Scala Hosting vs WP Engine

We guarantee 99.9% uptime and continuously monitor servers to keep your site online and fast. To back our promises, we follow a strict service-level agreement (SLA) that offers generous benefits for any unexpected downtimes.

Absolutely. We offer free website migration with minimal downtime and full assistance. You simply need to specify the most convenient time for the transfer and the login credentials to your old server. Once our technicians move your data, they will double-check if everything works correctly on the ScalaHosting server and notify you of the successful completion.

We use NVMe SSD storage across all plans for faster load times and improved site performance.

We provide clear resource usage insights and offer seamless plan upgrades when needed. Still, if you expect frequent traffic influxes - we recommend choosing one of our scalable hosting plans on a VPS. Virtual servers allow you to adjust resources on-the-go and offer an isolated environment, independent from any other customers.

Yes, apart from the Mini plan, you can host multiple websites on any of our other shared packages. The same goes for the Entry Cloud deal and any of the other VPS solutions.

Yes. You can reach our support team at any time via chat, email, or ticketing. You can count on an immediate connection with a Scala operator via live chat, while the initial response via a ticket is within 15 minutes.

Daily automated backups are included in all hosting plans and kept in an offsite location. You can find a convenient backup tool in your control panel (SPanel or cPanel), which allows you to create a data archive manually or automatically. You can keep several backups and restore them with a single click whenever needed.

We list both the introductory and renewal rates on our website. There are no hidden fees and no unexpected charges for essential features.

ScalaHosting is an industry leader in web hosting services, specifically VPS hosting. We deliver top-tier shared and virtual private server solutions with a strong focus on performance and uptime.Still, if you find our hosting plans insufficient, you can easily contact us and take advantage of our Anytime Money Back Guarantee for the unused time.

Yes. Our shared hosting for non-technical users is simplified to the point that any user can build a website even with zero previous experience. Still, whenever you need any extra help, our Support Team is a few clicks away.

Changing your plan is very easy, regardless of the service you are currently using. If you are on a shared server - we can upgrade you to a higher package upon request. No migrations are needed on a virtual private server - you can simply add more resources as the need arises.

At ScalaHosting, we aim to elevate the entire web hosting industry, which is why we heavily rely on self-developed unique tools (SPanel, SShield, WordPress and Joomla Managers).Our Support Team is a highly valuable asset as well, always ready to help with even the slightest client issue.Our core values are well-appreciated, as evidenced by our 5/5 Trustpilot rating and numerous awards in various Best Hosting categories.

Optimal speeds under high pressure are one of the goals we constantly strive to achieve at ScalaHosting. Our low-latency cloud infrastructure is packed with numerous performance boosters, such as NVMe SSD storage, real-time load balancing, and CDN integration.Right from the get-go, you can choose to host your projects on a LiteSpeed/OpenLiteSpeed web server and utilize one of the most robust configurations when it comes to speed.

At ScalaHosting, you can count on technical support that solves problems in a fast and efficient manner. Available 24/7 via live chat, ticketing, and email, you can ask for assistance with any hosting-related issue and have a team of trained experts look over your online premises.

SPanel is a proprietary cloud management interface that aims to simplify hosting services. The platform allows you to operate domains, emails, files, databases, DNS options, and many others through an intuitive, user-friendly dashboard.Compared to cPanel, SPanel is faster, more lightweight, and regularly adds new features to the mix. The biggest difference is its price—instead of employing an account-based model like cPanel, Scala's solution comes completely free for our clients.

Error logs are necessary for most WordPress troubleshooting. You can access the most recent 24 hours of PHP/Apache error logs in two different ways: how to access WordPress error logs.

We’ve outlined two methods for resetting your password, a traditional method and a method directly from the database: two ways to reset a WordPress password.

Here you will find a comprehensive list of WP Engine platform settings. Please reach out to our 24-hour Support team with any questions.

This article will cover how to import a database file into your WP Engine environment.

Follow this link for detailed instructions about how to update WordPress URLs.

Follow this link to learn more about how to solve problems when updating WordPress URLs.

Follow this link to learn more about understanding the WP Engine Error Logs.

Learn more about WordPress Backups and Restoring your website.

Learn more about copying to staging.

Learn more about common errors that WordPress users face and how to resolve them.

Learn how to purge your site cache in this detailed article.

Learn more about Improving Cacheability for WordPress websites.

Yes, learn more about how WP Engine works with LargeFS: Configuring Unlimited Storage with Amazon S3.

WP Engine will make the services available 99.95% of the time, excluding any excused downtime. The WP Engine SLA amends the agreement between WP Engine and customer and addresses the uptime guarantees in relation to the services we provide to you and your remedies for our failure to meet such guarantees.

