Overview
DreamHost dates from 1997, when it began in a dorm room, and reports more than 400,000 customers in over 100 countries and more than 1.5 million websites, WordPress blogs and applications hosted, including over 750,000 WordPress installations.[24] Its company page lists a mailing address in Brea, California, and names Michael Rodriguez as CEO.[24] W3Techs credits DreamHost with 0.3% of all websites in November 2026.[1]
DreamHost’s shared hosting page showed prices in euros when accessed for this review: Web Hosting Launch at €2.89 per month for the first year, renewing at €10.99, covering 25 websites, 25 GB of NVMe storage, roughly 40,000 monthly visits, unmetered bandwidth and a free one-year domain registration with privacy protection on annual plans.[25] Its managed WordPress product, DreamPress, was listed at €14.99 per month for the first year, renewing at €19.99, for one site with 15 GB of storage.[25]
DreamHost offers an AI website builder called Liftoff alongside its hosting.{R(25)} Email on the entry plan is offered as a three-month trial of a paid add-on rather than included permanently, which raises the effective cost for small businesses that need mailboxes.
DreamHost features
- 25 websites on the entry plan
- NVMe storage
- Free domain with privacy (annual plans)
- Liftoff website builder
- DreamPress managed WordPress option
- 25 to 100 sites per shared plan
- NVMe SSD storage
- Visit-based plan metering
DreamHost pricing
Prices displayed in EUR during review: Web Hosting Launch €2.89/mo first year, renews €10.99/mo; DreamPress 1 €14.99/mo first year, renews €19.99/mo. USD prices: see vendor.
DreamHost strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Long operating history
- Free domain privacy
- Generous site allowance on entry plan
- High site allowance on entry plan
- NVMe storage
- Managed DreamPress option available
Limitations
- Email is a paid add-on after a trial
- Smaller share than larger rivals
- USD prices not captured during review
- Low price requires four-year prepayment
- Renewal prices higher
- DreamPress pricing not shown alongside shared plans
Appears in
- Best Web Hosting in 2026 #11
- Best Managed WordPress Hosting in 2026 #13
- Best WordPress Hosting in 2026 #12
DreamHost alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to DreamHost: companies ranked in the same lists.
SiteGround- Hostinger Business Email
Cloudways
WP Engine
Kinsta
WordPress.com- Rocket.net
Bluehost
Pantheon
Pressable
Pagely
WPMU DEV
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