Dreamhost Raises DreamShield Protection Add-On Price to $3/mo
What happened
Between the Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026 captures of Dreamhost's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: DreamShield Protect add-on price increased from $2.50/mo to $3/mo. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price 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.
It lands 56 days after Dreamhost's previous change, "Dreamhost's pricing page now opens on the 1-year term instead of 4 years" (Jan 13, 2026). 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.
- — · Price+20%$2.50/mo$3/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | $2.50/mo | $3/mo | +20% |
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 Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where price reads $2.50/mo and then $3/mo.
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Dreamhost, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 2, 2026decreaseRemixer AI Website Builder now free (was $1.99/mo)
- Jun 15, 2026improvedDreamhost cuts Remixer AI builder to 30-day trial on all plans
- Apr 3, 2026packagingDreamhost Raises DreamShield Protect Add-On Price to $3/mo
- Mar 10, 2026increaseDreamhost Raises DreamShield Protection Add-On Price to $3/mo · this change
- Jan 13, 2026packagingDreamhost's pricing page now opens on the 1-year term instead of 4 years
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 March 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Dreamhost's pricing page on Mar 2, 2026 and again on Mar 9, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: $2.50/mo → $3/mo (+20%).
What changed on Dreamhost's pricing page between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026?
Price: $2.50/mo → $3/mo (+20%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 9, 2026; 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's pricing page now opens on the 1-year term instead of 4 years" on Jan 13, 2026; Dreamhost has been tracked since 2023-11-14.