Contabo vs DreamHost

Contabo is strongest for budget-conscious developers. DreamHost is strongest for WordPress sites. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Contabo	DreamHost
Starting price	$3.23/mo	$10.99/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious developers Personal projects Storage-heavy workloads Self-hosters	WordPress sites Beginners wanting simple shared hosting Small business web hosting Budget dedicated servers
Stated uptime SLA	99.90%	100%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	4	1
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (WordPress plans), Docs, Knowledge base
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Quoted monthly prices are the effective rate for a 24-month prepaid/contract term; shorter terms (1 or 12 months) cost more per month Additional IPv4 addresses, extra backup slots, and storage extensions are billed as add-ons Outgoing traffic is technically unlimited but subject to a fair usage policy that can throttle abusive/sustained high-bandwidth usage Support is ticket-only on lower tiers; phone support requires add-on	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