Software:Comparison of web hosting control panels
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a variety of web hosting control panel software packages.
License and operating system support
Free and open source control panels
| Control panel | License | Free | Open Source | Alive (last release) | BSD | Linux | Windows | Frontend | Backend | Plugin Support | VCS | IPv6 Support | Multiserver Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlternC | GPL 2 | Yes | Yes | 2017/11/07[1] | No | Yes | No | PHP | PHP / Perl / Shell script | Yes | git | Yes | No |
| Domain Technologie Control | GNU LGPL | Yes | Yes | 2013/04/04 | Limited FreeBSD support | Yes | No | PHP | MySQL | ? | git | No | ? |
| Froxlor | GPL | Yes | Yes | 2023/10/13 | No | Yes | No | PHP | PHP, MySQL | No | git | Yes | No |
| i-MSCP | GPL, MPL | Yes | Yes | 2018/05/16 | No | Yes | No | PHP | Perl, C | Yes | git | Yes | No |
| ISPConfig | BSD | Yes | Yes | 2022/11/22 | No | Yes | No | PHP | PHP, MySQL | Yes | git | Yes | Yes |
| Kloxo (formerly Lxadmin) | AGPL | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes | 2019/08/17[2] | Yes | Yes | No | Perl | Perl | ? | tarball | ? | ? |
| Virtualmin | GPL | Yes | Yes | 2023-09-15[3] | Yes [2] | Yes | No | Perl | Perl | Yes | tarball | Yes | Partial [3] |
| Webmin | BSD style | Yes | Yes | ; 0 seconds ago | Yes | Yes | Partial | Perl | Perl | Yes | git | Yes | Yes |
| Zentyal (formerly eBox Platform) | GPL | Yes | Yes | 2015/10/22 | No | Yes | No | Perl | Perl | Yes | No | git | ? |
Proprietary control panels
| Control panel | License | Free | Open Source | Alive (last release) | BSD | Linux | Windows | Frontend | Backend | Plugin Support | HTTP/2 Support | IPV6 Support | Multiserver Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cPanel & WHM | Proprietary | No | No | 2020/04/06[4] | FreeBSD version retired | Yes | EOL | Perl | Perl | Yes | Yes[5] | Yes | Yes |
| DirectAdmin | Proprietary | No | No | 2019/09/25[6] | FreeBSD version retired | Yes | No | C++, scripts, PHP, Vue.js | C++, scripts, PHP | Yes | Yes[7][8] | Yes | Yes |
| HDE Controller X | Proprietary | No | No | 2012/07/24 | No | Yes | No | PHP | PHP | ? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting Controller | Proprietary | No | No | 2014/12/24 | No | Yes | Yes | .NET | MSSQL | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| InterWorx | Proprietary | No | No | 2019/08/28[9] | No | Yes | No | PHP | PHP, MySQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plesk | Proprietary | No | No | 2019/06/04[10] | No | Yes | Yes | PHP | PHP/MySQL | Yes | Yes[11] | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualmin Pro | Proprietary | No | No | 2016/01/05[3] | 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/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cPanel & WHM | Yes | Yes | SSH, Java Applet | Yes |
| DirectAdmin | Yes | Yes | SSH | Yes |
| Domain Technologie Control | Yes | ? | SSH | Yes |
| HDE Controller X | Yes | Yes | SSH | Yes |
| Hosting Controller | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
| i-MSCP | Yes | No | SSH | Yes |
| InterWorx | Yes | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cPanel & WHM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DirectAdmin | Yes[12] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Domain Technologie Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HDE Controller X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting Controller | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| i-MSCP | Optional | Optional | Yes | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| InterWorx | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ISPConfig | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Possible | 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
- ↑ "AlternC" (in en). https://alternc.com/Home-en.
- ↑ "Webmin". http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Webmin". http://www.webmin.com/vchanges.html.
- ↑ "Change Logs - cPanel & WHM Documentation". https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/Change+Logs.
- ↑ "Support for HTTP/2 and Virtuozzo 7 - cPanel Blog". 21 November 2017. https://blog.cpanel.com/support-for-http2-and-virtuozzo-7/.
- ↑ "DirectAdmin Web Control Panel Version History". http://www.directadmin.com/versions.php.
- ↑ "http2 (BETA) Version 1.582". https://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1884.
- ↑ "How-to: Enable HTTP/2 in Apache/Nginx/cURL". 25 January 2016. https://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=52590&highlight=http2.
- ↑ "Version History - InterWorx". https://www.interworx.com/version-history/.
- ↑ "Hosting Control Panels and Hosting Platforms: The Definitive Guide - Plesk". 20 February 2018. https://plesk.uservoice.com/forums/184549-feature-suggestions/suggestions/5129638-http-2-0-support.
- ↑ "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!"
- ↑ "ClamAV - How To". 7 July 2014. https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=370.
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