Panelica vs CyberPanel
A side-by-side comparison using each vendor's official 2026 pricing and documentation. No vague claims, every cell is verifiable on the source publisher's own pages.
What you actually pay each month
Vendor pricing as published on each project's official 2026 page.
Where Panelica wins, where CyberPanel wins
Feature presence on each platform without third-party add-ons. Partial means the feature exists but is limited or requires a paid extension.
| Feature | Panelica | CyberPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Web engine flexibility | ✓ Apache + nginx (per domain) + hybrid | OpenLiteSpeed / LSWS only |
| Built-in AI co-pilot | OpsAI · 15 experts · 1,263 endpoints | , |
| Native iOS & Android apps | ✓ in App Store / Google Play | , |
| 5-layer kernel isolation | ✓ cgroups + ns + chroot + FPM + perms | FPM + perms (+ optional LXC) |
| One-click migration in | ✓ 7-step pipeline incl. CyberPanel source | cPanel-only conversion |
| WordPress Toolkit | ✓ Install + harden + Benchmark + Redis Boost | WordPress Manager (install + LSCache) |
| Multi-language UI | 31 languages, native | English + partial localization |
| Docker manager with templates | ✓ 160+ one-click templates | Docker module, no template gallery |
| REST API surface | 246 documented endpoints | ✓ Growing API |
| 42-color white-label | ✓ Per-tenant or per-plan | Logo + colors only |
| Reseller mode (sub-accounts) | ✓ Built-in with quotas | Add-on, limited UX |
| Public CVEs 2024–2025 | None | CVE-2024-51567 (RCE, CVSS 10.0) |
| 2026 pricing trend | Stable | Stable (OLS free) |
When each one is the right choice
CyberPanel is a solid OpenLiteSpeed appliance. Panelica is an engine-agnostic, multi-tenant hosting platform. Different optimization targets.
Choose Panelica when…
- You want to run Apache, nginx or a hybrid per domain, not be locked to OpenLiteSpeed.
- You need deep multi-tenant isolation (5 kernel layers) for shared customers.
- You want built-in iOS & Android apps and an AI co-pilot that already knows the panel.
- You want migration in from cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin AND CyberPanel out of the box.
- You need a 31-language native UI for customers worldwide.
Stay with CyberPanel when…
- Your entire workload is WordPress and you want LSCache + OpenLiteSpeed glued tightly.
- You already own LSWS Enterprise licenses you cannot transfer elsewhere.
- You don't need multi-language UI, mobile apps or AI assistance.
- Your team is deeply familiar with the CyberPanel CLI and module ecosystem.
Move from CyberPanel in one click
The Panelica importer connects to your existing CyberPanel server, discovers every site, then copies files, MariaDB/MySQL databases, mailboxes, DNS zones and SSL certificates while preserving every password hash byte-for-byte. End users never reset a password.
Free forever. Really.
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.
Real prices, verifiable on our pricing page. No hidden upgrades, no add-on fees, no account-based tiering.
About switching from CyberPanel
Is CyberPanel really free?
Yes for the OpenLiteSpeed edition with unlimited domains. CyberPanel Enterprise (LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise) is free for one domain only. Multi-domain Enterprise requires LSWS license tiers from LiteSpeed Technologies ($10–92/mo depending on domain count and RAM).
What does CyberPanel do better than Panelica?
Raw WordPress throughput on a single OpenLiteSpeed-tuned cache-heavy server. CyberPanel's tight OLS coupling delivers excellent LSCache numbers when every site uses the same engine. If your workload is "WordPress + LSCache, nothing else", CyberPanel is hard to beat on pure benchmarks.
Can I migrate from CyberPanel to Panelica?
Yes. Panelica's importer supports CyberPanel as a source, copying files, MariaDB/MySQL databases, mailboxes, DNS zones and SSL certificates while preserving SHA512-CRYPT email and MySQL password hashes byte-for-byte. End users never reset a password.
Is Panelica locked to a single web engine like CyberPanel is to OpenLiteSpeed?
No. Panelica supports nginx and Apache per domain (and a hybrid mode where nginx reverse-proxies Apache for full .htaccess compatibility). CyberPanel is built around OpenLiteSpeed/LSWS only, which is great for WordPress + LSCache but limiting when a customer needs Apache-specific modules.
How does isolation compare?
Panelica enforces five kernel layers: cgroups v2 for CPU/RAM/IO/PID caps, Linux namespaces (PID + mount), SSH chroot for sshjailed users, per-user PHP-FPM with open_basedir + disable_functions, and Unix permissions with per-user UID/GID. CyberPanel relies primarily on PHP-FPM open_basedir and Unix permissions, with optional LXC for advanced isolation.