Hostinger vs ScalaHosting
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Hostingersite ↗pricing ↗
A low-cost shared and cloud hosting provider aimed at first-time site owners. Paid plans start at $10.99/mo (Premium); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $25.99/mo (Cloud Startup).
ScalaHostingsite ↗pricing ↗
A hosting company selling managed VPS with its own control panel instead of cPanel. Paid plans start at $2.95/mo (Mini); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $14.95/mo (Entry Cloud). We read the same $2.95/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
The two ladders
Hostingersite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | $10.99/mo | Renewal rate $10.99/mo on the 12-, 24- and 48-month terms. THE FOUR TERMS AS THE SELECTOR SHOWS THEM: 1 month $11.99/mo, no discount, 'Renews at $11.99/mo' — the only term whose renewal is not $10.99; 12 months '67% off' $11.99 -> $3.99/mo, 'Get 12 months for $47.88 (regular price $143.88)'; 24 months '71% off' $3.49/mo, '$83.76 (regular price $287.76)'; 48 months '75% off' $2.99/mo, '$143.52 (regular price $575.52)'. 3 websites, 20 GB SSD, weekly backups, 2 mailboxes per website. |
| Unlimited | $16.99/mo | Renewal rate $16.99/mo on the 12-, 24- and 48-month terms. 1 month $18.99/mo, no discount, 'Renews at $18.99/mo'; 12 months 'Special offer - 74% off' $4.99/mo, '$59.88 (regular price $227.88)'; 24 months '76% off' $4.49/mo, '$107.76 (regular price $455.76)'; 48 months '79% off' $3.99/mo, '$191.52 (regular price $911.52)'. Unlimited websites, 50 GB NVMe, daily backups, unlimited mailboxes. |
| Cloud Startup | $25.99/mo | Renewal rate $25.99/mo on the 12-, 24- and 48-month terms. 1 month $27.99/mo, no discount, 'Renews at $27.99/mo'; 12 months '64% off' $9.99/mo, '$119.88 (regular price $335.88)'; 24 months '68% off' $8.99/mo, '$215.76 (regular price $671.76)'; 48 months '71% off' $7.99/mo, '$383.52 (regular price $1,343.52)'. Unlimited websites, 100 GB NVMe, daily and on-demand backups. |
ScalaHostingsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Mini | $2.95/mo |
| Turbo-fast NVMe SSD | $5.95/mo |
| Advanced | $9.95/mo |
| Entry Cloud | $14.95/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: ScalaHosting at $2.95/mo, against Hostinger at $10.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Hostinger tops out at $25.99/mo, ScalaHosting at $14.95/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- ScalaHosting: We read the same $2.95/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
How to choose in this category
- Match the tier to the sites and storage you actually use — the levels here divide on resources, not features.
- Introductory terms in this set run one to four years; a lower monthly figure often buys a longer lock-in.
- Every row links the host’s own pricing page. Open it and read the renewal line before you commit to a term.