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# Hosting.com vs cPanel Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Hosting.com**
 **Starting at $1.99** Per Month · Web Hosting

**cPanel**
Free Trial

**$29.99** 1 Account Per Month · Solo

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Hosting.com**
1 monthFaster

Based on 40 responses

**cPanel**
2 months

Based on 58 responses

Return on Investment

**Hosting.com**
14 months

Based on 31 responses

**cPanel**
10 months4 months sooner

Based on 47 responses

Perceived Cost

**Hosting.com**
$$$$$

**cPanel**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Hosting.com**
22%13% more

**cPanel**
9%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Hosting.com**
[
Customer Support (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1531083&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Quick Response (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1530995&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Cost (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1531505&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1531236&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**cPanel**
[
Ease of Use (31)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1209767&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
User Interface (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1210305&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1210350&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Pricing Issues (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2136768&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Hosting.com**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b2231a414cb9f3f7c194f65af32b723e/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance.png "Product Avatar Image")

Cloudflare Application...

](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_bde6cd3bdabd1f16c41327bd71f4dee5/cpanel.png "Product Avatar Image")

cPanel

](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4aada3525836409d6774553468d34c18/wordpress-com.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

WordPress.com

](https://www.g2.com/products/wordpress-com/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/integrations)

**cPanel**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_a9d36c0cce56055a0a3294d6b831e20c/aioseo.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

AIOSEO

](https://www.g2.com/products/aioseo/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_826b9262e6a8d8e4e82afec8c5b791fd/astra-wordpress-theme.png "Product Avatar Image")

Astra WordPress Theme

](https://www.g2.com/products/astra-wordpress-theme/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_db11aab8ccb63f5742949ab9955e36bf/google-analytics.png "Product Avatar Image")

Google Analytics

](https://www.g2.com/products/google-analytics/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e93cd62fde0666d7014f8f8d7795d0a6/imunify-security.png "Product Avatar Image")

Imunify Security

](https://www.g2.com/products/imunify-security/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/integrations)

Screenshots

**Hosting.com**
No screenshot available

**cPanel**
 ![cPanel screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1274523/cPanel-tools-dashboard-new.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Hosting.com**

8.9

8.9176

**cPanel**

9.1

9.1170

Ease of Use

**Hosting.com**

9.0

9.0177

**cPanel**

9.0

9.0172

Ease of Setup

**Hosting.com**

8.9

8.9140

**cPanel**

8.6

8.6101

Ease of Admin

**Hosting.com**

9.0

9.0132

**cPanel**

8.8

8.886

Quality of Support

**Hosting.com**

8.8

8.8177

**cPanel**

8.5

8.5147

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Hosting.com**

8.7

8.7133

**cPanel**

9.0

9.080

Product Direction (% positive)

**Hosting.com**

8.3

8.3171

**cPanel**

8.5

8.5162

**Features**
ratings from reviews

VPS Hosting Platforms[Hide 41 FeaturesShow 41 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.6

103

8.6

131

Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hosting Management

Storage Limits

9.0(won by 0.1)

98

8.9

114

Bandwidth Allowance

9.1(won by 0.2)

96

8.9

112

Email Hosting

9.0(won by 0.1)

86

8.9

115

Control Panel Integration

9.1(won by 0.1)

99

9.0

112

CMS Support

9.0(won by 0.3)

82

8.7

97

Web Framework Support

9.0(won by 0.2)

73

8.8

100

E-Commerce Integration

8.9(won by 0.6)

57

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

93

File Management

9.1(won by 0.1)

89

9.0

116

Database Support

8.9

89

9.0(won by 0.1)

111

Security Tools

8.9(won by 0.5)

81

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.4

113

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

CMS Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Hosting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mail Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Control Panel

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bandwidth Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation & Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dedicated Virtual Resources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reseller Hosting[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

9

Customization

Custom DNS name servers 

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

9

Bandwidth support

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Self branding

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

7

Flexible hosting plans

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

6

Support

Backup and restoration

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

7

Scalability

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

6

Domain Reseller Account Support

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

cPanel Management

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

7

Fully Managed Service

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

IP Addresses Support

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

7

Cloud Web Hosting[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.4

8

Performance - Cloud Web Hosting

Caching

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Intuitive Control Panel

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

Opering System

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Server Redundancy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support - Cloud Web Hosting

