ScalaHosting vs HostArmada
ScalaHosting and HostArmada compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. ScalaHosting scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
ScalaHostingWins overall
Dallas and Sofia host with its own SPanel, an anytime prorated refund and a credit table that reaches 100 percent
cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund
ScalaHosting wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.1 vs 7.7).
How do the scores compare?
ScalaHosting leads on 3 sub-scores, HostArmada on 0. Higher is better.
| ScalaHosting | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 7.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| ScalaHosting | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.1 (better) | 7.7 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Response time (published)WPBeginner vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 526 ms | 254 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, ScalaHosting is cheaper ($11.95/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| ScalaHosting | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Mini | Start Dock |
| Intro price | $2.95/mo | $2.15/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $11.95/mo |
| Required term | 36 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 15 GB |
| Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time (better) | 45 days |
What does each include?
| ScalaHosting | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | Start, Advanced and Entry Cloud; not on Mini | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain |
| Automated backups | Daily, 7 restore points kept for the last 7 days | Not stated |
| Free migration | Website and email migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan |
| Control panel | SPanel (free, with SShield security and spam protection) or cPanel | Not stated |
| CDN | CDN integration | Not stated |
| WP-CLI and SSH | Yes | Not stated |
| Malware protection | Real-time, on every plan | Not stated |
| Staging | Not listed on the plan cards | No |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9%; credits from 10% at 99.8% up to 100% below 99%, claimed through billing | 99.9% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records |
| Money-back guarantee | Full refund within 30 days; prorated refund of unused time at any time after that; new clients only; web, reseller and VPS hosting | Not stated |
| Choice of data center | Dallas, New York, Seattle or Sofia on ScalaHosting's own infrastructure; partner cloud and AWS regions for cloud plans | Not stated |
| Phone support | Yes | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN |
| Caching | Not stated | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper |
| SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Not stated | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed |
| PHP versions | Not stated | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account |
| Resource limits | Not stated | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area |
| Website builder | Not stated | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel |
Company facts
| ScalaHosting | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | SPanel (ScalaHosting's own) or cPanel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard |
| Data centers | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2007 | 2019 |