ScalaHosting vs Verpex
ScalaHosting and Verpex 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
UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15
ScalaHosting wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.1 vs 7.5).
How do the scores compare?
ScalaHosting leads on 3 sub-scores, Verpex on 0. Higher is better.
| ScalaHosting | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| ScalaHosting | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.1 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs TechRadar; methods differ | 99.99% | 100.00% (better) |
| Response time (published)WPBeginner vs TechRadar; methods differ | 526 ms | 49 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Verpex is cheaper ($6.00/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| ScalaHosting | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Mini | Bronze |
| Intro price | $2.95/mo (better) | $3.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $6.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 36 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 30 GB |
| Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| ScalaHosting | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | Start, Advanced and Entry Cloud; not on Mini | Registration or transfer of a common extension (.com, .net, .org, .uk, .in among them) on yearly and longer terms; not on monthly billing; premium names excluded |
| Free SSL | Yes | Every plan, every domain |
| Automated backups | Daily, 7 restore points kept for the last 7 days | Not stated |
| Free migration | Website and email migration | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime |
| 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 | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule |
| 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 | No |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel |
| Free CDN | Not stated | No |
| Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached |
| Developer tools | Not stated | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH |
| Resource limits | Not stated | CloudLinux LVE: 1 vCPU and 1 GB on Bronze, 2 vCPU and 2 GB on Silver and Gold; entry processes 30 / 30 / 35; 1,024 IOPS; 50 MB/s I/O; unlimited inodes |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts |
| Website builder | Not stated | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product |
Company facts
| ScalaHosting | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | SPanel (ScalaHosting's own) or cPanel | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply |
| Data centers | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2007 | 2018 |