Pop-a-Cloudhost (PCH) vs BlueHost

Bluehost and Pop-a-cloudhost have fundamentally distinct infrastructures in terms of their construction and operation. Regularly, we receive feedback from clients and expanding businesses seeking an alternative to Bluehost.

Our entire infrastructure is containerized and operates solely on Akamai’s fast cloud network. This setup allows us to offer a diverse range of high-speed data servers, exceptional performance, server-level caching, dedicated resources, and heightened security. You no longer need to concern yourself with resource sharing, whether with other websites or even your own!

It incorporates a robust firewall, support for HTTP/3, DDoS protection, complimentary CDN, and various other advantages. Additionally, you benefit from clear visibility into resource usage, expenses, and pricing.

Some of the key differences between Pop-a-cloudhost and Bluehost:

Continue reading to explore the specifics of each PCH feature and compare them with Bluehost. Alternatively, you can experience it firsthand with our risk-free 30-day money-back guarantee.

•  PCH (Pop-a-cloudhost)  provides managed WordPress hosting, providing comprehensive solutions for website management and spanning 26 data centers across Akamai’s global network. In contrast, Bluehost operates in 6 different locations.
• PCH uses Akamai’s fastest servers for all plans in supported locations. Through our testing, we discovered that Akamai servers has higher IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) compared to GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
• Containerized Solution. PCH offers a unique infrastructure that containerizes site resources so they don’t have to share.
• This enhances and standardizes performance on a per-site basis, eliminating concerns about other unmanaged sites potentially utilizing your resources. Additionally, it reduces the time spent troubleshooting performance issues, as there is no longer a need to address potential resource conflicts.
• Thanks to PCH’s unique containerized hosting, you can effortlessly host multiple sites across various data centers, all under the same plan. You don’t need to pay for multiple plans just to host sites in different locations. Enhance your clients’ performance instantly by hosting their site on a server strategically positioned for their customer base.
• All our Packages support HTTP/2 and HTTP/3.
• All PCH customers benefit from our dedicated WAF and Firewall.
• PCH incorporates a “Redis” cache configured across all our systems, enabling page caching at the server level. This significantly accelerates the delivery of cached WordPress HTML, resulting in an average speed improvement of over 60%.
• Developers friendly ssh and WP-cli.
• PCH exclusively uses encrypted SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) connections and offers SSH (Secure Shell) access.
• PCH strives for complete security with a promise against malware.
• PCH offers free DDoS protection for all plans.
• PCH offers unlimited Sub domains and Aliases.
• PCH provides a 30-day no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.

• Continuous real-time protection against DDoS attacks.
• Automatic blocking of IPs with three consecutive failed login attempts.
• Integration with Free DNS Cloudflare.Implementation of a secure firewall and integrated DDoS protection.
• Encrypted SFTP and SSH connections; no FTP is used.
• Utilization of completely isolated containers (Docker) with orchestrated management to prevent cross-infection from other clients.
• Free LetEncrypt SSL certificates with wildcard domain support.
• Automatic security checks for every installed plugin to identify vulnerabilities and potential security issues.
• Live IP Blacklist.

We aim to provide a developer-friendly experience, assisting you in enhancing your workflow efficiency and overall productivity.

• Easily create WordPress staging environments with just one click, enabling seamless transfer of changes from staging to production and convenient cloning of your site.
• Effortlessly restore backups to both staging and production environments.
• Run distinct PHP versions for each live and staging site, effortlessly switching between PHP engines with a simple click. Presently, we support versions PHP 5.6,7.0,7.1,7.2,7.4,8.0, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3.
• SSH, SFTP, and WP-CLI tool access on all plans.
• PHP restart,
• and many more coming soon.

As your hosting provider, PCH equips you with all the necessary tools to effectively manage your WordPress site, regardless of your technical expertise.