization
Database settings are tuned for WordPress queries and plugin workloads.
Staging and developer tools
Security and protection
Staging environments
Create a separate copy of your live site to test plugins, themes and updates before publishing changes.
SSH and SFTP access
Secure command-line access and file transfers are available on every plan.
WP-CLI
Manage WordPress installations, plugins and maintenance tasks from the command line.
Site collaborators
Give developers, designers and clients their own access rather than sharing your login.
One-click WordPress login
Open wp-admin directly from your hosting panel.
Site and PHP error logs
View errors in your hosting panel to investigate site and plugin issues.
GitHub deployments
Deploy your WordPress code from a GitHub repository.
Site isolation
Each site runs in its own protected environment with isolated files and databases.
Web application firewall
Filters malicious requests and common WordPress attacks before they reach your site.
Malware scanning and protection
Imunify360 scans site files and protects against malicious code.
Brute-force login protection
Repeated failed login attempts are blocked automatically.
Account two-factor authentication
Protect your hosting account with an additional sign-in verification step.
DDoS protection
Network-level filtering helps block traffic floods before they reach your site.
Switching from Bluehost, made simple.
What our migrations team gets asked most often.