Comparison — from the record, read 2026-09-07
DreamHost vs SiteGround
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
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).
SiteGroundsite ↗pricing ↗
A shared and managed hosting company, widely used for WordPress sites. Paid plans start at $17.99/mo (StartUp); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $44.99/mo (GoGeek). It bills by country — entry £13.99/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
The two ladders
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. |
SiteGroundsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| StartUp | $17.99/mo |
| GrowBig | $29.99/mo |
| GoGeek | $44.99/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: DreamHost at €10.99/mo, against SiteGround at $17.99/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: DreamHost tops out at €31.99/mo, SiteGround at $44.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- SiteGround: It bills by country — entry £13.99/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
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.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a eurozone reader (read from Germany), on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
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