Update: Seems like all our effort has worked out, and now the Bluehost India website in 2020 is same as Bluehost USA site. So, you can buy hosting from Bluehost India, without worry!
Bluehost has launched a localized version for India, which is known as Bluehost India. If you are in India and try to open the Bluehost site, you are more likely to be redirected to Bluehost Indian Hosting site. Chances are, you might end up signing up for the same, thinking it’s the same cPanel hosting that you will get.
Is Bluehost India same as Bluehost Global site?
Is it worth buying hosting from Bluehost Indian site?
In this guide, I will share the review of Bluehost India, my opinion about Indian Bluehost site, and help you make a buying decision.
Bluehost India review & History:
Here is a screenshot of Indian Bluehost site, which is exactly same as Bluehost U.S. (Global site). The only difference is, it’s localized for Indian users, and currency & Payment option is in Indian Currency (INR).
Note: Notice the arrow in above image, which takes you to Bluehost.com
History of Bluehost India:
Bluehost is owned by EIG group, and they own many other web hosting companies including Mumbai-based ResellerClub. Bluehost India is not a replica of Bluehost.com in the backend, and it’s the same hosting that is offered by Reseller Club. Bluehost.com offers customised dashboard, which I have talked in my earlier posts. Whereas Bluehost India has a dashboard, which you will find in all the reseller hosting provider via ResellerClub.
Chances are, if you end up buying hosting from in.bluehost.com, you will be confused to see a completely different dashboard than expected. Here is a screenshot of the Bluehost India dashboard:
And this is how Bluehost.com dashboard looks like:
One good thing is, Bluehost India offers standard cPanel, and it would be convenient for anyone to manage their hosting. Bluehost India is useful for Indian customers who can’t pay using a Credit card and need a localized payment option. Though as an Indian user, you have the option to buy hosting from U.S server or Indian server using Bluehost India.
Which is better: Bluehost.com or Bluehost India?
As I mentioned above, Bluehost India is not exactly the same as Bluehost.com, and my recommendation would prefer Bluehost com over Indian Bluehost site. Bluehost India is recommended only when you don’t have an international payment option, and you need to pay in INR. I can’t comment on the quality of server at this stage, as neither me or any of my client have used Bluehost Indian server for their sites.
What really concerns me is the support quality, which wouldn’t be same as Bluehost.com. If you are looking for a single recommendation, prefer Bluehost.com over Indian Bluehost site. If you are redirected to Bluehost Indian site, refer to the first image above, and click on it to redirect to Bluehost.com.
Do let me know if you have any query regarding Bluehost India hosting. Don’t forget to share your feedback & review of Bluehost India web hosting in the comment section below.
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Anshul Motwani says
Hey! I recently bought a hosting on bluehost india and those people are freaking me out. From morning onwards there is a number of time when I see a bluehost page instead of my website. Also if you can help please tell me. My website url: fadbulletin.com
Santanu says
Hi Anshul,
I am on the same boat ans started my new blog on Bluehost India only. As I don’t have any option left, I have started blogging on that only. I think your website is quite heavy with lot of content. How is your experience so far?
I have also faced that customer support issue and got depressed. But anyway, let see how far I can continue with Bluehost India.
harshitakapuR says
Same here guys, did a stupid mistake! If you find out any ways to transfer it to bluehost.com, do share it.
Akshat Verma says
are their hosting prices different or somewhat same ?
Shalini Dixit (@ShaliniDixit07) says
Hosting price is quite reasonable.
Shalini Dixit (@ShaliniDixit07) says
I am using Bluehost India currently. They are also good. Their price is also reasonable and customer support , server time is superb.
krish recipes says
Their hosting prices are not same…. I have been checking quite a lot on this and even had an online chat on bluehost… The indian site is lesser by aprrox 3K… They said that Indian site is totally different and runs on a different server…. So prices vary…
shivam yadav says
I wish i had read this article earlier.
ps- in.bluehost.com/ user.
shrilatha says
I went through Harsh’s pdf to set p mu blog, I started with bluehost india, but to my dismay i had to buy a new domain, as there was no option for the free domain..
now im confused whether to buy hosting in bluehost india or bluehost.com.
Can anyone help me decide… as for customer support, bluehost.com is just a live chat away.
bluehost india doesnt have that
Harsh Agrawal says
@Shrilatha
From my experience, better Buy hosting from Bluehost U.S.
Nirmal Benny says
Harsh what options do we have for international payment..?
Harsh Agrawal says
@Nirmal
PayPal is best or credit card.
sandhuqhu says
Hi Harsh,
Just bought hosting from in.bluehost (by mistake) and cannot find ‘one-click’ install for wordpress !! I’d thought it would be there in cpanel. Any idea what’s the deal ?
Thanks,
Harsh Agrawal says
@Sandhu
Bluehost India is way different than Bluehost U.S.
logics4u says
Dear Harsh,
Can you please let me know, how to install wordpress through Bluehost India Linux sharing host. I am also try with manual and automatic options but I can’t see the last wordpress site as per video tutorials. How can cross the issue.
aakashbatra says
Does bluehost.com servers cause the website to be slow since their servers are utah based. Complete Traffic on my website is from India.
