Bluehost's Black Friday sale starts weeks early: last year its homepage carried a "Black Friday, up to 70% off hosting plans" banner by November 4, and "Black Friday Sale" labels on the WordPress, VPS and WooCommerce plans were still up on November 28. Today Starter is $3.99/mo on a 36-month term with a free domain for the first year, and Bluehost's page is already offering up to an extra 25% off when you buy more than one product.
I'm Mangesh, and I have run the same WordPress test site on Bluehost's entry plan. Bluehost is the easy start: WordPress.org recommends it, the dashboard sets WordPress up for you, and the first year's domain is included. Below are the sale dates from Bluehost's own pages, today's prices and renewals, and the plan I would pick if your site is going to get busy.
⚡ Bluehost Black Friday 2026: expected in early November
- Last year: the "Black Friday, up to 70% off hosting plans" banner was on Bluehost's homepage by November 4, 2025, and the sale labels ran past Thanksgiving.
- Right now: Starter $3.99/mo, Business $6.99/mo and eCommerce Essentials $14.99/mo on 36 months, plus up to an extra 25% off when you buy more.
- No code needed: the price shows on the plan cards, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What Bluehost Includes
- A free domain for the first year
- One-click WordPress, set up for you
- Free SSL and 24/7 support
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Bluehost Black Friday 2026
- Expected: early November
- Code: none needed
- Last year: up to 70% off
- Today: Starter $3.99
See it beside every Black Friday hosting deal
$3.99
Starter, 36 months, free domain
Bluehost or Something Faster? My Black Friday Picks
Bluehost is the easy first step. If your site will get bursts of visitors, a store or a launch, these held up better in my load test for similar money.
A first WordPress site, set up for you
- Free domain for the first year
- Recommended by WordPress.org
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Your own cloud server, managed for you
- 48ms from New York on Vultr High Frequency
- Last Black Friday: 50% off, plus free migrations
- Free 3-day trial, $30 credit with CLOUDS2022
The lowest four-year bill
- 520ms with 100 visitors at once
- 3 websites and a free domain
- 2026 sale runs October 19 to December 14
Bluehost's Three Plans at a Glance
Starter tested
- $3.99/mo on 36 months, $143.64 upfront
- Renews at $9.99/mo
- 1400ms with 100 visitors at once
10 websites, 10 GB NVMe storage
See BluehostBusiness
- $6.99/mo on 36 months, $251.64 upfront
- Renews at $13.99/mo
50 websites, 50 GB NVMe, malware removal
See BluehosteCommerce Essentials
- $14.99/mo on 36 months, $539.64 upfront
- Renews at $21.99/mo
100 websites, 100 GB NVMe, WooCommerce tools
See BluehostBluehost Black Friday Prices, Plan by Plan
Bluehost sells its lowest price on a 36-month term, billed as one payment. Here is what each shared plan costs for those 36 months, what it renews at, and what it includes.
| Plan | Per month, 36 months | Paid upfront | Renews at | A year at renewal | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter tested | $3.99/mo | $143.64 | $9.99/mo | $119.88 | 10 websites, 10 GB NVMe, malware scanning |
| Business | $6.99/mo | $251.64 | $13.99/mo | $167.88 | 50 websites, 50 GB NVMe, malware removal, domain privacy for a year |
| eCommerce Essentials | $14.99/mo | $539.64 | $21.99/mo | $263.88 | 100 websites, 100 GB NVMe, WooCommerce auto-install, payments |
US dollars before tax. Every plan includes a free domain for the first year and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Bluehost's "Save" labels compare the 36-month rate with the 36-month renewal: 60% on Starter, 50% on Business and 32% on eCommerce Essentials. Shorter terms renew at higher monthly rates; our Bluehost renewal pricing guide has the full table.
Today's prices, straight from Bluehost
This is Bluehost's own plan card today: Starter, Business and eCommerce Essentials on the 36-month term, with the renewal printed under each.
