# cPanel

Hosting control panel installed on a server the operator supplies, licensed per server and priced by the number of accounts it manages.


Source: https://www.findhost.app/cpanel/
Last checked against the provider: 2026-08-09

## Record

### Links

- home: https://cpanel.net
- pricing: https://cpanel.net/pricing/

### Identity

- founded: unknown
- headcount: unknown
- favorite: unknown
- ownership: subsidiary
- parent: webpros
- status: unknown

### Classification

- category: server-management
- whoManagesOs: self-managed
- infraContract: byo-iaas
- runsOn: unknown
- cdnFrom: unknown
- useCases: cms, e-commerce, campaign-site, portfolio
- audience: solo, agency, smb, enterprise
- wikidata: unknown

### Tech stack

- runtimes: php, node, python, ruby
- software: wordpress
- specialisation: unknown
- sshAccess: root
- managedDatabases: mysql, postgres
- gpuCapacity: unknown
- persistentStorage: unknown
- backupsIncluded: unknown

### Deployment

- deployMethods: control-panel, file-transfer, git

### Pricing

- pricingModel: fixed-tier
- priceFrom: md
- entryPrice: {"amount":29.99,"currency":"USD","period":"month"}
- priceTo: lg
- currencies: USD
- billingPeriods: monthly, yearly
- billingTiming: advance
- exitWithin: a-month
- renewalMultiple: unknown
- freeTier: trial
- contractMinimum: unknown

### Regions and law

- regions: not applicable
- hqCountry: US
- gdprDpa: unknown

### Other features

- energyClaim: unknown
- certifications: unknown
- greenWebId: unknown
- domainRegistration: unknown
- dnsHosting: unknown
- emailHosting: unknown
- cdnIncluded: unknown
- testDomain: unknown
- collaboration: unknown
- staging: unknown

### Support

- supportChannels: unknown
- supportHours: unknown
- supportTiering: unknown

### Automation

- mcpServer: unknown
- cliTool: unknown
- apiAvailable: public
- iacSupport: unknown

### Sources

- hqCountry: https://cpanel.net (read 2026-08-09)
- entryPrice: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-01)
- priceFrom: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-01)
- freeTier: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-01)
- priceTo: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- currencies: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- billingPeriods: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- billingTiming: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- exitWithin: https://cpanel.net/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- apiAvailable: https://cpanel.net/developers/ (read 2026-08-09)

## Notes

cPanel is the control panel a large share of shared hosting accounts are administered through, which makes it less a product choice than an interface much of the industry has settled on. It hosts nothing itself: the licence installs on a server bought elsewhere and gives end users a web interface for domains, email, databases, files and applications.

Licensing is per server and graded by how many accounts the licence covers, from a single-account tier up to bulk tiers where further accounts are priced individually. Every tier includes the WordPress Toolkit, SSL, email and migration tooling. The move to per-account pricing came in 2018 under new ownership, and the number of accounts on a machine has driven the licence cost directly ever since. The software is a registered trademark of WebPros International, which also owns Plesk, the main alternative.

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