We offer hosting solutions for WordPress websites and businesses of all sizes, from SMB to enterprise. We also offer eCommerce hosting and advanced solutions with customizable packages. See which hosting plan is right for your needs.

If you’re experiencing a technical issue on your website, please reach out to our 24-hour Support team and give us the opportunity to help you resolve it. Per our terms of service, account cancellations require a 30 day notice via our cancellation form.

WP Engine provides everything a WordPress website needs. Learn more about our award-winning hosting platform.

WP Engine is the most trusted enterprise platform for WordPress. Learn more about our enterprise hosting plans.

It’s free to migrate a site to WP Engine. Our automated migration plugin makes it simple.

Yes! Here’s the information needed to do a manual site migration.

It’s easy to launch a site with WP Engine, here’s how.

It’s possible to test your site on WP Engine after migrating without changing your DNS, just by editing a file on your computer.

This guide will take you through the process of exporting your database from your previous host, so that you can then migrate it to WP Engine.

Once you’ve downloaded your wp-content folder from your previous host, you can easily upload this folder or zip file to our Support Team so we can help you with this step of the manual migration process.

Learn more about transferable sites and environments.

Learn how to manage user roles on WP Engine.

The billing menu in your User Portal provides access to several plan-related functions, such as invoices, modifying billing info or changing your plan level.

Our pricing is partially based on the number of monthly visits to your site, we’ve provided as clear of guidelines as possible about which visits are considered billable.

When your number of visits exceeds your plan limit (here’s how we count visits), we charge you a small overage for each 1,000 visitors over your limit. If you are on a Startup, Professional, Growth, or Scale plan, the overage is $2 per 1,000 extra monthly visitors.

The WP Engine User Portal enables users to make many adjustments to their plans through upgrades, downgrades, and add-on features.

Follow this link to learn more about WP Engine’s Automated Migration plugin.

Yes, we recommend following this link to update plugins automatically with Smart Plugin Manager.

Follow this link to see our list of essential WordPress eCommerce plugins.

Follow this link to see the top 10 WordPress plugins on WP Engine.

Yes, follow this link to learn more about creating geographically customized content.

When hosting your WordPress site on WP Engine, you may need to connect directly to your website’s file system. On other platforms you may already be used to using FTP. At WP Engine we use SFTP which works the same, except it uses a layer of encryption for security and is restricted to a secured port. Read more about using SFTP on WP Engine.

Once you’ve downloaded your wp-content folder from your previous host, you can easily upload this folder or zip file to our Support Team so we can help you with this step of the manual migration process.

Git is a powerful development tool which enables developers or a development team to securely push code changes from their local machine to their site on WP Engine with the benefit of version control. Read more about using Git Push on WP Engine.

Here’s how to setup and connect to SSH Gateway. SSH, also known as Secure Shell, is the method of connecting from your computer to the web server where your site is hosted.

SSL/TLS certificates enable visitors to connect to your site with HTTPS, a secure protocol for exchanging information on the Internet. See more information on SSL (secure sockets layer) certificates.

Click here to learn more about adding SSL to your WP Engine site.

Yes, learn more about how to upload 3rd Party SSL Certificates.

Learn more about securing all URLs with SSL.

Learn more about obtaining free SSL Certificates with Lets Encrypt.

While we manage many parts of your website hosting, default email functionality on WP Engine is limited. Normal emails, such as password resets, will not typically have any issues sending. However, for robust email functionality, monitoring and scalability, we highly suggest utilizing a 3rd party email host.

We typically recommend using a 3rd party transactional mail provider such as Mailgun, Gmail, or Sendinblue. These services allow you to send emails from a specialized mail IP and will include a higher level of customization, such as more robust logging. See our full list of recommended email providers.

Learn more about DMARC Policies for Email Deliverability.

Learn more about sending Email Blasts on WP Engine.

Yes! With a dedicated security team specializing in WordPress behind it, our platform’s enterprise-grade technology automates threat detection to block 72M attacks daily while keeping your website vulnerabilities up to date. See more about WP Engine security protocols.

Yes, learn more about WP Engine’s enterprise-grade security.

Learn more about how to handle the WordPress update process.

Multisite for WordPress is a feature that allows you to create a “network” of subsites within a single instance of WordPress. Learn more about multisite for WordPress.

/support/what-is-wordpress-multisite/#Custom_Main_Site_DomainFollow this link to learn more about how to Add New Sites and Map a Custom Domain.

Follow this link to learn more about changing your Multisite Primary Domain.

Follow this link to learn more about Enabling Multisite on your WordPress website.