{ "name": "HostingByStack Server Management Software Index", "title": "Server Management Software Index", "url": "https://hostingbystack.com/datasets/server-management-software-index/", "csv": "https://hostingbystack.com/datasets/server-management-software-index.csv", "markdown": "https://hostingbystack.com/datasets/server-management-software-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-05", "license": "https://hostingbystack.com/terms", "headline": "For per server, the median published figure in the Server Management Software Index is 5 USD across 7 figures from the sources' own pages (range 1.50 to 9 USD), read 12 September 2026.", "quotes": [ "For per server, the median published figure in the Server Management Software Index is 5 USD across 7 figures from the sources' own pages (range 1.50 to 9 USD), read 12 September 2026.", "16 of the 29 named sources read in full publish a figure; 13 publish none, read 12 September 2026.", "Server Management Software Index, licence model per server: median 8.50 EUR across 4 sources, read 12 September 2026.", "Server Management Software Index, licence model per server: median 5 USD across 7 sources, read 12 September 2026.", "Server Management Software Index, licence model per account: median 17.88 USD across 3 sources, read 12 September 2026.", "Server Management Software Index, licence model per site: median 50.08 USD across 2 sources, read 12 September 2026." ], "citation": "\"HostingByStack Server Management Software Index\", updated 2026-10-05, https://hostingbystack.com/datasets/server-management-software-index/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "USD", "n": 12, "median": 7.25, "min": 0.15, "max": 100, "p25": 2.625, "p75": 17.61, "mean": 16.3608, "units": { "EUR": 4, "USD": 12 }, "published_sources": 16, "named_sources": 29, "read_sources": 29, "not_published": 13, "published_share": 0.552 }, "by_axis": { "licence model": { "per server": { "EUR": { "n": 4, "median": 8.5, "min": 5.95, "max": 35, "p25": 6.4625, "p75": 28.5, "mean": 14.4875 }, "USD": { "n": 7, "median": 5, "min": 1.5, "max": 9, "p25": 2.5, "p75": 7.5, "mean": 5.0714 } }, "per account": { "USD": { "n": 3, "median": 17.88, "min": 16.8, "max": 26, "p25": 16.8, "p75": 26, "mean": 20.2267 } }, "per site": { "USD": { "n": 2, "median": 50.075, "min": 0.15, "max": 100, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 50.075 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "Domotz pricing", "url": "https://www.domotz.com/pricing.php", "figure": "€35", "value": 35, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Collector Plan €35", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "1e01e0565a2d97c7908a1e97cc568a0cbb459744bb393dbc69b7006ca4942c6e" }, { "source": "Site24x7 pricing", "url": "https://www.site24x7.com/pricing.html", "figure": "€9", "value": 9, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "€9/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "0a085fcd2837a8b917f9f822187aa16c37a52da043221c426a7daba1175b7097" }, { "source": "cPanel pricing", "url": "https://cpanel.net/pricing/", "figure": "$16.80", "value": 16.8, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per account" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$16.80/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "8d4d9f9026d4548d523bb1cce065de514ccaedab616e97d4937d3119d2e08c0f" }, { "source": "RamNode cPanel licensing", "url": "https://ramnode.com/support/documentation/cloud-vps/cpanel-licensing", "figure": "$26", "value": 26, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per account" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "1-5 Accounts $26/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "f5200c5f9bb8cd915bf6d47635e84b334c38013ce9e9a276d47668d7bcd8a76d" }, { "source": "RunCloud pricing", "url": "https://runcloud.io/pricing", "figure": "$9 ", "value": 9, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$9 / monthly", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "3bdc07d55d0701e37280e4ce956529809d0b508ad17d46a6f36d731833b085ec" }, { "source": "Ploi pricing", "url": "https://ploi.io/pricing", "figure": "€8 ", "value": 8, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "€8 /mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "f873c2e7f8d41b8bb8b44387ccf96c7c1f369c9d53cd20822334d2c2204e741f" }, { "source": "DirectAdmin pricing", "url": "https://www.directadmin.com/pricing.php", "figure": "$ 3 ", "value": 3, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$ 3 /month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "5d4fea2de4be52a8236b6410b366e86904c6bf915676dfbf24e3a651c075486e" }, { "source": "Enhance pricing", "url": "https://enhance.com/pricing", "figure": "$0.15", "value": 0.15, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per site" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "We apply tiered pricing and websites will be billed at the tier in which they fall, for example: 25,000 websites would be billed at ($0.15*5000)+($0.10*20000).", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "7c3fb718b531c50e99d49cc7d1ebddd21c071742ed53f22ce236c00f579556c6" }, { "source": "Coolify pricing", "url": "https://coolify.io/pricing", "figure": "$5 ", "value": 5, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$5 /month Base price (connect 2 servers)", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "20934efcf02a5e41dfcb99702034144299e9a9756629ba9d8c8635a689764c81" }, { "source": "ispmanager pricing", "url": "https://www.ispmanager.com/price", "figure": "€5.95 ", "value": 5.95, "unit": "EUR", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "€5.95 / month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "a53d5ebb26cd96abf48bb0596c4c6409fc09d236329f96a031391e701e3b6c9e" }, { "source": "Webuzo pricing", "url": "https://webuzo.com/pricing", "figure": "$2.5", "value": 2.5, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$2.5/mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "6021ea2ef4fc63dd4a01e66f7a880b0c84d14084b49fad680c4e64aaea405910" }, { "source": "Softaculous pricing", "url": "https://www.softaculous.com/pricing/", "figure": "$1.5 ", "value": 1.5, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Monthly VPS Server License $1.5 /Month ₹124.5 /Month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "68ff82db5d5968583bbb344a173cf8d7e4533f9e37415f8ada45d0aa34a3c7f2" }, { "source": "Virtualmin Pro", "url": "https://www.virtualmin.com/product/virtualmin-pro/", "figure": "$7.50 ", "value": 7.5, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$7.50 / month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "3ad6bcdbeb1904c1036649ac4cc4215549fcdda28f490bc5533c5680efefcb01" }, { "source": "Namecheap cPanel tier pricing", "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10158/21/cpanel-tier-pricing-for-vpsdedicated-servers/", "figure": "$17.88", "value": 