cPanel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Web Hosting Services

The best Web Hosting alternative to cPanel is Vesta Control Panel, 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 Web Hosting Services so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Hosting Service alternatives to cPanel are ispmanager, Plesk, Cloudron and StartOS.

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  1. 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!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    2
    Vesta Control Panel vs cPanel Comments
    homosapien
    Positive
    0

    The project is discontinued.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Light, fast and easy to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Vesta Control Panel is Free and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
  2. ispmanager icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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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
  3. Plesk icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
     
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    2
    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
  4. Cloudron icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. StartOS icon
     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)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. HestiaCP icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    1
    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
  7. Sentora icon
     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

    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
  8. ServerPilot.io icon
     48 likes

    ServerPilot makes it easy to host WordPress and any other PHP sites on DigitalOcean, Linode, Rackspace, Vultr, and other cloud providers. By turning any server into an optimized PHP and WordPress hosting platform, ServerPilot makes it simple to run your sites in the best way...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
  9. CyberPanel icon
     13 likes

    CyberPanel is web hosting control panel which is based on OpenLiteSpeed. Comes with builtin support for DNS, FTP, email, file manager and automatic SSL.

    76 CyberPanel alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • cPanel
    • CentOS Web Panel
    • Parallels Plesk Panel
     
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    1
    CyberPanel vs cPanel Comments
    mandrael
    Positive
    -1

    Neat interface, comes free and with Openlitespeed, but also with Enterprise plans, which are affordable. Perfect for hosting WordPress websites. Installation in new server is very easy. Also security options, firewall etc.

    • CyberPanel is Freemium and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
  10. SPanel icon
     3 likes

    SPanel is an “all-in-one” quick and easy replacement for cPanel which will not only save you the cPanel license fee but also add lots of additional benefits. It is light-weight, faster and doesn’t have any software limitations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Kloxo-MR icon
     5 likes

    This is special edition (fork) of Kloxo with many features not existing on Kloxo official release (6.1.12+).

    This fork named as Kloxo-MR (meaning 'Kloxo fork by Mustafa Ramadhan').

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    2
    Kloxo-MR vs cPanel Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Very nice look and easy to use. It is mimic of cpanel. I am using it since last 5 years. Only i have found few bugs but this can still is better alernatve to other open source control panel.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Full features as CP but open-source!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kloxo-MR is Free and Open SourcecPanel is Paid and Proprietary
  12. FASTPANEL icon
     7 likes

    FASTPANEL is a website management tool that aims to break the mold and make site management easier than ever.

    It supports Domains, Mailboxes, Databases, FTP, Let's Encrypt SSL Certificates, Multiple PHP versions management.

    20 FASTPANEL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Debian
     
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