DreamHost vs Namecheap
DreamHost comes out ahead of Namecheap on 5 of the 8 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
DreamHost takes it, 5–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, DreamHost takes 5 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose DreamHost if…
- • You want DreamHost's edge on the price on the front page and what customers say on trustpilot
Choose Namecheap if…
- • You want Namecheap's edge on what it costs when it renews and how many mailboxes you get
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 ↗
Namecheap5/10$4.66
Stellar plan, which the page prices at $55.88 a year
- $4.66, against $2.89
Source: namecheap.com ↗
DreamHost wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs when it renewsNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotDreamHost winsNamecheap5/10
4.2 out of 5
TrustScore from 21,996 reviews on Trustpilot
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
DreamHost wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- 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 getNamecheap winsDreamHost5/10
20 mailboxes (free 3 months)
Launch plan
- 20 mailboxes (free 3 months), against 30 mailboxes
Source: dreamhost.com ↗
Namecheap 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
- $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
- $4.66, against $1.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $4.66, against $3.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5