Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Bluehost VPS wins more of the head-to-head checks (5 vs 3) and ranks higher overall (#40 of 160). Bluehost VPS is cheaper to start ($5.69 vs $15.99 a month) and Bluehost VPS has more locations (9 vs 1).
Verdict
Bluehost VPS is cheaper to start: NVMe 2 costs $5.69 per month against $15.99 at DreamHost VPS, and it stays cheaper per gigabyte of RAM ($3.62 vs $6.79 median).
Bluehost VPS has the wider footprint with 9 locations in 8 countries, against 1 in 1 at DreamHost VPS; both offer Ashburn.
On features, only Bluehost VPS offers an API.
Customers rate DreamHost VPS higher on Trustpilot: 4.6 from 8,231 reviews versus 4.5 from 31,911.
Overall DreamHost VPS ranks #142 and Bluehost VPS #40 of 160 providers we track. Choose DreamHost VPS if its plan line-up fits your workload better; choose Bluehost VPS if price matters most or you need a wider choice of locations.
DreamHost and Bluehost side by side
| DreamHost VPS | Bluehost VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Stack 4: $15.99/mo | NVMe 2: $5.69/mo |
| Entry plan specs | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 75 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic |
| Cheapest Windows plan | No Windows | No Windows |
| Median price per GB RAM | $6.79 | $3.62 |
| Data-center locations | 1 in 1 countries | 9 in 8 countries |
| Regions | North America | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania |
| Virtualisation | KVM | KVM (reported by VPSBenchmarks; Bluehost does not state the hypervisor) |
| Hourly billing | No | No |
| NVMe storage | Yes | Yes |
| DDoS protection | Yes | Yes |
| Backups | None | None |
| Managed option | Yes | Yes |
| Payment methods | card, paypal, other | card, paypal, other |
| Money-back | Not published | 30 days |
| Uptime SLA | 100% uptime guarantee (ToS: credit of one day of hosting per hour of interruption, capped at 10% of the next renewal fee, counted from the support ticket; excludes Dedicated and DreamCompute but not VPS) | 99.99% |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (8,231 reviews) | 4.5 (31,911 reviews) |
| Founded / HQ | 1997, Brea US | 2003, Jacksonville US |
Highlighted cells mark the better value where the comparison is objective (lower price, more locations, higher rating).
Plans at the same size
The closest matching plans by RAM from each provider.
| RAM | DreamHost | $/month | Bluehost | $/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 GB | Managed VPS Business (2 vCPU, 60 GB) | $24.99 | NVMe 2 (1 vCPU, 50 GB) | $5.69 |
| 4 GB | Stack 4 (2 vCPU, 75 GB) | $15.99 | NVMe 4 (2 vCPU, 100 GB) | $11.99 |
| 8 GB | Stack 8 (2 vCPU, 150 GB) | $21.99 | NVMe 8 (4 vCPU, 200 GB) | $28.99 |
| 16 GB | Stack 16 (4 vCPU, 250 GB) | $34.99 | NVMe 16 (8 vCPU, 450 GB) | $49.99 |
| 32 GB | Stack 32 (8 vCPU, 450 GB) | $59.99 | no plan | — |
Locations
DreamHost VPS operates 1 locations (North America); Bluehost VPS operates 9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania).
Cities both offer: Ashburn.
Only Bluehost: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Mumbai, Phoenix, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto.
Frequently asked questions
Is DreamHost VPS or Bluehost VPS better?
As of October 23, 2026, Bluehost VPS wins more of the head-to-head checks (5 vs 3) and ranks higher overall (#40 of 160). Bluehost VPS is cheaper to start ($5.69 vs $15.99 a month) and Bluehost VPS has more locations (9 vs 1).
Is DreamHost VPS cheaper than Bluehost VPS?
Bluehost VPS has the lower entry price: $5.69 against $15.99 per month. The plans-at-equal-RAM table compares them size by size.
Which has more data centers, DreamHost VPS or Bluehost VPS?
Bluehost VPS, with 9 locations in 8 countries versus 1 at DreamHost VPS. Both operate in Ashburn.
Do DreamHost VPS and Bluehost VPS offer Windows VPS?
Neither offers Windows Server.
Sources
Prices, plans and locations were read from these pages; last checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.