cPanel charges $22+/month per server. Plesk locks features behind tiers. hstPanel gives you the full stack — Apache, MariaDB, PHP, SSL, Email — for a one-time price. No renewals, ever.
Live panel — running on your server, owned by you
Everything a hosting control panel should be — without the subscription model that never ends.
One command installs Apache, MariaDB, PHP 8.3, email, FTP, SSL, and the panel itself. No reading docs. No hunting for config files. It just works.
It runs on your server. You have full root access. No vendor lock-in, no usage limits, no price hikes — and no per-account fees as your client list grows.
cPanel charges by the account. We don't. Add 5 clients or 500 — your license cost stays the same. The Pro and Agency plans have no account caps.
Whether you're hosting your own projects or managing dozens of client sites, hstPanel fits.
Host your own sites and a handful of client projects without paying $22+/month for the privilege of a control panel.
Solo planManage dozens of client sites from one WHM dashboard. White-label it as your own panel — your branding, your clients.
Agency planGive your customers a proper hosting panel without paying cPanel's per-account licensing. Spin up accounts at zero marginal cost.
Unlimited planA clean UI for the day-to-day hosting tasks. Full terminal access stays intact — hstPanel sits on top, not in the way.
Any planThe tools you actually use every day — stripped to what matters, designed to be obvious.
Add domains, subdomains, manage DNS records, and set up redirects — all in plain language with no cryptic zone file editing.
Create mailboxes for any domain instantly. Set storage limits, reset passwords, manage forwarders and aliases with a few clicks.
Upload, edit, move, and delete files right in the browser. No FTP client to set up, no SFTP keys to configure.
Create databases and users in two clicks. Built-in phpMyAdmin browser so you never need to leave the panel.
Free SSL for every domain via Let's Encrypt. Auto-renewing. One click and every site is on HTTPS.
Install WordPress, WooCommerce, and more in under a minute. No manual downloads or file permission headaches.
SpamAssassin and ClamAV installed and configured automatically. Email arrives clean without extra setup.
Full Web Host Manager for creating and managing hosting accounts. Give clients their own cPanel — yours is the WHM above it.
Agency plan includes custom branding — your logo, your color, your product name. Clients never need to know you're running hstPanel.
Side-by-side with what you're probably paying for now.
cPanel pricing based on 30-account VPS tier as of 2026.
Sets up a complete hosting stack on any fresh Linux server — no manual steps required.
bash <(curl -fsSL https://hstpanel.net/install.sh)
Detects your OS, installs every component, and configures the panel in one run. Takes 3–8 minutes.
https://your-server-ip:8443/whm
Create hosting accounts, manage services, and set up your server from a clean dashboard.
https://your-server-ip:8443/login
Each client logs into their own cPanel. Domains, email, databases — all managed without the terminal.
No subscriptions. No renewals. No per-account pricing surprises — ever.
Solo
License for 1 server · up to 5 domains
Pro
License for 1 server · unlimited domains
Agency
License for 1 server · unlimited + white-label
Unlimited
License for unlimited servers · everything included
Every license is tied to a specific number of servers — one server for Solo, Pro & Agency; unlimited for the Unlimited plan.
From freelancers and agencies switching from cPanel to hstPanel.
"Switched from cPanel after the latest price hike. Set up in under 10 minutes, works exactly the same. Saving $264 a year and I don't notice any difference in what I can do."
"We host 40+ client sites through hstPanel. The WHM interface is honestly cleaner than cPanel ever was. Clients get their own cPanel login and they have no idea it's not the real thing."
"Finally a panel that doesn't charge per account. I run a small VPS hosting service. $249 one time vs $22+/month was a no-brainer. The install script is genuinely impressive."
Everything you need to know before you install.
certbot --apache -d yourdomain.com from the terminal. Certbot gets a free Let's Encrypt cert and configures Apache automatically. The WHM SSL section also walks you through this step by step.