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The Cancellation Friction Index

Documented-Policy tier only. This score rates how clearly DreamHost's public cancellation page is published (cited, dated), opinion grounded in disclosed facts, not a finding about the real cancel experience, and not legal advice. The behavioural Verified-Flow grade is pending.

80/ 100 · B

Developer tools · US

How hard is it to cancel DreamHost?

DreamHost scores 80/100 (grade B) for how clearly it documents cancellation in the US, a clearly documented cancellation policy. Cancellation is available via online (self-serve).

Last reviewed 2026-06-05 · Documented-Policy tier · grade B

DreamHost accounts are cancelled entirely online through the Manage Account panel, click 'Close Account' (or 'Cancel Plan' for a single plan), complete an exit survey, and confirm. Per the Terms of Service, either party may terminate with 14 days written notice; billing stops at the end of the current term with no refund for unused time after the guarantee window. Shared hosting carries a 30-day money-back guarantee (credit card/PayPal only); dedicated servers, domain registrations, SSL certificates, and third-party add-ons are non-refundable. No account pause or freeze option exists.

How to cancel DreamHost

  • Channels: online (self-serve)
  • Official cancellation page: https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215202457-Closing-your-account-overview
  • Pause/freeze: not offered. DreamHost explicitly states it does not offer any service to temporarily suspend an account. The only option is to close the account in the panel; services remain active until the end of the current billing period.
  • Account/data deletion: No specific post-cancellation data retention timeline is published. DreamHost's privacy policy states personal data is deleted or anonymized when there is no longer a legitimate business need to retain it; data in backup archives may be securely stored until deletion is possible. Users may submit a deletion request under the privacy policy. https://www.dreamhost.com/legal/privacy-policy/

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Scope & fairness

This is the Documented-Policy tier: it measures how clearly the cancellation policy is published (cited, dated facts), not the behavioural experience of cancelling (Verified-Flow audit pending). Every company is scored on the same five dimensions with the same published weights, scores cannot be bought or removed. It is opinion grounded in disclosed facts, and not legal advice.

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Cite this. Cancel Atlas (2026). “DreamHost, Cancellation Friction Index (US).” CES-1.1. https://www.cancelatlas.com/c/dreamhost (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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