Managed VPS Hosting

Managed VPS Hosting FAQs

• What is a managed VPS?

  A VPS is a type of hosting service where the client gains control of an isolated, virtual server hosting account with a dedicated set of resources. The service comes with professional assistance from the web host, which can include help in software installation, updates, server maintenance, security patches, and more. For a broader overview of managed VPS services, how this type of server works, and how web designers, web developers, hosting service resellers, and ecommerce sites can benefit from them, check out our blog post called “What is a managed VPS?”.

• What is the difference between a managed and unmanaged VPS?

  Managed and unmanaged VPS solutions are the two main virtual server hosting options. The difference mainly stems from the level of extra assistance from the host.

  Unmanaged VPS hosting services will give you complete control of a bare-metal machine and its hardware resources, allowing you to customize it as you wish with full root access. Conversely, managed VPS hosting plans offer professional assistance from a trained support team. At ScalaHosting, our team helps even tech-savvy web development and design professionals with the initial setup, software installation, security improvements, technical difficulties, ensuring PCI compliance, and more.

• What is a VPS for?

  The scalability and customizable architecture of a VPS lends itself to many diverse use cases. For example, online shops and high-traffic websites can benefit from the significantly faster loading speeds, dedicated disk space and ultra-high levels of cybersecurity of a virtual private server compared to traditional shared hosting plans. Of course, with full customization control, you can also use a VPS for many other purposes and specific needs – gaming, mail services, backups, and more.

• How does a VPS work?

  Acting as the middle ground between shared hosting and dedicated server hosting, VPS solutions offer the best of both worlds. This type of service utilizes a process called virtualization, which splits a physical server into several virtual instances. Each gets its own dedicated hosting resources and cannot interfere with the others. Clients have full freedom to divide their VPS into as many hosting accounts as they need.

• What is the difference between shared and managed cloud hosting?

  Shared hosting is like living in in an overcrowded apartment complex with nosy neighbors. It’s cheaper, but you must share everything with hundreds of other users. If one of them is hacked or blacklisted, your risk of being hacked increases significantly.

  A VPS server is like living in your own house with a nice, expansive yard. You get 100% control, stronger security, and higher speed. And a managed VPS solution is like hiring a professional, full-time groundskeeper to keep your lawn properly maintained so you can focus on growing your business.

  Even better, with our proprietary in-house hosting solutions like SPanel – every small business owner can easily set up and operate their very own VPS server.

• Cloud Hosting Extras

  • 1 CPU core

    $8
  • 1GB RAM

    $2
  • 10GB SSD

    $2
  • 24/7 proactive monitoring

    $15
  • Backup for the last three days

    $6
  • Backup for the last seven days

    $15
  • LiteSpeed 5 Domains 8GB RAM

    $10
  • LiteSpeed 5 Domains Unlimited RAM

    $16
  • LiteSpeed Unlimited Domains 8GB RAM

    $26
  • LiteSpeed Unlimited Domains and RAM

    $36
  • WHMCS Starter License

    $13.95
  • WHMCS Plus License

    $15.95
  • WHMCS Professional License

    $25.95
  • WHMCS Business 1000 License

    $39.95
  • ClientExec

    $5
  • cPanel license 5 accounts

    $19.95
  • cPanel license 30 accounts

    $24.95
  • cPanel license 50 accounts

    $34.95
  • cPanel license 100 accounts

    $49.95
  • Additional 50 cPanel accounts

    $15
  • Softaculous

    $2

• SPanel Control Panel

  

  You get ScalaHosting’s all-in one hosting management solution (SPanel), with a graphic interface to effortlessly manage your cloud server and all the site and hosting services on it, such as website, email, database, ftp, and DNS. SPanel is fully compatible with cPanel and offers a $19.95 monthly discount on a its license. The platform runs on our own equipment and doesn’t eat into your server resources, unlike cPanel.

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  How SPanel compares to cPanel

  	SPanel	cPanel
  Hosted Websites	Unlimited	License plans $19.95 - 5 accounts $21.45 - 30 accounts $29.95 - 50 accounts $41.95 - 100 accounts $49.95 - 150 accounts $62.45 - 200 accounts $74.95 - 250 accounts $12.50 - additional 50 accounts
  Cybersecurity software	SShield real-time protection	($20/mo for an alternative)
  NGINX support
  OpenLiteSpeed support
  Management	Fully managed	Depends on hosting provider ($10/mo extra on average)
  Backups	Daily backups included	Depends on hosting provider ($10/mo extra on average)
  Feature-rich WordPress Manager		Basic WP 1-click install ($3/mo extra for an alternative)
  Control User CPU, RAM, IO usage		($12/mo extra for an alternative)
  Included Hardware	1 CPU, 2GB RAM, 50GB SSD space	($7/mo extra for an alternative)
  Let's encrypt SSL integration
  Multiple PHP versions supported
  Monthly cost with everything included	$14.95 (host unlimited websites)	$82 (host up to 5 accounts)

• Why should I use ScalaHosting for Managed Cloud VPS hosting?

  All our proprietary technologies come for free in every plan. We’ve developed these technologies in-house over the past 10 years with the aim of changing the VPS hosting status quo.

  Thanks to ScalaHosting, every website owner in the world can have access to their own cloud VPS with a control panel, complete with daily backups and snapshots, managed by trained experts 24/7/365 and starting at just $14.95 per month.

  If you want faster, more secure VPS with easy management and great 24/7 support - ScalaHosting is the hosting provider for you.

• What makes ScalaHosting faster?

  Our cloud clusters feature high availability and reliability because there’s no single point of failure and the IaaS solution we’ve deployed has been fine-tuned to achieve uninterrupted uptime. In regard to speed, we use enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs), which can help you increase performance and ensure instant page loading.

  Unlike most hosts, we never overload our physical servers. We set strict limits so that you get dedicated resources for your VPS alone.

  This means 99.9% uptime, up to 20x faster load times, and happier clients all across the web development and ecommerce world and beyond.

• How easy is it to set up ScalaHosting?

  It’s as easy as a few clicks. Select the configuration that works best for you, start your plan, and you’ll be set up in seconds.

  You don’t have to download or set up anything yourself—we do it all for you. And with our managed VPS service, you’ll never have to worry about upkeep and maintenance, giving you more time to focus on your growing business.

• What kind of support does ScalaHosting offer?

  Our team of dedicated experts are available around the clock, 24/7, to answer any questions or troubleshoot any problems you may have. Our team consists of bona fide experts with a minimum of three years of experience in the field.

  Curious about the quality of our technical support? Read hundreds of glowing customer reviews on a number of third-party sites where we’re TOP-RATED: TrustPilot, Hostadvice, Facebook, and Serchen.

• If I already have a site or hosting service, can I move it to ScalaHosting?

  Yes, our data migration specialists will move all your websites from any platform and server. We make transfers simple and risk-free for you, at no extra cost, and verify that all migrated websites function correctly on your new fully managed (or self-managed) VPS.