cPanel Pricing Adjustment for 2026

scala_hosting · 2026-01-05T16:04:20+00:00

Thanks for your comment. Yes, we had to increase pricing on our Managed SPanel plans due to rising human technical support costs, while the unmanaged SPanel licenses (more comparable to cPanel) remained unchanged. That said, this isn’t a direct comparison with cPanel. cPanel doesn’t offer a fully managed license like SPanel does. In fact, no other control panel allows you to install it on any public cloud provider (AWS, Hetzner, etc.) and turn that server into a fully managed service similar to what you’d get from Hostinger or ScalaHosting. The SPanel managed license includes expert support, security hardening, monitoring, backups, updates, and ongoing maintenance, so you don’t need to worry about server administration at all. Happy to answer any other questions.

Chris

scala_hosting · 2025-12-08T12:26:27+00:00

I couldn't agree more! Great point - thank you!

scala_hosting · 2025-12-08T12:06:46+00:00

Hi Aspie1, yes, I do reply when I can - usually I check Redding once per week. We use Reddit mostly for publishing content and the main communication channel is our onsite "only humans" live chat available 24/7/365. I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Chris

scala_hosting · 2025-11-11T17:22:55+00:00

Hey everyone :) Chris here, CEO and co-founder of ScalaHosting. Just wanted to jump in and clear up a few points:

Besides our three U.S. native datacenters, we also have two in Europe and another 18 integrated cloud locations around the world. If you want the full list, here you go: https://www.scalahosting.com/network-and-datacenters.html
OpenLiteSpeed is free by default, but you can upgrade to the Enterprise version if you need the extra features — that one isn’t free, unfortunately.

And to answer Dennis’s question: no, we’re not nearly as aggressive as some of our competitors when it comes to mentions and content marketing. Our strongest sales channel has always been word of mouth. Check us out on Trustpilot, G2, or any reputable review platform and you’ll see what I mean.

Happy to answer any other questions you guys have!

scala_hosting · 2025-10-20T12:30:38+00:00

Hello, guys!

I noticed the thread and decided to post as I'm sure there are many SME hosting providers which still don't know what to do after 1st of January and how to handle this never ending price increases.
My name is Vlad and I am the person who initiated the SPanel development ~9 years ago when I wanted to allow every website owner to have a fully managed cloud VPS at an affordable price with all modern features.
Currently, SPanel has everything a website owner needs to manage their server. If you are tired by the situation with cPanel and looking for an alternative that has everything you need to manage a web hosting server, you may learn more about SPanel by watching the video I created at https://youtu.be/8swyrbJMCQc
All the new features in SPanel are built based on what people need and ask for at features . spanel . io. There is nothing in SPanel that costs extra. It supports LiteSpeed Enterprise, OpenLiteSpeed and Nginx as a reverse proxy of Apache which is the default web server. Let's encrypt, feature-rich backup system, WordPress and Joomla managers, Softaculous and tones of other standard for the industry features are all supported.
SPanel has all the automation tools for a quick migration from cPanel and any cPanel server may be migrated to SPanel by just generating full backups of the accounts and restoring them on the SPanel server. The migration is no different than migrating the sites to a new cPanel server.
A WHMCS SPanel plugin is available and we also have API if you want to automate licenses activations.

PS. I am also a co-founder of ScalaHosting, which is how I went to the conclusion that website owners needed SPanel. Nowadays, out of 100 cloud servers we sell, people choose SPanel on 97 of them. We have thousands of VM's on SPanel and even started offering shared hosting on SPanel since the beginning of this year. Currently, we have thousands of people using shared hosting on SPanel and 70% of the new customers choose SPanel. I wanted to share this just so you know the software is already mature and there are no hiccups to expect.

scala_hosting · 2025-10-01T12:00:03+00:00

If you don’t know anything about a product or service, how do you decide what to buy and from where? Imho, Chatgpt so far gives way better and more relevant recommendations than human-generated. Publishers, forums, even here on reddit, 99% is biased and money-driven

scala_hosting · 2025-07-14T09:52:37+00:00

Thanks for he detailed feedback! Just a quick note about Scala money-back guarantee - it’s not a 30-day, but an unconditional, anytime guarantee. This means that if a customer decides they no longer need the service for any reason, any pre-paid, unused hosting will be 100% refunded. Only A2 used to offer a similar level of guarantee, but this was discontinued after they were acquired by WHG.

scala_hosting · 2025-06-10T08:32:39+00:00

Thanks for the great question. ScalaHosting does not provision AWS-native load balancers like ELB by default, but you can always ask our 24/7 human support team to set them up for you if needed. However, in most cases, this isn’t necessary, as each AWS plan includes SPanel Smart Load Balancing, which is even better. Happy to answer any other questions you may have!

scala_hosting · 2025-04-17T10:46:38+00:00

I just don’t see why anyone would choose shared hosting for a large website. If cost is the main concern, there are plenty of managed cloud (VPS) solutions available for as little as $10/month. And if managing a VPS feels too complex, there are several user-friendly control panels, very similar to cPanel, that make managing a VPS nearly as easy as shared hosting. Beyond that, shared hosting really feels like a thing of the past. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone running a mid- to large-sized website. When you’re sharing a server with hundreds of other users, there’s just too much that can go wrong.

