Dreamhost renames its shared hosting plans Launch, Growth and Scale and splits its pricing page into tabs
What happened
Between the Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of Dreamhost's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: AI Business Suite added to all plans for strategy, content, and site creation; BunnyCDN, SEO Toolkit, and DreamShield now prominently displayed as purchasable add-ons in new 'Pairs Well With' section with pricing (BunnyCDN $9.95/mo, SEO Toolkit $3.99/mo, DreamShield $2.50/mo); shared plans renamed Launch/Growth/Scale; page split into Hosting/WordPress/Domains/Email tabs; default 4-year term; Growth plan includes 50 websites, 200k monthly visits, and 50GB NVMe storage limits; Scale plan includes 100 websites, 400k monthly visits, and 100GB NVMe storage limits; Built-in Traffic Dashboard added to all plans for visitor analytics; Launch plan includes 25 websites, 40k monthly visits, and 25GB NVMe storage limits. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, add-on change, package change, threshold 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 adds Failover Protection to DreamPress" (Q2 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.
- All plans · FeatureAddedNo AI Business SuiteAI Business Suite
- — · Add-onAdd-on change
BunnyCDN, SEO Toolkit, and DreamShield now prominently displayed as purchasable add-ons in new 'Pairs Well With' section with pricing (BunnyCDN $9.95/mo, SEO Toolkit $3.99/mo, DreamShield $2.50/mo)
- — · PackagingPackage change
shared plans renamed Launch/Growth/Scale; page split into Hosting/WordPress/Domains/Email tabs; default 4-year term
- Growth · LimitThreshold added
Growth plan includes 50 websites, 200k monthly visits, and 50GB NVMe storage limits
- Scale · LimitThreshold added
Scale plan includes 100 websites, 400k monthly visits, and 100GB NVMe storage limits
- All plans · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Built-in Traffic Dashboard
AfterBuilt-in Traffic Dashboard
- Launch · LimitThreshold added
Launch plan includes 25 websites, 40k monthly visits, and 25GB NVMe storage limits
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Feature | No AI Business Suite | AI Business Suite | Added |
| — | Add-on | BunnyCDN, SEO Toolkit, and DreamShield now prominently displayed as purchasable add-ons in new 'Pairs Well With' section with pricing (BunnyCDN $9.95/mo, SEO Toolkit $3.99/mo, DreamShield $2.50/mo) | Add-on change | |
| — | Packaging | shared plans renamed Launch/Growth/Scale; page split into Hosting/WordPress/Domains/Email tabs; default 4-year term | Package change | |
| Growth | Limit | Growth plan includes 50 websites, 200k monthly visits, and 50GB NVMe storage limits | Threshold added | |
| Scale | Limit | Scale plan includes 100 websites, 400k monthly visits, and 100GB NVMe storage limits | Threshold added | |
| All plans | Feature | No Built-in Traffic Dashboard | Built-in Traffic Dashboard | Added |
| Launch | Limit | Launch plan includes 25 websites, 40k monthly visits, and 25GB NVMe storage limits | Threshold 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 Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked near the top of the page, where AI Business Suite now appears.
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Dreamhost, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 3, 2026packagingDreamhost Raises DreamShield Protect Add-On Price to $3/mo
- 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 · this change
- Q2 2025improvedDreamhost adds Failover Protection to DreamPress
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 October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, add-on change, package change, threshold added.
What changed on Dreamhost's pricing page between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
All plans feature: No AI Business Suite → AI Business Suite, added; BunnyCDN, SEO Toolkit, and DreamShield now prominently displayed as purchasable add-ons in new 'Pairs Well With' section with pricing (BunnyCDN $9.95/mo, SEO Toolkit $3.99/mo, DreamShield $2.50/mo); shared plans renamed Launch/Growth/Scale; page split into Hosting/WordPress/Domains/Email tabs; default 4-year term; Growth plan includes 50 websites, 200k monthly visits, and 50GB NVMe storage limits; Scale plan includes 100 websites, 400k monthly visits, and 100GB NVMe storage limits; All plans feature: No Built-in Traffic Dashboard → Built-in Traffic Dashboard, added; Launch plan includes 25 websites, 40k monthly visits, and 25GB NVMe storage limits. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 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 adds Failover Protection to DreamPress" in Q2 2025; Dreamhost has been tracked since 2023-11-14.