The verdict
DreamHost takes it, 6–0 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, DreamHost takes 6 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Bluehost if…
- • You have a reason to pick Bluehost that is not on this list
Choose DreamHost if…
- • You want DreamHost's edge on the price on the front page and the uptime promise
Round by round
- Round 1The price on the front pageDreamHost winsDreamHost8/10
$2.89
Launch plan, first-year price (the old Starter plan is discontinued)
Source: dreamhost.com ↗
DreamHost wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2The uptime promiseDreamHost wins
DreamHost wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What it costs when it renewsTieBluehost7/10
$9.99
Starter renewal on a 36-month term ($11.99 on 12 months, $15.99 month to month)
Source: bluehost.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4How long you can get your money backTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5How many websites you can hostDreamHost wins
DreamHost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How much storage you getDreamHost wins
DreamHost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How many mailboxes you getDreamHost winsBluehost5/10
Pro Email trial only
Starter plan
- Pro Email trial only, against 20 mailboxes (free 3 months)
Source: bluehost.com ↗
DreamHost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8How often your site is backed upDreamHost wins
DreamHost wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- $3.99, against $1.99
- Pro Email trial only, against 1 free mailbox
- $3.99, against $2.99
- 4.5 out of 5, against 4.9 out of 5
- $2.89, against $1.99
- $10.99, against $8.99
- 4.6 out of 5, against 4.9 out of 5
- 30 days, against 45 days