European alternatives to Bluehost

A budget US shared-hosting brand under Newfold Digital, itself owned by private-equity firm Clearlake. Cheap WordPress hosting, but on US infrastructure with the usual jurisdiction and upsell caveats.

Company information about Bluehost
Company
Newfold Digital Inc.
Parent company
Clearlake Capital
Headquarters
Provo, United States
Founded
2003
Data jurisdiction
United States
Ownership
Private equity
GDPR
No
Open source
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure

Why people switch away from Bluehost

Subject to US CLOUD ActPrivate-equity ownedProprietary softwareNot covered by GDPR

European alternatives to Bluehost

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Top Pick

Switzerland 96 · Certified European

Swiss web hosting from Infomaniak, Europe's leading independent hosting provider. Shared web hosting, WordPress and domains on owned, 100% renewable-powered data centres in Switzerland, under strict Swiss privacy law with no data exploitation.

Paid · from €6.79/mo Bootstrapped Own infrastructure EFTA
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Lithuania 76 · Strongly European

Lithuanian web hosting giant serving 29 million users in 178 countries. Affordable shared, VPS and cloud hosting with a custom control panel and strong European infrastructure.

Paid · from €2.99/mo Own infrastructure EU

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Switching everything overnight is not realistic. Start where it matters most: your email, your cloud storage, your business tools. Replace one thing at a time.

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Why avoid United States-owned services?

CLOUD Act

Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.

FISA Section 702

Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.

GDPR vs US law conflict

EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.

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