Pressable vs ScalaHosting (September 2026). Which is better?

On our data ScalaHosting leads on every measure where the two differ: loading speed, satisfied customers and entry price. Pressable does not come out ahead in any of them.

On Chrome UX Report data for real websites, ScalaHosting responds in 1.6 s median TTFB across 2,299 sites against Pressable's 1.7 s across 1,119 sites, a 6% gap in ScalaHosting's favour. Customers rate ScalaHosting 4.9 out of 5 from 2,342 reviews and Pressable 4.6 from 302, aggregated from Google, Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra.

The cheapest plan in our database starts at $2.95 per month at ScalaHosting and $25.00 at Pressable; ScalaHosting lists 19 plans across 4 hosting types (VPS, Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting and Email Hosting), Pressable 8 across 1. Pressable offers a 30-day money-back guarantee; ScalaHosting does not list one.

Pressable runs data centers in 2 countries and ScalaHosting in 2 countries; countries served by both: United States.

Choose ScalaHosting unless you need a specific plan, panel or location that only Pressable offers.

TTFB values on this page were calculated by Prehost from the Chrome UX Report dataset for August 2026. Last recalculation: September 8, 2026. Ratings cover reviews published up to August 2026.

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$25.00 / mo

Price

Starting monthly price for the cheapest hosting plan available from this provider.

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$2.95 / mo

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Active coupons

Number of currently active discount coupons and deals available for this provider.

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Data

4.6

(302 reviews)

Rating

Average user rating based on reviews from major review platforms.

4.9

(2,342 reviews)

1.7s

(1119 sites tested) standard

Performance

Average Time to First Byte (TTFB) measured across real websites hosted by this provider.

1.6s

(2299 sites tested) standard

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Web Hosting, VPS, Reseller Hosting, Email Hosting

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