Free SSL

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

8

Flexible Pricing - Cloud Web Hosting

Not enough data

6.1(won by default)

6

Support

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Auto-scaling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security - Cloud Web Hosting

Backup

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Data Security

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Compliance and Certifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

WordPress Hosting[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.5

6

Not enough data

Performance

Plugins and Theme support

8.3(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Technical Support

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Caching

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Site management

7.5(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Free Website Transfers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Backup

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Activity monitoring

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Malware identification and removal

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

WAF and DDoS Protectiob

8.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Free Resources

Email

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Domain

7.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

SSL Certificates

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Shared Hosting[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

19

Not enough data

Support

Technical Support

9.2(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Bandwidth Support

9.4(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Multiple Website Hosting

9.5(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Knowledge Base Support

8.6(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Free Resources

Free Migration

8.9(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Free Domain Name

4.8(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Free Website Builder

7.7(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Server Monitoring[Hide 86 FeaturesShow 86 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.7

27

Visibility 

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

23

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

16

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

15

Customizable Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threshold Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring and Management

Capacity Management

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

15

Automation

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

14

Performance Baseline

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

14

Bandwidth Monitoring

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

16

Immediate Alert Notification

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

14

Proactive Server Monitoring Software

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

13

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

CPU Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credential Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud environment support

Server Monitoring For Cloud Deployments

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

13

Software Scaling

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

14

Agentic AI - Server Monitoring

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

6.3(won by default)

5

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

5.7(won by default)

5

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

5.8(won by default)

6

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

6.1(won by default)

6

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

5.3(won by default)

5

Decision Making

Not enough data

5.3(won by default)

5

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Capacity Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchasing & Receiving

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostic Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Baseline Manager

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Builder[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

5

Not enough data

Customizations

Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag and Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

HTML Input

Not enough data

Not enough data

Domain Name

Not enough data

Not enough data

Custom Domains

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Growth

SEO

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Site Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Marketing Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

E-Commerce

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hosting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Booking Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content

WordPress Tool

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Email Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SEO Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Customer Support

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Shopping Cart

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Store Builder

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real Time Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Landing Pages/Web Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visitor Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Survey Builder

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto Update

Not enough data

Not enough data

Widgets

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Media Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

WYSIWYG Editor

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Domain Registrars[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security - Domain Registrar

Advanced DNS management

Not enough data

Not enough data

WHOIS privacy protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Convenience and automation - Domain Registrar

Bulk domain management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Domain parking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Auto-renewal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support and service - Domain Registrar

Domain transfer assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Knowledge base and tutorials

Not enough data

Not enough data

24/7 customer support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advanced management and features - Domain Registrar

Website builder integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email forwarding and hosting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Domain auction and backordering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dedicated Hosting[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Set Up

Customization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Speed

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ease of Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate Provision

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Backup and Restoration

Not enough data

Not enough data

DDoS Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Malware Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Domain and Sub-Domain Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Technical Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hardware Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Hosting.com](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c5b70cd75bafddb87de1a8438f06634a/hosting-com-hosting-com.jpg "Hosting.com")](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/reviews)

Hosting.com

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

93.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

4.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

1.9%

[![cPanel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8df7070fb32fc0118ebfd19075fb1d87/cpanel.svg "cPanel")](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews)

cPanel

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

75.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

1.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

93.7%

75.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

4.4%

23.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

1.9%

1.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Hosting.com](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/c5b70cd75bafddb87de1a8438f06634a/hosting-com-hosting-com.jpg "Hosting.com")](https://www.g2.com/products/hosting-com-hosting-com/reviews)
Hosting.com

Information Technology and Services

14.1%

Marketing and Advertising

10.7%

Computer Software

9.3%

Internet

6.3%

Design

3.4%

Other

56.1%

[![cPanel](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8df7070fb32fc0118ebfd19075fb1d87/cpanel.svg "cPanel")](https://www.g2.com/products/cpanel/reviews)
cPanel

Information Technology and Services

26.5%

Marketing and Advertising

11.2%

Computer Software

11.2%

Internet

6.1%

Entertainment

3.6%

Other

41.3%

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## Hosting.com vs cPanel

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Hosting.com is easier to set up While cPanel is easier to do business with overall. and administer.

- Reviewers felt that cPanel meets the needs of their business better than Hosting.com.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Hosting.com is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of cPanel over Hosting.com.