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# IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers vs cPanel Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers** [

4/5(32)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-bare-metal-servers/reviews#reviews)

**cPanel** [

4.4/5(210)

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

Pricing

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
No pricing available

**cPanel**
Free Trial

**$29.99** 1 Account Per Month · Solo

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
2 months

Based on 9 responses

**cPanel**
2 months

Based on 58 responses

Return on Investment

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
6 months4 months sooner

Based on 7 responses

**cPanel**
10 months

Based on 47 responses

Perceived Cost

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
$$$$$

**cPanel**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
25%16% more

**cPanel**
9%

Pros & Cons

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
Not enough data

**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)
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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

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
Not enough data

**cPanel**
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Screenshots

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**
 ![IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers 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/91691/Reserved-Bare-Metal-Provisioning-Preview.png)

**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

Meets Requirements

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

9.1

9.126

**cPanel**

9.1

9.1170

Ease of Use

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

8.5

8.526

**cPanel**

9.0

9.0172

Ease of Setup

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

7.8

7.820

**cPanel**

8.6

8.6101

Ease of Admin

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

8.3

8.320

**cPanel**

8.8

8.886

Quality of Support

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

8.1

8.126

**cPanel**

8.5

8.5147

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

8.0

8.020

**cPanel**

9.0

9.080

Product Direction (% positive)

**IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers**

7.7

7.725

**cPanel**

8.5

8.5162

Features

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

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

Self branding

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

7

Bandwidth support

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Flexible hosting plans

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

6

Support

Scalability

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

6

Backup and restoration

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

7

cPanel Management

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

7

Domain Reseller Account Support

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

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

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

Not enough data

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

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

114

Bandwidth Allowance

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

112

Email Hosting

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

115

Control Panel Integration

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

112

CMS Support

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

97

Web Framework Support

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

100

E-Commerce Integration

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

93

File Management

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

116

Database Support

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

111

Security Tools

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

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

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Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure - Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS)

Attachable Block Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Private Networking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Root Hardware Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Object Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single-Tenant Dedicated Hardware

Not enough data

Not enough data

Provisioning and Billing - Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS)

Consumption-Based Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

API-Based Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rapid Automated Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

14.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

35.7%

[![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.)

50.0%

75.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

14.3%

23.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

35.7%

1.5%

Reviewers' Industry

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IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers

Information Technology and Services

28.6%

Computer Software

21.4%

Internet

14.3%

Telecommunications

3.6%

Insurance

3.6%

Other

28.6%

[![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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## IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers vs cPanel

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found cPanel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with cPanel overall.

- IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers and cPanel both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that cPanel is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of cPanel over IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers.