ClusterCS vs 1Panel

ClusterCS8.4Visit 1Panel7.2Visit

Higher score ClusterCS #3 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 8.4/10 From $0.01 · 14-day trial ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit ClusterCS

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1Panel #7 in Cloud Hosting Management Software 7.2/10 Free plan · paid from $80/yr · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit 1Panel

• ClusterCS fits best

  High-availability cloud infrastructure

• 1Panel fits best

  Free Linux administration with strong Docker tools

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Side by side

Feature	ClusterCS 8.4/10 Visit ↗	1Panel 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	7.2
Ranking	#3 in Cloud Hosting Management Software	#7 in Cloud Hosting Management Software
Best for	High-availability cloud infrastructure	Free Linux administration with strong Docker tools
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	14 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ClusterCS 5/6 · 1Panel 4/6
Server provisioning	✓ (best)	Not published
Deployment automation	✓	✓
Monitoring and alerts	✓	✓
Automated backups	✓	✓
Docker support	Not published	✓ (best)
Team access	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Cloud providers	AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean, UpCloud, Vultr, Hetzner	Not published
Our review
Pros	HA cluster templates with replication, failover, and autoscaling Centralized management for servers, clusters, domains, and deployments Monitoring, auto-healing, backups, SSL, permissions, and API access	Free OSS edition with Docker, websites, apps, and backups 185+ one-click apps plus Docker Compose management Backups support S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, and SFTP
Cons	No perpetual free plan Advanced HA configuration costs $499 flat Hosting infrastructure is billed separately by the hosting provider	Requires an existing Linux server OSS administration is built around one user per host Does not provide verified cloud-server provisioning
Our verdict	ClusterCS is a web-based Linux server control panel for VPSs, dedicated servers, and high-availability clusters. It is designed for website owners, ecommerce businesses, agencies, managed hosting providers, developers, and organizations… Read the review →	1Panel is an open-source, self-hosted Linux server management panel for developers, operators, and teams running websites, databases, containers, and applications on their own servers. Its browser-based interface covers host monitoring,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ClusterCS — where it wins

  • HA cluster templates with replication, failover, and autoscaling
  • Centralized management for servers, clusters, domains, and deployments
  • Monitoring, auto-healing, backups, SSL, permissions, and API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No perpetual free plan
  • Advanced HA configuration costs $499 flat
  • Hosting infrastructure is billed separately by the hosting provider

• 1Panel — where it wins

  • Free OSS edition with Docker, websites, apps, and backups
  • 185+ one-click apps plus Docker Compose management
  • Backups support S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, and SFTP

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires an existing Linux server
  • OSS administration is built around one user per host
  • Does not provide verified cloud-server provisioning

• ClusterCS8.4/10 · From $0.01 · 14-day trial

  A capable choice for high-availability infrastructure, but costly for smaller deployments.

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• 1Panel7.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $80/yr · 30-day trial

  A free Linux panel with strong Docker, application, backup, and monitoring tools.

  Visit 1PanelFull verdict →