HostBill
HostBill: A configurable self-hosted platform for hosting billing, provisioning, support, and portals. Ranked #7 of 29 in Web Hosting Billing Software by our editors (8.3/10); pricing: Paid; best for data centers needing highly configurable billing.
At a glance
- Editor score8.3 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forData centers needing highly configurable billing
- Free planNo
- Paid from$599 one-time
- Hosting provisioningYes
- Founded2008 · Poland
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Supports recurring, metered, prepaid, postpaid, and one-off billing
- Automates hosting provisioning, domains, invoices, taxes, and payments
- Connects hosting panels, registrars, gateways, portals, and business apps
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Annual pricing starts at $599
- The broad feature set may exceed smaller providers' needs
Our verdict on HostBill
HostBill is a web and self-hosted billing, automation, support, and client-management platform for web hosting companies, cloud and VPS providers, data centers, managed service providers, telcos, and ISPs. It combines hosting provisioning, service lifecycle management, domain registration and renewals, invoicing, tax calculations, payment collection, support ticketing, and branded client portals in one system. Its billing options cover recurring, metered, bandwidth, power, cloud, prepaid, postpaid, and one-off models, making it particularly suitable for providers with varied services and account structures.
Pricing is organized into four annual license plans. Startup costs $599 and includes core HostBill features, 10 support cases, a selected SSL module, and hosting and domain automation. Enterprise costs $999 and adds hosting and infrastructure integrations plus the IPAM app. Data Center costs $1,599 and adds data-center integrations, Password Manager, Colocation Manager, Inventory Manager, Status Updates, and Staff AD/LDAP apps. All-Inclusive costs $5,999 and includes all available integrations and apps, paid client portals and order pages, and an additional testing license. Licenses are perpetual, with support and updates included for the first year and optional renewal afterward.
Integration coverage is a central strength. HostBill supports cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, OnApp, OpenStack, Enom, OpenSRS, Stripe, PayPal, Slack, LDAP, and TaxJar, alongside integrations for hosting panels, registrars, payment gateways, portals, and order pages. The platform also includes PDF invoices, automated reminders, multi-currency support, configurable tax rules, email-imported tickets, macros, escalation, and ticket billing. Data centers and providers needing detailed automation and billing models should consider HostBill, while smaller teams seeking a free or lower-cost billing tool may find its annual entry price and breadth harder to justify.
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HostBill fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $599 one-time |
| Deployment model | Self-hosted |
| Hosting provisioning | Yes |
| Domain automation | Yes |
| Support ticketing | Yes |
| Tax invoicing | Yes |
| Client portal | Yes |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | 2FA |
| Support | Tickets, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 500+ integrations: cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, OnApp, OpenStack, Enom … See all → |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | hostbillapp.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
HostBill integrations
HostBill lists 500+ integrations on its own site — the 12 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- cPanel
- Plesk
- DirectAdmin
- OnApp
- OpenStack
- Enom
- OpenSRS
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Slack
- LDAP
- TaxJar
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- BILLmanagerA broad self-hosted billing suite for complex hosting and infrastructure operations.8.8
- UbersmithA broad billing and operations suite for hosting, cloud, data center, and managed service providers.8.7
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