Microsoft Azure vs DreamHost

Microsoft Azure is strongest for enterprises. DreamHost is strongest for WordPress sites. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Microsoft Azure	DreamHost
Starting price	$0.01/mo	$10.99/mo
Best for	Enterprises Windows/.NET workloads Hybrid cloud Regulated industries	WordPress sites Beginners wanting simple shared hosting Small business web hosting Budget dedicated servers
Stated uptime SLA	99.99%	100%
Storage	SSD	NVME
Regions	60	1
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Ticket, Phone (paid plans), Docs, Community forum	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (WordPress plans), Docs, Knowledge base
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI DSS	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Windows Server VMs carry a license surcharge on top of the Linux compute rate Outbound bandwidth billed above 100 GB/month pooled free tier, tiered by volume Premium SSD/Ultra Disk IOPS and throughput billed separately from disk capacity Blob Storage Cool/Cold/Archive tiers bill a minimum 128 KiB per object and impose early-deletion penalties (90/180 day minimums) Archive tier retrieval fees are notably high ($6.50/10,000 read ops) AKS Standard tier control plane fee ($0.10/hr per cluster) on top of node VM costs	Steep renewal price increases after intro term (e.g. shared Launch plan: $2.89/mo intro jumps to $10.99/mo renewal, a ~280% increase) VPS and dedicated servers billed monthly only -- no hourly/pay-as-you-go option to spin down cheaply Free domain registration is only free for the first year, then renews at standard registrar rates DreamPress monthly visit allowances are soft caps; exceeding them can trigger upsell to a higher tier
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18