cPanel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Server Management Tools

The best Server Management alternative to cPanel is Webmin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to cPanel and many of them are Server Management Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Server Management Tool alternatives to cPanel are ispmanager, Plesk, Ajenti and ISPConfig.

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  1. Webmin icon

    Webmin

     251 likes

    Web-based admin interface for Unix-like and Windows systems provides modules for user, service, and network configuration, open source application management, security, backups, monitoring, automation, remote access, and firewall controls.

    74 Webmin alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    6
    Webmin vs cPanel Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    idlesHand
    6

    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 Negative Comment
    Panjabi Khaled
    2

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

    Nasch Dax
    Positive
    0

    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.

    3 of 6 comments
    • Webmin is Freemium and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
    • Webmin is Privacy focusedcPanel is not according to our users
  2. ispmanager icon

    ispmanager

     169 likes

    Linux control panel for automating website, server, database, DNS, CMS, mail, security, and backup management, featuring file operations, Docker, VPN, granular user access, SSL, web servers, and integrated tools for developers and hosting providers.

    110 ispmanager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Dashboard
     
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    ispmanager vs cPanel Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Panjabi Khaled
    4

    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.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    John Wassen
    Positive
    0

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

    3 of 9 comments
    • ispmanager is Paid and ProprietarycPanel is also Paid and Proprietary
    • ispmanager is LightweightcPanel is not according to our users
  4. Plesk icon

    Plesk

     97 likes

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

    67 Plesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
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    Plesk vs cPanel Comments
    janloffler
    Positive
    4

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

    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Plesk is Paid and ProprietarycPanel is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Plesk

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

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  6. Ajenti icon

    Ajenti

     130 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Login
     
  7. ISPConfig icon

    ISPConfig

     43 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.

    42 ISPConfig alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Cloudron icon

    Cloudron

     76 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!.

    61 Cloudron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Currently installed apps grid.
     
  10. StartOS icon

    StartOS

     27 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Cockpit Project icon

    Cockpit Project

     39 likes

    Makes it easy to administer Linux servers via a web browser. It allows you to easily perform simple tasks like storage administration, inspecting journals, starting & stopping services, monitoring & administering several servers at once.

    35 Cockpit Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  12. HestiaCP icon

    HestiaCP

     27 likes

    Hestia Control Panel is an open source web server control panel with an easy-to-use interface as a lightweight alternative to cPanel, Plesk, etc. Hestia It's also the continuation of the development of Vesta Control Panel.

    32 HestiaCP alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    HestiaCP vs cPanel Comments
    dgaroorkee
    Positive
    0

    I have used mostly every open source panel but it's most reliable. It has everything with clean UI with cool dark mode. Thanks HestiaCP

    • HestiaCP is Free and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
    • HestiaCP is LightweightcPanel is not according to our users
  13. aaPanel icon

    aaPanel

     17 likes

    aaPanel provides the one-click function such as one-click install LNMP/LAMP developing environment and software. Our main goal is helping users to save the time of deploying, thus users just focus on their own project that is fine.

    20 aaPanel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    aaPanel screenshot 1
     
  14. Sentora icon

    Sentora

     32 likes

    Sentora is an open-source web hosting control panel built specifically to work on a variety of Linux distributions. Sentora is licensed under the GPL and is a separately maintained fork of the original ZPanel project.

    60 Sentora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    1
    Sentora vs cPanel Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Easy completely automated install process including all dependencies... module capabilities

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Sentora is Free and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
  15. Virtualmin icon

    Virtualmin

     34 likes

    Virtualmin is a powerful and flexible web hosting control panel for Linux and BSD systems. Available in an open-source community-supported version, and a more feature-filled version with premium support, Virtualmin is the cost-effective and comprehensive solution to virtual web...

    43 Virtualmin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Virtualmin screenshot 1
     
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