ScalaHosting vs Cloudways
For one small site ScalaHosting's Mini plan is far cheaper, about $106 over three years with email included. For several sites on a server you can resize month to month, Cloudways from about $11 a month is the simpler deal, though email costs extra.
What each one costs
Cheapest plan we have on file for each, USD per month. The 3-year total uses the intro price for the required term, then the renewal price.
ScalaHosting: Mini. Checked on scalahosting.com, 13 Oct 2026.
Cloudways: Flexible - DigitalOcean 1GB (Standard). Approx. Not confirmed on the host's own page (13 Oct 2026).
How they compare on our estimates
Editorial estimates on a 1 to 5 scale, not test results. How we estimate
Side by side
ScalaHosting starts with a cheap single-site plan and sells managed cloud servers with its own SPanel or cPanel. Cloudways sells managed servers on other companies' clouds, billed monthly. Check which of their plans you are actually comparing.
Entry price
$2.95 a month for Mini on a 36-month term, then $11.95.
$11 a month for Flexible - DigitalOcean 1GB, the same when it renews.
Management
Managed server (managed cloud).
Managed server (managed cloud).
Data centres
North America and Europe.
North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America and Middle East.
Extras
cPanel included, email included.
No cPanel, no email.
Which one is for you
Pick ScalaHosting if
- You want email and a control panel (SPanel or cPanel) in the price
- You want a cheap start: the Mini plan is $2.95 a month on a 36-month term, then $11.95
- Your visitors are in North America or Europe
Pick Cloudways if
- You want to pay monthly with no prepay and no renewal step-up
- Your visitors are in Asia, Oceania, South America or the Middle East
- You want to choose the cloud provider under your server
Where their data centres are
By region. A faded logo means no data centre there in our data.
- North AmericaScalaHosting: yesCloudways: yes
- EuropeScalaHosting: yesCloudways: yes
- AsiaScalaHosting: noCloudways: yes
- OceaniaScalaHosting: noCloudways: yes
- South AmericaScalaHosting: noCloudways: yes
- Middle EastScalaHosting: noCloudways: yes
- AfricaScalaHosting: noCloudways: no
True of both
- ScalaHosting's managed cloud server starts at $29.95 a month and renews at $54.95; the $2.95 Mini plan is for one site
- Cloudways' $11 entry price could not be confirmed on its own page
- Cloudways has no email, so add a mail service
Your priorities change the answer.
Set how much price, support, speed and ease matter to you and see the scores move.
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Is ScalaHosting or Cloudways cheaper?
On the cheapest plans we have on file, ScalaHosting costs about $106 over three years and Cloudways about $396, counting the intro term and the renewal price. Plans differ in what they include, so compare the plan details too.
What do ScalaHosting and Cloudways renew at?
ScalaHosting's entry plan renews at $11.95 a month (up from $2.95). Cloudways's renews at $11 a month (no change from $11).
Which has more data centre regions?
ScalaHosting has data centres in 2 of the 7 regions we track (North America and Europe); Cloudways in 6 (North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America and Middle East).
Do ScalaHosting and Cloudways include email?
ScalaHosting includes email, and Cloudways does not include email, according to our data.