ScalaHosting - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Platform and specs

ScalaHosting is a managed cloud VPS provider founded in 2007, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with European operations in Sofia, Bulgaria. Every managed VPS runs on dedicated CPU and RAM (1 vCPU equals 1 physical core, with no overselling), NVMe SSD storage, a dedicated IPv4 address, and unmetered bandwidth. Servers deploy on ScalaHosting's own cloud clusters in the US and EU, or on AWS and UpCloud, with the region selected at signup. The managed stack runs Rocky Linux and MariaDB 11.8 across the entire fleet. CPU cores, RAM, and storage are added or removed one unit at a time from the panel, without plan migration. Self-managed VPS offers AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, or Windows Server with full root access.

Control panel

SPanel is ScalaHosting's own control panel, included with every managed VPS at no license fee and with unlimited hosted accounts. Functions include domain and DNS management, email accounts with webmail, MariaDB databases, free SSL certificates with automatic renewal, a file manager, cron jobs, SSH access, per-site PHP version selection, a Node.js manager, and a WordPress manager with one-click install, staging, cloning, and automatic updates. Multiple hosted accounts run under one panel, each with its own login and resource limits, and per-account CPU, RAM, disk, and inode usage is visible in real time.

Integrations

GitHub integration deploys code from a repository directly to a hosted account. WordPress, Joomla, and other PHP applications install from the panel. Managed servers can run on AWS or UpCloud infrastructure while ScalaHosting handles the server management layer. ScalaHosting is a Gold Sponsor of the MariaDB Foundation, and point-in-time database recovery is the next SPanel feature on the roadmap.

Security

SShield, ScalaHosting's security system, monitors traffic and file changes in real time, blocks attacks as they happen, and sends alerts with remediation steps when malware is detected. Daily offsite backups are included on every managed VPS, with server snapshots for short-term rollback. Accounts are isolated from each other, and SSL is free on every domain.

Support and pricing

Support is available 24/7 through live chat and tickets, staffed by ScalaHosting employees in Dallas and Sofia, with no outsourcing and no AI agents answering tickets. Migration of existing sites is free and performed by the support team with no downtime. Managed cloud VPS starts at $29.95 per month, shared web hosting at $2.95 per month, and self-managed VPS at lower rates, with longer billing terms reducing the monthly price. Every plan includes an Unconditional Anytime money-back guarantee, with pro-rated refunds for unused time after the first 30 days.