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Head-to-head · Web Hosting Control Panels

Plesk vs Enhance

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Plesk #1 in Web Hosting Control Panels 9.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Plesk
Enhance #13 in Web Hosting Control Panels 7.6/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Enhance

Plesk leads on 0 checks, Enhance on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePlesk · 9.4/10
  • Free trialonly Plesk

Plesk scores higher on our rubric for web hosting control panels: 9.4 against 7.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #13.

On os support, Plesk gives you Both where Enhance offers Linux.

Plesk is the better fit for mature all-in-one hosting operations. Enhance is the better fit for large-scale hosting providers.

  • Plesk fits best

    Mature all-in-one hosting operations

  • Enhance fits best

    Large-scale hosting providers

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Side by side

Feature Plesk 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Enhance 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 7.6
Ranking #1 in Web Hosting Control Panels #13 in Web Hosting Control Panels
Best for Mature all-in-one hosting operations Large-scale hosting providers
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price €12.04/mo $0.07/unit/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Self-hosted, Mobile Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android Web
Support Docs, Community · 24/7 Docs, Community
Integrations 4 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Plesk 5/5 · Enhance 5/5
Email management ✓ ✓
DNS management ✓ ✓
Database management ✓ ✓
Backup tools ✓ ✓
App installer ✓ ✓
Specs
OS support Both Linux
Account limit 10 accounts Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Manages websites, domains, DNS, email, databases, backups, and security
  • Supports Linux and Windows servers with web, API, and self-hosted access
  • Connects with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Docker, Git, and NGINX
  • Multi-server clustering with centralized server management
  • Containerized websites with per-website resource limits
  • Backups, DNS, email, databases, and application management in one panel
Cons
  • No permanent free plan
  • Listed prices require annual billing
  • Entry plan supports up to 10 domains
  • Requires Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as the base operating system
  • No free plan is available
  • Per-website pricing can be harder to forecast than fixed plans
Our verdict

Plesk is a web hosting control panel for hosting providers, developers, IT administrators, agencies, and web professionals. Its centralized dashboard brings together website, domain, DNS, email, database, application, user, subscription,…

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Enhance is a web hosting control panel for hosting companies and resellers that need centralized management across servers, websites, customers, domains, databases, DNS, email, backups, and hosting packages. It is designed for larger…

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  1. PleskWeb Hosting Control Panels 9.414-day trial
  2. EnhanceWeb Hosting Control Panels 7.6Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Plesk — where it wins

    • Manages websites, domains, DNS, email, databases, backups, and security
    • Supports Linux and Windows servers with web, API, and self-hosted access
    • Connects with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Docker, Git, and NGINX

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan
    • Listed prices require annual billing
    • Entry plan supports up to 10 domains
  • Enhance — where it wins

    • Multi-server clustering with centralized server management
    • Containerized websites with per-website resource limits
    • Backups, DNS, email, databases, and application management in one panel

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as the base operating system
    • No free plan is available
    • Per-website pricing can be harder to forecast than fixed plans
  • Plesk9.4/10 · 14-day trial

    A mature control panel covering hosting operations from websites and DNS to backups and security.

    Visit PleskFull verdict →
  • Enhance7.6/10 · Paid

    A Linux control panel for hosting providers managing websites across multiple servers.

    Visit EnhanceFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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