Dreamhost adds Failover Protection to DreamPress
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025 captures of Dreamhost's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Failover Protection added to DreamPress plan. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) 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 Upgrades VPS Storage to NVMe Technology for Enhanced Performance" (Q1 2025). 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.
- DreamPress · FeatureAddedNo Failover ProtectionFailover Protection
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamPress | Feature | No Failover Protection | Failover Protection | 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 Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where Failover Protection now appears.
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Dreamhost, the last 90 days
Full history- Mar 10, 2026increaseDreamhost Raises DreamShield Protection Add-On Price to $3/mo
- 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 · this change
- Q1 2025improvedDreamhost Upgrades VPS Storage to NVMe Technology for Enhanced Performance
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 July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Dreamhost's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025?
DreamPress feature: No Failover Protection → Failover Protection, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 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 Upgrades VPS Storage to NVMe Technology for Enhanced Performance" in Q1 2025; Dreamhost has been tracked since 2023-11-14.