cPanel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Web Servers

The best Web Server 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 Web Servers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Server alternatives to cPanel are ispmanager, Plesk, StartOS and HestiaCP.

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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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    9
    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. 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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  7. 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
  8. 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
  10. 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
     
  11. ServerPilot.io icon

    ServerPilot.io

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
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  12. Ploi.io icon

    Ploi.io

     7 likes

    We know you’re busy. Ambitious. Annoyed. Ploi is here to help. Quick and easy site deployments. Great UI, fast provisioning and easy queues. Start your free trial and get ploi’ing! www.ploi.io.

    32 Ploi.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  13. Kloxo-MR icon

    Kloxo-MR

     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

    Application types

    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
  14. i-MSCP icon

    i-MSCP

     11 likes

    Internet Multi Server Control Panel (i-MSCP) is a project founded to build an impressive and powerful opensource Multi Server Control panel for personal and professional usage. It must allow to manage any shared hosting environment in an easy way without any human intervention...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    i-MSCP vs cPanel Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Have an active development, extended with plugins, nice config files generated and easy to install and for use of admins and users.

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

    FASTPANEL

     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
    FASTPANEL screenshot 1
     
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