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Bluehost and DreamHost compared across Company facts, Pricing, Performance & infrastructure, WordPress management, Support & security and Platform & integrations — every fact sourced and re-verified from each vendor's public material.
Bluehost
Budget-friendly, WordPress.org-recommended hosting aimed at first-time site owners.
1-Click Staging with push-to-live, on every DreamPress plan.
Automatic Daily Backups
Free backups are weekly; daily automatic backups require the paid CodeGuard add-on
Automatic daily backups with one-click restore.
Backup Retention (Days)
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14 daysDreamPress 1 retains 14 days of daily backups (30 days on DreamPress 5 and above).
Free Site Migration
Free self-serve WordPress migration tool
Free professional migrations (one per included site) plus a free WordPress migration plugin.
SSH & WP-CLI Access
SSH & WP-CLI access included on standard WordPress plans
SSH/shell access with WP-CLI on DreamPress.
WordPress Multisite Support
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WordPress Multisite (Network) is not supported on DreamPress.
Support & security
Uptime SLA (%)
99.99%99.99% uptime SLA (server/Apache performance); remedy is a 5% monthly account credit
100%100% uptime guarantee (service-credit remedy)
24/7 Support
24/7 support; chat on all plans, phone added on Business and above
24/7/365 support from in-house, US-based WordPress experts.
Malware Removal / Hack Fix
Starter includes malware scanning only; malware detection/removal unlocks on the Business plan and above
No free hack-fix/malware-removal guarantee; DreamShield (scan/alert) and DreamCare (repair) are paid add-ons.
WAF / DDoS Protection
Web Application Firewall and DDoS protection included on all plans
Built-in Web Application Firewall + DDoS protection, included at no extra cost.
Platform & integrations
Control Panel
customBluehost custom dashboard (cPanel available underneath)
customDreamHost's own custom panel (not cPanel/Plesk).
White-Label / Agency Features
No white-label/client-management tooling on the entry managed WordPress plan
Agency Partner Program is referral/commission/discounts + priority support — no white-label, sub-account, or client-billing tooling.
Email Hosting Included
Professional email is a paid add-on after a 1-month free trial (~$2.99/mo per mailbox)
Unlimited mailboxes at your domain included with DreamPress.
The verdict
Bluehost
Best for hosting multiple sites on a budget
Bluehost's entry plan starts at $9.99/mo versus DreamHost's $19.99 and covers 10 WordPress sites against DreamHost's 1. For someone running several low-traffic sites cheaply, the per-site economics are far better here. Trade-off: free backups are weekly, with daily backups gated behind a paid add-on.
Best for a single site needing email and daily backups
DreamHost bundles automatic daily backups (14-day retention) and unlimited domain mailboxes into the entry plan, both of which are paid add-ons on Bluehost. It also offers 15 GB storage vs 10 GB, NGINX over Apache, PHP 8.5, and a 100% uptime guarantee vs 99.99%. The catch: one site at $19.99/mo.
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