DreamHost vs GreenGeeks
DreamHost and GreenGeeks compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. DreamHost scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
DreamHostWins overall
Independent since 1997: three shared plans with renewals printed on the card, daily backups and a 100% uptime credit
cPanel on LiteSpeed since 2008 with a 300% renewable energy match, four locations, a free domain and a 30-day refund
DreamHost wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.6 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
DreamHost leads on 2 sub-scores, GreenGeeks on 2. Higher is better.
| DreamHost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Features | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Value | 8.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Ease of use | 7.0 | 8.0 (better) |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| DreamHost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.6 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)WPBeginner 30 d vs Kripesh Adwani 361 d; methods differ | 100.00% (better) | 99.81% |
| Response time (published)WPBeginner vs HostingStep; methods differ | 658 ms | 411 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, DreamHost is cheaper ($10.99/mo vs $13.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| DreamHost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Web Hosting Launch | Lite |
| Intro price | $2.89/mo (better) | $2.95/mo |
| Renewal price | $10.99/mo (better) | $13.95/mo |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 25 | 1 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| DreamHost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year, on annual and multi-year terms only | Registration or transfer for the first year, per the plan page FAQ |
| Free SSL | Unlimited certificates on every plan | Let's Encrypt, deployed and renewed automatically |
| Backups | Daily automated backups on every plan, restored from the panel | No |
| Free migration | The product page links a migration path for existing sites; terms not read | A courtesy transfer within 30 days of sign-up, per the terms; charged after that |
| Free CDN | No | Free CDN integration is listed; HostingStep says no CDN was integrated on its test account |
| Caching | No | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed caching and HTTP/3 |
| Staging | No | No |
| 20, 40 or 60 mailboxes free for the first three months, then billed separately | Not stated | |
| Resource limits | No | No |
| Data center choice | Oregon, Virginia, Amsterdam and Singapore per the product page and help center; the panel shows where each service lives | Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam or Singapore |
| Uptime guarantee | 100% in the terms, with a credit of one day of hosting per hour of qualifying downtime, up to 10% of the next renewal, counted from the support ticket | 99.9% in the terms, limited to GreenGeeks' servers and primary connection, with no credit schedule |
| Performance scans | Automated and on-demand performance scans on every plan | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| SSH and SFTP | Not stated | Free on every plan, with the latest PHP and MySQL |
| Security | Not stated | Advanced security suite and free hacked-site cleanup with restrictions, per the plan page |
| Green hosting | Not stated | Energy use matched three times over with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation; EPA Green Power Partner since 2009 |
Company facts
| DreamHost | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | DreamHost's own panel (no cPanel) | cPanel |
| Data centers | 4 | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 1997 | 2008 |