--- title: "ScalaHosting Alternative: CloudBlast vs ScalaHosting Prices (October 2026)" description: "ScalaHosting Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1 costs $24.95 (€22.30) a month, CloudBlast VMA21 €4.80. Specs, price per vCPU, traffic, hourly billing and DDoS compared, checked October 9, 2026." url: "https://cloudblast.io/scalahosting-alternative" language: "en-US" --- ScalaHosting alternative # ScalaHosting alternative: CloudBlast vs ScalaHosting The closest ScalaHosting plan to a 2 vCPU, 4 GB server is Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe) at $24.95 (€22.30) a month. CloudBlast's VMA21 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe) costs €4.80 a month, 78% less, billed by the hour with DDoS protection included. Prices checked on October 9, 2026 [ScalaHosting pricing page](https://www.scalahosting.com/cloud-vps-hosting.html) [Deploy a VMA21](https://console.cloudblast.io/create/server) ## Monthly price, comparable plans CloudBlast VMA21 against ScalaHosting Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1, the closest plans by vCPU and RAM. Euro prices excluding VAT, checked on October 9, 2026. [Get started](https://console.cloudblast.io/create/server) ### €4.80 ### €22.30 ## CloudBlast vs ScalaHosting: specs and prices The ScalaHosting plan closest to 2 vCPU and 4 GB of RAM against the smallest CloudBlast plan with at least the same vCPU and RAM. List prices excluding VAT, checked on October 9, 2026. | Feature | CloudBlast | ScalaHosting | | --- | --- | --- | | Plan | VMA21 | Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1 | | vCPU | 2 | 2 | | RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | | Storage | 30 GB NVMe | 50 GB NVMe | | Price per month | €4.80 (€0.0077/h) | $24.95 (€22.30) | | Price per vCPU | €2.40 | €11.15 | | Price per GB of RAM | €1.20 | €5.58 | | Monthly traffic | 5 TB (1 TB in Hong Kong) | Not published | | Port speed | 10 Gbps | Not published | | CPU | AMD EPYC | Not published | | Hourly billing | Yes | No | | Minimum term | None | 1 month | | DDoS protection | Included | Not published | | IPv4 address included | Yes | Yes | | IPv6 | Yes, a /64 per server | Not published | | Datacenter locations | 4 | 13 | ### Cheapest plans Each provider's lowest-priced regular plan, checked on October 9, 2026. | Provider | Plan | Specs | Price per month | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CloudBlast | VMA21 | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe | €4.80 | | ScalaHosting | Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1 | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe | $24.95 (€22.30) | ## Where CloudBlast is the better choice - 78% cheaper for a comparable server: €4.80 against $24.95 (€22.30) a month. - Hourly billing on every plan, capped at the monthly price. ScalaHosting does not bill by the hour. ## Where ScalaHosting is the better choice - More datacenter locations: 13 against CloudBlast's 4. - Fully managed hosting with support included. - A control panel licence included in the price. - A longer track record, founded in 2007. ## CloudBlast vs ScalaHosting: common questions ### Is CloudBlast cheaper than ScalaHosting? Yes. For a comparable server, CloudBlast's VMA21 costs €4.80 a month and ScalaHosting's Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1 costs $24.95 (€22.30), so CloudBlast is 78% cheaper (list prices checked on October 9, 2026). ### What is the CloudBlast equivalent of ScalaHosting's Self-managed Cloud VPS Config #1? CloudBlast's VMA21: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe, €4.80 a month or €0.0077 an hour, with 5 TB of traffic a month outside Hong Kong. ### Does ScalaHosting bill by the hour? No. ScalaHosting does not bill by the hour. CloudBlast bills every plan by the hour, capped at the monthly price, so a test server costs cents. ### Does ScalaHosting include DDoS protection? ScalaHosting does not publish it. CloudBlast includes always-on mitigation with up to 2.5 Tbps of scrubbing capacity on every plan. ### How do I move from ScalaHosting to CloudBlast? Deploy a CloudBlast server in the location closest to your users, copy your data across with rsync or a backup restore, test it, then point your DNS at the new IP. With hourly billing, running both servers side by side for a few days costs very little. ## How we compared Prices are the list prices on ScalaHosting's own pricing page on October 9, 2026, for its standard Linux VPS, excluding VAT. We compare the plan closest to 2 vCPU and 4 GB of RAM, and the cheapest plan, against the smallest CloudBlast plan with at least the same vCPU and RAM. Prices in other currencies are converted to euro at the European Central Bank reference rate of October 8, 2026. CloudBlast prices are from cloudblast.io/pricing. Where a provider advertises an introductory price that needs a long prepayment, we compare its regular price and show the introductory one next to it. Spotted a price that has changed? [Tell us and we will update this page.](https://cloudblast.io/contact) ### Sources - [scalahosting.com/cloud-vps-hosting.html](https://www.scalahosting.com/cloud-vps-hosting.html) - [scalahosting.com/managed-vps-hosting.html](https://www.scalahosting.com/managed-vps-hosting.html) - [scalahosting.com/about-us.html](https://www.scalahosting.com/about-us.html) - [scalahosting.com/contact-us.html](https://www.scalahosting.com/contact-us.html) - [cloudblast.io/pricing](https://cloudblast.io/pricing) ScalaHosting alternative ## We'll help you migrate to our amazing cloud. We'll seamlessly migrate your website to our outstanding cloud platform, ensuring a smooth transition with zero downtime and superior performance. 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