Cloudways vs ScalaHosting Shared Hosting

CCloudways9.4Visit ScalaHosting Shared Hosting8.8Visit

Higher score C Cloudways #2 in Managed Web Hosting 9.4/10 3-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Cloudways

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ScalaHosting Shared Hosting #6 in Managed Web Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit ScalaHosting

• Cloudways fits best

  Managed WordPress and scalable cloud deployments

• ScalaHosting Shared Hosting fits best

  WordPress sites needing staging and backups

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Side by side

Feature	CCloudways 9.4/10 Visit ↗	ScalaHosting Shared Hosting 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Managed Web Hosting	#6 in Managed Web Hosting
Best for	Managed WordPress and scalable cloud deployments	WordPress sites needing staging and backups
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$35/mo	$11.95/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	3 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Integrations	8 integrations	3 integrations
Features Cloudways 1/3 · ScalaHosting Shared Hosting 0/3
Automatic backups	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Staging sites	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free migration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Website limit	1 sites	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Control panel	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Staging, backups, cloning, and vertical scaling are built into the workflow Caching, firewalls, DDoS protection, SSL, and malware protection are included 24/7 support is available through chat, email, and ticketing	Daily offsite backups, staging, and cloning support safer WordPress workflows. 300+ one-click applications, migration, CDN integration, and SSH access. Unlimited mailboxes, free SSL certificates, and security monitoring are included.
Cons	The Small plan starts at $35 per month Automated malware removal is a paid add-on Plan pricing and allowances vary considerably across tiers	The Mini plan supports only one website and 10 GB of storage. Multiple websites require the Start or Advanced plan. Monthly pricing rises from $11.95 to $19.95 across the three plans.
Our verdict	Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform for WordPress websites and other PHP applications. It provides a dashboard for server and WordPress management while letting customers deploy on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, or Google… Read the review →	ScalaHosting Shared Hosting is cloud-based web hosting for personal projects, small business websites, and WordPress sites. It combines NVMe SSD storage with automated backups, SSL certificates, email hosting, application installation,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cloudways — where it wins

  • Staging, backups, cloning, and vertical scaling are built into the workflow
  • Caching, firewalls, DDoS protection, SSL, and malware protection are included
  • 24/7 support is available through chat, email, and ticketing

  Where it doesn't

  • The Small plan starts at $35 per month
  • Automated malware removal is a paid add-on
  • Plan pricing and allowances vary considerably across tiers

• ScalaHosting Shared Hosting — where it wins

  • Daily offsite backups, staging, and cloning support safer WordPress workflows.
  • 300+ one-click applications, migration, CDN integration, and SSH access.
  • Unlimited mailboxes, free SSL certificates, and security monitoring are included.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Mini plan supports only one website and 10 GB of storage.
  • Multiple websites require the Start or Advanced plan.
  • Monthly pricing rises from $11.95 to $19.95 across the three plans.

• CCloudways9.4/10 · 3-day trial

  A capable managed WordPress host with strong operations features, but a high entry price.

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• ScalaHosting Shared Hosting8.8/10 · Paid

  A feature-rich shared host for WordPress projects that need staging, backups, and migration.

  Visit ScalaHostingFull verdict →