CyberPanel vs Webuzo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Webuzo grades higher than CyberPanel: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
CyberPanel grades higher on the free plan. Webuzo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CyberPanel
Free OpenLiteSpeed control panel with paid add-ons
Webuzo
Multi-user hosting control panel licensed per server
Which one is for you
Pick CyberPanel if
- Fits if you want a no-licence panel on your own server and run OpenLiteSpeed
- Works for people who are comfortable with a command-line install
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to run a server, as CyberPanel is the panel and not hosting
- Tight if you want backups and the WordPress manager in full, which are paid add-ons
- Pricey if you add the .htaccess module, which is $59 a year or $199 once
- Watch out: add-on licences are tied to a single server IP
Pick Webuzo if
- Fits if you run one VPS with a single site owner and want the lowest panel price
- Makes sense if you resell hosting and want WHMCS or Blesta billing hooks
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want hosting included, because Webuzo is a licence only
- Tight if you host more than one user, since Personal covers a single account
- Pricey if you want dedicated-server licences, which cost more than the matching VPS tier
- Watch out: Softaculous is listed at $1.50 to $2.50 a month beside Mini, Professional and Business
- Watch out: 18% GST applies to Indian sales, and refunds are open for a month on yearly licences and 7 days on monthly ones
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACyberPanelFair | 2.4GPAWebuzoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe core is free but only if you host it yourself, so it counts as C. The add-ons bundle is $7.99 a month, $59 a year or $169 once, tied to one server IP. | APersonal is $2.50 a month, under 60% of the $5.00 cheaper-quarter line for web hosting, but it covers one user account. Four accounts is $5, and the server is extra. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe core is free and open source with no listed cap, which one person could run on. WordPress Manager Pro, Backup V2, SSL V2 and the rest are paid. | CA 15-day trial licence for any server. The listing does not say whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | CSites, email, DNS, PHP, databases, Docker and a WordPress manager. Backup V2, WordPress Manager Pro, SSL V2 and root file manager are paid add-ons, and the .htaccess module is sold separately. | CAdmin, reseller and end-user panels, free SSL, MultiPHP, remote backups and migration and billing modules. Softaculous is only said to be included on Personal, and lower tiers cap user accounts. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You provide, install and maintain the server. | DNo store rating on record. It installs on Ubuntu, AlmaLinux or CentOS you set up yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it ties into OpenLiteSpeed, WordPress, Docker, n8n, Google Drive and Amazon S3. | BWeb only, but it connects to WHMCS, Blesta, Softaculous, Imunify, Let's Encrypt, Google Drive and Amazon S3. |
| Best for | a free OpenLiteSpeed panel you install yourself | a low-cost licence for a single-user VPS panel |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CyberPanel and Webuzo. How we grade
Price against what you get
CyberPanel starts at $7.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Webuzo starts at $2.50 a month for each person and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Webuzo starts $5.49 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 21 score higher than CyberPanel for less, and 7 score higher than Webuzo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CyberPanel is open source, according to its own site.
- CyberPanel also covers file management.
At a glance
| CyberPanel | Webuzo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $7.99 per month for the premium add-ons bundle | $2.5 per month for a Personal cloud/VPS license ($27.5 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | CyberPanel core is free and open source, with website, email, DNS, PHP, SSL, file, database and Docker management. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 15-day free trial license for any server |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CyberPanel | Softaculous |
| Price read from | cyberpanel.net | webuzo.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CyberPanel
- You must provide and maintain your own server; CyberPanel is the panel, not the hosting.
- WordPress Manager Pro, Backup V2, SSL V2, Root File Manager and Rspamd Manager need the paid add-ons.
- The .htaccess module is a separate product at $59 a year or $199 lifetime; a bundle with the add-ons is $99 a year.
- CyberPanel also sells Cloud VPS from $4.99 a month and email delivery as separate products.
Webuzo
- This is a license for a panel, not hosting: you provide the cloud, VPS or dedicated server.
