Dreamhost VPS Review
Dreamhost was founded in 1997.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers Shared, Wordpress, VPS and Dedicated hosting products.
- United States
Quick Links
| Dreamhost plans specs and prices | Plans |
| Review Dreamhost plan grades in the Screener | Screener |
| Review CPU models found in Dreamhost trials | CPUs |
| Performance variations of Dreamhost VPS over the long term | Consistency |
Dreamhost VPS Features
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
Pros and Cons
Weaknesses
- Management UI for cloud hosting disjointed from main management console.
- No update or improvements to DreamCompute in years.
Dreamhost Extra Services
In addition to features included in VPS plans, Dreamhost also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer | Floating IP addresses |
| Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless | DDoS protection | Kubernetes |
| GPU instances | Private network |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each Dreamhost VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80s | 30s | 180s | 3 |
Admin UI Screenshots
Dreamhost Plans
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.dreamhost.com/cloud/computing/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $6.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 80 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 1.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 21
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | F | D | E | F |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2021 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Dreamhost - gp1_subsonic. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the gp1_subsonic plan
This plan was tested 6 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the gp1_subsonic plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | Virginia, USA | E |
| Sep 22 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | USA | E |
| Nov 29 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 | E |
| Oct 01 2017 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 | F |
| Jan 08 2017 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 | |
| May 01 2016 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v3 @ 2.40GHz | iad-2 |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.dreamhost.com/cloud/computing/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $12.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 80 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 2.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 30
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | F | B | E | F |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2021 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Dreamhost - gp1_supersonic. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Live Web | Network Transfers | Remote Timings | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the gp1_supersonic plan
This plan was tested 6 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the gp1_supersonic plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | Virginia, USA | E |
| Jul 05 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 | F |
| Sep 15 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v3 @ 2.40GHz | iad-2 | D |
| May 20 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v3 @ 2.40GHz | iad-2 | D |
| Sep 10 2017 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 | D |
| Aug 07 2016 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/217744568-What-is-DreamCompute-Predictable-Bill |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $24.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 80 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 34
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Dreamhost - gp1.lightspeed. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the gp1.lightspeed plan
This plan was tested 3 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the gp1.lightspeed plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | Virginia, USA | D |
| Nov 27 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v3 @ 2.40GHz | USA East | D |
| Mar 13 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz | iad-2 | D |
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