Hosting.com (A2 Hosting) vs ScalaHosting: which is better? Comparison 2026
By our public methodology Hosting.com (A2 Hosting) scores 76 out of 100 and ScalaHosting scores 74. Below: the factors and facts where they differ, each fact with its source.
Score breakdown
| Hosting.com (A2 Hosting) | ScalaHosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 98 | 96 |
| Price | 50 | 78 |
| Features | 69 | 77 |
| Support | 100 | 67 |
| Transparency | 50 | 0 |
Pros and cons
Hosting.com (A2 Hosting)
- High uptime guarantee in the terms
- Live chat support around the clock
- Renewal price is shown upfront
- Money-back guarantee of 30 days or more
- No staging on the cheapest plan
ScalaHosting
- Low price of the entry plan
- High uptime guarantee in the terms
- Live chat support around the clock
- Renewal price is shown upfront
- No phone support
Facts side by side
| Fact | Hosting.com (A2 Hosting) | ScalaHosting |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime guarantee | 100.0% hosting.com | 99.9% scalahosting.com |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days terms.hosting.com | 30 days scalahosting.com |
| Company founded | 2003 hosting.com | 2007 scalahosting.com |
| Daily backups on the cheapest plan | Yes hosting.com | Yes scalahosting.com |
| Cheapest plan, per month (12-month term) | Not verified | $2.95 scalahosting.com |
| Renewal price shown on the pricing page | Yes hosting.com | Yes scalahosting.com |
| Free domain with the cheapest plan | Yes hosting.com | Not verified |
| Free SSL certificate | Yes hosting.com | Yes scalahosting.com |
| Data-center locations | 6 hosting.com | 15 scalahosting.com |
| Staging environment | No hosting.com | Yes scalahosting.com |
| Email mailboxes included | Yes hosting.com | Not verified |
| 24/7 live chat | Yes hosting.com | Yes scalahosting.com |
| Phone support | Yes hosting.com | No scalahosting.com |
| Public status page | Yes status.hosting.com | Not verified |
| Company headquarters | United States terms.hosting.com | United States scalahosting.com |
| Company | A2 Hosting, LLC terms.hosting.com | Scala Hosting LLC scalahosting.com |
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