DreamHost LLC

What do you get when you take a 27-year-old hosting company and combine it with a genuine obsession for WordPress, open-source technology, and making domain registration painless? You get DreamHost — a Los Angeles-based web host that's carved out a distinctive niche by treating WordPress hosting as a craft, not just a commodity.

DreamHost isn't your typical hosting provider that tacked on domain registration as an afterthought. As an ICANN-accredited registrar with IANA ID 431, they've registered nearly one million domain names and built their entire platform around the idea that domains and hosting should work together seamlessly. When you register a domain with DreamHost, it comes with free privacy protection for life, unlimited free subdomains, and direct integration with their hosting control panel for DNS management.

But here's what really sets them apart: their commitment to WordPress excellence. DreamHost hosts over 750,000 WordPress installations and has built their infrastructure specifically to optimize WordPress performance. Their managed WordPress service, DreamPress, runs on servers fine-tuned for WordPress with solid-state drives and integrated CDN through their partnership with bunny.net. They even contribute code directly to the WordPress project and maintain an in-house team of WordPress experts.

The company has also embraced AI in practical ways that actually help users get online faster. Their Liftoff AI website builder can create a complete WordPress site in under 60 seconds based on user responses, while their AI-powered business name generator helps customers find available domains that match their brand vision. For users who want human touch, every hosting plan includes a free "handcrafted starter website" where their team handles the initial setup and customization.

What makes DreamHost particularly interesting in the domain space is their approach to customer acquisition through strategic registry partnerships. They've formed relationships with major registries including Verisign, Radix, GoDaddy Registry, and Identity Digital to offer discounted domain registrations and bundle free TLDs with hosting plans. During the pandemic, they saw a 40% surge in .COM registrations, driven partly by their competitive $8.99 .COM pricing and high renewal rates.

Today, DreamHost operates as part of New Dream Network, LLC, hosting over 1.5 million websites for more than 400,000 customers across 100+ countries. They've positioned themselves as the hosting company that WordPress users trust, with 24/7 in-house support and a philosophy of helping people truly own their digital presence rather than just rent space on someone else's platform.