A WordPress developer relies on DreamHost's unlimited shared plan for unlimited domains, hosting and email, calling it their secret weapon.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
39% Positive20% Mixed41% Negative
Reliable shared and VPS hosting that many have stayed with for years; managed WordPress can be slow.
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Customer reviews (129)
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Runs a few projects on DreamHost shared hosting that get quite a bit of traffic with no issues, with Cloudflare in front.
Ten years hosting small sites on DreamHost; one of the best budget WordPress options left.
Dedicated DreamHost server for 18 years crashed only three times while serving 1-2 million uniques a month; best deal found despite odd issues.
Calls DreamHost as good as it gets for a big host, with reasonable prices and top-tier features.
Has used DreamHost for years: incredible bang for the buck with SSH, DNS and git; only downside is US-only shared data centers.
Pays for Shared Unlimited only for email, giving each client unlimited addresses with 25GB of disk space.
A DreamHost customer hosts as many sites as they want for $20 a month with full control, and has had no issues so far.
A DreamHost customer of about 20 years finds it better than any other host, with no extra charge for additional email addresses.
A WordPress beginner chose DreamHost and is satisfied so far; the first year cost about $30.
Runs a monitoring script and tiny web sites on a $6/month DreamCompute instance.
Common questions about DreamHost
What do customers say about DreamHost?
DreamHost is mostly praised for reliable shared and VPS hosting with helpful support, and many users have stayed for years. Downsides are few: some slowness on managed WordPress plans, a long outage for one customer, and price rises on VPS.
Is DreamHost worth it?
Of the 71 reviews with a clear verdict, 39% are positive, 20% mixed and 41% negative. The praise mentioned most is helpful support. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about DreamHost?
The praise reviewers mention most: helpful support (12 reviews), reliable (12 reviews) and great value (8 reviews). For example: On DreamHost since 2008; went back after SiteGround renewal sticker shock, and support helped once when stuck.
What are the most common complaints about DreamHost?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (16 reviews), slow (14 reviews) and outages (9 reviews). For example: Websites on a DreamHost VPS were down 3 days; support only said to wait, with no ETA or cause, so they are leaving.
What does the signal score of 67 mean?
It's how well reviewed DreamHost is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of DreamHost?
Category: Shared hosting.
Where do these DreamHost reviews come from?
129 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.