What Bluehost Offered on Past Black Fridays
Bluehost's banners promise big percentages, so we went back to its own pages as the Wayback Machine saved them in each sale, and to the same pages a few weeks before. Here is what they showed.
| Year | What Bluehost's page said | Prices on the page | Lower than before the sale? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Up to 75% off on hosting for WordPress websites and stores", plus "Up to 70% off" on new store plans | filled in by a script, not in the archive | not on record |
| 2023 | No Black Friday banner on the homepage or the shared hosting page | Basic $2.95, Choice Plus $5.45 a month on 36 months | No: the same figures in early October |
| 2024 | No Black Friday banner on the homepage on Black Friday weekend | Basic $2.95, Choice Plus $5.45 a month on 36 months | No: the same figures in early October and early December |
| 2025 | "Black Friday, up to 70% off hosting plans" and "Black Friday sale" labels on Business and eCommerce Essentials, from early November | filled in by a script, not in the archive | not on record; the labels were gone in early December |
Basic and Choice Plus were the plan names before Starter and Business. Bluehost's page loads its prices through a script after it opens; the saved copies keep the prices written into the page, which that script could change on screen. "Not on record" means the saved copy does not show the number, not that there was no discount.
In two of the last four years Bluehost's saved pages showed no Black Friday banner and the same prices as in October. The two years with a banner measured "up to 70%" or "75% off" against Bluehost's regular rates, the same way today's "Save 60%" label does. If the 2026 price at checkout is not lower than today's $3.99/mo for Starter, there is no reason to wait for it.
How Bluehost Held Up in Our Tests
Our Bluehost test site ran on Basic, the plan Bluehost now sells as Starter, with the same WordPress site as every host. We measured response time (TTFB) from 10 locations at the origin server, with no CDN in front, a load ramp from 0 to 250 clients at once, and uptime over 54 days. Here it is beside the cheaper plans from our cheap hosting guide. Full method: How We Test.
| Host | TTFB, New York | 10 locations | 100 at once | Failed | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost Starter | 287ms | 641ms | 1400ms | 42.84% | 99.9% 78 minutes down |
| Hostinger Premium | 276ms | 252ms | 520ms | 0.8% | 99.95% 39 minutes down |
| Verpex Bronze | 233ms | 520ms | 590ms | 0.38% | 99.92% 62 minutes down |
| ChemiCloud Starter | 84ms | 187ms | 240ms | 0% | 99.97% 23 minutes down |
Lower is better for response times. "10 locations" is the average TTFB across our 10 test locations; "100 at once" is the response time with 100 visitors at the same moment. Failed requests are counted over the whole ramp to 250 clients, 8,250 requests per host: Bluehost 3,534, Hostinger 66, Verpex 31. The New York column is the same location we use for every host; Bluehost's server is in the US, so New York is also its nearest location.
With one visitor, Bluehost Starter is about as quick from New York as Hostinger Premium. With 100 visitors at once it slowed to 1400ms, and over the whole ramp to 250 clients 3,534 of 8,250 requests failed. A blog with steady traffic will not notice; a shop running a Black Friday sale of its own would. Far from the US it is slow too: the average of our 10 locations was 641ms, so a site with readers in Europe or Asia needs a CDN in front.
What Bluehost Costs Over Four Years, Compared
A 36-month prepay makes the monthly price look low, so the fair comparison is the whole bill. Here is four years on each plan: the first term at the intro price, then the renewal rate for the rest.
| Host and plan | First term | Four-year total | 100 visitors at once |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verpex Bronze | $2.69/mo, 36 months | $168.72 | 590ms |
| Hostinger Premium | $2.99/mo, 48 months | $143.52 | 520ms |
| ChemiCloud Starter | $2.95/mo, 36 months | $249.60 | 240ms |
| Bluehost Starter | $3.99/mo, 36 months | $263.52 | 1400ms |
| Bluehost Business | $6.99/mo, 36 months | $419.52 | not measured |
Today's prices before tax. The test column is the same load ramp on the same WordPress site for every plan.
Over four years Bluehost Starter costs more than Verpex Bronze, Hostinger Premium and ChemiCloud Starter, and each of those answered 100 visitors at once faster. Unless you want Bluehost for a reason of your own, a Black Friday price would have to fall well below today's to change that.
