{"id":18472,"date":"2020-02-06T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=18472"},"modified":"2024-01-08T18:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T10:13:30","slug":"whos-the-winner-plesk-vs-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/whos-the-winner-plesk-vs-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Plesk vs cPanel: Who&#8217;s the Winner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"plesk vs cPanel\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1200X628-sg2021-pleskcpanel.jpg?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>All About Plesk vs cPanel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, when it comes to choosing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web hosting<\/a> control panel, the one thing you might want to consider first is which of the web hosting control panels will be suitable for you. Because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plesk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plesk<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpanel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> cPanel<\/a> have dominate the market of server management tool.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise it comes to the question of which is a better one? Read on to find out!<\/p>\n<h2>What is Web Hosting Control Panel?<\/h2>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/cpanel-control-panel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Hosting control panels<\/a> provide a web-based interface to manage your hosting. Therefore, common things you should do with hosting control panels are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage your domain name (example: yourdomain.com)<\/li>\n<li>Manage your files on the server<\/li>\n<li>Set email accounts (yourname@yourdomain.com)<\/li>\n<li>Handle databases<\/li>\n<li>Server security management<\/li>\n<li>Install server software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, a web hosting control panel gives you a web-based interface to manage your hosting setup.<\/p>\n<p>Curious to know more? Let&#8217;s discover the most popular web hosting control panels.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Different Types of\u00a0 Web Hosting Control Panels<\/b><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">There are many factors that go into selecting the best web hosting control panel for your website, but ultimately it comes down to what you need it for. Below is the most popular web hosting control panels on the market:<\/p>\n<h3><b>Plesk<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plesk is the most widely used commercial <\/span>web hosting control panel<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This commercial control panel is available in Linux and Windows versions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pricing options for dedicated and virtual private servers are available monthly and annually (VPS).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>cPanel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most popular Linux-based web hosting control panels is cPanel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel is a web hosting control panel that allows you to build websites without knowing how to connect your server to your website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHM and cPanel function together. However, if you have a shared hosting account, your hosting company is unlikely to grant you access to WHM because it is reserved for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/servers\/dedicated-server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated servers<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>DirectAdmin<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DirectAdmin is a web hosting <\/span>control panel<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is simple to use. If you want a control panel software that is simple to use and loads quickly, DirectAdmin is the best option.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cyberpanel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CyberPanel is a cloud-based control panel that can install and operate WordPress, Prestashop, Joomla, and other content management systems. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only Linux operating systems may be used to install CyberPanel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>ISPManager<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISPManager is a web server management tool for <\/span>virtual private servers (VPS)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and dedicated servers. ISPManager has an easy-to-use and secure control panel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Ovipanel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ovipanel is a web hosting control panel that is exclusively available for CentOS. This implies that for Ovipanel to work, it must be installed on CentOS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>aaPanel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>aaPanel is a free and open-source web hosting control panel. aaPanel is a straightforward yet robust interface for managing web servers using a web-based GUI.<\/p>\n<p>aaPanel also allows you to install content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and others with a single click.<\/p>\n<p>CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedoram, and Deepin are some Linux distributions and operating systems on which aaPanel may be installed.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Differences Between Plesk vs cPanel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Interface<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Because in user point of view, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/plesk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plesk<\/a> provides a cleaner graphic user interface (GUI) which makes it simpler to understand and easy to use.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the interface is more streamlined with all the tools grouped on the left of the screen. So, you will find more options hidden under each tool.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/cpanel-control-panel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cPanel<\/a> do not group the features and tools and make it look cluttered. Because it allows the user to customize the home screen, giving them the convenience to find things easily.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Next, security is the main concern when it comes to your company website. Thus, their security features are different, both make the server bulletproof.<\/p>\n<p>But, Plesk and cPanel both come with numerous security tools. Hence, below will be the contrast in security of these two control panels.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Plesk<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Plesk Firewall \u2013 Plesk\u2019s custom firewall that you can configure.