--- title: "ScalaHosting vs Pressable: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/pressable-vs-scalahosting" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/pressable-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 Pressable ScalaHosting and Pressable 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) [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) Automattic's managed WordPress host: dedicated PHP workers, four origins, failover, a 100 percent SLA, from $25 a month 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, Pressable on 2. Higher is better. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Support | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.2 | | Value | 7.5 | 6.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.1 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Hostingstep 243 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 100.00% | | Response time (published)WPBeginner vs Hostingstep; methods differ | 526 ms | 320 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, ScalaHosting is cheaper ($11.95/mo vs $20.83/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (ScalaHosting) and Oct 14, 2026 (Pressable). USD. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Mini | Signature 1 | | Intro price | $2.95/mo | $20.83/mo | | Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $20.83/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 10 GB | 20 GB | | Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Start, Advanced and Entry Cloud; not on Mini | No | | Free SSL | Yes | Included; a Jetpack Security licence comes with every plan | | Automated backups | Daily, 7 restore points kept for the last 7 days | Not stated | | Free migration | Website and email migration | Unlimited site migrations on every 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 | One staging and one sandbox site per WordPress install on every Signature plan | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9%; credits from 10% at 99.8% up to 100% below 99%, claimed through billing | 100 percent network, infrastructure and hardware SLA with a credit of 5 percent of the monthly fee per 30 minutes of downtime, up to the full month | | 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 | Not stated | | Backups | Not stated | Hourly database and daily full backups, restorable from the site dashboard, per the support policy | | Free CDN | Not stated | Built-in edge cache and global CDN across more than 24 edge locations | | Caching | Not stated | Edge cache, OPcache, page cache and query cache | | Email | Not stated | No | | Dedicated resources | Not stated | 5 dedicated PHP workers (5 vCPUs) per site with 512 MB each and burst capacity; no shared memory pools | | Data center choice | Not stated | Los Angeles, Dallas, Ashburn or Amsterdam per site at creation, with an account default; a secondary server in another region takes over on failure | | Developer tools | Not stated | SSH and WP-CLI described on the features pages, an API, an MCP server, DupliKits site templates, multisite and headless support | | Security | Not stated | Jetpack Security, malware monitoring and threat response, Secure Hosting Alliance certification | ## Company facts | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | SPanel (ScalaHosting's own) or cPanel | MyPressable Control Panel (custom), with an API and an MCP server | | Data centers | 5 | 5 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2007 | 2010 | Visit ScalaHosting (affiliate link: /go/scalahosting)Visit Pressable (affiliate link: /go/pressable)