# SiteGround vs DreamHost

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/siteground-vs-dreamhost/

Every value below is read from SiteGround's and DreamHost's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | SiteGround | DreamHost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry paid plan | $17.99/month on renewal ($3.99/mo intro, prepaid 12 months) | $10.99/month on renewal for Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan. The advertised $2.89 is a first-year rate on an annual prepay. |
| Pricing model | Prepaid fixed-term subscription; advertised rate is introductory and renews higher | Annual prepay at a discounted first-year rate, renewing at roughly 3.8x. A one-year term is the shortest advertised. |
| Storage (entry plan) | 10 GB Premium Google storage on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan) | 25 GB NVMe SSD on Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan |
| Sites or apps included | 1 website on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan) | 25 websites on Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan; 50 on Growth |
| Regions | 11 locations: Ashburn (Virginia, US), Council Bluffs (Iowa, US), Dallas (Texas, US), Los Angeles (California, US), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Eemshaven (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Sydney (Australia), Singapore (Singapore) | 4 data centers: Ashburn (Virginia), Hillsboro (Oregon), Amsterdam and Singapore |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- SiteGround: $17.99/month on renewal ($3.99/mo intro, prepaid 12 months) ([source](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm))
- DreamHost: $10.99/month on renewal for Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan. The advertised $2.89 is a first-year rate on an annual prepay. ([source](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/))

### Pricing model

- SiteGround: Prepaid fixed-term subscription; advertised rate is introductory and renews higher ([source](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm))
- DreamHost: Annual prepay at a discounted first-year rate, renewing at roughly 3.8x. A one-year term is the shortest advertised. ([source](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/))

### Storage (entry plan)

- SiteGround: 10 GB Premium Google storage on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan) ([source](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm))
- DreamHost: 25 GB NVMe SSD on Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan ([source](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/))

### Sites or apps included

- SiteGround: 1 website on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan) ([source](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm))
- DreamHost: 25 websites on Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan; 50 on Growth ([source](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/))

### Regions

- SiteGround: 11 locations: Ashburn (Virginia, US), Council Bluffs (Iowa, US), Dallas (Texas, US), Los Angeles (California, US), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Eemshaven (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Sydney (Australia), Singapore (Singapore) ([source](https://www.siteground.com/kb/where_are_sitegrounds_servers))
- DreamHost: 4 data centers: Ashburn (Virginia), Hillsboro (Oregon), Amsterdam and Singapore ([source](https://www.dreamhost.com/llms.txt))

## Which should you choose?

Pick SiteGround if Shared hosting with Git available over SSH and a visual interface on top, across eleven data centre locations. Cron jobs are configured in Site Tools.

Pick DreamHost if Running many small sites on one cheap plan — 25 websites and 40,000 visits at the entry tier, where most shared hosts give you one or three. Employee-owned, with no private-equity parent behind the renewal pricing.

Consider something else: SiteGround — Dynamic page caching on the CDN requires the paid Premium tier, and the advertised price is introductory on a prepaid annual term.

Consider something else: DreamHost — The advertised price is a first-year rate that renews at roughly 3.8x. Only four data centres exist, all US, Amsterdam or Singapore, so there is no option closer to other regions.

## Documented by only one

- When you exceed a cap: SiteGround: Access to the website may be limited after early warnings, rather than billed as an overage
- Memory (entry plan): SiteGround: Up to 768MB RAM per process on SiteGround shared web hosting, which includes the StartUp plan
- Monthly visits cap: DreamHost: 40,000 monthly visits on Web Hosting Launch; 200,000 on Growth
- Included bandwidth: DreamHost: Listed as Unmetered on every shared plan. DreamHost states $0 overage charges on its VPS plans; no equivalent statement is published for shared.
- File or inode limit: SiteGround: 200000 inodes per account on the StartUp plan
- Git deployment: SiteGround: Limited
- Scheduled jobs: SiteGround: Supported
- Edge network: SiteGround: Limited
- Backup retention: DreamHost: Daily automated backups on every shared plan. DreamHost does not state how many are kept.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: SiteGround or DreamHost?**

SiteGround: $17.99/month on renewal ($3.99/mo intro, prepaid 12 months)
DreamHost: $10.99/month on renewal for Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan. The advertised $2.89 is a first-year rate on an annual prepay.

**Storage (entry plan): SiteGround or DreamHost?**

SiteGround: 10 GB Premium Google storage on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan)
DreamHost: 25 GB NVMe SSD on Web Hosting Launch, the cheapest shared plan

**Should I choose SiteGround or DreamHost?**

Pick SiteGround if Shared hosting with Git available over SSH and a visual interface on top, across eleven data centre locations. Cron jobs are configured in Site Tools.
Pick DreamHost if Running many small sites on one cheap plan — 25 websites and 40,000 visits at the entry tier, where most shared hosts give you one or three. Employee-owned, with no private-equity parent behind the renewal pricing.