ScalaHosting vs UltaHost
We give ScalaHosting and UltaHost the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ScalaHosting
Shared and cloud VPS hosting with its own SPanel control panel
UltaHost
Low-cost cPanel shared hosting, WordPress hosting and VPS servers
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAScalaHostingFair | 2.2GPAUltaHostFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AMini is $106.20 upfront for 36 months, so two years cost $106.20, about $4.43 a month, under the $5.97 an A needs, with a third year thrown in. A 12-month term plus a year at $11.95 would be $178.80. Monthly is $11.95. | AStarter on a 2-year term is $3.44 a month, and the plan card says it renews at that rate, so two years stay at $3.44 a month, well under what an A needs here. Even month to month it's $4.39. The catch: it's labeled a flash sale off crossed-out prices. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record. Monthly billing has no intro price either, so the cheapest way in still means paying. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial. There's a 30-day refund on a first hosting order, but that isn't a trial, and domains and cPanel licenses are left out of it. |
| Features | BDaily offsite backups, SShield real-time protection, a malware scanner, WordPress Manager with staging, an AI site builder and unlimited mailboxes with blacklist monitoring. Mini has no free domain, but the core job is covered. | BcPanel, NVMe storage, unmetered bandwidth, daily backups, a firewall, malware scanning, DDoS protection, free SSL and free migration on every shared plan. Starter's limits are tight, one domain and about 10,000 visits, but nothing in the core job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating to go on. SPanel or cPanel with one-click restores, but there's still a site, email and maybe a domain to set up. | CNo app store rating to go on. cPanel and one-click WordPress installs are familiar, and they'll move your site over for you, but you're still setting up a site. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web panel only. Cloudflare, Google Lighthouse, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. | CA web panel only. The named integrations are cPanel, WordPress, Joomla, phpBB, LiteSpeed and CyberPanel, with no API on record. |
| Best for | small business sites with hosting and email | cheap cPanel hosting that renews at the same price |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ScalaHosting and UltaHost. How we grade
Price against what you get
ScalaHosting starts at $2.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. UltaHost starts at $2.88 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and UltaHost starts $0.07 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than ScalaHosting for less, and none scores higher than UltaHost for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ScalaHosting starts at $11.95 per month (Mini), or $2.95 a month for a first term of 12 or 36 months. UltaHost starts at $2.88 per month on a 3-year term (Starter); $4.39 billed monthly.
At a glance
| ScalaHosting | UltaHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $11.95 per month (Mini), or $2.95 a month for a first term of 12 or 36 months | $2.88 per month on a 3-year term (Starter); $4.39 billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ScalaHosting | UltaHost, Inc. |
| Price read from | scalahosting.com | ultahost.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ScalaHosting
- Small business sites that want hosting and email on one plan
- Sites expected to move from shared hosting to a cloud VPS later
- Buyers who would rather not pay for cPanel licenses
UltaHost
- Small sites and blogs on a tight budget
- Buyers who want cPanel with daily backups included
- Owners who expect to move up to a VPS with the same company
Worth knowing
ScalaHosting
- The $2.95 a month needs a 12- or 36-month term paid upfront; Mini renews at $11.95, Start at $14.95 and Advanced at $19.95 a month.
- Mini hosts one website and has no free domain; a domain comes with Start and higher plans.
- Several tools, including SShield, the AI site builder and the WordPress malware scan, work only with SPanel, not cPanel.
- Managed cloud plans start at $29.95 a month, and reseller hosting and larger VPS plans are sold separately.
UltaHost
- Prices are labeled a limited-time flash sale off crossed-out rates, with no end date, though each plan card says it renews at the price paid.
- Refunds cover the first 30 days of a first hosting order only; domains, cPanel licenses, promo-code purchases and crypto payments are excluded.
- Starter hosts one domain and about 10,000 visits a month; unlimited domains start with the Business plan.
- Terms renew automatically for the same length unless you give notice at least 15 days before the term ends.
Key features
ScalaHosting
- SPanel or cPanel
- Accounts can run on ScalaHosting's own SPanel, offered free, or on cPanel. Some tools, such as SShield and the AI site builder, come only with SPanel.
- SShield and malware scanning
- SShield watches for attacks in real time, and every shared plan lists real-time malware protection, brute-force protection and a WordPress malware scan tool.
