Plesk

Hosting control panel licensed per server, managing sites, domains, mail, databases and WordPress on Linux and Windows machines the customer supplies.

www.plesk.com 3pricingterms

The panel that also speaks Windows.

Classification

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

Tech stack

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

Pricing

Pricing model: Fixed tier
Entry price: $5 to $15 a month 5
Typical ceiling: $15 to $50 a month5
Currencies: EUR, USD 5
Billed: Monthly, Yearly5
Paid: In advance5
Free tier: Trial only

Offered by: Blacknight, Exabytes, IDCloudHost, KnownHost, netcup, Nexcess

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Plesk is one of the two control panels most of the hosting industry is built on, and it is sold as a licence rather than as hosting: the customer brings a server from anywhere and pays per machine for the software that manages it. Editions are separated by how many domains a licence covers and whether it includes reseller features, with the largest edition aimed at hosting companies themselves.

The panel administers sites, domains, mail, databases, certificates and scheduled tasks, and it is the one with the fullest Windows story, covering MSSQL alongside MySQL and PostgreSQL. PHP, Node, Python, Ruby and .NET applications are all managed from the same interface, and a WordPress Toolkit handles installs, staging and updates. Ownership sits with WebPros International GmbH, which also owns cPanel, so the two panels that dominate this market share a parent. The licence is one line of a bill whose larger part is a server bought elsewhere, and the panel inherits whatever availability and jurisdiction that server comes with.

Identity

Reach: ↓56,051 2
Ownership: Subsidiary 3
Parent: WebPros 3
Status: Active
Wikidata: Q2099390 1

Deployment

Deployment: Control panel, Git, File transfer

Regions and law

Headquarters: Switzerland 3

Other features

DNS hosting: Included4
Email hosting: Included4
Collaboration: Team members4
Staging: Included4

Automation

CLI: Official6
API: Public6

Sources

2026-09-09: Wikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2099390
2026-09-07: Reach
majestic.com/reports/majestic-million
2026-08-01: Headquarters, Ownership, Parent, links
www.plesk.com/legal/
2026-08-12: DNS hosting, Email hosting, Staging, Collaboration
www.plesk.com/features/
2026-08-02: Entry price, Typical ceiling, Currencies, Billed, Paid
www.plesk.com/pricing/
2026-08-09: API, CLI
docs.plesk.com/

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