2026 Comparison · Real Data

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A practical 2026 comparison of the major Linux hosting control panels, using each vendor's official pricing and documentation. No vague claims; every cell is verifiable on the source.

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Each comparison includes real 2026 pricing tables, a feature-by-feature matrix, honest trade-offs, and a migration guide.

Panelica vs cPanel

2026 comparison

cPanel from $18–49.50/mo · Panelica from $0/mo

Per-account licensing, AI co-pilot, native mobile apps, migration in.

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Panelica vs Plesk

2026 comparison

Plesk $18–50/mo (+26% in 2026) · Panelica from $0/mo

Per-domain pricing, Smart Updates vs OpsAI, eBPF, kernel isolation.

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Panelica vs DirectAdmin

2026 comparison

DirectAdmin $2–29/mo · Panelica from $0/mo

Lightweight stability vs modern feature stack, Docker, Git deploy, WordPress Toolkit.

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Panelica vs CWP

2026 comparison

CWP Free (10 users) · Pro $1.49/mo · RHEL-only · Panelica from $0/mo

PHP 8.3+ (always current), Ubuntu and Debian support, security history (CVE-2025-48703), release cadence.

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Panelica vs CyberPanel

2026 comparison

CyberPanel free (OLS) · LSWS $10–92/mo · Panelica from $0/mo

OpenLiteSpeed-locked engine vs Apache/nginx flexibility, 5-layer isolation, AI, migration.

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Panelica vs aaPanel

2026 comparison

aaPanel Pro $14.50/mo · Lifetime $330 · Panelica from $0/mo

3.6M-install China-origin vs EU-built audit-able, native i18n, multi-tenant isolation.

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Panelica vs HestiaCP

2026 comparison

HestiaCP free (GPL) · Panelica from $0/mo

Maintained Vesta fork vs 2026 Go+React 19 rewrite, kernel isolation, AI, mobile.

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Panelica vs CloudPanel

2026 comparison

CloudPanel free (BSD) · Panelica from $0/mo

PHP-cloud single-site appliance vs full multi-tenant hosting (mail, DNS, reseller).

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Panelica vs VestaCP

Dead — migrate now

VestaCP unmaintained 2018 · Panelica from $0/mo

2018 supply-chain backdoor, unpatched CVEs, frozen PHP 7.x. Hash-preserving migration path.

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Panelica vs Virtualmin

2026 comparison

Virtualmin GPL free · Pro $7.50–$75/mo · Panelica from $0/mo

Webmin/Perl legacy vs modern 2026 stack, free reseller, cgroups isolation.

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Panelica vs OpenPanel

2026 comparison

OpenPanel free · Enterprise €14.95/mo · Panelica from $0/mo

Per-user Docker vs 5-layer kernel isolation, built-in mail+DNS, wider migration.

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Panelica vs Coolify

2026 comparison

Coolify free self-hosted · Cloud $5/mo · Panelica from $0/mo

Self-hosted Vercel deploy PaaS vs full customer-hosting platform (mail, DNS, reseller).

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Panelica vs RunCloud

2026 comparison

RunCloud $6.67–$45/mo SaaS · Panelica from $0/mo

External SaaS subscription vs self-hosted free, no recurring fee, mail+DNS built-in.

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Panelica vs EasyPanel

2026 comparison

EasyPanel free dev · Hobby $13.90 · Panelica from $0/mo

Heroku-style Docker PaaS vs full multi-tenant hosting with mail+DNS+reseller.

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Use the full feature set for 14 days. After that, you keep one domain forever, free, with no credit card, no expiry, no degraded functionality. Move up to Professional ($4.99/mo) only when you outgrow it.

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