Pricing breakdown
DreamHost pricing
Promotional price, renewal price, first invoice and three-year true cost for every plan and term.
DreamHost discounts the one- and three-year terms and renews at a moderate rate. Email is not included on the Starter plan.
Shared hosting
Shared Starter
| Plan | Term bought | Promo / mo | Renewal / mo | First invoice | 3-year true cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamHost Shared Starter Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | Monthly | $4.95 | $4.95 from month 2 | $4.95 | $178.20 $4.95/mo effective |
| DreamHost Shared Starter Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | 1 year | $2.95 | $7.99 from month 13 | $35.40 | $227.16 $6.31/mo effective |
| DreamHost Shared Starter Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | 3 years | $2.95 | $7.99 | $106.20 | $106.20 $2.95/mo effective Cheapest over 3 years |
What Shared Starter includes
| Feature | Shared Starter |
|---|---|
| Websites | 1 |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| Bandwidth / visits | Unmetered |
| Free domain | First 12 months |
| Email hosting | Not included |
| Backups | Included |
| CDN | Not included |
| Staging | Not included |
| SSL | Included |
Shared hosting
Shared Unlimited
| Plan | Term bought | Promo / mo | Renewal / mo | First invoice | 3-year true cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamHost Shared Unlimited Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | Monthly | $8.95 | $8.95 from month 2 | $8.95 | $322.20 $8.95/mo effective |
| DreamHost Shared Unlimited Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | 1 year | $3.95 | $13.99 from month 13 | $47.40 | $383.16 $10.64/mo effective |
| DreamHost Shared Unlimited Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | 3 years | $3.95 | $13.99 | $142.20 | $142.20 $3.95/mo effective Cheapest over 3 years |
What Shared Unlimited includes
| Feature | Shared Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Websites | Unlimited |
| Storage | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth / visits | Unmetered |
| Free domain | First 12 months |
| Email hosting | Included |
| Backups | Included |
| CDN | Not included |
| Staging | Not included |
| SSL | Included |
Managed WordPress
DreamPress
| Plan | Term bought | Promo / mo | Renewal / mo | First invoice | 3-year true cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamHost DreamPress Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | Monthly | $19.95 | $19.95 from month 2 | $19.95 | $718.20 $19.95/mo effective |
| DreamHost DreamPress Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified | 1 year | $16.95 | $16.95 from month 13 | $203.40 | $610.20 $16.95/mo effective Cheapest over 3 years |
What DreamPress includes
| Feature | DreamPress |
|---|---|
| Websites | 1 |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| Bandwidth / visits | ~100,000 visits/month |
| Free domain | First 12 months |
| Email hosting | Not included |
| Backups | Included |
| CDN | Included |
| Staging | Included |
| SSL | Included |
Add-ons DreamHost charges for
Per year. A plan that includes one of these (see “What the plan includes”) doesn’t pay it for the included months.
| Add-on | First year | Renewal / year | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain name .com renewal · Free for the first year on annual and 3-year plans. | $0.00 | $19.99 | Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified |
| Email hosting DreamHost Email · $1.67/month per mailbox, billed annually. | $19.99 | $19.99 | Checked Oct 9, 2026Unverified |
Prices in USD for US customers. Sources: DreamHost’s pricing pages on the dates shown. How we compute the three-year cost.