ScalaHosting

Platform

Products

name: Self-Managed Cloud VPS; category: configurable_full_root_kvm_virtual_machine; service model: Service 146 supplies full Linux root or Windows Administrator control, NVMe virtual storage, one dedicated IPv4 address, daily full-server snapshots/backups, optional free SPanel, a 10 Gbps redundant multiple-uplink network and one-click upward resource scaling. Customers administer the guest; cPanel and LiteSpeed are paid options.; current normal monthly matrix: name: Build #1; vcpu: 2; memory gib: 4; storage gb: 50; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: 3; monthly usd: 24.95, name: Build #2; vcpu: 4; memory gib: 8; storage gb: 100; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: not_found; monthly usd: 49.95, name: Build #3; vcpu: 8; memory gib: 16; storage gb: 160; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: not_found; monthly usd: 95.95, name: Build #4; vcpu: 16; memory gib: 32; storage gb: 240; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: not_found; monthly usd: 183.95; configuration boundary: The live builder also permits granular CPU, RAM and storage choices. The current product page does not publish a transfer allowance in its plan cards; the current VPSBenchmarks profile reports 3 TB for the 2-vCPU/4-GiB instance followed by throttling and no per-GB charge. No unverified allowance is extrapolated to the larger presets.; promotion boundary: Annual first-term equivalents of USD 19.95, 36.95, 66.95 and 122.95 renew at the normal monthly bases and are excluded from benchmarks., name: Managed Cloud VPS; category: fully_managed_configurable_full_root_kvm_virtual_machine; service model: Service 159 includes SPanel, guaranteed virtual resources, optional full root, unmetered traffic without caps or traffic-volume throttling, a dedicated IPv4 address, automatic daily offsite backup, application administration, updates, security and free migration. The builder offers general-purpose, CPU-optimized and storage-optimized configurations plus granular scaling.; current normal monthly matrix: name: Build #1; vcpu: 2; memory gib: 4; storage gb: 50; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: unmetered; monthly usd: 54.95, name: Build #2; vcpu: 4; memory gib: 8; storage gb: 100; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: unmetered; monthly usd: 96.95, name: Build #3; vcpu: 8; memory gib: 16; storage gb: 150; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: unmetered; monthly usd: 170.95, name: Build #4; vcpu: 12; memory gib: 24; storage gb: 200; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: unmetered; monthly usd: 244.95; options: The current builder includes one backup copy free; 3, 7 or 30 copies, secondary SSD, cPanel, CloudLinux, LiteSpeed, USD 15/month proactive monitoring and a hidden USD 10/month priority-support option cost extra.; promotion boundary: Promotional annual/triennial first-term equivalents starting at USD 29.95 renew at USD 54.95 or more and are excluded., name: Windows VPS Hosting; category: self_managed_windows_kvm_virtual_machine_option; service model: A current service-146 alias that preselects Windows Server 2022 Standard. Windows Server 2019 Standard is also selectable; either permanent license adds USD 20/month to the same configurable self-managed resources and locations.; minimum normal monthly: vcpu: 2; memory gib: 4; storage gb: 50; storage type: NVMe SSD; transfer tb: 3; monthly usd: 44.95, name: Managed AWS Hosting; category: fully_managed_full_root_aws_lightsail_virtual_machine; service model: Four fixed Lightsail-based VPS bundles provisioned under ScalaHosting's AWS infrastructure. Customers do not operate the AWS console; ScalaHosting supplies SPanel, root/SSH, a hardened firewall, SShield, daily backups, updates, migration and support.; current normal monthly matrix: name: AWS4GB; pid: 204; vcpu: 2; memory gib: 4; storage gb: 80; storage type: SSD; transfer tb: 4; monthly usd: 61.95, name: AWS8GB; pid: 205; vcpu: 2; memory gib: 8; storage gb: 160; storage type: SSD; transfer tb: 5; monthly usd: 89.95, name: AWS16GB; pid: 206; vcpu: 4; memory gib: 16; storage gb: 320; storage type: SSD; transfer tb: 6; monthly usd: 149.95, name: AWS32GB; pid: 209; vcpu: 8; memory gib: 32; storage gb: 640; storage type: SSD; transfer tb: 7; monthly usd: 249.95; storage qualification: The four authoritative plan cards say SSD. A later FAQ loosely says the entry plan has NVMe; the card-specific SSD disclosure controls the normalized matrix., name: Managed n8n Cloud VPS; category: managed_application_vm_variant; service model: A service-159 managed-cloud variant with the same resource, location and renewal-price matrix, plus the latest n8n release preinstalled with PostgreSQL, Redis queue mode, automatic n8n updates, security patches and n8n-focused support. SSH/root access remains available. It is cataloged but not benchmarked again because its underlying normal monthly bases duplicate Managed Cloud VPS., name: Linux, cPanel, WordPress and WooCommerce VPS pages; category: product_aliases_and_paid_control_panel_options; service model: Current marketing pages route Linux/self-managed, cPanel and managed application workloads onto the same configurable cloud-VPS platform. SPanel is free where stated, while cPanel licenses are paid. These aliases do not create duplicate benchmark rows without a distinct normal base price and resource/location combination.

