OVHcloud Web Hosting vs ScalaHosting Shared Hosting

OVHcloud Web Hosting8.6Visit ScalaHosting Shared Hosting8.5Visit

Higher score OVHcloud Web Hosting #6 in Linux Web Hosting 8.6/10 Free plan ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit OVHcloud

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ScalaHosting Shared Hosting #7 in Linux Web Hosting 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ScalaHosting

• OVHcloud Web Hosting fits best

  First-time users seeking a free starting plan

• ScalaHosting Shared Hosting fits best

  WordPress users needing staging and migration

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Web Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗	ScalaHosting Shared Hosting 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Linux Web Hosting	#7 in Linux Web Hosting
Best for	First-time users seeking a free starting plan	WordPress users needing staging and migration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$1.89/mo (best)	$11.95/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Features OVHcloud Web Hosting 0/3 · ScalaHosting Shared Hosting 3/3
Staging environment	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
One-click installer	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Email hosting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Storage	1 GB	10 GB (best)
Websites included	Not checked yet	1 websites
Control panel	Custom	Not checked yet
Backup frequency	Not checked yet	Daily
Our review
Pros	Free plan offers a low-commitment starting point Paid tiers add sites, SSD storage, and email accounts Unlimited traffic, SSL, and automatic backups are included	Daily offsite backups, plus WordPress staging and cloning Free migration, SSH and WP-CLI access, and malware monitoring 300+ app installer and unlimited email mailboxes
Cons	Starter is limited to one website and 1 GB SSD storage SSH access is limited to eligible higher-tier plans The free service is intended for lightweight pages	Mini starts at $11.95 per month for one website Mini includes 10 GB of storage Priority support is limited to Advanced
Our verdict	OVHcloud Web Hosting provides shared hosting for personal websites, blogs, CMS sites, online stores and agency projects. Its separate free hosting service can suit a first-time user with a lightweight page, while paid plans scale from one… Read the review →	ScalaHosting Shared Hosting serves personal projects, small businesses, and WordPress sites that need standard hosting alongside site-management tools. Plans include NVMe storage, SSL certificates, automated backups, email, and application… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OVHcloud Web Hosting — where it wins

  • Free plan offers a low-commitment starting point
  • Paid tiers add sites, SSD storage, and email accounts
  • Unlimited traffic, SSL, and automatic backups are included

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to one website and 1 GB SSD storage
  • SSH access is limited to eligible higher-tier plans
  • The free service is intended for lightweight pages

• ScalaHosting Shared Hosting — where it wins

  • Daily offsite backups, plus WordPress staging and cloning
  • Free migration, SSH and WP-CLI access, and malware monitoring
  • 300+ app installer and unlimited email mailboxes

  Where it doesn't

  • Mini starts at $11.95 per month for one website
  • Mini includes 10 GB of storage
  • Priority support is limited to Advanced

• OVHcloud Web Hosting8.6/10 · Free plan

  A free entry point and tiered shared hosting for growing website needs.

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• ScalaHosting Shared Hosting8.5/10 · Paid

  Feature-rich shared hosting for WordPress, with a higher monthly starting price.

  Visit ScalaHostingFull verdict →