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When comparing Webfaction vs Bluehost, the Slant community recommends Webfaction for most people. In the question“What are the best cheap web hosting services?” Webfaction is ranked 7th while Bluehost is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Knowledgable staff
Pro Great support
Pro Fully managed
Pro Good for beginners and advanced users
Pro Can host any stack
Pro Recommended by Wordpress.org
Cons
Con Custom panel
Although their ccustom panel is very intuitive and easy to use. Many might find it foreign if used to CPanel.
Con At $10/mo it's more expensive than many cheap options
Con Has Been Hacked
BlueHost has suffered security breaches before and was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army in 2015, along with other EIG-owned hosts.
Con Owned by EIG
Endurance International Group (EIG) is notorious for buying out web hosts and customers often notice a drop in quality and support. They also own BlueHost.
Con Censorship
BlueHost has been under fire in the past for censoring web pages for controversial people.