BuyVM vs DreamHost.
Prices checked
DreamHost is cheaper at 2 of the 3 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 costs you $15 a month against $15.99 at DreamHost, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
No DreamHost plan at this size.
BuyVM · 1C, 1 GB · 20 GB SSD
$3.50/mo
2 GB of RAM
No DreamHost plan at this size.
BuyVM · 1C, 2 GB · 40 GB SSD
$7/mo
4 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $0.99 a month less (6%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$15/moDreamHost · 2C, 4 GB · 75 GB NVMe
$15.99/mo
8 GB of RAM
DreamHost is $8.01 a month less (27%). compare the two
BuyVM · 2C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$30/moDreamHost · 2C, 8 GB · 150 GB NVMe
$21.99/mo
16 GB of RAM
DreamHost is $25.01 a month less (42%). compare the two
BuyVM · 4C, 16 GB · 320 GB SSD
$60/moDreamHost · 4C, 16 GB · 250 GB NVMe
$34.99/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansBuyVM
1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100
$2/mo
DreamHost
2C · 4 GB · Value 78/100
$15.99/mo8C · 32 GB · Value 83/100
$59.99/mo
At a glance
Best value from each
BuyVM
- 1
1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100
$2/mo - 2
1C · 1 GB · Value 90/100
$3.50/mo - 3
1C · 2 GB · Value 84/100
$7/mo - 4
1C · 4 GB · Value 76/100
$15/mo - 5
2C · 8 GB · Value 72/100
$30/mo
DreamHost
- 1
8C · 32 GB · Value 83/100
$59.99/mo - 2
4C · 16 GB · Value 82/100
$34.99/mo - 3
2C · 8 GB · Value 80/100
$21.99/mo - 4
2C · 4 GB · Value 78/100
$15.99/mo
How we count
On today's data, DreamHost undercuts BuyVM on memory, at a typical $2.47 per GB of RAM a month against $3.75. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2 a month (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). BuyVM counters with broader reach: 3 locations against 1.
Value is hardware per dollar: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth for the price, scored out of 100 the same way for every plan in the index. The typical price per GB of RAM is the middle one of each provider's plans.
Each size is the cheapest plan with at least that much RAM and less than twice as much, so the two sides compare like with like; a provider with no plan in that range has no row there. Only a size where both plans include a disk names a cheaper side. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that is sold out, is not a pick.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. How each one is read is on the data health page.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, BuyVM or DreamHost?
- DreamHost is cheaper at 2 of the 3 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB costs $15/mo against $15.99/mo for DreamHost Stack 4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB, excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026. The cheapest plan overall is BuyVM's at $2/mo.
- Which has more locations, BuyVM or DreamHost?
- BuyVM, with 3 locations against 1.
- Where do these prices come from?
- From each provider's own API or public price page, read and last refreshed 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude VAT.
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