{"id":18892,"date":"2019-08-15T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataplugs.com\/?p=18892"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:17:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T06:17:28","slug":"cpanel-vs-plesk-what-is-the-best-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataplugs.com\/en\/cpanel-vs-plesk-what-is-the-best-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"cPanel vs. Plesk: What is the Best Choice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The choice of web hosting control panel can have a huge impact on the way his user interacts with the server. The panel provides all the features needed to manage users\u2019 projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both cPanel and Plesk offer the following common website management functions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Domain Name System Management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNS editing, domain renewal\/forwarding, subdomain management, mail domains and registering new domains<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Database Management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other database systems<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Email System Management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting up new email accounts, email forwarders\/quotas and spam filters<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Backup Management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An in-house back-up utility or access to a 3rd party backup application<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>FTP Management<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User account admin, password management, and file system quota<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Plugin Systems for Configuring Additional Services, Installing Apps and CMS<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e.g. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, ZenCart\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, there are some differences between cPanel and Plesk in users\u2019 point of view. Let\u2019s have a deeper look on each panel features.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Admin Panels<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel comes with Web Host Manager (WHM) as standard, shared hosting users will never see WHM unless they upgrade to reseller or VPS hosting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the cPanel side is for the website owner, whereas WHM is for the server administrator. Although linked, the two systems have separate logins and interfaces. Plesk, on the other side, has one single login for administrators and users.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reseller Support<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel supports resellers and a section is dedicated to them, helping them to setup servers name, manage IP pools and assign accounts within a single interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Plesk panel does not come with a reseller section by default, but allows to create a reseller profile by using the \u201cService Plans\u201d feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Security<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both panels offer security features for keeping web apps secure, including multi-layered authentication and web application firewall (WAF) protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Migration<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest difference between the two panels might be the migration of a website from a server to another server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Plesk and cPanel make it easy to migrate from one server to the other, assuming user moving to and from the same control panel (cPanel to cPanel or Plesk to Plesk). But moving from one panel to the other is difficult and nearly impossible. Once a control panel picked, it is highly recommended to stick with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Operating System Support<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel is a Linux control panel that functions either as a VPS or a dedicated server. It is compatible with CentOS, CloudLinux and Red Hat OS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plesk is more flexible, as it supports Windows OS (Windows Server 2008 R2 \/ 2012 \/ 2012 R2) but also adds various Linux distributions to its list of operating systems\u2019 support: Debian, Ubuntu, Virtuozzo, CloudLinux and Red Hat Enterprise. Plesk might be the better option if your website executes ASP or .NET code, or directly accesses Microsoft Access or MySQL databases.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>User Interface<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel has a simple and graphical interface that allows access and management of most of the features (PGP keys, FTP accounts, mailing lists and more) from the front end. It has a command line and offers API based access that automates administration tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, Plesk provides an intuitive interface and ready to code environment with PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, Python, Java,.NET support. It is organized in different sections that facilitate faster working. It provides role based access, across all the devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first sight, Plesk looks having the cleaner and a more attractive interface. But cPanel is more popular, more users are familiar and comfortable with it. So for them, the interface might be friendlier. As far as interfaces go, Plesk may be a bit more modern-looking, but cPanel has the advantage of displaying all its features on a single page. The final choice will come down mostly to personal taste.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user-friendly cPanel has been created for Linux-based servers which power the majority of the web. It thus makes cPanel the most popular option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plesk is available for both Linux and Windows, which is great if you want to stick with a similar panel across multiple servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both panels are fast, stable, secure. They offer feature-rich web hosting management tools that simplify workloads and helps users to succeed. For making the good decision, choices are always determined based on the needs of a business operating system, security needs, configuration of server as well as the growth of your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So choose one that accommodates with your business environment the best!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dataplugs offers both <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataplugs.com\/en\/product\/cpanel-dedicated-server-hosting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel dedicated server<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataplugs.com\/en\/product\/plesk-dedicated-server-hosting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plesk dedicated server<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you are not sure which control panel is suitable for you, contact us by email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:sales@dataplugs.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sales@dataplugs.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The choice of web hosting control panel can have a huge impact on the way his user interacts with the server. 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