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cPANEL VS PLESK 

Which One Is Better ?

cPanel 

cPanel 

cPanel is a Linux-based control panel that provides automation tools and GUI for helping users easily manage their websites and hosting accounts

Plesk 

Plesk 

Plesk is an intuitive, multi-level web hosting control panel that offers role-based access to the users, allowing them full control of their websites.

WHICH 

ONE 

IS

BETTER 

?

1.

Docker Support

Plesk has support for Docker on Linux.

Not Applicable on cPanel 

2.

Web Servers

Plesk :   Apache + NGinx

cPanel  :  Apache [+ NGinx Optional]

3.

Security

Plesk has a variety of security features and extensions  which publish patches to PHP or apps like WordPress usually within 24 hours – much faster than cPanel.

4.

Price

Plesk is Economical as compared to cPanel.

5.

Backup support

Plesk: Easy website backups with tools like DropBox, AWS S3, Google Drive and Acronis.

cPanel: Can generate full website backup, but there are compatibility issues in restoration process with different cPanel versions.

DEtailed comparison 

cpanel vs plesk