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DreamHost and SiteGround 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.
DreamHost
Independent host whose DreamPress tier is managed WordPress hosting; WordPress.org-recommended.
1-Click Staging with push-to-live, on every DreamPress plan.
Staging not on entry StartUp plan; unlocks on GrowBig and above (GoGeek adds Git)
Automatic Daily Backups
Automatic daily backups with one-click restore.
Free automatic daily backups on all plans, one-click restore
Backup Retention (Days)
14 daysDreamPress 1 retains 14 days of daily backups (30 days on DreamPress 5 and above).
30 days30 days of backup history retained
Free Site Migration
Free professional migrations (one per included site) plus a free WordPress migration plugin.
Free site migrations (Migrator plugin self-serve; free expert migrations on higher tiers)
SSH & WP-CLI Access
SSH/shell access with WP-CLI on DreamPress.
SSH and WP-CLI on all plans including entry StartUp
WordPress Multisite Support
WordPress Multisite (Network) is not supported on DreamPress.
WordPress Multisite officially supported (subdomain and subdirectory), documented setup
Support & security
Uptime SLA (%)
100%100% uptime guarantee (service-credit remedy)
99.9%Marketed 99.9% (no contractual SLA)
24/7 Support
24/7/365 support from in-house, US-based WordPress experts.
24/7 expert support on all plans (live chat, tickets, phone); GoGeek adds priority support
Malware Removal / Hack Fix
No free hack-fix/malware-removal guarantee; DreamShield (scan/alert) and DreamCare (repair) are paid add-ons.
Malware cleanup is a paid service, not a free hack-fix guarantee
WAF / DDoS Protection
Built-in Web Application Firewall + DDoS protection, included at no extra cost.
Custom in-house WAF + DDoS protection on every server, included free on all plans
Platform & integrations
Control Panel
customDreamHost's own custom panel (not cPanel/Plesk).
customCustom Site Tools control panel (SiteGround's own, not cPanel)
White-Label / Agency Features
Agency Partner Program is referral/commission/discounts + priority support — no white-label, sub-account, or client-billing tooling.
White-label access (GoGeek), collaborator/client roles, custom client packages, reseller program
Email Hosting Included
Unlimited mailboxes at your domain included with DreamPress.
Free unlimited email accounts at your domain on all plans
The verdict
DreamHost
Best for staging on the entry plan and a firm uptime SLA
DreamHost's $19.99 DreamPress 1 ships 1-click staging, 15 GB storage, and a contractual 100% uptime guarantee at the entry tier. SiteGround's $17.99 StartUp gives 10 GB, no staging until GrowBig, and markets 99.9% with no contractual SLA. DreamHost also runs PHP 8.5 versus 8.4.
SiteGround supports WordPress Multisite and adds white-label, client roles, and reseller tooling DreamHost lacks. It spans 11 datacenter regions across four continents (vs DreamHost's 3), runs on Google Cloud, retains 30 days of backups on entry vs DreamHost's 14, and renews slightly cheaper at $17.99.
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