What Happens When the 36 Months End
The intro price is for your first term only. After 36 months Starter renews at $9.99/mo, $119.88 a year; Business at $13.99/mo, $167.88 a year; eCommerce Essentials at $21.99/mo, $263.88 a year. Bluehost prints the renewal rate under each plan card, but it is easy to forget three years later.
- Put the renewal date in your calendar when you buy, with a reminder about six weeks before.
- Renew for 36 months, not 12. Bluehost's own renewal table charges more per month on shorter terms.
- Compare before it renews. Moving to another host can cost less than the renewal; our guide on whether to renew or move walks through the numbers.
How to Buy at the Lowest Price
- Open Bluehost's pricing page through our link.
- Pick the plan: Starter for one small site, Business for several sites or if you want malware removal included.
- Keep the 36-month term. The lowest monthly price needs it, paid in one go.
- Read the order summary before paying. Bluehost sells add-ons such as SiteLock security and CodeGuard backups; keep only the ones you chose.
- Check the total and the "renews at" line, then pay.
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Who Should Buy It
Bluehost is part of Newfold Digital, which also owns several other hosting brands. Our page on who owns Bluehost explains the history.
Check These Before You Pay
- The term in the cart. The lowest price is on 36 months; shorter terms cost more a month and renew higher.
- Pre-ticked add-ons. Bluehost's cart can add extras such as backups or SEO tools; keep only what you chose.
- The renewal line. Starter renews at $9.99/mo after the 36 months.
- The free domain. It is free for the first year, then renews at Bluehost's domain price.
What I Would Do
For a first WordPress site, Bluehost is a simple buy: watch its homepage from early November, when last year's Black Friday banner went up, and take the 36-month term with the free domain. Then put the renewal date in your calendar, because Starter renews at $9.99/mo.
If the site is a store, a launch or anything that will get bursts of visitors, I would start on Cloudways instead: a managed cloud server from $11.00/mo, billed hourly, with a free 3-day trial and $30 credit with CLOUDS2022.
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Bluehost Black Friday FAQ
When does Bluehost Black Friday 2026 start?
Expect it in early November. In 2025 Bluehost's homepage carried a "Black Friday, up to 70% off hosting plans" banner by November 4, and the Black Friday labels were gone by the first week of December. If it follows the same pattern, the sale starts weeks before Black Friday itself.
Is the Bluehost Black Friday price lower than the normal price?
Not always. In 2023 and 2024, Bluehost's saved pages from Black Friday weekend had no Black Friday banner, and the prices written into them were the same as in early October. In 2025 it ran a Black Friday banner, but the prices on that page are not in the archive, so we cannot say how much lower they were. Compare the checkout price with today's $3.99/mo for Starter before you decide that the sale is worth waiting for.
Do I need a coupon code for Bluehost Black Friday?
No code appeared on Bluehost's Black Friday pages in any year we checked: the price shows on the plan cards and in the cart. Bluehost's own help article says its special offers are for new customers and for the first term only.
What does Bluehost renew at after the Black Friday term?
On the 36-month term, Starter renews at $9.99/mo, Business at $13.99/mo and eCommerce Essentials at $21.99/mo. Bluehost's help article lists higher monthly renewal rates on 12-month and month-to-month terms, so renewing for 36 months again is the cheapest way to stay.
Which Bluehost plan should I buy on Black Friday?
Starter covers one small site, and it is the plan we tested. Business adds more sites and storage, malware removal and a year of domain privacy for $6.99/mo. eCommerce Essentials is for WooCommerce stores. If your site gets bursts of visitors, read our test results first: Starter answered 100 visitors at once in 1400ms.
Is Bluehost fast enough for WordPress?
For a quiet site, it works. Our Starter test site answered in 287ms from New York with one visitor and stayed up 99.9% of the time over 54 days. Under load it struggled: 1400ms with 100 visitors at once, and 42.84% of requests failed over the full test. The cheaper plans compared on this page did much better.
Can I get a refund on a Bluehost Black Friday plan?
Bluehost lists a 30-day money-back guarantee on its shared plans. A free domain and add-ons are usually handled separately from the hosting refund, so read Bluehost's refund terms before you pay if that matters to you.