I am unable to figure where are the bluehost.in Servers located. I might need a CDN if I am using bluehost.com since it is making my website very slow.
Any suggestions?
Harsh Agrawal says
@Aakash
I prefer Bluehost U.S over Bluehost India. I would suggest use a CDN service like MaxCDN N it would take care of loading time issue.
Sudhir Chopra says
I recently attempted to buy a wordpress hosting plan from Bluehost India, but wrongly end up in buying one add on product namely Sitelock as it was auto selected. On my request to adjust this add on amount with my intended wordpress hosting plan, they simply refused in the name of their policies. It clearly reflects their intentions. They are cheating customers in the name of thier policies. This fact is also obvious from their reviews on many other sites. Just Google for their reviews and you will come to know the fact.
vicky says
I bought hosting account from Bluehost india for my wordpress hosting but the server is very very slow the services are very bad compared to blue host.com. There are lot of issues I would suggest everybody to stick to Bluehost. com only
Srikanth says
I made the mistake of buying Bluehost India and I regret it from Day 1.
I have not been able to log into my cPanel or a Support system ever on my regular internet connection. Repeated attempts at sorting this out with BHin has failed. Their only solution seems to be for me to change my internet connection. Apart from the bad support, off late my website often refuses to load properly. Websites hosted on BH.com seem to work fine. Unfortunately, I cannot migrate from here to there.
Prasad says
Bluehost India is a piece of crap. Go with bluehost.com instead they are reliable.. I made a mistake buying hosting from Bluehost India.. Site is going down very often and they are unable to fix it. customer support is bad.
Mahesh says
I agree with you Prasad … Bluehost India is bad, frequently server down problem, no reply on that !! next time I shall renew with Bluehost USA only …
farooq basha says
i want to buy hosting from bluehost US, can i buy through in.bluehost.com website or bluehost.com website
Arun Saini says
Hii harsh.. i m big fan of urs
I want to buy bluehost us hosting but don’t have any doller payment option what can i do.. google adsense aslo doesn’t allow payment through paypal. Is there any way to buy bluehost us hosting ??
Harsh Agrawal says
@Arun
Open a PayPal account & use it to make payment.
Paul says
Hi – Does PayPal allow for payment to other companies. They do not even reply to emails. I have been fed up with them for not replying.
Bhavesh Sondagar says
Hi Harsh,
I am using bluehost.com us version till date but I think bluehost Indian version may be affordable for Indian bloggers, great initiative by bluehost.
arun619 says
Buyig in.bluehost.com , I made a mistake purchasing yesterday for hosting . However , they provided me with site lock services . I informed them about it . However there is no positive response from them so far . Don”t get misled by the name bluehost . I feel i am trapped by them . They have refused to refund although it was their mistake . I have requested them for providing hosting instead of site lock . So far , it is unresolved . I will post further feed back on this
Jit says
Hi, I need a help. I am from India and I don’t have credit card . But I want to start my blog soon. So I want to buy hosting plan from Bluehost India now. However, can I change to Bluehost US after 2 years? What kind of difficulty I may face if I change the hosting plan of my blog to Bluehost US in future?
Harsh Agrawal says
@Jit
It won’t be difficult. You just need to transfer your website from old hosting to new which is easy.
Sandeep says
hi,
i am from india and i am trying to open bluehost.com but it redirects to .in and the credentials not working with .in. How can i open .com.
Regards
Harsh Agrawal says
@Sandeep
Use this link & you will be redirected to Bluehost.com
Dilip says
Hi Harsh,
i bought domain from bluehost India and screen appears as you mentioned above screenshot. what should i do after that?
your help will be appreciated.
Is my money got wasted by registering in India? do you sugget to go for .com (US) ?
Harsh Agrawal says
@Dilip
Yes, money is kind of wasted.See if you can get the refund. Going for Bluehost U.S. is a wiser choice.
vijayst says
I wish I had seen this before. I bought an account via BlueHost India and repenting for it. Damned. I have to move all of it to Bluehost.com now.
Vivik Kumar says
Hey Sir, I have a question.
You said that its better to take services from bluehost.com insteal of bluehost.in . But I want to ask what if I go to Bluehost.in and Buy US Server hosting?? Will it be same as taking services from Bluehost.com ?? because bluehost.in offers 3 free domain names?
And one more question sir. Genesis Framework is available free to download on some sites on internet. Can I use Genesis Framework for free?
Harsh Agrawal says
@Vivek
Even if you purchase their US server, the overall quality is not the same. Don’t download nulled WordPress themes, as it would affect your blog negatively in coming days.
lolism1769 says
can anyone tell me how to make payment in bluehost.com from india
khalid says
I wish I had seen these reviews before. I got sucked into buying a domain with bludehost india through my developer and my website is down for over a week and they are demanding money to reinstate my files and not too sure if there are any contents in there, Though I m based in US .. it was a huge mistake to buy with Bluehost as I don’t know any escalation path and I am getting one response after 24 hours. Any one can assist me how I can escalate it?
Anon says
We purchased from BlueHost India because of their .net support. We have now been waiting for almost 6 days for our site administration panel to become active. Multiple interactions with support who say the problem has been resolved yet it persists. Another couple of hours and I am going to find another vendor