Bluehost vs DreamHost
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Bluehostsite ↗pricing ↗
A shared hosting company long recommended for entry-level WordPress sites. Paid plans start at $3.99/mo (Starter); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $14.99/mo (eCommerce Essentials). We read the same $3.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
DreamHostsite ↗pricing ↗
A hosting company offering shared, VPS and managed WordPress plans. Paid plans start at €10.99/mo (Web Hosting Launch); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at €31.99/mo (VPS Business).
The two ladders
Bluehostsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter | $3.99/mo |
| Business | $6.99/mo |
| eCommerce Essentials | $14.99/mo |
DreamHostsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Web Hosting Launch | €10.99/mo | Yearly term: 'First year at €2.89 /mo SAVE 75%', 'Auto-renews at €10.99 /mo after 1 year.' Monthly term (read 2026-09-07): 'First 3 months at €4.99 /mo', 'Auto-renews at €11.99 /mo after 3 months.' 25 websites, 40k monthly visits, 25 GB NVMe SSD. |
| DreamPress 1 | €19.99/mo | Yearly term: 'First year at €14.99 /mo SAVE 40%', renews '€19.99 /mo'. Monthly term (read 2026-09-07): 'First 3 months at €19.99 /mo SAVE 20%', renews '€24.99 /mo after 3 months'. Managed WordPress, 1 website, 15 GB. |
| VPS Business | €31.99/mo | Yearly term: 'First year at €13.75 /mo SAVE 63%', renews '€31.99 /mo'. Monthly term (read 2026-09-07): 'First month at €15 /mo', renews '€37.99 /mo after 1 month'. Unlimited websites, 60 GB, 2 cores. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Bluehost at $3.99/mo, against DreamHost at €10.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Bluehost tops out at $14.99/mo, DreamHost at €31.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Bluehost: We read the same $3.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
How to choose in this category
- Match the tier to the sites and storage you actually use — the levels here divide on resources, not features.
- Introductory terms in this set run one to four years; a lower monthly figure often buys a longer lock-in.
- Every row links the host’s own pricing page. Open it and read the renewal line before you commit to a term.