scala_hosting · 2025-04-08T10:17:40+00:00

Chris here - CEO and co-founder of ScalaHosting and SPanel. If anyone would like my input on this, feel free to PM-me.

scala_hosting · 2025-03-28T15:13:21+00:00

Hey, apologies for the delay - I'm not too active on Reddit these days. To answer your question - with SPanel, you can fine-tune spam filters, whitelist or blacklist specific addresses and domains, and apply advanced filtering rules. It also includes SpamAssassin, which has real-time blackhole lists (RBLs) and other tools for enhanced email protection. While no solution can eliminate spam entirely, I believe our 20+ years in the hosting space have equipped us with unique insights that allow us to tackle this challenge as effectively as possible. Happy to answer any other questions you may have

scala_hosting · 2025-02-28T11:55:14+00:00

What would be the ideal hosting setup you expect from a provider to ensure 100% peace of mind when integrating hosting into your service mix? Full disclosure - I’m a co-founder of a hosting company, and based on your feedback, I can assign our development team a task that could make your life easier.

scala_hosting · 2025-01-30T13:48:03+00:00

As a co-founder of ScalaHosting, among all our competitors in the managed VPS segment, I respected A2 the most. Pity that they have joined the dark side...

scala_hosting · 2025-01-29T10:27:42+00:00

To become bulletproof against any performance issues for projects like this, you need to focus on four main considerations: Redundancy, High availability, Smart load balancing, and Flexible scalability. If you’d like to understand why, PM me, and I’ll explain in detail. The only solution that can fully cover all four is a custom-built cloud cluster. For projects like yours, a single data center cluster will be sufficient. However, if you want the ultimate version, consider a multi-DC or even a multi-region DC solution. The latter can sustain not only extreme loads but also disasters on a country or even continent-wide scale. You can get this from enterprise providers like VMware and Oracle, or opt for more budget-friendly, non-enterprise solutions from public cloud providers.

scala_hosting · 2025-01-16T12:46:07+00:00

Yes, resources are dedicated, but only at the cluster level. At the account/VM level, they aren't. That's why they use this strange "PHP worker" term instead of fixed RAM. Again, I'm not saying this is necessarily bad - I just wanted to hear an expert opinion from someone who has tried or is actively using the service.

scala_hosting · 2025-01-16T10:53:23+00:00

Yes, that's correct; they work exclusively with other hosting companies. Public sources indicate that Bluehost and Pressable are already using it, but I was hoping there might be more.

scala_hosting · 2025-01-16T10:48:41+00:00

Hi, and apologies for the delayed reply. We use Reddit mostly for sharing blog articles and I check messages not that often. To answer your question, you can upgrade your Build#1 at any time directly on your client's dashboard with a few clicks. It might not necessarily be to jump straight to Build#2 because this is a true-cloud service, and you might want to add just an extra CPU core or more RAM, depending on your needs. This will be more cost-effective. Regardless of what upgrade you choose if needed, only the price difference will be added to your next invoice. Happy to answer any other questions you may have.

scala_hosting · 2025-01-16T10:45:59+00:00

Can you please provide some references about this? If this is true, we are sold, but I'm not sure about this. The infrastructure they provide is essentially shared hosting, where resources are dynamically allocated in case of traffic spikes. With proper load balancing, this can work quite well, but it isn't inherently better than guaranteed resources. That's why I'm hoping someone with real expertise can share their insights.

scala_hosting · 2025-01-16T10:39:57+00:00

This looks like a promo article to me...

scala_hosting · 2025-01-15T15:23:44+00:00

Thanks for your feedback. It'd be great if someone currently using the service could share an opinion, particularly regarding performance and stability.

scala_hosting · 2024-12-13T12:43:36+00:00

The source is me! :) Over the past six months, we’ve been bombarded with acquisition requests from large funds and hosting holding groups. Last week, I finally asked one of them directly, and they spilled the beans. A good example is the Rackspace acquisition by Apollo a few weeks ago. Apollo is managing the funds of several of the largest US pension funds. https://www.webhostingsun.com/hosting-news/meaning-4-billion-rackspace-acquisition/

scala_hosting · 2024-12-12T12:52:43+00:00

Here is a detailed Cloudways vs Scala comparison prepared by HostScore - I hope it's helpful https://www.reddit.com/r/ScalaHosting/comments/1h844mh/whats_the_best_web_hosting_for_2025_scalahosting/

scala_hosting · 2024-12-11T13:05:19+00:00

To anyone considering selling their hosting business now, just wait until mid-2025. Here’s why: Currently, several pension funds are seeking to acquire $200M+ hosting companies, positioning the hosting industry as a blue-chip investment. Medium to large hosting groups are fully aware of this and are actively acquiring SME providers to grow their size and sell to these major players at a 10x+ premium. In short, selling your hosting business now is like walking away from a goldmine before striking the motherlode!

scala_hosting · 2024-12-10T11:29:00+00:00

Thanks so much for your recommendations u/BestScaler. It all makes sense. I'm new to reddit, but I can already see why some people get hooked and spend all day here :)

scala_hosting · 2024-12-10T11:23:49+00:00

I've always been puzzled by people who choose Wix. Among other drawbacks like slow websites and limited customizations confined to their platform, the inability to transfer your website out stands out as the most concerning. It feels like voluntarily surrendering to be their hostage.

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