Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, DreamHost VPS sells 8 VPS plans from $15.99/month (Stack 4: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 75 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #142 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 4.6 from 8,231 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: Stack 4 at $15.99/month (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 75 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic).
- 1 data-center locations in 1 country: Ashburn.
- Ranks #142 of 160 overall; best placing #31 of 126 for 16 GB RAM VPS.
Key facts
| Website | dreamhost.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Brea, United States |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Cheapest plan | Stack 4, $15.99/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $6.79 |
| Data centers | 1 locations in 1 country (North America) |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Billing | Monthly, 3-year |
| Windows Server | No Linux only: the Stack VPS page lists Ubuntu, Debian 13, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux images and the Managed VPS page states 'Windows hosting is not available on these plans'. |
| Operating systems | Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | No provider backups; snapshots: — |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | No |
| Dedicated CPU plans | No |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal, other |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | 24/7/365 live chat and email via the panel chat widget (per the VPS page); no phone number published for VPS |
| Email / port 25 | Opt-in email only (spam banned) |
| 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) |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 / 5 from 8,231 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
8 plans recorded across 2 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stack 4 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 75 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $15.99 | $4.00 | Regular month-to-month price ('auto-renews at $15.99/mo after 3 months'); promo 'first 3 months at $8.99/mo (save 43%)'; full term plus taxes charged at checkout. Unmetered bandwidth (fair use), full root access, IPv4 + IPv6, always-on DDoS protection; no backups included. Only a 'Monthly' subscription length is offered on the official page. |
| Stack 8 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | Shared | 2 | 8 GB | 150 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $21.99 | $2.75 | Regular monthly price; promo first 3 months at $13.99/mo (save 36%). 'For apps running in production.' |
| Stack 16 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | Shared | 4 | 16 GB | 250 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $34.99 | $2.19 | Regular monthly price; promo first 3 months at $22.99/mo (save 34%). Marked 'Most Popular'. |
| Stack 32 | Stack VPS (self-managed, AMD EPYC) | Shared | 8 | 32 GB | 450 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $59.99 | $1.87 | Regular monthly price; promo first 3 months at $45.99/mo (save 23%). Largest Stack tier. |
| Managed VPS Business | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | Shared | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $24.99 | $12.49 | Renewal/regular price shown on dreamhost.com/hosting/managed-vps ('$24.99/mo' after a 3-year term sold at $10/mo, 'save 73%'); only the 3-year subscription length was displayed. Includes daily automated backups, unmetered bandwidth (fair use), 30-day money-back guarantee badge; no Windows. |
| Managed VPS Professional | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $46.99 | $11.75 | Renewal/regular price; 3-year term $20/mo (save 71%). |
| Managed VPS Enterprise | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $92.99 | $11.62 | Renewal/regular price; 3-year term $40/mo (save 71%). |
| Managed VPS Premier | Managed VPS (Ubuntu, no root) | Shared | 6 | 12 GB | 360 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $114.99 | $9.58 | Renewal/regular price; 3-year term $60/mo (save 64%). Largest Managed VPS tier. |
Native USD pricing; no conversion needed (verified 2026-10-14).
Data-center locations
DreamHost VPS lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in North America.
Map of DreamHost VPS locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- No-commitment monthly pricing on Stack plans ($15.99 for 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 75 GB NVMe, $8.99 for the first 3 months) with unmetered bandwidth
- Full root access, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 and always-on DDoS protection included; managed tier adds patching and daily backups
- Independent, employee-owned company since 1997 with a contractual 100% uptime guarantee that covers VPS
Limitations
- Single US (Ashburn, VA) location for Stack VPS; no European or Asian VPS deployment
- No money-back guarantee on self-managed VPS (ToS excludes VPS from the 30-day guarantee), no backups or snapshots, no hourly billing, no Windows
- Proxy software and BitTorrent are prohibited on all DreamHost platforms; Managed VPS renewals are 2.3-2.5x the 3-year intro rate
Acceptable use
Acceptable Use Policy: 'All proxy software, anonymous or otherwise, is prohibited on all DreamHost platforms'; BitTorrent is prohibited; 'Mining of any cryptocurrency is prohibited'; spam, IRC bots/IP-masking services, data harvesting/spidering, Black Hat SEO/scraper sites and hosting unlicensed copyrighted content are banned. Network daemons are allowed on VPS/Managed VPS/Dedicated/Cloud. VPNs, Tor, IPTV, adult content and game servers are not named.
