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The following sections compare general and technical information for a variety of [[web hosting control panel]] software packages.

==License and operating system support==

===Free and open source control panels===
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! [[Web hosting control panel|Control panel]]
! [[License]]
! Alive (last release)
! [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! Frontend
! Backend
! [[Plug-in (computing)|Plugin]] Support
! [[Version control system|VCS]]
! [[IPv6]] Support
! Multiserver Support
|-
| {{rh2}} | [[AlternC]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL 2]]
| 2017-11-07<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alternc.com/Home-en|title=AlternC|website=Alternc.com|language=en|access-date=2024-04-20}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[PHP]] / [[Perl]] / [[Shell script]]
| {{yes}} 
| [https://github.com/AlternC/AlternC git]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{rh2}} | [[Domain Technologie Control]]
| [[GNU LGPL]]
| 2013/04/04
| {{partial|Limited FreeBSD support}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[MySQL]]
| {{dunno}}
| git
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Froxlor]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| 2024-03-29<ref>{{Cite web |title=Index of /releases |url=https://files.froxlor.org/releases/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=files.froxlor.org}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[PHP]], [[MariaDB]] or [[MySQL]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Installation {{!}} froxlor Documentation |url=https://docs.froxlor.org/latest/general/installation/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=docs.froxlor.org}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| [https://github.com/Froxlor/Froxlor/ git]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{rh2}} | [[i-MSCP]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]], [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]]
| 2018-05-16
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[Perl]], [[C (programming language)|C]]
| {{yes}}
| [https://github.com/i-MSCP/ git]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[ISPConfig]]
| [[BSD license|BSD]]
| {{Start date and age| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q2736600|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q2736600|P348|P577}}}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[PHP]], [[MariaDB]] or [[MySQL]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Perfect Server - Debian 12 (Bookworm) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.2 |url=https://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-12-buster-apache-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3-2/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=HowtoForge |language=en-us}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| [https://git.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/ispconfig3 git]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh2}} | [[Kloxo]]
| [[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL]]
| 2011/11/13
| {{no}}
| {{yes|CentOS (6 not currently supported) or Red Hat EL 5.x}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20121205233734/http://wiki.lxcenter.org/kloxo+installation+guide]
| {{no}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[PHP]], [[MySQL]]
| {{no}}
|  [https://github.com/lxcenter/kloxo git]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Usermin]]
| [[BSD]] style
| 2024-04-15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html|title=Webmin|website=Webmin.com|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Perl]]
| [[Perl]]
| {{dunno}}
| tarball
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Virtualmin]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| 2024-03-24<ref name="webmin.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.webmin.com/vchanges.html|title=Webmin|website=Webmin.com|access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
| {{yes}} [http://www.virtualmin.com/os-support]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Perl]]
| [[Perl]]
| {{yes}}
| tarball
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}} [https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/system/faq]
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Webmin]]
| [[BSD license|BSD]] style
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q576322|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q576322|P348|P577}}}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| [[Perl]]
| [[Perl]]
| {{yes}}
| [https://github.com/webmin/webmin git]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Zentyal]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| {{Start date and age| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q191297|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q191297|P348|P577}}}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Perl]]
| [[Perl]]
| {{yes}}
| git
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|}

===Proprietary control panels===
Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! [[Web hosting control panel|Control panel]]
! Alive (last release)
! [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! Frontend
! Backend
! Plugin Support
! HTTP/2 Support
! IPV6 Support
! Multiserver Support
|-
| {{rh}} | [[CPanel|cPanel & WHM]]
| 2024-04-19<ref>{{cite web|url=https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/Change+Logs|title=Change Logs - cPanel & WHM Documentation|website=cpanel.net|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{no|FreeBSD version retired}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|}} [[CPanel#Enkompass|EOL]]
| [[Perl]]
| [[Perl]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=System Requirements for Ubuntu |url=https://docs.cpanel.net/installation-guide/system-requirements-ubuntu/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=cPanel & WHM Documentation |language=English}}</ref> [[MariaDB]], [[MySQL]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supported MySQL/MariaDB Versions |url=https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/general-systems-administration/supported-mysql-mariadb-versions/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=cPanel & WHM Documentation |language=English}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.cpanel.com/support-for-http2-and-virtuozzo-7/|title=Support for HTTP/2 and Virtuozzo 7 - cPanel Blog|date=21 November 2017|website=Blog.cpanel.com|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[DirectAdmin]]
| 2024-06-01<ref>{{Cite web |title=Changelog {{!}} Directadmin Docs |url=https://docs.directadmin.com/changelog/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=docs.directadmin.com}}</ref>
| {{no|FreeBSD version retired}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[C++]], [[script (computing)|scripts]], [[PHP]], [[Vue.js]]
| [[C++]], [[script (computing)|scripts]], [[PHP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1884|title=http2 (BETA) Version 1.582|website=directadmin.com|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=52590&highlight=http2|title=How-to: Enable HTTP/2 in Apache/Nginx/cURL|date=25 January 2016|website=forum.directadmin.com|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-

| {{rh}} | [[Plesk]]
| 2024-04-16<ref>{{Cite web |title=Change Log for Plesk Obsidian |url=https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/change-log/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=docs.plesk.com |language=en}}</ref>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[PHP]]
| [[PHP]], [[MariaDB]], [[MySQL]], [[PostgreSQL]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Software Requirements for Plesk Obsidian |url=https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/software-requirements/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=docs.plesk.com |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plesk.uservoice.com/forums/184549-feature-suggestions/suggestions/5129638-http-2-0-support|access-date=11 November 2021|title=Я предлагаю вам (Future Suggestions)}} "Apr 13, 2016 / UPD: HTTP 2.0 support is now available in Plesk 12.5 MU#28!"</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| {{rh}} | [[Virtualmin|Virtualmin Pro]]
| 2024-03-24<ref name="webmin.com"/>
| {{yes}}[http://www.virtualmin.com/os-support]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Perl]]
| [[Perl]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}[https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/system/faq]
|}

== Remote access ==
Some control panels allow shell [[system console|(console)]] access to the underlying OS through a Java applet, requiring that the client-side computer use [[Java Virtual Machine]] software. Other control panels allow direct access using [[telnet]] or [[secure shell]] (SSH).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! [[Web hosting control panel|Control panel]]
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[File Transfer Protocol|Anonymous FTP]]
! [[System console|Terminal]]
! File browse/<wbr/>upload/<wbr/>download HTTP frontend
|-
! [[CPanel|cPanel & WHM]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[DirectAdmin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]]}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Domain Technologie Control]]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]]}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[i-MSCP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]]}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[ISPConfig]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]]}}
| {{no}}
|-
! [[Kloxo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Plesk]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Usermin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Virtualmin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Virtualmin|Virtualmin Pro]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Webmin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|[[Secure Shell|SSH]], Java Applet}}
| {{Yes}}
|}

== Email management ==
While all control panel software below supports multiple email accounts, the features they provide vary.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! [[Web hosting control panel|Control panel]]
! [[Antivirus]]
! [[Antispam]]
! Forwarders
! Mailbox quota
! [[DomainKeys]]
! [[DKIM]]
|-
! [[CPanel|cPanel & WHM]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[DirectAdmin]]
| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=370|title=ClamAV - How To|date=7 July 2014|website=help.directadmin.com|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Domain Technologie Control]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[i-MSCP]]
| {{optional}}
| {{optional}}
| {{yes}}
| {{optional}}
| {{optional}}
| {{optional}}
|-
! [[ISPConfig]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Kloxo]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Plesk]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Usermin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! [[Virtualmin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Virtualmin|Virtualmin Pro]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[Webmin]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}

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