Comparison
CloudwaysvsDreamHost
Cloudways and DreamHost are both popular web hosting tools. Here's how they compare across features, pricing, pros, and cons so you can pick the right one.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cloudways | DreamHost |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 support | ✓ | ✓ |
| CDN included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily backups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free SSL | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free site migration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed WordPress | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSD/NVMe storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSH access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scalable resources | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staging environment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uptime guarantee | ✓ | ✓ |
Cloudways Pricing
DO 1GB
$11.00/mo
DO 2GB
$24.00/mo
DO 4GB
$46.00/mo
Vultr 1GB
$14.00/mo
Linode 1GB
$14.00/mo
DreamHost Pricing
Web Hosting Launch
Simple reliable hosting for new sites: 25 sites, 25GB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, daily backups.
$2.89/mo
Web Hosting Growth
More resources for growing sites: 50 sites, 50GB NVMe, higher visit limits, more email.
$3.99/mo
Web Hosting Scale
For high traffic: 100 sites, 100GB NVMe, advanced features for agencies.
$9.99/mo
DreamPress
Managed WordPress hosting with speed optimizations and multi-site support.
$14.99/mo
Cloudways
Pros
- excellent performance and speed
- easy scalability
- top-tier support
Cons
- no email hosting
- no root access
DreamHost
Pros
- Intuitive custom control panel easy for beginners
- Exceptional 24/7 customer support with quick responses
- 100% uptime guarantee and NVMe SSD storage
The Verdict
Cloudways takes this one with a DuelStack Score of 6/10 vs 5.5/10. It particularly excels at excellent performance and speed.