DreamHost versus SiteGround

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)
• SiteGround From $35.88/yr
  • StartUp: $35.88 annual ($2.99/mo equivalent)
  • GrowBig: $59.88 annual ($4.99/mo equivalent)
  • GoGeek: $95.88 annual ($7.99/mo equivalent)

These prices use different currencies and different billing periods. Read each with its own unit and conditions; they do not add up to one total or a cheaper product.

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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

SiteGround StartUp: 1 websiteGrowBig: Unlimited websitesGoGeek: Unlimited websites

Storage

DreamHost DreamPress 1: 15 GB NVMe SSD storageDreamPress 3: 30 GB NVMe SSD storageDreamPress 5: 50 GB NVMe storage

SiteGround StartUp: 10 GB storageGrowBig: 50 GB storageGoGeek: 100 GB 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

SiteGround StartUp: Unlimited trafficGrowBig: Unlimited trafficGoGeek: Unlimited traffic

Introductory rate

DreamHost DreamPress 1: Yearly term: EUR 14.99 a month for the first year, EUR 179.88 upfront

SiteGround StartUp: USD 2.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaidGrowBig: USD 4.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaidGoGeek: USD 7.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaid

Renewal rate

DreamHost DreamPress 1: Yearly term: auto-renews at EUR 19.99 a month after 1 year

SiteGround StartUp: Renews at USD 17.99 a monthGrowBig: Renews at USD 29.99 a monthGoGeek: Renews at USD 44.99 a month

Commitment

DreamHost 30-day money-back guarantee on every plan

SiteGround 12 months

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

SiteGround Automatic daily backups, stored in a different location from the siteGrowBig: On-demand backupsGoGeek: 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.

SiteGround Restore a website from the daily backups "in minutes"

Migration

DreamHost Professional migrations equal to the number of sites in the plan

SiteGround Existing WordPress sites are transferred automatically at no cost.

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.

SiteGround GrowBig: StagingGoGeek: Staging + Git

Support

DreamHost 24/7 WordPress support by chat and panel requests; chat may start with AI, and you can ask for a person.

SiteGround 24/7 human supportGoGeek: Priority support

Limits to check

• DreamHost Prices are monthly equivalents; annual and multi-year plans are paid upfront, and taxes may apply.
• SiteGround The advertised monthly prices require 12 months prepaid; StartUp renews at USD 17.99 a month after USD 2.99.

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Next steps

• Ask DreamHost about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.
• Ask SiteGround about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.

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