<\/li>\n<li>AutoSSL \u2013 automatically installs and renews Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL certificates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/web-security\/linux-server-antivirus\">ImunifyAV<\/a> \u2013 intelligent antivirus and monitoring tools: one-click malware cleanup, domain reputation monitoring, blacklist status checking.<\/li>\n<li>Fail2ban \u2013 a tool to scan log files and ban IP addresses that appear to be doing malicious things.<\/li>\n<li>Spam defence for emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>cPanel<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>AutoSSL \u2013 automatically installs and renews Let\u2019s Encrypt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/web-security\/ssl\">SSL certificates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>cPHulk brute force protection.<\/li>\n<li>Supports CSF (ConfigServer Security &amp; Firewall).<\/li>\n<li>Email spam filters<\/li>\n<li>Each user get to use SSH access, IP blocker, hotlink protection, leech protection, ModSecurity, two-factor authentication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 17.5px;\"><strong>Distros<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Besides, Plesk can be on Linux or Windows operating system, whereas cPanel is only on Linux operating system.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Plesk work with 14 Linux distros which include Debian, CentOS, and Ubuntu. Hence, it is compatible with Windows servers.<\/p>\n<p>While, cPanel only supports CentOS, CloudLinux and RedHat Enterprise Linux.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which is Better: Plesk &amp; cPanel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A quick summary for both Web Hosting control panels: Plesk vs cPanel<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Plesk<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>cPanel<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Works on<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support both Linux and Windows operating systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows family: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linux family: Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu, Cloudlinux 6-7, Virtuozzo, Red Hat Enterprise 6-7<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel is Linux control panel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supported distributives: CentOS, Cloud Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Web Server\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apache, NGINX with caching<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apache with Nginx caching<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Administration<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unified authorization procedure for users and administrators.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consists of cPanel and WHM. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel gives access control only over the website while WHM is accessible only for server-related administrational tasks\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Security<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of security features are provided in the box (Plesk Firewall, Revisium Antivirus, Fail2ban)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AutoSSL, cPHulk, built-in support of CSF\/LFD and some other useful features<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WordPress support<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress Toolkit provides a full list of automation &amp; management features vital for the scalable WordPress infrastructure support.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel\u2019s WordPress Manager is far away from perfection.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Extensions\/Add-ons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plesk comes with the ecosystem of various extensions, covering all possible needs of any server administrator. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among these extensions are Security Advisor, WordPress Toolkit, Joomla! Toolkit, Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL support, SEO Toolkit etc.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extra apps are available via auto-installers.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DBMS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySQL \/ MariaDB \/ MSSQL Server databases can be managed via a web browser.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySQL\/MariaDB databases management via web interface<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SSL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s Encrypt + Symantec<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AutoSSL with Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mobile accessibility<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2713<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u2715<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Backups<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to use solutions based on Dropbox, Acronis, Google Drive<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compatibility issues can be spotted between various cPanel backup versions.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Technologies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support of Docker, Git, Node.js, WordPress Toolkit<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Docker, Node.Js &amp; Git can be still supported by cPanel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Workaround more sophisticated)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>Finally, Which is Better? Plesk vs cPanel<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019re afraid there are no straightforward answers. Similarly, both of these web hosting control panels comes with the features that are essential for you.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, both of the control panels make it possible to take full advantage of your web server.<\/p>\n<p>But as a human who has to use an interface every day, you want to choose the one that makes your life easier.<\/p>\n<p>Have a question about Plesk vs cPanel? Please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=6567272279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talk to our professional<\/a> and friendly staff.<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/6-features-you-should-know-in-plesk-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Features You Should Know in Plesk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All About Plesk vs cPanel First of all, when it comes to choosing a web hosting control panel, the one thing you might want to consider first is which of the web hosting control panels will be suitable for you. Because Plesk and cPanel have dominate the market of server management tool. 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