Compare Plesk and cPanel 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.10 Per Year
$29.99 1 Account Per Month
Plesk
Star Rating
(277)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.10 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing planscPanel
Star Rating
(208)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$29.99 1 Account Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansPlesk vs cPanel
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found cPanel easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that cPanel was easier to do business with overall. However reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that cPanel meets the needs of their business better than Plesk.
- 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 Plesk over cPanel.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Plesk
Web Admin Edition VPS
$13.10
Per Year
Built for website
and server administration
- 10 domains
- WordPress Toolkit SE
- Sitejet Builder
cPanel
Solo
$29.99
1 Account Per Month
Access to cPanel's full suite of features for small businesses, freelancers, or anyone needing just one hosting account. Available on Cloud/VPS Only.
- Unlimited websites
- WP Toolkit
- Website Builder
Free Trial
Plesk
Free Trial is available
cPanel
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
209
9.1
168
Ease of Use
8.7
213
9.0
169
Ease of Setup
8.6
131
8.6
98
Ease of Admin
8.7
133
8.8
85
Quality of Support
8.4
195
8.5
145
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
122
8.9
79
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
201
8.5
160
Features by Category
Functionality
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
Management
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.5
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
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
Functionality
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
Management
8.8
50
Not enough data
9.5
52
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
Support
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
9.2
15
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Data Management
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
User Features
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Modernization
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
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
Agentic AI - Application Server
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
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Support
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.8
7
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
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
9.0
101
8.9
113
9.0
102
8.9
111
8.7
105
8.9
114
9.1
108
9.0
110
8.7
99
8.7
96
8.6
99
8.8
99
8.4
91
8.3
92
9.0
109
9.0
115
9.0
110
9.0
110
8.6
106
8.4
112
Development
8.5
71
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Database
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Infrastructure
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.0
73
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Plesk and cPanel are categorized as Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting Platforms, and Cloud Web Hosting
Unique Categories
Plesk is categorized as Continuous Delivery, Application Server, Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS), and WebOps Platforms
cPanel is categorized as Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Plesk
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
Information Technology and Services
27.2%
Computer Software
11.4%
Internet
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.3%
Other
45.1%
Information Technology and Services
26.9%
Marketing and Advertising
11.4%
Computer Software
11.4%
Internet
6.2%
Entertainment
3.6%
Other
40.4%
Discussions
Do You Offer Non-Profit And Educational Discounts?
2 Comments
Official Response from Plesk
We absolutely do – we love to support non-profits and academic institutions. If you’re eligible and interested, contact us so we can make sure you get the...Read more
What is the difference between cPanel and Plesk?
1 Comment
RA
cPanel and Plesk are two popular server control panels used to manage websites and servers. The main difference is that cPanel is exclusively designed for...Read more
What is Plesk Onyx?
1 Comment
RA
Plesk Onyx is the latest major version of the Plesk server control panel, released in 2016. It includes improvements in terms of user interface, security,...Read more
Advice for starting web hosting
1 Comment
RK
If you are starting a web hosting business and looking for the right server OS, my honest advice from running Hostperl in New Zealand is to go with AlmaLinux...Read more
What is cPanel used for?
1 Comment
SO
cPanel is a web-based control panel used to manage web hosting accounts. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing various aspects of a website,...Read more
Why don't you come with app to access users files? Wordpress does the same.
1 Comment
CS
great idea, you can tell them directly to them on git or support here is the link maybe they will add in there a roadmap or something they have
...Read more
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