Hostinger vs DreamHost
DreamHost comes out ahead of Hostinger on 4 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, 4–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, DreamHost takes 4 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Hostinger if…
- • You want Hostinger's edge on the price on the front page and what it costs when it renews
Choose DreamHost if…
- • You want DreamHost's edge on how many websites you can host and how much storage you get
Round by round
- Round 1The price on the front pageHostinger winsDreamHost5/10
$2.89
Launch plan, first-year price (the old Starter plan is discontinued)
- $2.89, against $1.99
Source: dreamhost.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs when it renewsHostinger wins
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How long you can get your money backTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4Who picks up when your site is downTieHostinger7/10
24/7 expert support
support around the clock, with priority expert support on the Single plan
Source: hostinger.com ↗
DreamHost7/1024/7 in-house support
a dedicated in-house team, around the clock
Source: dreamhost.com ↗
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 winsHostinger5/10
1 free mailbox
Single plan
- 1 free mailbox, against 20 mailboxes (free 3 months)
Source: hostinger.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
- 10 GB SSD, against 25 GB NVMe
- Weekly, against Daily
- No free domain, against Free domain
- 1 website, against 10 websites
- $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