Plesk comparisons
Plesk is compared head-to-head with cPanel, DirectAdmin and ispmanager and more: 7 head-to-heads in Web Hosting Control Panels, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Plesk head-to-head
- Plesk vs cPanel
- Plesk vs DirectAdmin
- Plesk vs ispmanager
- Plesk vs aaPanel
- Plesk vs ISPConfig
- Plesk vs Virtualmin
- Plesk vs CyberPanel
Plesk vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | OS support | Email management | Database management | Backup tools | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plesk | No | €12.04/mo | Both | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | cPanel | No | $27.46/mo | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | DirectAdmin | No | $5/mo | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 4 | ispmanager | No | €71.39/yr | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 5 | aaPanel | Yes | $198/yr | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 6 | ISPConfig | Yes | Free | Linux | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 7 | Virtualmin | Yes | $75/yr | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.3 |
| 8 | CyberPanel | Yes | Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.1 |
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