DreamHost has many features to satisfy your personal and business related web hosting needs. The company's shared, WordPress, virtual private server (VPS), cloud, and dedicated plans offer plenty of options for webmasters looking to create attractive, flexible sites. In addition, DreamHost's website building software makes site creation a simple task. As a result, DreamHost stands at the front of the pack with HostGator and Hostwinds as our Editors' Choice picks.
DreamHost's tierless shared web hosting plan starting at $10.95 per month, or $9.95 per month with a one-year commitment offers unlimited disk storage space, domains, email, and monthly data transfers. DreamHost gives you your first .com, .net, .org, or .info domain for free, but you have to pay the registration fee for additional domains.
Most competitors, including HostGator the Editors' Choice for shared hosting, offer unlimited domains only as part of their higher tier plans, which makes DreamHost particularly attractive.
That said, HostGator is one of the few web hosts I've reviewed that offers Windows-based shared web hosting. That's a big deal, as there are many businesses that require Microsoft's operating system to run specific software. DreamHost, on the other hand, only offers Linux-based servers. HostGator also offers unlimited monthly data transfers, storage, and email.
VPS Web Hosting
DreamHost offers four Linux-based VPS web hosting plans (starting at $15 per month) for businesses that need more power or expect higher traffic volumes. DreamHost's VPS plans offer unlimited monthly data transfers and domains, which is a nice perk. However, the base memory and storage is quite low, the $15 per month plan offers only 1GB of RAM and a 30GB solid-state drive. On the other hand, the highest configuration ($120 per month) maxes out at 8GB of RAM and 240GB of solid-state storage.
Still, Hostwinds, PCMag's top pick for VPS hosting, has wallet friendly, well rounded VPS offerings that start at just $7.50 per month for 1GB of RAM, 25GB of disk space, unlimited monthly data transfers, and unlimited email. Hostwinds' plans scale to $129 per month for 18.5GB of RAM, 130GB of disk space, unlimited monthly data transfers, and unlimited email.DreamHost lacks Windows based VPS servers.
