--- title: "ScalaHosting vs SiteGround: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/scalahosting-vs-siteground" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/scalahosting-vs-siteground" 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 SiteGround ScalaHosting and SiteGround 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 13, 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 [8.0 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) Managed-feel shared hosting on Google Cloud with daily backups and staging; the renewals are the price ScalaHosting wins 1 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.1 vs 8.0). ## How do the scores compare? ScalaHosting leads on 1 sub-scores, SiteGround on 2. Higher is better. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.5 | | Support | 8.5 | 8.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.5 | | Value | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.1 | 8.0 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs HostingStep 243 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.97% | | Response time (published)WPBeginner vs HostingStep; methods differ | 526 ms | 745 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, ScalaHosting is cheaper ($11.95/mo vs $17.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (ScalaHosting) and Oct 13, 2026 (SiteGround). USD. | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Mini | StartUp | | Intro price | $2.95/mo | $2.99/mo | | Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $17.99/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 10 GB | 10 GB | | Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Start, Advanced and Entry Cloud; not on Mini | First year only; regular renewal fee after that | | Free SSL | Yes | Yes | | Automated backups | Daily, 7 restore points kept for the last 7 days | Not stated | | Free migration | Website and email migration | Automatic WordPress migrator on every plan; expert transfer by staff | | Control panel | SPanel (free, with SShield security and spam protection) or cPanel | Not stated | | CDN | CDN integration | SiteGround CDN on Google Cloud, 170+ edge locations | | WP-CLI and SSH | Yes | Yes | | Malware protection | Real-time, on every plan | Not stated | | Staging | Not listed on the plan cards | GrowBig and GoGeek; GoGeek adds Git | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9%; credits from 10% at 99.8% up to 100% below 99%, claimed through billing | 99.9% per month; 5% of that month's fee as a service-extension credit | | 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 | 11 locations on Google Cloud, chosen at signup | | Phone support | Yes | No | | Windows hosting | No | No | | Daily backups | Not stated | Kept for 30 days; on-demand backups on GrowBig and GoGeek | | Email hosting | Not stated | Unlimited accounts with webmail and spam protection | | Caching | Not stated | Multilevel caching with the Speed Optimizer plugin | | Fair-use limits | Not stated | CPU seconds per hour 1,000 / 2,000 / 4,000; inodes 200k / 400k / 600k; 768 MB RAM per process; databases up to 1 GB | ## Company facts | | [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) | [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | SPanel (ScalaHosting's own) or cPanel | Site Tools (SiteGround's own panel) | | Data centers | 5 | 11 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2007 | 2004 | Visit ScalaHosting (affiliate link: /go/scalahosting)Visit SiteGround (affiliate link: /go/siteground)