Virtualmin vs Enhance

Virtualmin8.3Visit Enhance7.6Visit

Higher score Virtualmin #7 in Web Hosting Control Panels 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Virtualmin

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Enhance #13 in Web Hosting Control Panels 7.6/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Enhance

• Virtualmin fits best

  Open-source hosts needing email and backups

• Enhance fits best

  Large-scale hosting providers

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Side by side

Feature	Virtualmin 8.3/10 Visit ↗	Enhance 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	7.6
Ranking	#7 in Web Hosting Control Panels	#13 in Web Hosting Control Panels
Best for	Open-source hosts needing email and backups	Large-scale hosting providers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$75/yr	$0.07/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Linux, Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community	Docs, Community
Integrations	6 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Virtualmin 5/5 · Enhance 5/5
Email management	✓	✓
DNS management	✓	✓
Database management	✓	✓
Backup tools	✓	✓
App installer	✓	✓
Specs
OS support	Linux	Linux
Account limit	10 accounts	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free GPL edition covers mail, databases, backups, and five installable scripts Professional adds 60+ scripts, reseller accounts, and WordPress tools Connects with major DNS, storage, email, firewall, and security services	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	Linux-only deployment limits its fit for teams managing other server platforms The lowest listed Professional variant manages 10 domains Priority private ticket support is limited to Professional subscriptions	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	Virtualmin is a Linux web hosting control panel for developers, IT teams, agencies, and hosting providers managing websites and domain accounts. It combines browser administration with command-line and authenticated remote HTTP API access.… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Virtualmin — where it wins

  • Free GPL edition covers mail, databases, backups, and five installable scripts
  • Professional adds 60+ scripts, reseller accounts, and WordPress tools
  • Connects with major DNS, storage, email, firewall, and security services

  Where it doesn't

  • Linux-only deployment limits its fit for teams managing other server platforms
  • The lowest listed Professional variant manages 10 domains
  • Priority private ticket support is limited to Professional subscriptions

• 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

• Virtualmin8.3/10 · Free plan

  A capable open-source Linux panel with strong email, backup, and infrastructure coverage.

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• Enhance7.6/10 · Paid

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

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