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  "name": "DreamHost hosting test results",
  "description": "Uptime, response time, load test and support results for DreamHost: HostIdea's own monitoring windows under tests[], and published third-party measurements under thirdParty[], each attributed to its source.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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    "name": "HostIdea",
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  "url": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/dreamhost",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-14",
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    "name": "DreamHost",
    "website": "https://www.dreamhost.com/"
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  "overallScore": 7.6,
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    "uptime": 8,
    "support": 7,
    "features": 7.5,
    "value": 8,
    "easeOfUse": 7
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    "source": "https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/"
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      "id": "launch",
      "name": "Web Hosting Launch",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 2.89,
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        "amount": 10.99,
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      "term": "annual",
      "termMonths": 12,
      "websites": 25,
      "storageGb": 25,
      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
      "backups": "Daily automated backups, restorable from the panel",
      "moneyBackDays": 30,
      "highlights": [
        "Guidance of 40,000 visits a month, not a hard cap",
        "Unlimited free SSL certificates",
        "20 mailboxes free for three months, then billed",
        "Free domain for the first year on annual and longer terms"
      ],
      "mailboxes": "20, free for three months",
      "terms": [
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          "months": 1,
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            "amount": 4.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 11.99,
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          },
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            "currency": "USD"
          },
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        {
          "months": 24,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.49,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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            "amount": 8.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 59.76
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      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "growth",
      "name": "Web Hosting Growth",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 3.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "renewal": {
        "amount": 12.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
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      "moneyBackDays": 30,
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        "Guidance of 200,000 visits a month, not a hard cap",
        "Unlimited free SSL certificates",
        "40 mailboxes free for three months, then billed",
        "Sold as the most popular plan"
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      "mailboxes": "40, free for three months",
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          "months": 1,
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            "amount": 5.99,
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            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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          "months": 12,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 3.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 12.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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        {
          "months": 24,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 3.59,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 9.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 86.16
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      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "scale",
      "name": "Web Hosting Scale",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 9.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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        "amount": 25.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
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        "Guidance of 400,000 visits a month, not a hard cap",
        "Unlimited free SSL certificates",
        "60 mailboxes free for three months, then billed",
        "Sold for traffic and bigger projects; no CPU or RAM figures printed"
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        {
          "months": 1,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 12.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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            "amount": 27.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        },
        {
          "months": 12,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 9.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 25.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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        {
          "months": 24,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 8.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 22.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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  "thirdParty": [
    {
      "publication": "WPBeginner",
      "author": "Nouman Yaqoob",
      "url": "https://www.wpbeginner.com/hosting/dreamhost/",
      "title": "WPBeginner, DreamHost review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "Entry plan (25 sites, 25 GB)",
      "location": "DreamHost's default US location",
      "tool": "UptimeRobot",
      "checkIntervalSeconds": 300,
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "windowDays": 30,
          "window": "30 days",
          "outages": 0
        }
      ],
      "responseMs": 658,
      "responseNote": "average TTFB across six regions; good from the US and Canada, slower elsewhere",
      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 50,
        "p95Ms": 245,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "tool": "k6"
      },
      "lcpMs": 986,
      "notes": "GTmetrix LCP 986 ms on an unoptimized starter site, against a 659 ms median for the hosts WPBeginner compared. WPBeginner score 64 out of 100, weighing performance at 80 percent and value at 20."
    },
    {
      "publication": "Cybernews",
      "author": "Aurelija Tomkevičiūtė",
      "url": "https://cybernews.com/best-web-hosting/dreamhost-review/",
      "title": "Cybernews, DreamHost review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2025-11-28T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "windowDays": 30,
          "window": "the month of testing",
          "outages": 0
        }
      ],
      "responseMs": 123.77,
      "responseNote": "average server response during the monitoring month",
      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 50,
        "p95Ms": 303,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "requests": 5900
      },
      "notes": "Reachability 99.95 percent; fully loaded time 1.7 s. The stress test ran five minutes at about 19.6 requests a second, peaking at 39. Plan and server location not stated."
    },
    {
      "publication": "HostScore",
      "url": "https://hostscore.net/review/dreamhost/",
      "title": "HostScore, DreamHost review",
      "kind": "aggregate",
      "updated": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "uptime": [],
      "notes": "Overall HostScore 63.2 percent. Describes strong uptime and basic speed features without publishing figures, and still mentions a 97-day guarantee that the current terms and plan page do not carry. Dates the founding to 1996 in Los Angeles by four founders, against the company page's 1997. User submissions on the page: 95 positive, 4 negative."
    }
  ],
  "supportTests": [],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "First version built from verified sources, read with the site's currency set to US dollars because DreamHost prices by visitor location: the web hosting page (Launch, Growth and Scale with the monthly, one-year and two-year prices and the renewal printed on each card, the inclusions and the small print on the domain and email), the terms of service updated 27 August 2026 (30-day guarantee, exclusions, automatic renewal at the non-promotional rate, the 100 percent uptime credit), the company page (1997, Brea, websites and customers) and the help center's data center FAQ (Hillsboro, Ashburn, Amsterdam, Singapore). Published measurements by WPBeginner (August 2026) and Cybernews (November 2025) are stored in thirdParty[]; HostScore is kept as an aggregate; no HostingStep or Kripesh Adwani review of DreamHost exists. No HostIdea monitoring window is open, so the scores are provisional: uptime rests on two 30-day windows at 100 percent and the written credit, performance on a slow LCP in one test against a fast response in the other, support on chat and email without phone, features on daily backups, unlimited SSL and the printed renewals against the paid CDN and email, value on renewals of $10.99 to $25.99 with lower two-year rates.",
      "source": "https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/"
    }
  ]
}