DreamHost vs Hetzner

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

Feature	DreamHost	Hetzner
Starting price	$10.99/mo	$0.6/mo
Best for	WordPress sites Beginners wanting simple shared hosting Small business web hosting Budget dedicated servers	Budget-conscious developers EU-based workloads Self-hosters High-performance dedicated servers
Stated uptime SLA	100%	99.9%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	1	6
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (WordPress plans), Docs, Knowledge base	Ticket, Docs, Community forum
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR, ISO 27001
Hidden costs to watch for	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	Setup fees on dedicated servers (e.g. AX42/AX102 setup fee raised from 39 EUR to 79 EUR in 2026; AX162-R/S setup fee raised from 79 EUR to 159 EUR) Traffic overage billed per GB beyond included pool (20 TB EU, as little as 0.5-1 TB in USA/Singapore regions for some lines) CPX and CCX cloud lines saw very large price increases in the 15 June 2026 adjustment (CCX +2.1x to +2.73x, CPX +2.4x to +2.75x monthly in EU); CX and CAX rose a smaller ~1.3x-1.4x Load Balancer and Volume prices separately increased ~36-39% in an April 2026 adjustment VAT excluded from all listed prices
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18