DreamHost is one of WordPress’s three recommended hosts along with Bluehost and SiteGround. It offers managed WordPress hosting in its basic shared plans.
Monthly plans under $3/month are available if you pay annually and additionally $8/month if you want an email account.
The transparent pricing of DreamHost is a great advantage. Their shared hosting plans start at $2.59/month, and since DreamHost doesn’t do promo introductory pricing, the renewal price won’t increase after your first contract is up.
This is one of the lowest hosting prices you will find. In addition to that, it offers low-cost upgrades to Cloud hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers if you want to scale and upgrade as your site grows.
The free trial period is the longest in the business — 97 days. No web hosting service provider ever offer that long free trial.
DreamHost is loved because of its intuitiveness with a user-friendly interface. Site migration to DreamHost is very easy as they introduced a free plug that moves your WordPress site in five steps only.
Another thing that is worth mentioning is the outstanding offers it has for the nonprofits: 1 free shared hosting plan (unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited sites, and email hosting) for 501(c)(3) organizations, plus a 35% discount on the souped-up DreamPress-managed WordPress hosting.
The downside with DreamHost is they don’t use the standard cPanel that most hosts use. Instead, it offers a completely custom control panel to manage your website. However, many users find the custom panel is easier to use than the traditional cPanel.
In the basic plan, even though DreamHost email support is available 24/7, live chat is available only during business hours. And if you want technical support over the phone, you have to pay an additional $9.95.
However, if you’re going for either the DreamPress Plus or Pro managed WordPress plans, phone support is included along with other premium features.