Dreamhost.com - Hosting overview
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Web Design expert
- "Live chat"
- Support 24/7
- Detailed Knowlegebase
- Free domain
- Free backups
- Free SSL
Is a major hosting company, operating in the field of IT service since 1997, since then gaining major reputation, having served over 400 000 satisfied customers and hosted over 1.5 million websites. Their data centers are located in the US.
7.2
- Support
- Reliability
- User Friendly
- Features
- Pricing
Overview
DreamHost’s website is modernly designed and client-oriented. They are offering a full package of services: Domain Registration/Transfer, Managed Shared, VPS, Cloud, and dedicated server solutions, along with Pro services. A basic shared plan allows hosting of 1 website on unlimited traffic and strangely unspecified disk space, but it comes with a free domain. For VPS it's 1GB RAM, 30GB disk space, and unlimited bandwidth to host as many websites as you want.
They are one of the few hosting companies to offer a 100% uptime guarantee. A knowledge base is available, filled with helpful articles regarding hosting, technicality, etc. Aside from the knowledge base, Dreamhost also offers compelling tutorials and comparisons.
Support
5.0
Is claimed to be online 24/7 and can be contacted by either email or a live chat through a panel. If you are not an existing customer, you will be directed to the sales department. Live chat is using a bot instead of a real person, and it will eventually redirect you to email. Eventually, after approximately 3 hours, I’ve got a detailed response.
Reliability
9.0
One of the main features of DreamHost is guaranteed 100% uptime. It is achieved by using multiple data center locations, constant monitoring, and emergency monitoring
Dreamhost provides daily backups in their plans.
Their servers are outfitted with RAID-supported SSD drives and the latest hardware available. They are also supporting Apache or Nginx, and phuse passenger platform that allows apache, Node.Js, and ruby to work together.
User Friendly
6.0
DreamHost strongly advertises its Pro Services, which lets you hire a pro for almost every hosting task possible, from design and marketing to custom web developer and SEO manager.
DreamHost also offers Softaculous for easy one-click installation of CMS platforms and more.
At the time, there is only US location to choose.
DreamHost strongly advertises its Pro Services, which lets you hire a pro for almost every hosting task possible, from design and marketing to custom web developer and SEO manager.
DreamHost also offers Softaculous for easy one-click installation of CMS platforms and more.
At the time, there is only US location to choose.
Features
9.0
- The company offers an affiliate program allowing affiliates to profit from advertising DreamHost services. Although you can resell company services, it’s not openly supported;
- DreamHost custom-developed control panel;
- Automatic WordPress migration;
- Free SSL;
- Strong WordPress focus and optimization;
- WooCommere support;
- Robust Email Service and a separate email hosting solution with google Workspace support;
- Free domain.
Pricing
7.0
DreamHost offers its services at a market price, so you can get yourself a shared hosting for 5.99$. Refunds are only eligible in case of falling to provide 100% uptime, and only for shared hosting plans. Be wary that some additional features and services have to be paid for and separetly, especially pro services.
The payment can be made through PayPal or a bank card, in USD.
Shared Hosting
$2.59 - $3.95| Plan | Drive | RAM | Bandwidth | OS | Panel | Sites | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Starter | ∞ | - | ∞ | - |
|
1 | $2.59 |
| Everything Unlimited | ∞ | - | ∞ | - | ∞ | $3.95 |
VPS Hosting
$10.00 - $80.00| Plan | Drive | CPU | RAM | OS | Panel | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Basic | 30 GB | 1 | 1 GB | $10.00 | ||
| VPS Business | 60 GB | 1 | 2 GB | $20.00 | ||
| VPS Professional | 120 GB | 1 | 4 GB | $40.00 | ||
| VPS Enterprise | 240 GB | 1 | 8 GB | $80.00 |
Dedicated Server
$149.00 - $279.00| Plan | Cores | Threads | CPU | RAM | Drive | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 GB | 1 TB | $149.00 |
| Summer Moon 16 | 12 | 12 | - | 16 GB | 2 TB | $279.00 |
Cloud Hosting
$4.50 - $48.00| Plan | Bandwidth | Sites | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512MB RAM Server | ∞ | $4.50 | |
| 2GB RAM Server | ∞ | $12.00 | |
| 8GB RAM Server | ∞ | $48.00 |
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DreamHost is a seasoned company that knows the clients and offers them exceptional service, no matter the scale or difficulty of the project. If you want reliable hosting with a guaranteed 100% uptime, then you definitely should check out DreamHost.
Pros
- 100% uptime;
- Custom control panel;
- Free SSL and a Domain.
Cons
- Slow response times;
- Pro services are shoved into your face;
- Only one location;
- Live chat is in fact not live, but a bot.
An in-depth programming expert. I could have written more though... but big things come in small packages)
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