Operating systems

current self managed selector: Rocky Linux 10 with SPanel, Rocky Linux 10, Rocky Linux 9, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Debian 12, Windows Server 2022 Standard, Windows Server 2019 Standard; catalog boundary: The live service-146 configurator controls this exact current list. A general FAQ also names AlmaLinux, but it is absent from today's selector and is not asserted as anonymously orderable.; windows licensing: Windows Server 2019 or 2022 Standard adds USD 20/month and renews at the same license rate.; managed boundary: Managed SPanel images are provisioned and maintained by ScalaHosting; the managed-AWS comparison table and FAQ are less specific than the self-managed live OS selector.; custom iso: not_found; customer image upload: not_found

Virtualization

native and integrated cloud: ScalaHosting's current virtualization article says it uses KVM for all VPS solutions. The native and integrated-cloud products are therefore normalized as KVM full virtual machines.; managed aws boundary: Managed AWS is explicitly Lightsail-based and provisioned under ScalaHosting's infrastructure. ScalaHosting's blanket KVM wording does not expose a customer-verifiable AWS hypervisor contract, so these bundles are labeled AWS Lightsail rather than silently recast as Scala-native KVM.; guest access: Self-managed plans include full root/Administrator access. Managed core provides optional full root; managed AWS advertises root for in-depth customization; n8n provides full SSH/root access.; control planes: The ScalaHosting client area supports ordering and one-click resource upgrades. SPanel supplies website/server status, resource metrics, service restart, DNS, backup and account-management controls. Its token/API and WHMCS module provision SPanel hosting accounts, not public cloud infrastructure.; public infrastructure api: VPSBenchmarks currently reports no Admin REST API. No current public VM endpoint/authentication reference, customer private-network/VPC control, arbitrary ISO upload, shelving or nested-virtualization guarantee was found.; monitoring: SPanel exposes CPU load, RAM and disk use, processor/system information, service status, running queries and per-account/process resource statistics; VPSBenchmarks also records CPU and network-bandwidth charts.

CPU isolation

core cloud classification: guaranteed; core cloud basis: The managed live builder explicitly calls each allocation a guaranteed virtual CPU core, and ScalaHosting's KVM disclosure says hardware resources are guaranteed. Self-managed cards call the units virtual CPU cores. These statements support guaranteed logical allocation, not whole physical cores.; physical mapping: No public contract identifies one vCPU as a full physical core versus one SMT thread, guarantees sibling-thread exclusivity or host pinning, or publishes a numeric oversubscription ratio. Marketing that a customer has an entire virtual server does not change the classification to dedicated physical CPU.; managed aws classification: shared; managed aws basis: AWS documents Lightsail instances as baseline-plus-burst CPU products. This directly conflicts with ScalaHosting FAQ language suggesting all CPU/RAM or even 100% of a physical server; the underlying platform's burstable semantics control the directory classification.; processor disclosures: The n8n page advertises AMD EPYC processors up to 4.1 GHz, while ScalaHosting's current Trustpilot profile and VPSBenchmarks mention EPYC and/or Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y across cloud clusters. Those are broad and partly conflicting marketing/profile statements, not a per-location benchmark CPU guarantee.

