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Adminbolt vs cPanel vs Plesk

See how the next generation of hosting panels compares.

Pricing

The number one reason hosting providers switch

Tier	adminbolt	cPanel	Plesk
Starter (up to 5 accounts)	$20/mo	$35.99/mo	€12.04/mo
Growing (30+ accounts)	$20/mo	$53.99/mo	€18.29/mo
Scale (100+ accounts)	$20/mo	$69.99/mo	€31.38/mo
Unlimited accounts	From $20/mo	Not available	€31.38/mo
Per-account fees	None	Yes ($0.49/account over 100)	No
Price locked	Yes	Annual increases	Raised 26% Jan 2026

200 accounts on one server: adminbolt $20/mo vs cPanel $118.99/mo. Save $1,187.88/year per server.

What sets adminbolt apart

What you get that you won't find anywhere else

Only in adminbolt

Multi-Server Management

Manage all your servers from a single panel. Add web nodes, email nodes, database nodes. Scale without multiplying admin interfaces or licenses.

cPanel: Separate WHM login per server
Plesk: Separate instance per server

Only in adminbolt

Email Infrastructure Separation

Run email on dedicated nodes, completely separated from web hosting. Better deliverability, isolated problems, independent scaling. When a site goes down, email keeps running.

cPanel: All services on one server
Plesk: All services on one server

380 MB Memory Footprint

adminbolt uses ~380 MB of RAM. That means more server resources for your customers, not for the panel.

cPanel: ~920 MB
Plesk: ~500-700 MB

Native REST API

Every action in adminbolt is an API call. Single, consistent REST API with full documentation. Build integrations, automate provisioning, connect your billing stack.

POST /api/hosting-accounts
{
  "domain": "client.com",
  "plan": "starter"
}

cPanel: 3 separate legacy APIs (UAPI, API2, WHM API)
Plesk: XML-API + REST mix

One Command. Five Minutes.

Install alongside your current panel. No license keys, no installer wizards, no dependency hunting. Running in under 5 minutes.

curl -sSL https://get.adminbolt.com/install.sh | bash

cPanel: 30-60 minute install process
Plesk: 15-30 minute install

Hidden costs

The cost you don't see on the invoice

One panel for the whole fleet

Add dedicated mail servers separate from web and panel. See load and status of every node from one place. Email notifications for admins; Slack and other channels coming. All logs available in the panel. No more jumping between servers to find the issue.