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Plesk vs cPanel comparison

 

Categories and Ranking

cPanel
Ranking in Web Hosting Control Panel
3rd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
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Plesk
Ranking in Web Hosting Control Panel
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Web Hosting Control Panel category, the mindshare of cPanel is 19.6%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plesk is 6.3%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Zohair Helmy - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 5, 2022
Provides a stable control panel but needs more protection, monitoring, and better scalability
I'm not satisfied with the backup. The website files, ownership, and permissions on Plesk aren't clear at all. We need monitoring for the websites. For some sites that aren't up-to-date, any attackers could upload malicious codes to the website. There isn't any kind of monitoring for malicious codes. I would also like some kind of protection for the applications we put on the server. These wouldn't be normal firewalls, but firewalls that check the logs of the websites and issue an email with an alert when something wrong is happening to the website. There should be some sort of firewall that is specified for app protection. I have also faced some difficulty in moving the websites away from Plesk. Plesk doesn't work in synchronization mode. There's no ability to transfer configurations from old servers to new servers.

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Plesk is reasonable compared to the competition and that is why the management went with using Plesk."
"The license cost has been increasing, it was $12 per month and now it's reached $16 per month."
"We have a 40% discount. The cost is approximately 25 dollars per device per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Media Company
10%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Centos CWP or cPanel?
CentOS CWP is a free web hosting control panel designed for quick and easy management. It offers high-performance, innovative elements with custom features and functions, and is fully responsive, i...
What do you like most about Plesk?
The initial setup is straightforward. Everything is structured on Plesk with a library. It is really easy to install.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Plesk?
We have a 40% discount. The cost is approximately 25 dollars per device per month.
What needs improvement with Plesk?
We have experienced bugs when using the graphical interface. They are small bugs that are fixable but this is an area that could be improved. In a future release, I would like to be able to use Git...
 

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