AccuWeb Hosting vs DreamHost
AccuWeb Hosting and DreamHost compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. They tie on overall score.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
7.6 out of 10
New Jersey host since 2003: guaranteed RAM and CPU on shared plans, eight locations, a $2.79 plan that renews at $2.79
7.6 out of 10
Independent since 1997: three shared plans with renewals printed on the card, daily backups and a 100% uptime credit
Both hosts score 7.6 overall.
How do the scores compare?
AccuWeb Hosting leads on 3 sub-scores, DreamHost on 1. Higher is better.
| AccuWeb Hosting | DreamHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 7.0 | 8.0 (better) |
| Support | 7.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Features | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Value | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 (better) | 7.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| AccuWeb Hosting | DreamHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Uptime (published)TechRadar 7 d vs WPBeginner 30 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Response time (published)TechRadar vs WPBeginner; methods differ | 285 ms (better) | 658 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, AccuWeb Hosting is cheaper ($2.79/mo vs $10.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| AccuWeb Hosting | DreamHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Bootstrap++ | Web Hosting Launch |
| Intro price | $2.79/mo (better) | $2.89/mo |
| Renewal price | $2.79/mo (better) | $10.99/mo |
| Required term | 36 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 100 | 25 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| AccuWeb Hosting | DreamHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year on an annual or longer term; the plan cards list .us, .com, .org, .co.uk, .in and .net, the comparison table .com, .net, .biz, .us and .org | First year, on annual and multi-year terms only |
| Free SSL | Let's Encrypt on every plan; a premium SSL for the first year on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms | Unlimited certificates on every plan |
| Backups | Free daily backups; any day's copy restored on request | Daily automated backups on every plan, restored from the panel |
| Free migration | Listed on every plan | The product page links a migration path for existing sites; terms not read |
| Free CDN | Premium++ and Enterprise Pro++, enabled on request for the main domain | No |
| Caching | LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching | No |
| Staging | No | No |
| 150, 500 or 1,000 accounts with spam filtering; mailbox size 3, 5 or 10 GB | 20, 40 or 60 mailboxes free for the first three months, then billed separately | |
| Guaranteed resources | Dedicated RAM and vCPU printed per plan (1 GB and 1 vCPU up to 2 GB and 2 vCPU) with IOPS and inode limits | Not stated |
| Data center choice | Eight locations in the order form: Denver, Dallas, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney | Oregon, Virginia, Amsterdam and Singapore per the product page and help center; the panel shows where each service lives |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9 percent a month in the terms, with credits of one, two or five days of service depending on the shortfall | 100% in the terms, with a credit of one day of hosting per hour of qualifying downtime, up to 10% of the next renewal, counted from the support ticket |
| PHP versions | PHP 8.1 to 8.4, switchable in cPanel | Not stated |
| Dedicated IP | With the premium SSL on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms, except Johannesburg | Not stated |
| Phone support | US and UK numbers, 24 hours Monday to Saturday per the contact page; chat and tickets around the clock | No |
| Resource limits | Not stated | No |
| Performance scans | Not stated | Automated and on-demand performance scans on every plan |
| Windows hosting | Not stated | No |
Company facts
| AccuWeb Hosting | DreamHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel | DreamHost's own panel (no cPanel) |
| Data centers | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2003 | 1997 |