Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Hosting Comparison

After 3 years of testing, let’s compare Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost and find out how they’ve performed so far…

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost – Testing Method

  • Prior to testing, I have setup identical content on all 8 Live Test Sites
  • Each week over 80,000 speed & uptime tests are run using independent tools, GTmetrix & Pingdom
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  • Test results below are from 04 Apr 2016 to 22 Dec 2018

Test #1: Speed

The GTmetrix Speed Test checks how long it takes for a website to fully load using a desktop internet browser. This test is then repeated every hour throughout the week (1,340 times).

  • Web Hosting Hub’s speed was inconsistent across 2016 & 2017, with ranking swings from 4th to 7th then back to 4th again to finish off 2017. Unfortunately, their speed has fallen right away in 2018, so much so that they have received the unwanted title of slowest host in H1 2018 and 2nd slowest in H2 2018.
  • Bluehost’s average speed was poor across 2016 & 2017, consistently finishing in the bottom 2 hosts. However, in 2018, there has been a massive turnaround, as they have been our 4th fastest host in both H1 & H2 2018.
  • Bluehost is currently sitting in 4th place and Hub 7th in our Speed Rankings.
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Table - Apr 2016 to Dec 2018

H2 2018 Results

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Chart - Jul 2018 to Dec 2018
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Table - Jul 2018 to Dec 2018

H1 2018 Results

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Chart - Jan 2018 to Jul 2018
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Table - Jan 2018 to Jul 2018

H2 2017 Results

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Chart - Aug 2017 to Dec 2017
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Table - Aug 2017 to Dec 2017

H1 2017 Results

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Chart - Jan 2017 to Aug 2017
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Table - Jan 2017 to Aug 2017

2016 Results

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Chart - Apr 2016 to Dec 2016
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Speed Table - Apr 2016 to Dec 2016

Test #2: Uptime

The Pingdom Uptime Test confirms that the website is actually accessible to visitors. This test is then repeated every minute throughout the week (80,640 times).

  • Web Hosting Hub have been erratic when it comes to Uptime. Their performance has typically landed them in the bottom half of our hosts across all 3 years of testing.
  • Bluehost performed poorly when it came to Uptime across 2016 & 2017. But once again 2018 is a different story, recording just 6 minutes of downtime in H1 2018 and 8 minutes in H2 2018. It is a remarkable result when you consider the past performance, but amazingly Bluehost is the best performing host for uptime in 2018.
  • Bluehost is currently ranked 4th, while Hub is 6th in our Uptime Rankings.
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Uptime Table - Apr 2016 to Dec 2018

Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost – Overall Test Results

The Overall Ranking accumulates the results from the speed & uptime tests to determine the #1 Host.

  • The performance of Web Hosting Hub across 2016 & 2017 would be best summarized as promising but inconsistent. Unfortunately their 2018 results have been a noticeable step backward in both speed and uptime. This has led to Hub dropping further in our rankings.
  • Bluehost was consistently the slowest of our active hosts across 2016 & 2017. Combined with a less than stellar uptime resulted in it being 8th Overall at the end of 2017. But the big news of 2018 is the miraculous turnaround of Bluehost’s speed and especially it’s uptime performance. This has led to a massive jump in the overall rankings.
  • Bluehost is currently 4th and Hub is 7th in our Overall Rankings.
Web Hosting Hub vs Bluehost Overall Table - Apr 2016 to Dec 2018

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