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Plesk vs cPanel comparison

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

cPanel
Ranking in Web Hosting Control Panel
3rd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Plesk
Ranking in Web Hosting Control Panel
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Web Hosting Control Panel category, the mindshare of cPanel is 12.6%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plesk is 7.9%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Hosting Control Panel Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
cPanel12.6%
Plesk7.9%
Other79.5%
Web Hosting Control Panel
 

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Technical lead at Deploypods
Manages thousands of websites through a single control panel and supports secure domain and email hosting
Plesk services are provided to many of our clients. I would rate Plesk overall a 10 out of 10. I chose this rating because we have been using Plesk for many years, and it has been providing reliable services and solutions. My advice to others looking into using Plesk is that Plesk is lightweight compared to cPanel, but you should still use at least two virtual CPUs and 4 GB RAM. While hosting WordPress, you should avoid cheap shared VPS plans because Plesk becomes slow and backups time out. Extensions such as Plesk Migrator and Plesk Email Security are excellent. We are a partner with Plesk, which represents our business relationship with this vendor in addition to being a customer.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
20%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Hospitality Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
22%
Hospitality Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Centos CWP or cPanel?
CentOS CWP is a free web hosting control panel designed for quick and easy management. It offers high-performance, innovative elements with custom features and functions, and is fully responsive, i...
What is your primary use case for Plesk for Ubuntu - WordPress & Website Hosting Environment?
My main use case for Plesk is for file management and to host my websites on traditional web servers. A specific example of how I use Plesk for file management is when there was a requirement to ho...
 

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