Features

• App installation root installation: Full root/Administrator access permits arbitrary compatible guest software on qualifying plans.; managed installer: SPanel includes Softaculous with 400+ one-click applications plus WordPress, Joomla and Node.js management tooling. Managed support handles supported installations and configuration.; preconfigured variant: The n8n product preinstalls n8n, PostgreSQL and Redis queue mode and includes application/version/security maintenance.; container boundary: ScalaHosting publishes Docker installation guidance for root VPS customers, but guest-installed Docker is not a provider-native container-image registry integration.
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• Templates & images public os templates: Nine current self-managed choices are enumerated under operating_systems.; snapshots: Self-managed cards include free daily full-server snapshots/backups.; managed backups: Managed core includes one automatic daily offsite backup copy and SPanel restore/on-demand backup tools; 3, 7 and 30-copy options are paid. Managed AWS includes automated backups.; contract boundary: The terms say VPS backups may be daily and weekly but do not guarantee their existence and require customers to keep independent copies.; custom iso or image import: not_found
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• Network orchestration connectivity: Core cloud advertises a 10 Gbps redundant multiple-uplink network. Each VPS includes one dedicated IPv4 address.; scaling: CPU, RAM and disk can be increased from the customer account in one click; ScalaHosting says the automated upgrade normally takes 1–3 minutes. No downgrade guarantee is inferred.; addressing: SPanel VPS customers receive one IPv4 and the official IP guide says additional addresses cannot be added. IPv6 is discussed but not offered in that workflow; VPSBenchmarks also currently marks IPv6 absent.; reverse dns: PTR/rDNS is available by contacting ScalaHosting with the IP and desired domain; it is not self-service in the documented control panel.; automation boundary: SPanel/WHMCS automates hosted accounts, not VMs. No current public infrastructure REST API, customer VPC/private subnet, floating IP, load-balancer object or route-table control was found.; transfer boundary: Managed core is explicitly unmetered with no traffic-volume throttling or extra charge. AWS cards publish 4–7 TB. The current self-managed cards omit transfer; VPSBenchmarks reports 3 TB then throttling for the entry comparison, with no per-GB fee.
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• Firewall self managed: Customers administer the guest firewall; ScalaHosting's setup guide specifically directs Debian users to configure UFW and initially permit only SSH.; managed core: Managed service includes provider-performed security configuration, updates and supported software administration. SPanel includes preconfigured SShield server/web-request monitoring and blocking.; managed aws: The AWS product explicitly includes an out-of-box hardened firewall, malware scanning, brute-force defense and SShield.; control boundary: VPSBenchmarks marks provider-panel firewall and bundled DDoS protection absent. No reusable provider-edge security-group/rule API is documented; guest/SPanel protection is not represented as one.
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• Load balancer scope: The Managed Cloud performance section explicitly lists real-time load balancing as part of ScalaHosting's low-latency cloud infrastructure.; customer control boundary: No separately orderable load-balancer SKU, listener/backend configuration, API or self-service balancing object was found. This is retained only as provider-managed infrastructure behavior and does not imply customer orchestration.
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• DNS management authoritative dns: SPanel's DNS editor can add, edit and delete A, CNAME, MX, NS and TXT/SPF records when the domain uses ScalaHosting nameservers. Managed plans also advertise private/brandable DNS.; reverse dns: VPS PTR records are configured by contacting support rather than through the documented SPanel editor.; scope boundary: Domains using external nameservers remain managed at their external DNS provider.
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• Git integrations
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• Container registry
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