- Dedicated-server licenses cost more than the matching cloud/VPS tier, and the lower tiers cap user accounts.
- Softaculous from $1.5 to $2.5 a month is listed beside the Mini, Professional and Business plans; only Personal says it is included.
- 18% GST applies to sales within India; refunds are open for one month on yearly licenses and 7 days on monthly ones.
Key features
CyberPanel
- OpenLiteSpeed at the core
- The panel runs on the OpenLiteSpeed web server and manages websites, PHP versions and databases from one interface.
- Email and DNS servers
- The free core includes an email server built on Postfix and Dovecot, and DNS management through PowerDNS.
- WordPress Manager
- Installs WordPress and handles staging sites and updates; the Pro version is one of the paid add-ons.
- Docker and n8n managers
- Deploy and manage Docker containers, and run n8n workflows, alongside websites on the same server.
- Backups and restores
- Local and remote backups; the paid Backup V2 adds incremental backups to SFTP, S3 and Google Drive.
- SSL and firewall tools
- Basic SSL and firewall management are free; SSL V2 adds automatic renewal with DNS verification and wildcard support.
Webuzo
- Admin, reseller and end-user panels
- Admins create users, resellers, plans and feature sets, assign IPs and rebrand the end-user panel with their own logos and themes.
- Softaculous app installer
- The Softaculous installer covers 350+ scripts, and a WordPress Manager handles installs, updates, staging and clones.
- Free SSL and MultiPHP
- Certificates come from Let's Encrypt and Buypass, and PHP versions can be chosen per domain or subdomain.
- Backups to remote storage
- Full and incremental backups can go to local disk, S3 and S3-compatible storage, Google Drive, FTP or SFTP.
- Web server and runtime choice
- Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed or OpenLiteSpeed, plus a Node.js and Python app manager with domain proxying.
- Migration and billing modules
- Imports accounts from cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin and others, with WHMCS and Blesta modules and an API for provisioning.
Plans
CyberPanel
CyberPanel Core$0
Free and open source under GPLv3. You host it yourself on a server you manage; includes OpenLiteSpeed.
Premium add-ons, monthly$7.99
per month, billed monthly, tied to one server IP
SSL V2, WordPress Manager Pro, Backup V2, Email Debugger, Root File Manager and Rspamd Manager.
Premium add-ons, yearly$59
per year, tied to one server IP
The same six add-ons billed once a year.
Premium add-ons, lifetime$169
one-time, tied to one server IP
The same six add-ons with lifetime updates, paid once.
Webuzo
Personal (Cloud / VPS)$2.5
per month, per server, billed yearly at $27.5
1 user account on a cloud or VPS server, with Softaculous Premium included.
Mini (Cloud / VPS)$5
per month, per server, billed yearly at $55
4 user accounts on a cloud or VPS server.
Professional (Cloud / VPS)$13
per month, per server, billed yearly at $143
15 user accounts on a cloud or VPS server.
Business (Cloud / VPS)$20
per month, per server, billed yearly at $220
Unlimited user accounts on a cloud or VPS server.
Dedicated server plans$5
per month and up, per server, billed yearly
Same tiers licensed for dedicated hardware: $5 (1 account), $8 (4), $15 (15) and $25 (unlimited) a month.
Ways to pay less
CyberPanel
- Annual discount
Yearly add-ons at $59 versus $7.99 monthly
The yearly add-ons license costs $59, against $95.88 for twelve months at the monthly rate. A lifetime license is $169.
Webuzo
- Other savings
NOC program slab discounts up to 35%
Bulk and datacenter buyers who join the NOC program get slab pricing, up to 35% off at high volume, per the pricing FAQ.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CyberPanel or Webuzo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CyberPanel starts at $7.99 per month for the premium add-ons bundle, and Webuzo starts at $2.5 per month for a Personal cloud/VPS license ($27.5 billed yearly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, CyberPanel or Webuzo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only CyberPanel has a free plan. Webuzo does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.