- WordPress Manager
- Automatic WordPress updates, staging and cloning, a security lock for files, admin role controls and Google Lighthouse reports, managed from the panel.
- AI WordPress site builder
- An AI site builder for WordPress is included on every shared plan when it runs on SPanel.
- Daily offsite backups
- Backups run every day and are stored offsite, and archives can also be made by hand and restored in one click from the control panel.
- Email with reputation tools
- Unlimited mailboxes, forwarders and autoresponders, with blacklist monitoring and delivery tracking to help mail reach inboxes.
UltaHost
- cPanel and one-click installs
- Every shared plan includes a cPanel license, with its tools also reachable from the client area, one-click installs for WordPress, Joomla and phpBB, and a free drag-and-drop site builder.
- NVMe storage and unmetered bandwidth
- Shared plans run on NVMe SSD storage with no limit on traffic, from more than 30 data center locations in the US, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore and elsewhere.
- Daily backups
- Shared hosting accounts are backed up every day, with several recovery points kept.
- Firewall and malware scanning
- Included security covers a web application firewall, malware scanning, vulnerability monitoring, hardened PHP, DDoS protection and free SSL certificates.
- Free website migration
- UltaHost moves an existing site over free, and a domain transferred in gets a year added at no charge.
- WordPress, VPS and dedicated servers
- Managed WordPress plans on LiteSpeed with caching and staging start at $4.29 a month billed monthly; managed VPS starts at $6.89 a month.
Plans
ScalaHosting
Mini, 1 month$11.95
per month, billed monthly
1 website, 10 GB NVMe storage and no bandwidth limit, with SPanel or cPanel. Monthly billing has no introductory price.
Mini, 12 months$11.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $2.95 a month
The same Mini plan. The first 12 months cost $35.40 ($2.95 a month), paid upfront, then $11.95 a month.
Mini, 36 months$11.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 36 months
The same Mini plan. The first 36 months cost $106.20 ($2.95 a month), paid upfront, then $11.95 a month.
Start, 36 months$14.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 36 months
Unlimited websites, 50 GB and a free domain. $5.95 a month for the first 36 months ($214.20), then $14.95; the same $5.95 on 12 months.
Advanced, 36 months$19.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 36 months
Unlimited websites and 100 GB. $9.95 a month for the first 36 months ($358.20), then $19.95 a month.
Entry Cloud, 36 months$39.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 36 months
Cloud VPS with 2 dedicated CPUs, 2 GB RAM and 50 GB NVMe. $24.95 a month for 36 months; a 12-month term starts at $14.95 a month.
UltaHost
Starter, 1 month$4.39
per month, billed monthly
1 domain, about 10,000 visits a month, 30 GB NVMe, unlimited bandwidth, daily backups and free SSL. Shown cut from $6.89; the card says it renews at $4.39.
Starter, 1 year$4.03
per month for a 12-month term; renews at the same rate
The same Starter plan billed for 12 months, shown as 30% off a crossed-out $6.88 a month.
Starter, 2 years$3.44
per month for a 24-month term; renews at the same rate
The same Starter plan billed for 24 months, shown as 40% off $6.89 a month. This is the term the page shows first.
Starter, 3 years$2.88
per month for a 36-month term; renews at the same rate
The same Starter plan billed for 36 months, shown as 50% off $6.90 a month; the lowest rate on the page.
Basic, 3 years$4.37
per month for a 36-month term; renews at the same rate
4 domains, about 15,000 visits a month and 60 GB. Business, 3 years, is $8.63 a month for unlimited domains, about 25,000 visits and 80 GB.
Pro, 3 years$10.93
per month for a 36-month term; renews at the same rate
Unlimited domains, about 49,000 visits a month and 110 GB NVMe. $16.29 a month on monthly billing.
Ways to pay less
ScalaHosting
- Other savings
Mini at $2.95 a month for the first term
On a 12- or 36-month term Mini costs $2.95 a month, Start $5.95 and Advanced $9.95, paid upfront. They renew at $11.95, $14.95 and $19.95 a month.
UltaHost
- Other savings
Lower monthly rates for longer terms
Starter costs $4.39 a month billed monthly, $4.03 on a 1-year term, $3.44 on 2 years and $2.88 on 3 years; the page says each renews at that rate.
- Other savings
A free year with a domain transfer
Transferring a domain to UltaHost adds one year of registration at no charge, as the site's domain menu states.
