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What is cPanel?

cPanel headquartered in Houston provides website hosting providers with workload and server automation, as well as a management console for creating and launching websites, managing email and web files, and other administrative tasks.

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Best Hosting Software I have used!

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Josh Collier, Website DesignerView profile
Owner at JNM Web Creations (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • It integrates with many software like Softaculous to easily spin up a new instance of WordPress.
  • It allows me to make emails for the domain and use the server to send and receive email.
  • It allows me to make all dns changes needed in case I am not using Cloudflare CDN.
  • It allows me to see errors that have happened on a website.
  • It allows me to look at the databases and make changes.
  • It also allows me to look and change all files on the hosting server.

Cons

  • Mainly the actual interface doesn't seem to have been updated in quite a while at least the standard one.
  • They moved to cPanel licenses per new cPanel account on the server where it was unlimited so it got quite a bit more expensive.
  • It can be quite complex so there can be a large learning curve so maybe more built in help for newbies.

Return on Investment

  • It has made adding WordPress to the sites and getting it setup a breeze and quicker so I have time to do other things.
  • It also makes it easy for me to get a site up and running as I don't have to wait for the customer to buy hosting and give me the info all I need is for them to buy the domain and that is easy and fast and they don't have to go through all the options of hosting.
  • It has made it so I can have the sites from my company as well as the white labeled sites I create for my sister's company all with different branding.

Other Software Used

Mailchimp, Google Drive, Wave Accounting

Usability

Web Hosters Relax!

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Matthew IngramView profile
Owner in Information Technology at Ingram Computer Services (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Email hosting is top notch.
  • Website hosting is very flexible and secure.

Cons

  • Not a big fan of Exim but it does work well.
  • I wish it could backup directly to S3 instead of a folder that is then uploaded to S3.

Return on Investment

  • It is not very expensive.
  • We run on a VPS and requirements are low.

Other Software Used

MySQL, Bitdefender GravityZone

For so many years cPanel has provided the best service to the hosting community!

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Serkan Yildirimturk
Sr. Web Developer in Engineering at Century Pixel (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • So many tools and features.
  • Variety of 3rd party integrations.
  • Easy to use interface.

Cons

  • Speed improvements.
  • Security improvements.
  • Reporting improvements.

Return on Investment

  • cPanel gives you the flexibility to manage your hosting environment easily. You don't have to pay to get outside help.
  • Because the interface is very-well organized, all work done is fast and efficient.

Other Software Used

Elementor, Semrush, WordPress

One Easy Dashboard Saves Time

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David FaustinaView profile
Managing Partner in Marketing at IF Creative, LLC (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • One-click WordPress install.
  • Domain name management.
  • Backups.

Cons

  • Multisite WordPress install.
  • Offer more customizable dashboards.
  • Better email client offering.

Return on Investment

  • Saved hundreds of hours of labor and expense due to the excellent backups of each site. Sites crash so backups are a must and this platform delivers.
  • Streamlined domain management allows me to quickly put up sites and profit.
  • Eliminated the cost of outsourcing monitoring websites with the tools inside the panel.

Usability

Other Software Used

Adobe Spark, DreamHost, Shopify

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Ryan ConnollyView profile
President in Corporate at Red Ape Media (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Allows modules to extend functionality
  • Provides lots of server management options
  • Displays server statistics

Cons

  • Design could use an update
  • User Experience could use lots of improvement
  • Needs to be easier for less technical people to use

Return on Investment

  • Slows down workflow
  • Makes it too easy for clients to break their site unintentionally
  • Adds an extra layer of software to manage

Usability

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