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Head-to-head · Drupal Hosting

Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting vs ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting #2 in Drupal Hosting 8.6/10 From $7.95/mo (annual) ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Blue Arctic
ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting #5 in Drupal Hosting 7.5/10 From $39.95/mo ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit ScalaHosting

Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting leads on 1 check, ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting on 2, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBlue Arctic Drupal Hosting · 8.6/10
  • Lowest starting priceBlue Arctic Drupal Hosting · $7.95/mo
  • Most featuresScalaHosting Drupal Hosting · 4 of 4

Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting scores higher on our rubric for drupal hosting: 8.6 against 7.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting is cheaper to start at $7.95/mo against $39.95/mo. ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting leads on storage: 50 GB versus 10 GB. ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting offers staging environment; Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting doesn't publish it.

Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting is the better fit for budget Drupal sites needing CDN and backups. ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting is the better fit for drupal teams needing managed cloud tooling.

  • Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting fits best

    Budget Drupal sites needing CDN and backups

  • ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting fits best

    Drupal teams needing managed cloud tooling

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Side by side

Feature Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗ ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 7.5
Ranking #2 in Drupal Hosting #5 in Drupal Hosting
Best for Budget Drupal sites needing CDN and backups Drupal teams needing managed cloud tooling
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $7.95/mo (best) $39.95/mo
Free plan — Not published
Free trial — —
Money-back guarantee 30 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Tickets · 24/7
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting 3/4 · ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting 4/4
Drupal install ✓ ✓
Automated backups ✓ ✓
Staging environment Not published ✓ (best)
CDN included ✓ ✓
Specs
Storage 10 GB 50 GB (best)
Websites included 1 Not published
Support channel Mixed Mixed
Our review
Pros
  • One-click Drupal installation with full cPanel access
  • Cloudflare CDN and daily off-site backups with 30-day retention
  • Plans scale from 1 to 30 websites with unmetered bandwidth
  • Drupal installation, migration, updates, backups, staging, and cloning
  • SSH, Git, Composer, Drush, cron, database management, and root access
  • Cloudflare CDN integration with unmetered bandwidth on both listed plans
Cons
  • Storage ranges from 10 GB to 80 GB across the listed plans
  • Annual pricing is billed yearly despite monthly-equivalent display
  • Enterprise and compliance-oriented hosting require custom quotes
  • The listed plans provide 50 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • Only web access is listed as a supported platform
  • The higher-tier Build #1 plan adds RAM but keeps two CPU cores
Our verdict

Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting is a managed shared hosting service for Drupal websites, agencies, developers, and small to medium projects. It runs on cPanel and supports one to 30 websites, with storage ranging from 10 GB to 80 GB. The…

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ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting is a managed cloud VPS service for Drupal websites and applications. It is aimed at businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, government agencies, and Drupal teams that want managed hosting while…

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  1. Blue Arctic Drupal HostingDrupal Hosting 8.6From $7.95/mo (annual)
  2. ScalaHosting Drupal HostingDrupal Hosting 7.5From $39.95/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting — where it wins

    • One-click Drupal installation with full cPanel access
    • Cloudflare CDN and daily off-site backups with 30-day retention
    • Plans scale from 1 to 30 websites with unmetered bandwidth

    Where it doesn't

    • Storage ranges from 10 GB to 80 GB across the listed plans
    • Annual pricing is billed yearly despite monthly-equivalent display
    • Enterprise and compliance-oriented hosting require custom quotes
  • ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting — where it wins

    • Drupal installation, migration, updates, backups, staging, and cloning
    • SSH, Git, Composer, Drush, cron, database management, and root access
    • Cloudflare CDN integration with unmetered bandwidth on both listed plans

    Where it doesn't

    • The listed plans provide 50 GB NVMe SSD storage
    • Only web access is listed as a supported platform
    • The higher-tier Build #1 plan adds RAM but keeps two CPU cores
  • Blue Arctic Drupal Hosting8.6/10 · From $7.95/mo (annual)

    A budget-focused Drupal host with broad shared plans and practical site protections.

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  • ScalaHosting Drupal Hosting7.5/10 · From $39.95/mo

    A managed Drupal cloud VPS with developer controls, staging, backups, and CDN support.

    Visit ScalaHostingFull verdict →

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