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6,336 views|5,077 comparisons
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Isaac Al Wahaibi
A stable, scalable solution, and is easy to deploy
I was using cPanel's support, and I was facing a couple of issues within the seven years that I was working in the company. Sometimes, when we... Read more →
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  • "The license cost has been increasing, it was $12 per month and now it's reached $16 per month."
  • "The price of Plesk is reasonable compared to the competition and that is why the management went with using Plesk."
  • "We have a 40% discount. The cost is approximately 25 dollars per device per month."

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    What do you like most about Plesk?
    Top Answer:The initial setup is straightforward. Everything is structured on Plesk with a library. It is really easy to install.
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    Top Answer:We have a 40% discount. The cost is approximately 25 dollars per device per month.
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    What needs improvement with Plesk?
    Top Answer:We have experienced bugs when using the graphical interface. They are small bugs that are fixable but this is an area that could be improved. In a future release, I would like to be able to use GitLab… more »
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    4th
    out of 12 in Web Hosting Control Panel
    Views
    6,336
    Comparisons
    5,077
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    2nd
    out of 12 in Web Hosting Control Panel
    Views
    2,766
    Comparisons
    2,164
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    659
    Rating
    8.2
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    Plesk
    Overview

    -Manage multiple servers from one control panel
    -Web server management (Apache2 and nginx)
    -Mail server management (with virtual mail users)
    -DNS server management (BIND and MyDNS)
    -Virtualization (OpenVZ)
    -Administrator, reseller and client login
    -Configuration mirroring and clusters
    -Open Source software (BSD license)

    Plesk is a user-friendly graphical interface for managing hosting platforms, particularly for Windows-based developers. It is used for hosting websites and emails on the cloud and is popular among system administrators and freelancers. Its most valuable features include the WordPress toolkit for enhanced security, easy plugin updates, and extensions like Imunify for all-in-one security. 

    Plesk has helped organizations manage dedicated hosting for customer government companies with easy SSL setup and access to the file manager. It eliminates the need for support tickets and offers a stable and reliable control panel with good technical documentation.

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    automattic, docker, digital ocean
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider21%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Educational Organization8%
    Media Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider21%
    Media Company11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise43%

    ISPConfig is ranked 4th in Web Hosting Control Panel while Plesk is ranked 2nd in Web Hosting Control Panel with 6 reviews. ISPConfig is rated 0.0, while Plesk is rated 8.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Plesk writes "Provides a stable control panel but needs more protection, monitoring, and better scalability". ISPConfig is most compared with cPanel, CentOS CWP, Virtualmin, ISPmanager and Ajenti, whereas Plesk is most compared with CentOS CWP, Virtualmin, Vestacp, ISPmanager and Ajenti.

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