Try BookingPress, a WordPress appointment booking plugin you and your customers will surely love.
- Free version
- Yes
- Price
- From $89/year
- Category
- Other tools
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for BookingPress
BookingPress vs DreamHost
DreamHost wins 2 of the 3 points we can measure. Here's how they compare on price, features, ratings and deals.
At a glance
| Feature | BookingPress | DreamHost |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.5/10 | 7.9/10 (better) |
| Starts at | $89/year | $14.99/month |
| Free version | Yes (better) | No |
| Refund window | 14 days | 30 days (better) |
| Billing | Subscription | Subscription |
| Active installs | – | – |
| Last Black Friday | – | 83% off |
| Category | Other tools | Other tools |
| Vendor | Repute InfoSystems | DreamHost |
| Black Friday 2026 | Not announced | Not announced |
Which should you choose?
Choose BookingPress if…
- Small service businesses that take appointments
- Sites that want a free booking plugin to start
- You want to start free
Choose DreamHost if…
- Small businesses running a few WordPress sites
- Bloggers who want managed hosting with unmetered bandwidth
Features
BookingPress
- Free plan
- Customizable booking form
- Staff management
- Online payments
- Reminders
- Multi-location booking
DreamHost
- 24/7 WordPress expert support
- One-click staging
- Free essential CDN
- Unlimited mailboxes
- Failover protection
- On-demand and locked backups
Pros and cons
BookingPress
- Free plan with unlimited appointments and services
- Customizable booking form
- 22+ payment gateways
- Lifetime licence option
- Advanced features sit in paid tiers and add-ons
- No free trial is listed on the pricing page
- Reddit threads contain few first-hand user reports
DreamHost
- Unmetered bandwidth and unlimited mailboxes on all plans
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Free domain for one year on eligible annual and multi-year plans
- Renewal prices are about a third higher than first-year prices
- Phone support is limited to scheduled calls on the higher plans
- Premium plugins, themes and upgraded CDN options cost extra
Pricing plans
BookingPress
Standard (1 site)Starts here
$89/year
1 site sites
- Unlimited appointments
- Staff management
- 22+ payment gateways
Professional (3 sites)
$139/year
3 sites sites
- 60+ premium add-ons
- Multi-location booking
- Recurring appointments and packages
Enterprise (20 sites)
$249/year
20 sites sites
- Stripe POS for in-person payments
- Roles and capabilities
- REST API access
DreamHost
DreamPress 1Starts here
$14.99/month
1 site
- First year price, auto-renews at $19.99/mo
- 15GB NVMe storage, 40k monthly visits
- 14-day backup retention
DreamPress 2
$17.99/month
2 sites
- First year price, auto-renews at $24.99/mo
- 25GB NVMe storage, 80k monthly visits
- 2 priority site transfers
DreamPress 3
$20.99/month
3 sites
- First year price, auto-renews at $28.99/mo
- 30GB NVMe storage, 125k monthly visits
- 3 priority site transfers
What Reddit says
BookingPress
Not enough Reddit discussion yet.
DreamHost
Reddit users are mostly discussing a late-October DreamHost incident in which email and FTP/SFTP passwords were expired, with no cause named in the posts. One user who chose DreamHost for a small site says its Remixer AI website builder made setup easy.
BookingPress vs DreamHost questions
Is BookingPress better than DreamHost?
On our comparison DreamHost comes out ahead on 2 of 3 measurable points. The right pick still depends on what you build.
Which is cheaper, BookingPress or DreamHost?
BookingPress starts at $89/year and DreamHost starts at $14.99/month.
Can I get BookingPress or DreamHost cheaper on Black Friday?
Both are on our Black Friday tracker. DreamHost was 83% off last year.
Both products
DreamHost offers managed WordPress hosting through DreamPress, with plans for one to twenty sites.
- Free version
- No
- Price
- From $14.99/month
- Category
- Other tools
Not announcedBlack Friday deal for DreamHost