17.88, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per account" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$17.88/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "9c6e0047359f1f601bdec1311ff732c429395685f124afdcd3195c4457f9836e" }, { "source": "GridPane 360 pricing", "url": "https://gridpane.com/360-support/pricing-breakdown/", "figure": "$100", "value": 100, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per site" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "= $100/month", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "533c413ce32b0645cccc3001013ce9b295bf1b0fcaf6288b3436460b547b1e37" }, { "source": "CloudLinux pricing", "url": "https://cloudlinux.com/pricing/", "figure": "$7 ", "value": 7, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "licence model": "per server" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "$7 /mo", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "447b0df6d994a6c59c581633a8abbf11d423c459e75c7a0a75351be79256acc0" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "InMotion cPanel pricing structure", "url": "https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/cpanel-pricing-structure/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "SpinupWP pricing", "url": "https://spinupwp.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ServerAvatar pricing", "url": "https://serveravatar.com/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "CyberPanel / LiteSpeed Enterprise tiers", "url": "https://cyberpanel.net/litespeed-enterprise-get-started", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "HostBill pricing", "url": "https://www.hostbillapp.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Plesk pricing", "url": "https://www.plesk.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "CloudPanel", "url": "https://www.cloudpanel.io/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "HestiaCP", "url": "https://hestiacp.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Webmin", "url": "https://www.webmin.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Cloudron pricing", "url": "https://www.cloudron.io/pricing.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "aaPanel product page", "url": "https://www.aapanel.com/new/product.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "SourceForge server management category", "url": "https://sourceforge.net/software/server-management/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "sourceforge.net", "url": "https://sourceforge.net/software/server-management/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://cpanel.net/pricing/", "label": "cPanel pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10158/21/cpanel-tier-pricing-for-vpsdedicated-servers/", "label": "Namecheap cPanel tier pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/cpanel-pricing-structure/", "label": "InMotion cPanel pricing structure", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://ramnode.com/support/documentation/cloud-vps/cpanel-licensing", "label": "RamNode cPanel licensing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://runcloud.io/pricing", "label": "RunCloud pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://spinupwp.com/pricing/", "label": "SpinupWP pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://serveravatar.com/pricing", "label": "ServerAvatar pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://ploi.io/pricing", "label": "Ploi pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.directadmin.com/pricing.php", "label": "DirectAdmin pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://enhance.com/pricing", "label": "Enhance pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://coolify.io/pricing", "label": "Coolify pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ispmanager.com/price", "label": "ispmanager pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://gridpane.com/360-support/pricing-breakdown/", "label": "GridPane 360 pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://webuzo.com/pricing", "label": "Webuzo pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.softaculous.com/pricing/", "label": "Softaculous pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://cyberpanel.net/litespeed-enterprise-get-started", "label": "CyberPanel / LiteSpeed Enterprise tiers", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.virtualmin.com/product/virtualmin-pro/", "label": "Virtualmin Pro", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://cloudlinux.com/pricing/", "label": "CloudLinux pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.hostbillapp.com/pricing/", "label": "HostBill pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.site24x7.com/pricing.html", "label": "Site24x7 pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.domotz.com/pricing.php", "label": "Domotz pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.plesk.com/pricing/", "label": "Plesk pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.cloudpanel.io/", "label": "CloudPanel", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://hestiacp.com/", "label": "HestiaCP", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.webmin.com/", "label": "Webmin", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.cloudron.io/pricing.html", "label": "Cloudron pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.aapanel.com/new/product.html", "label": "aaPanel product page", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://sourceforge.net/software/server-management/", "label": "SourceForge server management category", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://sourceforge.net/software/server-management/", "label": "sourceforge.net", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 16 of the 29 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 13 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 163 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): price per SERVER and price per ACCOUNT at every published tier, computed across the panels so the cPanel per-account ladder ($26/mo for 1-5 accounts, $37/mo for 6-30 on one host's licence page) sits on the same scale as a flat per-server licence (DirectAdmin '$5/month', ispmanager '€5.95/month') and a per-site model (GridPane '$20 per site' at 6-25 sites); the break-even account count where each model overtakes the others, which is the buying decision and which nobody publishes; the free tier where one exists (Ploi '€0 /mo', CyberPanel 'Starter Plan ... $0.00', HestiaCP, Webmin); and the price history, because cPanel's per-account ladder has moved every year.", "embed": "

5 USD

median for per server, Server Management Software Index, across 7 figures, read 12 September 2026

Source: HostingByStack Server Management Software Index
" }