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Bluehost vs HostGator

Bluehost or HostGator? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.

Bluehost takes 3 of 4 compared terms. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.

Term by term

Bluehost vs HostGator compared across 15 criteria
Criterion Bluehost Top pick HostGator
The money
Commission $65 $65–$125
Pays for — —
Payout type One-time One-time
Tier ladder No tiers No tiers
Terms
Cookie window 30 days 30 days
Ease of starting 2.8 / 5 ✔ 3 / 5
Approval Reviewed Reviewed
Our rating — —
Getting paid
Paid out Monthly (Processed about 45 days after the end of the month the sale accrued in. The affiliate agreement allows a 45 to 70 day window. Auto-payouts can be enabled.) Monthly (HostGator states payouts arrive two months and ten days after the end of the month the sale occurred in; its FAQ describes the same wait as about three months. The Newfold agreement says commissions are processed roughly 45 to 70 days after month end.)
Minimum payout $10 (Stated on Bluehost's own affiliate payouts article. The affiliate agreement itself leaves the threshold to Bluehost's discretion and to whatever platform you are paid through.) HostGator says there is no minimum number of referrals before your first payment, but does not publish a dollar threshold. The Newfold agreement states any minimum is governed by Impact.
Clearing hold ✔ 45 days 70 days
Payment methods PayPal, Direct deposit PayPal, ACH
Rules
Self-referral — —
Paid search ✔ Restricted Prohibited
Affiliate assets ✔ Banners, Creative assets, Affiliate dashboard, Marketing tools Affiliate links, Banners

A ✔ marks the better term on that row. Rows where the programs match, where the terms aren't comparable, or where a program hasn't published a figure are left unmarked — a dash means unknown, not zero.

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Affiliate terms change often, and every figure here comes from each program's own published page on the date above. Confirm the current rate with the merchant before you promote it. Links to the programs are affiliate links.