Entry prices in Bluehost pricing plans are the headline. This page shows where the real number lands once you account for site count and the promo-to-renewal gap.
Entry plans cap out by site count fast
GreenGeeks' entry Lite plan is capped at 1 website -- run more than one site and you need its Pro tier, Unlimited websites for $4.95/month. Bluehost's entry Starter plan is more generous at 10 websites; you only need its Business tier, 50 websites for $7.99/mo on the one-year term, if a single portfolio genuinely exceeds Starter's own site limit.
Read that as a rule, not a table: the tier you actually pay for is the first one that clears your site count, so a two-site owner and a ten-site owner on the "same" host can pay very different real prices. Count your sites first; let that pick the tier; then read the renewal.
The promo-vs-renewal gap is the real number
Every budget host in this comparison uses an introductory rate that expires. Hostinger's headline $2.99/mo renews at $10.99/mo. That headline price is prepaid for 48 months, totaling $143.52 (regular price $575.52), not a month-to-month rate. InMotion's Launch plan is $4.79/mo up front, renews at $14.99/mo. Full renewal-rate detail is in shared hosting renewal costs.
What raises the real number beyond hosting itself
Domain registration after the first free year, email accounts beyond the included allowance, backups, and security add-ons are the line items that turn a headline price into a real invoice. Scope boundary: this page does not put a single number on those add-ons (their prices vary by registrar and plan), so treat them as amounts you add on top. The shared hosting cost worksheet has the base renewal-rate figures you need to start that math; it does not yet total the add-ons for you.