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European alternatives to DreamHost WordPress
European WordPress hosting with local support
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DreamHost is a long established web hosting provider in the United States, and it offers managed WordPress plans alongside its shared and VPS hosting. The managed tier takes care of the install, core updates, caching and daily backups, with a staging site to try changes before they go live. It is a familiar choice for bloggers, non-profits and small businesses running a single site.
Where the site is hosted determines where visitor IP addresses, comments and form submissions are processed, which is the part a privacy statement has to describe honestly. A European alternative to DreamHost WordPress puts the site with a host under EU or EFTA law, with support in European hours and invoicing in euros. Raidboxes and Hostpress focus on managed WordPress, Strato WordPress and OVHcloud WordPress come from large European hosting companies.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strato WordPress |
 Germany |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 IONOS WordPress Hosting |
Germany |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 IONOS |
Germany |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 OVHcloud WordPress |
 France |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 OVHcloud |
France |
— | — | EU controlled | |
 Hostpoint Wordpress Hosting |
 Switzerland |
EFTA hosted | — | — | EU controlled |
 Infomaniak WordPress Hosting |
Switzerland |
EFTA hosted | — | — | EU controlled |
 Infomaniak Public Cloud |
Switzerland |
EFTA hosted | — | — | EU controlled |
Strato WordPress
Managed WordPress hosting from Germany
Strato is a hosting company from Germany, and its managed WordPress hosting takes care of running the software so you only deal with the site itself. The plans include domains and email inboxes, so a small site can be set up without arranging those separately.
Germany♻EU controlled
IONOS WordPress Hosting
WordPress hosting from German provider IONOS
Germany♻EU controlled
IONOS
German cloud platform for servers and storage
Germany♻EU controlled
OVHcloud WordPress
Managed WordPress hosting from OVHcloud in France
FranceEU controlled
OVHcloud
French public cloud with a broad service range
FranceEU controlled
Hostpoint Wordpress Hosting
WordPress hosting from Switzerland
SwitzerlandEFTA hosted♻EU controlled
Infomaniak WordPress Hosting
WordPress hosting on Swiss infrastructure
SwitzerlandEFTA hosted♻EU controlled
Infomaniak Public Cloud
Swiss public cloud and virtual private servers
SwitzerlandEFTA hosted♻EU controlledServices without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
Raidboxes
Managed WordPress hosting from Germany
Germany♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Combell WordPress
Managed WordPress hosting from Belgium
BelgiumEU hosted♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Combell Cloud
OpenStack cloud hosting from Belgium
Belgium♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Hostpress
Managed WordPress hosting from Germany
Germany♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedServebolt
High performance WordPress hosting from Norway
Norway♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Hostinger WordPress
WordPress hosting from Lithuanian provider Hostinger
Lithuania Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
TimmeHosting
WordPress hosting from Germany
Germany♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Simply.com
Managed WordPress hosting from Denmark
Denmark Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Aruba WordPress
Managed WordPress hosting from Italy
Italy Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Simplenet
WordPress hosting from Romania
Romania Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedQuestions
Can someone migrate the site for me?
Managed WordPress hosts commonly offer a migration service or a plugin based route. Raidboxes, Hostpress and Combell WordPress describe how they handle incoming sites, so ask what they need from you before you cancel anything.
Do I need a separate staging environment?
Staging is a normal part of managed WordPress plans, though it is not universal. Check what Strato WordPress, IONOS WordPress Hosting or your chosen provider include at the plan level you are considering.
What if I outgrow shared WordPress hosting?
Providers such as Combell Cloud and IONOS also offer VPS and cloud plans, so you can move to your own server without changing supplier. That keeps one invoice and one support contact as the site grows.