Where DreamHost ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- 16 GB RAM VPS #31 of 126
- 32 GB RAM VPS #21 of 80
- 32 GB+ RAM VPS #25 of 94
- 8 GB RAM VPS #45 of 141
- 8 vCPU VPS #57 of 123
- 4 GB RAM VPS #68 of 145
- Best Palworld VPS #66 of 137
- Best Minecraft VPS #78 of 157
- Best VPS for Streaming, Plex and Jellyfin #74 of 138
- Best Gaming VPS #86 of 157
- Best FiveM VPS #88 of 157
- 4 vCPU VPS #87 of 153
- Best VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs #89 of 153
- Best Magento VPS #92 of 157
- Best VPS for Nextcloud #97 of 138
- Best VPS for GitLab #110 of 152
- Best VPS for Mastodon #115 of 157
- Best WooCommerce VPS #128 of 157
- Best VPS for Coolify #92 of 111
- Best TeamSpeak VPS #131 of 157
- Best VPS for E-commerce #132 of 157
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #133 of 157
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #133 of 157
- Best VPS for Odoo #133 of 157
Alternatives to DreamHost
Providers closest to DreamHost VPS by region, price and features. HostGator VPS, Namecheap VPS and Rackspace OpenStack Flex are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | $4.68 | 2 GB | $2.34 | 1 | No | 4.6 (17,852) | |
| 2 | Spark | $5.88 | 1 GB | $5.88 | 1 | No | 4.2 (22,054) | |
| 3 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $14.45 | 2 GB | $7.22 | 3 | No | 1.2 (333) | |
| 4 | Linux VPS 1 slice | $3.00 | 2 GB | $1.50 | 3 | Yes | 4.3 (2,514) | |
| 5 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 6 | NVMe-KVM-4GB-New | $3.00 | 4 GB | $0.75 | 1 | No | — |
Frequently asked questions
How much does DreamHost VPS VPS cost?
Plans start at $15.99 per month for Stack 4 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 75 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic); Regular month-to-month price ('auto-renews at $15.99/mo after 3 months'); promo 'first 3 months at $8.99/mo (save 43%)'; full term plus taxes charged at checkout. Unmetered bandwidth (fair use), full root access, IPv4 + IPv6, always-on DDoS protection; no backups included. Only a 'Monthly' subscription length is offered on the official page. Across its published plans the median price is $6.79 per GB of RAM.
Where are DreamHost VPS's data centers?
DreamHost VPS lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in North America.
Does DreamHost VPS offer Windows VPS?
Linux only: the Stack VPS page lists Ubuntu, Debian 13, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux images and the Managed VPS page states 'Windows hosting is not available on these plans'.
Does DreamHost VPS have hourly billing?
No; billing is monthly or 3-year.
Is DreamHost VPS good?
As of October 23, 2026, DreamHost VPS sells 8 VPS plans from $15.99/month (Stack 4: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 75 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #142 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 4.6 from 8,231 reviews. Strengths: no-commitment monthly pricing on stack plans ($15.99 for 2 vcpu / 4 gb / 75 gb nvme, $8.99 for the first 3 months) with unmetered bandwidth and full root access, dual-stack ipv4/ipv6 and always-on ddos protection included; managed tier adds patching and daily backups. Limitations: single us (ashburn, va) location for stack vps; no european or asian vps deployment and no money-back guarantee on self-managed vps (tos excludes vps from the 30-day guarantee), no backups or snapshots, no hourly billing, no windows.
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.
- https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/vps/
- https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/managed-vps/
- https://www.dreamhost.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy/
- https://www.dreamhost.com/legal/terms-of-service/
- https://www.dreamhost.com/company/
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/50476238203028-VPS-overview
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/50476225294740-Configuring-and-connecting-to-a-VPS
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/50605427977364-Upgrade-a-VPS
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215280058-Managed-VPS-overview
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003842672-Data-center-FAQs
- https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/categories/202198408-VPS-Hosting
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.dreamhost.com
- https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/hosters/dreamhost
- https://www.whtop.com/review/dreamhost.com