Documentation-based comparison
DreamHost versus Hostinger
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
What the evidence answers
A reading of reviewed official documentation for DreamHost and Hostinger. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.
Price
- DreamHost From €11.99/mo
- DreamPress 1: €19.99 monthly
- DreamPress 1: €179.88 annual (€14.99/mo equivalent)
- DreamPress 1: €11.99 monthly
- DreamPress 3: €251.88 annual (€20.99/mo equivalent)
- DreamPress 5: €359.88 annual (€29.99/mo equivalent)
- Hostinger From $2.99/mo
- Premium: $2.99 monthly
- Unlimited: $3.99 monthly
- Cloud Startup: $7.99 monthly
These prices use different currencies. Read each with its own unit and conditions; they do not add up to one total or a cheaper product.
Documented for both
- Websites
- DreamHost Business plans support 1–3 sites; Agency plans support 5–20, with more storage and longer backup retention.DreamPress 1: 1 websiteDreamPress 3: 3 websitesDreamPress 5: 5 websites
- Hostinger Premium: 3 websitesUnlimited: Unlimited websitesCloud Startup: Unlimited websites
- Storage
- DreamHost DreamPress 1: 15 GB NVMe SSD storageDreamPress 3: 30 GB NVMe SSD storageDreamPress 5: 50 GB NVMe storage
- Hostinger Premium: 20 GB disk, 1 CPU core, 2 GB RAM and 400,000 inodesUnlimited: 50 GB disk, 2 CPU cores, 3 GB RAM and 600,000 inodesCloud Startup: 100 GB NVMe storage
- Traffic or visits
- DreamHost Visitor allowances are for sizing a plan; DreamHost asks you to contact it if your traffic is unusual.DreamPress 1: 40k monthly visits; unmetered bandwidthDreamPress 3: 125k monthly visitsDreamPress 5: 175k monthly visitors
- Hostinger Premium: Bandwidth listed as Unlimited
- Introductory rate
- DreamHost DreamPress 1: Yearly term: EUR 14.99 a month for the first year, EUR 179.88 upfront
- Hostinger Premium: USD 2.99 a month equivalent; USD 143.52 paid upfront for 48 monthsUnlimited: USD 3.99 a month equivalent; USD 191.52 paid upfront for 48 monthsCloud Startup: USD 7.99 a month equivalent; USD 383.52 paid upfront for 48 months
- Renewal rate
- DreamHost DreamPress 1: Yearly term: auto-renews at EUR 19.99 a month after 1 year
- Hostinger Premium renews at $10.99/month.Unlimited: Renews at USD 16.99 a monthCloud Startup: Renews at USD 25.99 a month
- Commitment
- DreamHost 30-day money-back guarantee on every plan
- Hostinger 48 months (the term shown on all three plan cards)
- Backups
- DreamHost Business plans: 14-day daily backup retention, 3 on-demand and 3 locked backups per site; Agency plans: 30-day daily backup retention, 5 on-demand and 5 locked backups per siteDreamPress 1: 14 days backup retentionDreamPress 3: 14 days backup retentionDreamPress 5: 30 days backup retention
- Hostinger Premium: Free weekly backupsUnlimited: Daily backupsCloud Startup: Daily and on-demand backups
- Restores
- DreamHost Backups are stored offsite on Amazon S3; you can download copies and restore a saved version from the panel, which replaces the live site.
- Hostinger Unlimited: "Easy data restore" is listed with the daily backups
- Migration
- DreamHost Professional migrations equal to the number of sites in the plan
- Hostinger Free with any plan: submit a request in hPanel and Hostinger transfers the site within 24 hours. Each site needs its own request; up to five requests can be active at a time and bulk migrations are not permitted.
- Staging
- DreamHost 1-click staging for each website; it needs at least 5 GB of free space and is not included in the live-site daily backups.
- Hostinger One-click staging tool
- Support
- DreamHost 24/7 WordPress support by chat and panel requests; chat may start with AI, and you can ask for a person.
- Hostinger Priority 24/7 expert support
Limits to check
- DreamHost Prices are monthly equivalents; annual and multi-year plans are paid upfront, and taxes may apply.
- Hostinger Every plan is paid upfront (the monthly price is the plan total divided by its months), and "Unlimited" features are subject to the Fair Usage Policy.
Not verified yet
No reviewed evidence for either product on overage charges.
Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.
Next steps
- Ask DreamHost about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.
- Ask Hostinger about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.
| Requirement | DreamHost | Hostinger |
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| Pricing | From €11.99/mo | From $2.99/mo |
| Who it is for | Fully managed WordPress hosting (DreamPress) with worldwide Bunny CDN included. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison | Hosting made for WordPress sites, with Hostinger handling software updates, security measures and data backups. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger managed WordPress hosting plans, prices and FAQ |
| Coverage limits | Prices are monthly equivalents; annual and multi-year plans are paid upfront, and taxes may apply. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison | Every plan is paid upfront (the monthly price is the plan total divided by its months), and "Unlimited" features are subject to the Fair Usage Policy. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger managed WordPress hosting plans, prices and FAQ |
| Websites | Business plans support 1–3 sites; Agency plans support 5–20, with more storage and longer backup retention. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison
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| Traffic or visits | Visitor allowances are for sizing a plan; DreamHost asks you to contact it if your traffic is unusual. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison
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| Renewal rate |
| Premium renews at $10.99/month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger: official product and plan documentation
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| Commitment | 30-day money-back guarantee on every plan Monthly, yearly and 3-year terms are offered. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison | 48 months (the term shown on all three plan cards) A 30-day money-back guarantee applies. Shorter terms are not shown on this page. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger managed WordPress hosting plans, prices and FAQ |
| Backups | Business plans: 14-day daily backup retention, 3 on-demand and 3 locked backups per site; Agency plans: 30-day daily backup retention, 5 on-demand and 5 locked backups per site Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison
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| Restores | Backups are stored offsite on Amazon S3; you can download copies and restore a saved version from the panel, which replaces the live site. No restore fee is stated. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison |
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| Migration | Professional migrations equal to the number of sites in the plan A free migration plugin is offered for doing it yourself. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison | Free with any plan: submit a request in hPanel and Hostinger transfers the site within 24 hours. Each site needs its own request; up to five requests can be active at a time and bulk migrations are not permitted. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger managed WordPress hosting plans, prices and FAQ |
| Staging | 1-click staging for each website; it needs at least 5 GB of free space and is not included in the live-site daily backups. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison | One-click staging tool The page does not say which plans include it. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger managed WordPress hosting plans, prices and FAQ |
| Support | 24/7 WordPress support by chat and panel requests; chat may start with AI, and you can ask for a person. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · DreamHost DreamPress plans page, yearly view and plan comparison | Priority 24/7 expert support Listed on all three plan cards. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Hostinger managed WordPress hosting plans, prices and FAQ |
| Coverage note | Per website. From the plan comparison table. | Renewal term not stated. Subject to the Fair Usage Policy. |
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Not verified means the reviewed sources do not establish it; it does not mean a product lacks it or that it costs nothing.
- Overage charges DreamHost: not verified · Hostinger: not verified