cPanel

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

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Per-server licence, per-account price.

Classification

Categories: Server management
Operating system: Self-managed
Metal: You bring your own
Use cases: CMS sites, Online shops, Campaign and landing sites, Portfolios
Audience: Solo and freelance, Agencies, Small and medium businesses, Enterprises

Tech stack

Runtimes: PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby
Software: WordPress
Shell: Root shell
Managed databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL

Pricing

Pricing model: Fixed tier
Entry price: $15 to $50 a month 4
Starting price: from $29.99 a month4
Typical ceiling: $50 to $150 a month4
Currencies: USD 4
Billed: Monthly, Yearly4
Paid: In advance4
Exit: Within a month 4
Free tier: Trial only4

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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.

Identity

Reach: ↓74,427 2
Ownership: Subsidiary
Parent: WebPros
Wikidata: Q283637 1

Deployment

Deployment: Control panel, File transfer, Git

Regions and law

Headquarters: United States 3

Automation

API: Public5

Sources

2026-09-09: Wikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283637
2026-09-07: Reach
majestic.com/reports/majestic-million
2026-08-09: Headquarters
cpanel.net
2026-08-01: Starting price, Entry price, Free tier, Typical ceiling, Currencies, Billed, Paid, Exit
cpanel.net/pricing/
2026-08-09: API
cpanel.net/developers/

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