The Best cPanel AlternativesTop Server Management Tools & Web Hosting Services like cPanel

cPanel is described as 'The cPanel and WHM software package makes life easier for web hosts and the website owners they serve. It offers easy-to-use, powerful tools that perform essential tasks quickly, easily, and reliably' and is a very popular server management tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to cPanel for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows and BSD apps. The best cPanel alternative is Webmin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like cPanel are Vesta Control Panel, ispmanager, Plesk and Ajenti.

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cPanel alternatives page was last updated Jan 30, 2024
  1. Webmin icon
     242 likes

    Webmin is a web-based system configuration tool for Unix-like systems, although recent versions can also be installed and run on Windows. It allows to configure operating system internals, such as users, disk quotas, services or configuration files, as well as modify and control...

    65 Webmin alternatives
    Webmin screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Webmin Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Hardware control
    7.  Run Windows software
    8.  GPLv3
    9.  Admin panel
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    Webmin VS cPanel

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    idlesHand

    Very powerful and flexible control panel for servers and vps. If you need to provide access to say web-hosting modules to a non-linux user than you can do so with granular access permissions so they can only break apache and not the ssh. ;-)

    Top positive commentAug 30, 2017
    6
    Panjabi Khaled

    closer alternative is cloudmin or virtualmin - and these two are now free.

    Top negative commentMar 25, 2019
    2
    Nasch Dax

    I would not ever touch webmin again because once it is installed and you start really using it you will constantly miss functions. just google Webmin+docker and you'll see how it is not possible to integrate while it would have been no problem in virtualmin. Once webmin is installed you can NOT install virtualmin. but if you install virtualmin you have that and everything webmin. so unless you intend to trash the server later anyways you should absolute not ever use webmin.

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    • Most users think Webmin is a great cPanel alternative.

    • Webmin is the most popular Web-based, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to cPanel.

    • Webmin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to cPanel.

    • Webmin is Freemium and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Vesta Control Panel icon
     60 likes

    Simple Hosting Control Panel

    Vesta is an open source Hosting Control Panel that is free to use under GPLv3. It provides an easy to use control panel that allows the management of websites, DNS, mail, backups, and more!.

    45 Vesta Control Panel alternatives
    Vesta Control Panel screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Vesta Control Panel iconcPanel Icon

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    homosapien

    The project is discontinued.

    Positive commentDec 22, 2023
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    Guest

    Light, fast and easy to use.

    Positive commentFeb 12, 2018
    0
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    • Almost everyone thinks Vesta Control Panel is a great cPanel alternative.

    • Vesta Control Panel is Free and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
  3. ispmanager icon
     168 likes

    ispmanager – websites and web environment Linux control panel that makes life easier for web developers and hosting professionals.

    100 ispmanager alternatives
    Dashboard

    License model

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Top ispmanager Features

    1.  Extended php management
    2.  Support for Let's Encrypt
    3.  SSL
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Website Monitoring
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Incremental Backup
    8.  Encrypted Backup
    9.  AES-256 Encryption
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  Support for MarkDown
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    ispmanager VS cPanel

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    Comments about ispmanager as an Alternative to cPanel
     
       
    Panjabi Khaled

    The logic and overall UX is much friendly comparing to traditional control panels. I got my server ready for uploading a website in 5 minutes! Domains, email boxes, ssl certificates is a dream of newbie.

    Top positive commentMar 20, 2019
    4
    Guest

    Easy to use. Up to 5 clicks for website import and it's really cheap even with DO server

    Positive commentApr 3, 2020
    0
    John Wassen

    More regular updates. Better support. Not as complicated as Cpanel

    Positive commentApr 8, 2019
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    • Almost everyone thinks ispmanager is a great cPanel alternative.

    • ispmanager is the most popular commercial alternative to cPanel.

    • ispmanager is Paid and ProprietarycPanel is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Plesk icon
     93 likes

    WebOps platform providing global server, website, and hosting management. Features include dynamic dashboards, cloud compatibility, security, over 100 extensions, and multilingual support.

    61 Plesk alternatives
    Plesk screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure

    Plesk Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Auto Update
    4.  Server Monitoring
    5. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    6.  Nginx
    7.  Google Authenticator
    8.  DNSSEC
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    Comments about Plesk as an Alternative to cPanel
     
    janloffler

    Plesk provides much better UX and it's the best solution for websites.

    Positive commentApr 22, 2016
    4
    Guest

    better UX, support for docker, nodejs, automatic server repair, automatic OS updates etc.

    Positive commentJul 23, 2017
    0
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    • Most users think Plesk is a great cPanel alternative.

    • Plesk is the most popular Windows alternative to cPanel.

    • Plesk is Paid and ProprietarycPanel is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Ajenti icon
     128 likes

    Ajenti is a Linux & BSD modular server admin panel. Ajenti 2 provides a new interface and a better architecture, developed with Python3 and AngularJS.

    56 Ajenti alternatives
    Login

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Ajenti Features

    1.  Shared Folders
    2.  Custom widgets
    3.  Admin panel
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  6. ISPConfig icon
     42 likes

    ISPConfig 3 is an open source hosting control panel for Linux. ISPconfig 3 is capable of managing multiple servers from one control panel. ISPConfig is licensed under BSD license.

    40 ISPConfig alternatives
    ISPConfig screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    ISPConfig Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Automatic Backup
    4.  Website Monitoring
    5.  Multi-Site Management
    6.  Nginx
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  7. Cloudron icon
     72 likes

    Cloudron is a complete solution for managing apps & users on your own server. Easily deploy production ready apps from the app library and keep them automatically up-to-date. It even comes with a built-in email server and web clients!.

    55 Cloudron alternatives
    Currently installed apps grid.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Auto Update
    2.  Mail Server
    3.  Server Management
    4.  Simple installation
    5.  Automatic Backup
    6.  LDAP Services
    7.  Two-factor Authentication
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Coding Required
    10.  Container Virtualization
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  No Tracking
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  8. StartOS icon
     22 likes

    StartOS is a browser-based, graphical operating system for a personal server that facilitates the discovery, installation, configuration, dependency management, and health monitoring of self-hosted software services.

    12 StartOS alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Simple installation
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  No Logs
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Shared Folders
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Platform as a service
    StartOS iconcPanel Icon

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