--- title: "ScalaHosting vs Liquid Web: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/liquidweb-vs-scalahosting" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/liquidweb-vs-scalahosting" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # ScalaHosting vs Liquid Web ScalaHosting and Liquid Web compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. ScalaHosting scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 14, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [8.1 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting)Wins overall Dallas and Sofia host with its own SPanel, an anytime prorated refund and a credit table that reaches 100 percent [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds ScalaHosting wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.1 vs 7.7). ## How do the scores compare? ScalaHosting leads on 4 sub-scores, Liquid Web on 1. Higher is better. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Support | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.5 | | Value | 7.5 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.1 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.99% | | Response time (published)WPBeginner vs HostingStep; methods differ | 526 ms | 496 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (ScalaHosting) and Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web). USD. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Mini | Essentials WordPress | | Intro price | $2.95/mo | $9.00/mo | | Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $9.00/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 1 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 10 GB | 15 GB | | Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time | 0 days | ## What does each include? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Start, Advanced and Entry Cloud; not on Mini | No | | Free SSL | Yes | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | | Automated backups | Daily, 7 restore points kept for the last 7 days | Not stated | | Free migration | Website and email migration | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress 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 | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9%; credits from 10% at 99.8% up to 100% below 99%, claimed through billing | 100% network uptime in the SLA with credits up to the monthly charge, claimed within days of an outage; the managed VPS page states 99.9% server uptime | | 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 by phone, chat and ticket | | Windows hosting | No | On VPS and dedicated servers | | Backups | Not stated | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | | Free CDN | Not stated | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | | Caching | Not stated | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | | Security | Not stated | DDoS protection, WAF, Kadence Security Pro and daily malware scans on every plan; Patchstack virtual patching on Elite | | Resource limits | Not stated | WordPress plans are sized by visitors (50,000 a month on the entry tiers), shared storage and bandwidth; managed VPS plans state vCPU, RAM, SSD and bandwidth | | Data center choice | Not stated | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | | Managed VPS | Not stated | Fully managed from $72 a month for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 3 TB; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk; Windows available | ## Company facts | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | SPanel (ScalaHosting's own) or cPanel | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | | Data centers | 5 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2007 | 1997 | Visit ScalaHosting (affiliate link: /go/scalahosting)Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)