Virtualmin vs Webuzo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Webuzo grades higher than Virtualmin: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Virtualmin 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.
Virtualmin
Open-source hosting control panel with a paid Pro edition
Webuzo
Multi-user hosting control panel licensed per server
Which one is for you
Pick Virtualmin if
- Fits if you want a free panel for a few domains on a Debian or RHEL-family server
- Makes sense if you may add Pro later for tickets and resellers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want hosting included, because Virtualmin is the panel and not hosting
- Tight if you need resellers or WP Workbench, which are Pro only
- Too light for support on GPL, which has the forum only
- Watch out: Pro price depends on the domain tier, and the shop page shows only the entry price
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
| 2.2GPAVirtualminFair | 2.4GPAWebuzoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGPL is free but self-hosted, so it counts as C. Pro starts at $7.50 a month for 10 domains, between the $5.00 and $10.99 lines for web hosting, and rises with the domain tier. | 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 GPL edition is free and open source with no listed cap. It has forum support only, 5 installable scripts and no resellers. | CA 15-day trial licence for any server. The listing does not say whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | CDomain accounts, a mail stack, DNS options, cloud backups, a CLI and a remote API. Resellers, Podman, WP Workbench and 60-plus scripts need Pro. | 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. It needs a fresh supported Linux install and administering 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 connects to Webmin, Cloudflare, Route 53, Amazon SES and S3, Dropbox, Google Drive and Let's Encrypt, with a remote API. | BWeb only, but it connects to WHMCS, Blesta, Softaculous, Imunify, Let's Encrypt, Google Drive and Amazon S3. |
| Best for | a free-or-paid hosting panel for Linux servers | 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: Virtualmin and Webuzo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Virtualmin starts at $7.50 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 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 21 score higher than Virtualmin 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
- Virtualmin is open source, according to its own site.
- Virtualmin also covers file management.
At a glance
| Virtualmin | Webuzo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $7.50 per month for Pro, 10 domains | $2.5 per month for a Personal cloud/VPS license ($27.5 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Virtualmin GPL is free and open source, with community forum support and 5 installable scripts. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 15-day free trial license for any server |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Virtualmin | Softaculous |
| Price read from | virtualmin.com | webuzo.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Virtualmin
- Pro is priced by domain count (10, 50, 100, 250 or unlimited); only the entry price is shown on the shop page.
- GPL has 5 installable scripts, against 60+ in Pro, and gets forum support only.
- The installer needs a fresh supported OS: Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- You run the server yourself; Virtualmin is the panel, not hosting.
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
Virtualmin
- Domain accounts and delegation
- Domain owner and reseller accounts give users control over their own sites; Pro adds resource limits and advanced user management.
- Mail stack
- Mailboxes with spam and antivirus protection, forwarders and auto-responders; Pro adds Amazon SES delivery.
- DNS options
- Manage DNS locally, or link to Cloudflare, Google Cloud DNS and Amazon Route 53 (some providers are Pro).
- Backups to cloud storage
- Scheduled backups with Amazon S3 in GPL and Google Storage, Backblaze, Dropbox and GPG encryption in Pro.
- Podman and WP Workbench
- Pro includes a Podman plugin for per-domain containers and WP Workbench for WordPress updates, cloning and backups.
- CLI and remote API
- A command-line tool and an authenticated HTTP API automate server setup, routine tasks and bulk changes.
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
Virtualmin
Virtualmin GPL$0
Free and open source; you host it yourself. Apache or Nginx, MySQL and PostgreSQL, mail, CLI and HTTP API.
Virtualmin Professional, monthly$7.50
per month for up to 10 domains, billed monthly
Adds private ticket support, resellers, Podman and WP Workbench plugins. Tiers go to 50, 100, 250 and unlimited domains.
Virtualmin Professional, annual$75
per year for up to 10 domains
Same features as monthly, billed yearly. Prices rise with the domain tier you pick.
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
Virtualmin
- Annual discount
Annual billing at $75 versus $7.50 monthly
The entry Pro tier costs $75 a year or $7.50 a month; the shop lists both subscription types.
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, Virtualmin or Webuzo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Virtualmin starts at $7.50 per month for Pro, 10 domains, 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, Virtualmin or Webuzo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Virtualmin 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.