DreamHost review

DreamHost is an independently owned host that gives beginners room to grow on its entry plan. Web Hosting Launch covers 25 websites with 25 GB of NVMe storage, unmetered bandwidth and about 40,000 monthly visits, and the introductory price applies to the first year, so you are not pushed into a three or four year prepayment to get it. DreamHost backs its hosting with a 100% uptime guarantee, and its support team is in-house and available around the clock. New owners can use Liftoff, an AI WordPress builder, or ask DreamHost to build a free four-page starter site. If a site outgrows shared hosting, DreamPress offers managed WordPress with 14 days of backup retention and on-demand performance scans, and managed and self-managed VPS plans sit above that. The page served to us showed euro prices, so we have not confirmed the USD rate.

Who it is for

Beginners who want many sites on one plan and a free starter website

Price

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US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Web Hosting Launch covers 25 websites, 25 GB NVMe storage and 40k monthly visits
• Unmetered bandwidth and a 100% uptime guarantee
• Liftoff AI WordPress builder and a free 4-page Handcrafted Starter Website
• DreamPress managed WordPress with 14 days of backup retention
• Custom control panel and 24/7 in-house support

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 25 websites on the entry plan is more than most rivals
• Strength: Intro pricing lasts one year rather than requiring a multi-year term
• Strength: Upgrade paths to DreamPress, managed VPS and self-managed VPS
• Weakness: Prices shown to us were in euros, so the USD price is unconfirmed
• Weakness: Uses its own control panel rather than cPanel
• Weakness: DreamPress 1 hosts a single site

Key facts

• Entry plan: Web Hosting Launch, 25 websites
• Uptime guarantee: 100%
• Ownership: Independently owned

Where it ranks

DreamHost is No. 7 in our Best Web Hosting Services verdict.