Dreamhost Upgrades VPS Storage to NVMe Technology for Enhanced Performance
What happened
Between the Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025 captures of Dreamhost's pricing page, Pulse recorded 6 changes: Built-in Traffic Analytics added to Shared Starter plan; Global Data Centers feature added to DreamPress plan; VPS storage upgraded from SSD to NVMe technology (60 GB capacity maintained, technology improved for better performance); Built-in Traffic Analytics added to DreamPress plan; Global Data Centers feature added to VPS Business plan; Global Data Centers feature added to Shared Starter plan. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, limit increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 21, 2026) lists Web Hosting Launch at $10.99, VPS Stack 4 at $11.99, Web Hosting Growth at $12.99, VPS Stack 8 at $16.99 and DreamPress 1 at $19.99.
Dreamhost's previous recorded change was "Dreamhost Increases DreamPress First Year Price by 41% Amid New Features and Discount Changes" (Q4 2024). Dreamhost has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Siteground and Hostgator also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Shared Starter · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Built-in Traffic Analytics
AfterBuilt-in Traffic Analytics
- DreamPress · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Global Data Centers feature
AfterGlobal Data Centers feature
- — · LimitChangedSSDNVMe technology
- DreamPress · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Built-in Traffic Analytics
AfterBuilt-in Traffic Analytics
- VPS Business · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Global Data Centers feature
AfterGlobal Data Centers feature
- Shared Starter · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Global Data Centers feature
AfterGlobal Data Centers feature
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared Starter | Feature | No Built-in Traffic Analytics | Built-in Traffic Analytics | Added |
| DreamPress | Feature | No Global Data Centers feature | Global Data Centers feature | Added |
| — | Limit | SSD | NVMe technology | Changed |
| DreamPress | Feature | No Built-in Traffic Analytics | Built-in Traffic Analytics | Added |
| VPS Business | Feature | No Global Data Centers feature | Global Data Centers feature | Added |
| Shared Starter | Feature | No Global Data Centers feature | Global Data Centers feature | Added |
Values as written on Dreamhost's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Dreamhost's pricing page (dreamhost.com) from Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where Built-in Traffic Analytics now appears.
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Dreamhost, the last 90 days
Full history- Jan 13, 2026packagingDreamhost's pricing page now opens on the 1-year term instead of 4 years
- Q3 2025improvedDreamhost renames its shared hosting plans Launch, Growth and Scale and splits its pricing page into tabs
- Q2 2025improvedDreamhost adds Failover Protection to DreamPress
- Q1 2025improvedDreamhost Upgrades VPS Storage to NVMe Technology for Enhanced Performance · this change
- Q4 2024improvedDreamhost Increases DreamPress First Year Price by 41% Amid New Features and Discount Changes
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- SitegroundJan 12Siteground Introduces AI Agent for WordPress Across All Hosting Plans, Enhancing Managed WordPress Features
- HostgatorJan 11Hostgator Introduces Pro Plan at $13.95/mo, Ideal for High Traffic with Enhanced Features Including DDoS Protection and AI Site Creation Tools
- SitegroundJan 12Siteground Introduces Free Domain for All Hosting Plans: StartUp, GrowBig, and GoGeek
- HostgatorJan 11Hostgator Removes AI Site Creation Tools from All Plans, Impacting User Experience and Value
Questions about this change
Did Dreamhost raise prices in April 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, limit increase.
What changed on Dreamhost's pricing page between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025?
Shared Starter feature: No Built-in Traffic Analytics → Built-in Traffic Analytics, added; DreamPress feature: No Global Data Centers feature → Global Data Centers feature, added; limit: SSD → NVMe technology, changed; DreamPress feature: No Built-in Traffic Analytics → Built-in Traffic Analytics, added; VPS Business feature: No Global Data Centers feature → Global Data Centers feature, added; Shared Starter feature: No Global Data Centers feature → Global Data Centers feature, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Dreamhost change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Dreamhost in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Dreamhost Increases DreamPress First Year Price by 41% Amid New Features and Discount Changes" in Q4 2024; Dreamhost has been tracked since 2023-11-14.