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DreamHost vs WP Engine: which is more reliable? (2026)
DreamHost is more reliable than WP Engine, scoring 82.1 vs 30.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DreamHost reported 9 incidents and WP Engine reported 20, with effective uptime of 100% and 95.37% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DreamHost | WP Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 82.1 | 30.5 |
| Rank (web hosts) | #4 | #11 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 95.37% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 20 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 21h 1m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DreamHost and WP Engine differ
- WP Engine reported 2.2× as many incidents as DreamHost over the last 90 days (20 vs 9).
- WP Engine had 5 partial or major outages, compared with 3 for DreamHost.
90-day uptime
DreamHost
WP Engine
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DreamHost incidents
- Major outageNov 1, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Partial outageOct 30, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Major outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Investigating an incident affecting File Manager and Webmail
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 17, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Recent WP Engine incidents
- MaintenanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 6h
Upcoming Server Maintenance
- MaintenanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h
Headless Platform Maintenance
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 5d 2h
Emergency WordPress Security Updates
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 6h
Upcoming Server Maintenance
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 6h 3m
Affected: User Portal
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 6h
Upcoming Server Maintenance
Other web hosts to consider
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- Pressable · #3 · 100% uptime
- GoDaddy Web Hosting · #5 · 99.49% uptime