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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
No pricing available
Kinsta
Star Rating
(1,331)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (93.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Browse all 3 pricing planscPanel
Star Rating
(192)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about cPanelKinsta vs cPanel
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Kinsta easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Kinsta overall.
- Reviewers felt that Kinsta meets the needs of their business better than cPanel.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kinsta is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kinsta over cPanel.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kinsta
Single-site plans
Free Trial
Best if you have 1 site
- $300+ worth of premium features
- CDN and edge caching
- Enterprise-level security with Cloudflare
cPanel
No pricing availableFree Trial
Kinsta
No trial information availablecPanel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
977
9.1
155
Ease of Use
9.4
1,187
9.0
155
Ease of Setup
9.4
892
8.6
84
Ease of Admin
9.4
739
8.8
81
Quality of Support
9.7
978
8.6
132
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
734
9.0
75
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
948
8.4
147
Features by Category
Visibility
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
11
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.0
10
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
633
Not enough data
9.4
639
Not enough data
9.6
653
Not enough data
9.4
637
Not enough data
9.3
617
Not enough data
Security
9.5
646
Not enough data
9.3
626
Not enough data
9.1
603
Not enough data
9.0
586
Not enough data
Free Resources
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
636
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
Not enough data
8.9
110
Not enough data
8.9
109
Not enough data
8.9
112
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.7
95
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.3
91
Not enough data
9.0
113
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.4
111
Development
8.7
25
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
Database
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
9.5
27
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.2
26
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.6
27
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kinsta and cPanel share no categories
Unique Categories
cPanel is categorized as Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting Platforms, Cloud Web Hosting, and Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kinsta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
cPanel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
11.9%
Computer Software
6.6%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Retail
5.1%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.5%
Other
66.9%
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Marketing and Advertising
11.7%
Computer Software
11.2%
Internet
6.7%
Entertainment
3.9%
Other
40.2%
Discussions
Is Kinsta any good?
4 Comments
UF
It's the best web hosting platform for WordPress websites.Read more
Are there any feature rollouts upcoming?
1 Comment
FP
Thank you, Tim, for your suggestions! 🙌
We take note and consider every comment or observation regarding new or already existing features, and we're...Read more
What is best option if we want to switch away from cPanel (not Plesk)
1 Comment
AY
If you are looking for an alternative panel as cPanel changed their pricing and most of the providers are now switching from cPanel to other management...Read more
Pricing Hike
1 Comment
DS
They have changed their business model and revenue generation model it's just the up-gradation for the better product and quality.Read more
Why would you go for cPanel when there are better alternatives like DirectAdmin?
1 Comment
SH
The extensive ability of this app far surpases that of DirectAdmin, not to mention, the free on-demand support.Read more
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