Comparison of web hosting control panels

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The following sections compare general and technical information for a variety of web hosting control panel software packages.

## Contents

* 1 License and operating system support
* 1.1 Free and open source control panels
* 1.2 Proprietary control panels
* 2 Remote access
* 3 Email management
* 4 References

## License and operating system support

### Free and open source control panels

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

Control panel | License | Alive (last release)  | BSD | Linux | Windows | Frontend  | Backend  | Plugin Support  | VCS  | IPv6 Support  | Multiserver Support

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AlternC | GPL 2 | 2017-11-07[1] | No  | Yes  | No  | PHP | PHP / Perl / Shell script | Yes  | git | Yes  | No
Domain Technologie Control | GNU LGPL  | 2013/04/04  | Limited FreeBSD support  | Yes  | No  | PHP | MySQL | ?  | git  | No  | ?
Froxlor | GPL | 2024-03-29[2] | No  | Yes  | No  | PHP | PHP, MariaDB or MySQL[3] | No  | git | Yes  | No
i-MSCP | GPL, MPL | 2018-05-16  | No  | Yes  | No  | PHP | Perl, C | Yes  | git | Yes  | No
ISPConfig | BSD | ; 0 seconds ago  | No  | Yes  | No  | PHP | PHP, MariaDB or MySQL[4] | Yes  | git | Yes  | Yes
Kloxo | AGPL | 2011/11/13  | No  | CentOS (6 not currently supported) or Red Hat EL 5.x [1] | No  | PHP | PHP, MySQL | No  | git | No  | Yes
Usermin | BSD style  | 2024-04-15[5] | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Perl | Perl | ?  | tarball  | ?  | ?
Virtualmin | GPL | 2024-03-24[6] | Yes [2] | Yes  | No  | Perl | Perl | Yes  | tarball  | Yes  | Partial [3]
Webmin | BSD style  | ; 0 seconds ago  | Yes  | Yes  | Partial  | Perl | Perl | Yes  | git | Yes  | Yes
Zentyal | GPL | ; 0 seconds ago  | No  | Yes  | No  | Perl | Perl | Yes  | git  | ?  | ?

### Proprietary control panels

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

Control panel | Alive (last release)  | BSD | Linux | Windows | Frontend  | Backend  | Plugin Support  | HTTP/2 Support  | IPV6 Support  | Multiserver Support

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cPanel & WHM | 2024-04-19[7] | FreeBSD version retired  | Yes  | EOL | Perl | Perl,[8] MariaDB, MySQL[9] | Yes  | Yes[10] | Yes  | Yes
DirectAdmin | 2024-06-01[11] | FreeBSD version retired  | Yes  | No  | C++, scripts, PHP, Vue.js | C++, scripts, PHP | Yes  | Yes[12][13] | Yes  | Yes
Plesk | 2024-04-16[14] | No  | Yes  | Yes  | PHP | PHP, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL[15] | Yes  | Yes[16] | Yes  | Yes
Virtualmin Pro | 2024-03-24[6] | Yes[4] | Yes  | No  | Perl | Perl | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Partial[5]

## Remote access

Some control panels allow shell (console) access to the underlying OS through a Java applet, requiring that the client-side computer use Java Virtual Machine software. Other control panels allow direct access using telnet or secure shell (SSH).

Control panel | FTP | Anonymous FTP | Terminal | File browse/upload/download HTTP frontend

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cPanel & WHM | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes
DirectAdmin | Yes  | Yes  | SSH | Yes
Domain Technologie Control | Yes  | ?  | SSH | Yes
i-MSCP | Yes  | No  | SSH | Yes
ISPConfig | Yes  | Yes  | SSH | No
Kloxo | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes
Plesk | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes
Usermin | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes
Virtualmin | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes
Virtualmin Pro | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes
Webmin | Yes  | Yes  | SSH, Java Applet  | Yes

## Email management

While all control panel software below supports multiple email accounts, the features they provide vary.

Control panel | Antivirus  | Antispam  | Forwarders  | Mailbox quota  | DomainKeys | DKIM

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cPanel & WHM | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
DirectAdmin | Yes[17] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Domain Technologie Control | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
i-MSCP | Optional  | Optional  | Yes  | Optional  | Optional  | Optional
ISPConfig | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Kloxo | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Plesk | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Usermin | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No
Virtualmin | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Virtualmin Pro | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Webmin | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes

## References

1. ↑ "AlternC" (in en). https://alternc.com/Home-en.
2. ↑ "Index of /releases". https://files.froxlor.org/releases/.
3. ↑ "Installation | froxlor Documentation". https://docs.froxlor.org/latest/general/installation/.
4. ↑ "The Perfect Server - Debian 12 (Bookworm) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.2" (in en-us). https://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-12-buster-apache-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3-2/.
5. ↑ "Webmin". http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Webmin". http://www.webmin.com/vchanges.html.
7. ↑ "Change Logs - cPanel & WHM Documentation". https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/Change+Logs.
8. ↑ "System Requirements for Ubuntu" (in English). https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide/system-requirements-ubuntu/.
9. ↑ "Supported MySQL/MariaDB Versions" (in English). https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/general-systems-administration/supported-mysql-mariadb-versions/.
10. ↑ "Support for HTTP/2 and Virtuozzo 7 - cPanel Blog". 21 November 2017. https://blog.cpanel.com/support-for-http2-and-virtuozzo-7/.
11. ↑ "Changelog | Directadmin Docs". https://docs.directadmin.com/changelog/.
12. ↑ "http2 (BETA) Version 1.582". https://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1884.
13. ↑ "How-to: Enable HTTP/2 in Apache/Nginx/cURL". 25 January 2016. https://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=52590&highlight=http2.
14. ↑ "Change Log for Plesk Obsidian" (in en). https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/change-log/.
15. ↑ "Software Requirements for Plesk Obsidian" (in en). https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/software-requirements/.
16. ↑ "Я предлагаю вам (Future Suggestions)". https://plesk.uservoice.com/forums/184549-feature-suggestions/suggestions/5129638-http-2-0-support. "Apr 13, 2016 / UPD: HTTP 2.0 support is now available in Plesk 12.5 MU#28!"
17. ↑ "ClamAV - How To". 7 July 2014. https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=370.

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Website management

Concepts|

* Overselling
* Web document
* Web content
* Web content lifecycle
* Web hosting service
* Web server
* Webmaster
* Website governance

Web hosting control panels (comparison)|

* AlternC
* cPanel
* DirectAdmin
* Domain Technologie Control
* GNUPanel
* i-MSCP
* InterWorx
* ISPConfig
* Kloxo
* Plesk
* Usermin
* Webmin

Top-level domain registries|

* Afilias
* CentralNic
* CIRA
* Donuts
* Neustar
* OVH
* Public Interest Registry
* Uniregistry
* Verisign

Domain name managers and registrars|

* AusRegistry
* CZ.NIC
* CNNIC
* DENIC
* DNS Belgium
* Domainz
* DreamHost
* Dynadot
* Enom
* Epik
* Gandi
* GoDaddy
* Hover
* Infomaniak
* IPM
* Japan Registry Services
* Jimdo
* Melbourne IT
* Museum Domain Management Association
* Name.com
* Namecheap
* Network Solutions
* Net4
* NIC México
* Register.com
* Tucows
* Uniregistry
* UK2
* Web.com
* Wix.com

Web content management system|

* Document management system
* Wiki software
* Blog software

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