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DreamHost vs GoDaddy Web Hosting: which is more reliable? (2026)
DreamHost is more reliable than GoDaddy Web Hosting, scoring 82.1 vs 76.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DreamHost reported 9 incidents and GoDaddy Web Hosting reported 5, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.49% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | DreamHost | GoDaddy Web Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 82.1 | 76.5 |
| Rank (web hosts) | #4 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.49% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 14m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DreamHost and GoDaddy Web Hosting differ
- DreamHost reported 80% more incidents than GoDaddy Web Hosting over the last 90 days (9 vs 5).
- DreamHost had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for GoDaddy Web Hosting.
90-day uptime
DreamHost
GoDaddy Web Hosting
- 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 GoDaddy Web Hosting incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: Web Hosting, Virtual Private Server (VPS), Web Hosting Plus, Managed WooCommerce Stores, UI
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 20h 38m
Affected: Web Hosting
- Degraded performanceSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 27m
Web Hosting Dashboard Degraded
Affected: Web Hosting
- Degraded performanceSep 15, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: Web Hosting, Web Hosting Plus
- InformationalSep 4, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Managed WordPress Hosting and Web Hosting Degraded
Affected: Web Hosting, Web Requests (HTTP / HTTPS)
- InformationalAug 11, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Other web hosts to consider
- Namecheap Hosting · #1 · 100% uptime
- Flywheel · #2 · 100% uptime
- Pressable · #3 · 100% uptime
- Nexcess · #6 · 99.19% uptime