Compare Cloudways and ScalaHosting 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
$14.95
Cloudways
Star Rating
(963)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
Browse all 23 pricing plansScalaHosting
Star Rating
(318)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$14.95
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Cloudways excels in its Technical Support with a score of 9.7, while ScalaHosting shines with a perfect score of 10.0 for Domain Transfer Assistance, indicating a strong focus on customer service in both platforms.
- Reviewers mention that Cloudways offers a solid Website Staging feature with a score of 9.0, but ScalaHosting outperforms with a score of 9.4, highlighting its superior capabilities in managing website versions before going live.
- G2 users note that Cloudways has a lower score of 8.4 for Automation features, while ScalaHosting achieves a higher score of 9.2, suggesting that users may find more efficient automation tools with ScalaHosting.
- Users on G2 report that Cloudways has a Free Migration score of 9.0, which is commendable, but ScalaHosting surpasses this with a score of 9.3, indicating a more seamless transition for users moving their websites.
- Reviewers say that Cloudways has a Knowledge Base Support score of 8.8, which is helpful, but ScalaHosting's score of 9.5 suggests a more comprehensive and user-friendly resource for troubleshooting and learning.
- Users report that while Cloudways has a Backup score of 9.5, ScalaHosting's score of 9.4 indicates that both platforms provide reliable backup solutions, but Cloudways may have a slight edge in this area.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudways
Managed Digital Ocean 1GB - Standard
$11.00
1GB RAM, 1 Core Processor
- 25GB Storage
- 1TB Bandwidth
- Cloudflare Add-on
ScalaHosting
Entry Cloud
$14.95
Managed Cloud VPS Hosting
- Guaranteed CPU & RAM
- 50GB Upgradeable NVMe
- UNMETERED Bandwidth
Free Trial
Cloudways
Free Trial is available
ScalaHosting
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
815
9.6
284
Ease of Use
9.1
824
9.6
298
Ease of Setup
9.2
624
9.6
224
Ease of Admin
9.2
543
9.5
168
Quality of Support
9.3
793
9.9
284
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
534
9.6
168
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
792
9.6
290
Features by Category
Functionality
8.7
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
Management
9.1
36
Not enough data
9.2
40
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
Support
8.7
34
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Performance
8.6
127
9.2
70
9.0
138
9.5
69
9.1
147
9.8
73
8.8
139
9.1
69
9.1
130
9.4
68
Security
9.5
144
9.4
70
9.1
137
9.1
69
8.3
115
9.0
66
8.7
118
9.2
66
Free Resources
7.4
124
9.0
66
7.5
114
9.1
64
9.4
146
9.7
73
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
8.8
101
Not enough data
9.0
101
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
9.5
99
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
92
Not enough data
9.2
97
Not enough data
9.2
94
Not enough data
Security - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Convenience and automation - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
11
Support and service - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
10.0
11
Not enough data
10.0
10
Advanced management and features - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
10.0
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
7.7
10
Hosting Management
8.8
349
9.0
203
8.9
354
9.6
208
7.1
267
9.3
206
8.0
316
9.5
208
8.8
314
9.4
192
8.5
278
9.4
181
8.8
289
9.4
179
8.4
310
9.5
197
8.7
326
9.6
194
9.0
325
9.5
197
Development
9.2
84
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
Database
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.9
81
Not enough data
9.1
77
Not enough data
9.1
90
Not enough data
9.2
89
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.3
82
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudways and ScalaHosting are categorized as WordPress Hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), and Managed Hosting
Unique Categories
Cloudways is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Cloud Web Hosting
ScalaHosting is categorized as Shared Hosting and Domain Registrars
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudways
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ScalaHosting
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
15.4%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Computer Software
7.6%
Retail
5.2%
Design
5.0%
Other
53.7%
Internet
14.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.2%
Marketing and Advertising
9.8%
Computer Software
7.0%
Retail
3.2%
Other
50.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Cloudways
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mahmoud M.
Verified User in Computer Software
Makes it easy for anyone to deploy their apps using cloud hosting services. I have been using cloudways since 2016 and it's perfect. Their customer support is amazing and always there to help you.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
- Spam mails from them ( and different email addresses ) - Price is too high - No need to use cloudways to use GCP, VULTR, etc
ScalaHosting
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mindy L.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
The platform is easy to use. We use it to create up to 50 email addresses, forwarded to the appropriate main accounts. It is great. Super simple. We also use it as a back up for our emails since we forward to a gmail account. I recommend this service to...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Retail
Scalahosting is very expensive. The amount I'm paying at the moment is already biting yet, they're requesting I upgrade For a small business like mine, it is quite expensive and unsustainable.
Mahmoud M.
Verified User in Computer Software
Makes it easy for anyone to deploy their apps using cloud hosting services. I have been using cloudways since 2016 and it's perfect. Their customer support is amazing and always there to help you.
Mindy L.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
The platform is easy to use. We use it to create up to 50 email addresses, forwarded to the appropriate main accounts. It is great. Super simple. We also use it as a back up for our emails since we forward to a gmail account. I recommend this service to...
Verified User in Computer Software
- Spam mails from them ( and different email addresses ) - Price is too high - No need to use cloudways to use GCP, VULTR, etc
Verified User in Retail
Scalahosting is very expensive. The amount I'm paying at the moment is already biting yet, they're requesting I upgrade For a small business like mine, it is quite expensive and unsustainable.
Discussions
How do l move a website created from the Godaddy site builder to Clouways hosting?
36 comments
RK
I'm sorry, but the text you provided appears to be a URL rather than a string of text in an unknown language. Could you please provide the text you would...Read more
How do I get high scores on https://pagespeed.web.dev/
6 comments
TY
Hi John,
I’ve a similar concern as my website doesn’t show great speed on Google. But in reality, it opens pretty...Read more
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