Shared WordPress
Category
$1.99/mo
From (advertised)
100%
Uptime SLA (advertised)
Top Tier
Review Signal 2026
2026-10-01
Facts checked
Overview
DreamHost sells shared web and WordPress hosting, managed WordPress under the DreamPress name, managed VPS, email and domains. The company states it has hosted websites since 1997, with data centers in Ashburn (Virginia), Hillsboro (Oregon), Amsterdam and Singapore.
WordPress Hosting plans (Launch, Growth, Scale) include NVMe SSD storage, unmetered bandwidth, daily automated backups, unlimited free SSL certificates and a free automated migration plugin. DreamPress adds 1-click staging, on-demand backups, Bunny CDN and one professional site migration. DreamHost advertises a 100% uptime guarantee.
Independent performance data
DreamHost earned Top Tier in the <$25/mo price tier of the Review Signal WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks 2026 ↗ — meaning it kept 99.9%+ uptime and showed virtually no signs of struggle under load (error rates at or below 0.1%, responses under 1 second).
Advertised plans
Their numbers, not ours. Checked 2026-10-01WordPress Hosting Launch
$1.99/mo intro (48-mo term); renews $7.99/mo
- ✓25 websites
- ✓~40K visits/mo (guide)
- ✓25 GB NVMe SSD
- ✓Daily backups
- ✓Free domain 1st year
WordPress Hosting Growth
$3.49/mo intro (48-mo term); renews $8.99/mo
- ✓50 websites
- ✓~200K visits/mo (guide)
- ✓50 GB NVMe SSD
- ✓Daily backups
DreamPress 1
$14.99/mo intro (12-mo term); renews $19.99/mo
- ✓1 website
- ✓~40K visits/mo
- ✓15 GB NVMe SSD
- ✓1-click staging
- ✓Bunny CDN
- ✓1 pro migration
Intro rates apply to the first term; the renewal rate depends on term length (Launch: 12-mo $2.89→$10.99, 24-mo $2.49→$8.99, 48-mo $1.99→$7.99). Monthly billing is available on all plans.
What's included
- Data centers
- Ashburn VA, Hillsboro OR, Amsterdam, Singapore
- CDN
- Bunny CDN with DreamPress
- SSL
- Unlimited free certificates
- Backups
- Daily automated; DreamPress adds on-demand
- Staging
- 1-click staging on DreamPress
- Migrations
- Free migration plugin; DreamPress includes 1 pro migration
- Support
- 24/7 in-house support
- Uptime
- 100% guarantee (advertised)
- Money-back
- 30 days
The numbers above are DreamHost's. The measurement below is yours.
If you already host with DreamHost— or you're evaluating a site that does — measure the server's actual response time instead of relying on anyone's marketing, including theirs.
Sources
Everything on this page is what DreamHost advertises on its own site, checked 2026-10-01. Prices and features change — verify on their site before buying. This page contains no measurements by SpeedSonar; for the benchmark comparison, see the hosting leaderboard. Benchmark results are copied from the cited independent study, not measured by this site.