Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Bluehost VPS wins more of the head-to-head checks (5 vs 2) and ranks higher overall (#40 of 160). Bluehost VPS is cheaper to start ($5.69 vs $19.99 a month) and Hosting.com has more locations (10 vs 9).
Verdict
Bluehost VPS is cheaper to start: NVMe 2 costs $5.69 per month against $19.99 at Hosting.com, and it stays cheaper per gigabyte of RAM ($3.62 vs $5.00 median).
Hosting.com has the wider footprint with 10 locations in 9 countries, against 9 in 8 at Bluehost VPS; both offer Amsterdam, London, Mumbai, Phoenix, Singapore, Sydney and 1 more.
On features, only Bluehost VPS offers DDoS protection, only Bluehost VPS offers an API and only Hosting.com offers dedicated-CPU plans.
Customers rate Hosting.com higher on Trustpilot: 4.8 from 7,204 reviews versus 4.5 from 31,911.
Overall Hosting.com ranks #106 and Bluehost VPS #40 of 160 providers we track. Choose Hosting.com if you need a wider choice of locations; choose Bluehost VPS if price matters most or DDoS protection must be included.
Hosting.com and Bluehost side by side
| Hosting.com | Bluehost VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server): $19.99/mo | NVMe 2: $5.69/mo |
| Entry plan specs | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic |
| Cheapest Windows plan | No Windows | No Windows |
| Median price per GB RAM | $5.00 | $3.62 |
| Data-center locations | 10 in 9 countries | 9 in 8 countries |
| Regions | Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania |
| Virtualisation | KVM | KVM (reported by VPSBenchmarks; Bluehost does not state the hypervisor) |
| Hourly billing | No | No |
| NVMe storage | Yes | Yes |
| DDoS protection | — | Yes |
| Backups | Paid | None |
| Managed option | Yes | Yes |
| Payment methods | card, paypal, wire, other | card, paypal, other |
| Money-back | Not published | 30 days |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% (unmanaged, power/network); 99.95%+ on managed plans; 5% credit per hour of confirmed downtime | 99.99% |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (7,204 reviews) | 4.5 (31,911 reviews) |
| Founded / HQ | 2001, Ann Arbor US | 2003, Jacksonville US |
Highlighted cells mark the better value where the comparison is objective (lower price, more locations, higher rating).
Plans at the same size
The closest matching plans by RAM from each provider.
| RAM | Hosting.com | $/month | Bluehost | $/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 GB | no plan | — | NVMe 2 (1 vCPU, 50 GB) | $5.69 |
| 4 GB | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server) (2 vCPU, 100 GB) | $19.99 | NVMe 4 (2 vCPU, 100 GB) | $11.99 |
| 8 GB | VPS S (8GB Cloud Server) (4 vCPU, 150 GB) | $39.99 | NVMe 8 (4 vCPU, 200 GB) | $28.99 |
| 16 GB | VPS M (16GB Cloud Server) (8 vCPU, 300 GB) | $79.99 | NVMe 16 (8 vCPU, 450 GB) | $49.99 |
| 32 GB | VPS L (32GB Cloud Server) (16 vCPU, 400 GB) | $109.99 | no plan | — |
Locations
Hosting.com operates 10 locations (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania); Bluehost VPS operates 9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania).
Cities both offer: Amsterdam, London, Mumbai, Phoenix, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto.
Only Hosting.com: Dubai, Mexico City and New York.
Only Bluehost: Ashburn and Frankfurt.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hosting.com or Bluehost VPS better?
As of October 23, 2026, Bluehost VPS wins more of the head-to-head checks (5 vs 2) and ranks higher overall (#40 of 160). Bluehost VPS is cheaper to start ($5.69 vs $19.99 a month) and Hosting.com has more locations (10 vs 9).
Is Hosting.com cheaper than Bluehost VPS?
Bluehost VPS has the lower entry price: $5.69 against $19.99 per month. The plans-at-equal-RAM table compares them size by size.
Which has more data centers, Hosting.com or Bluehost VPS?
Hosting.com, with 10 locations in 9 countries versus 9 at Bluehost VPS. Both operate in Amsterdam, London, Mumbai, Phoenix, Singapore and 2 more.
Do Hosting.com and Bluehost VPS offer Windows VPS?
Neither offers Windows Server.
Sources
Prices, plans and locations were read from these pages; last checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.