Scala Hosting Free Wildcard SSL, $ 0.00/yr. on SSL Certificates


Free Wildcard SSL has been added on Apr 17, 2026, Aggregate Rating (9.5 out of 10 from 34 reviews)
Scala Hosting
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 900
Dallas , TX 75201
US
☎ Phone +1 (866) 894-8284
🔐 Domains protected :unlimited
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire Transfer
🔨 Control Panel :[In-house]
✍️ Support Options :EmailHelp DeskLive ChatAvailable 24/7
Targeting :CA IN UK US

See also initial Free Wildcard SSL plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

Free Wildcard SSL is the no-cost wildcard certificate option for customers that want to secure a main domain together with all of its subdomains. It is positioned for multi-section business sites, control panels, shop subdomains, regional microsites, and similar structures where one certificate should cover a wider namespace. The service is tied to the hosting environment, can be installed with provider assistance, and removes the need to buy separate certificates for each subdomain when the wildcard model fits the project. It is especially useful on hosting accounts using SPanel, where automatic SSL workflows are part of the platform.

The SSL portfolio covers free and paid certificates for basic encryption, wildcard coverage, business validation, and extended validation use cases. Installation and configuration are handled without an extra charge, certificates can be renewed through the same provider account, and shared hosting customers can also rely on automatic SSL activation on SPanel or cPanel. The range is suitable for simple blogs, company websites, stores, portals, and brand-sensitive projects that need stronger browser trust indicators or broader subdomain coverage. Technical assistance is available 24x7 through chat, email, and ticket channels, and the SSL section pairs certificate sales with free setup, reissue help, and general compatibility guidance for common web hosting deployments.

📄 Editorial Review

ScalaHosting has been in the market since 2007, and it has clearly evolved far beyond a basic shared-hosting company. The business started with reseller hosting and dedicated servers, moved into owned servers and network infrastructure in 2010, introduced SSD cloud hosting in 2014, and later turned SPanel into one of its strongest differentiators. The company now is much more like a managed cloud and VPS specialist than a low-end commodity host.

The catalog is broad. The entry layer includes shared web hosting, WordPress web hosting, PHP hosting, and lightweight CMS hosting for platforms such as Joomla. Above that, the portfolio expands into managed cloud hosting, unmanaged Linux VPS, Windows VPS, managed AWS hosting, cluster hosting, hosting for agencies, reseller hosting, cPanel reseller hosting, business email hosting, domain registration, domain reseller services, and SSL certificates. There is also a long list of application-focused products such as WooCommerce hosting, OpenCart hosting, Drupal hosting, Magento hosting, PrestaShop hosting, Moodle hosting, and even self-hosted n8n cloud hosting.

What stands out most is the way the whole ecosystem is built around ScalaHosting’s own software stack. SPanel is not just a cosmetic control panel replacement. It is a full account and server management environment with domain, email, file, database, DNS, backup, security, and developer tooling built into it. That gives ScalaHosting a very different profile from providers that simply resell the same cPanel-based setup everyone else uses. At the same time, customers who prefer a more traditional environment are not locked in, because cPanel remains available on selected plans.

The product line is especially strong for users who want managed VPS-style hosting without having to become a system administrator. Managed cloud plans include free migrations, offsite backups, dedicated IPs, security tooling, CDN integration, and hands-on support. Agencies and resellers also get a serious amount of white-label flexibility, private DNS, sub-users, collaborator access, and branding controls. For e-commerce and CMS workloads, the catalog is unusually deep, which makes the company attractive for businesses that want hosting aligned to a specific application rather than a generic one-size-fits-all plan.

Another point in ScalaHosting’s favor is that the company has already operated at meaningful scale. One of the better examples is its role in supporting the learning management infrastructure used during the 2021 Philippines Presidential Elections, where the platform handled more than 120 million visits. That does not automatically make every plan enterprise-grade, but it does show that the engineering side is not limited to small brochure sites.

The website itself is primarily English-language, with pricing shown in USD. There is no multilingual storefront, so the service is aimed mainly at the international English-speaking market.

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