Is Bluehost/HostGator or Linode more popular?

Bluehost/HostGator is used by more websites in our catalog: 18,060 use Bluehost/HostGator and 1,346 use Linode.

Does Bluehost/HostGator or Linode have higher-authority sites?

Linode sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Bluehost/HostGator: 12, Linode: 33).

Is Bluehost/HostGator or Linode growing faster?

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Bluehost/HostGator went from 2.0% to 2.1% of all tracked sites, while Linode went from 0.18% to 0.15%. Bluehost/HostGator is gaining ground faster in our index.

Can a site use both Bluehost/HostGator and Linode?

No. A site runs a single DNS provider, so Bluehost/HostGator and Linode are mutually exclusive.

Where does this Bluehost/HostGator vs Linode data come from?

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.

Bluehost/HostGator vs Linode — Site Stats Database

Bluehost/HostGator vs Linode

A side-by-side comparison of two dns providers, based on the 840,922 DNS Provider sites tracked by Site Stats Database.

Last updated July 1, 2026

Metric	Bluehost/HostGator	Linode
Websites	18,060	1,346
Market share	2.1%	0.16%
Share of top 10K sites	0.15%	0.19%

Rank	#7	#42

Median DR	12	33

Average DR	16	35

Median keywords	798	1,096

Median referring domains	183	594

Median domain age	11 yrs	17 yrs

Average domain age	12 yrs	17 yrs

Average monthly traffic	15,701	91,662

Combined monthly traffic	283,551,948	123,376,955

mediterraneantaste.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)6
Total Keywords7,257
Referring Domains133
Domain Age15 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)2,859,057
Traffic Trend
TechnologyBluehost/HostGator
color-meanings.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)68
Total Keywords63,613
Referring Domains7,080
Domain Age13 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)2,481,644
Traffic Trend
Technology
kylesconverter.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)36
Total Keywords108,819
Referring Domains1,052
Domain Age16 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)2,291,902
Traffic Trend
Technology
emeraldpalate.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)41
Total Keywords38,624
Referring Domains1,861
Domain Age16 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,968,431
Traffic Trend
Technology
sungoldpower.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)44
Total Keywords7,083
Referring Domains694
Domain Age13 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,842,880
Traffic Trend
Technology
piano-keyboard-guide.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)36
Total Keywords21,244
Referring Domains1,645
Domain Age16 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,780,891
Traffic Trend
Technology
wanderyourway.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)44
Total Keywords10,919
Referring Domains557
Domain Age12 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,744,611
Traffic Trend
Technology
uglychristmassweater.com
Language
DR (Ahrefs)59
Total Keywords14,101
Referring Domains1,982
Domain Age19 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,529,110
Traffic Trend
Technology
restauranthoppen.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)23
Total Keywords7,469
Referring Domains586
Domain Age8 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,369,055
Traffic Trend
Technology
alicesparklykat.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)40
Total Keywords17,960
Referring Domains808
Domain Age14 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)1,305,263
Traffic Trend
Technology

Website	Language	DR (Ahrefs)	Total Keywords	Referring Domains	Domain Age	Traffic (Jun 2026)	Traffic Trend	Technology
mediterraneantaste.com	English	6	7,257	133	15 yrs	2,859,057		Bluehost/HostGator

rolltide.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)73
Total Keywords60,718
Referring Domains9,223
Domain Age27 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)9,785,276
Traffic Trend
TechnologyLinode
wordunscrambler.me
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)55
Total Keywords156,454
Referring Domains2,774
Domain Age11 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)9,657,742
Traffic Trend
Technology
parcelsapp.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)82
Total Keywords46,466
Referring Domains7,013
Domain Age9 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)8,698,554
Traffic Trend
Technology
mortgagecalculator.org
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)81
Total Keywords55,568
Referring Domains17,500
Domain Age22 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)6,458,666
Traffic Trend
Technology
crosswordtracker.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)39
Total Keywords418,922
Referring Domains4,694
Domain Age16 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)6,050,329
Traffic Trend
Technology
atanet.org
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)79
Total Keywords9,192
Referring Domains7,194
Domain Age29 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)5,997,634
Traffic Trend
Technology
scrabblewordfinder.org
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)47
Total Keywords220,661
Referring Domains2,484
Domain Age12 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)5,729,185
Traffic Trend
Technology
allscrabblewords.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)37
Total Keywords94,828
Referring Domains2,910
Domain Age14 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)4,234,495
Traffic Trend
Technology
tfwiki.net
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)71
Total Keywords83,060
Referring Domains8,455
Domain Age18 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)3,615,364
Traffic Trend
Technology
zabihah.com
LanguageEnglish
DR (Ahrefs)56
Total Keywords57,478
Referring Domains2,153
Domain Age27 yrs
Traffic (Jun 2026)3,596,396
Traffic Trend
Technology