--- title: "ScalaHosting vs NameHero: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/namehero-vs-scalahosting" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/namehero-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 NameHero ScalaHosting and NameHero 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 [7.3 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) cPanel host since 2015 with NVMe, LiteSpeed and stated cores and RAM: cheap for three years, four times the price after ScalaHosting wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.1 vs 7.3). ## How do the scores compare? ScalaHosting leads on 4 sub-scores, NameHero on 0. Higher is better. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 6.5 | | Support | 8.5 | 7.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.0 | | 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) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.1 | 7.3 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.98% | | Response time (published)WPBeginner vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 526 ms | 24 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, NameHero is cheaper ($11.64/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (ScalaHosting) and Oct 14, 2026 (NameHero). USD. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Mini | Starter Cloud | | Intro price | $2.95/mo | $2.91/mo | | Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $11.64/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 36 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 10 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Start, Advanced and Entry Cloud; not on Mini | Turbo Cloud and Business Cloud on a 24 or 36-month term; not on Starter or Plus | | Free SSL | Yes | Free and auto-renewing SSL on every plan | | Automated backups | Daily, 7 restore points kept for the last 7 days | Not stated | | Free migration | Website and email migration | Complimentary migrations by the Level III team | | 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 | No | | 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 | 1-855-984-6263, 9 AM to 5 PM Central per the about page; chat and tickets around the clock | | Windows hosting | No | Not stated | | Backups | Not stated | Nightly and weekly backups listed in the comparison table; HeroVault offsite backups with 30 days of retention cost $6.99 a month in the cart | | Free CDN | Not stated | QUIC.cloud CDN listed in the comparison table | | Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache; the Turbo tier on the two upper plans | | Email | Not stated | Unlimited accounts; mailbox quota 1 GB on Starter, 2 GB on Plus, unlimited above; 50 or 350 emails an hour | | Guaranteed resources | Not stated | Cores and RAM printed per plan, 1 and 1 GB up to 4 and 4 GB, on a partitioned cloud environment | | Data center choice | Not stated | US (Lenexa, Kansas), London and Canada on the plan cards; the comparison table lists US for every plan | | SSH | Not stated | Jailed SSH access listed in the comparison table | | Security | Not stated | Security Shield on every plan; HeroGuard with premium SSL, malware scanning and monitoring costs $9.99 a month in the cart | ## Company facts | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | SPanel (ScalaHosting's own) or cPanel | cPanel | | Data centers | 5 | 3 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2007 | 2015 | Visit ScalaHosting (affiliate link: /go/scalahosting)Visit NameHero (affiliate link: /go/namehero)