# CloudPanel review (2026): is it any good? > Free server control panel for PHP, Node.js and Python sites Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. CloudPanel is a free control panel for configuring and managing a Linux server, aimed at PHP, Node.js, Python and static sites. It has a site wizard with a WordPress quick install, and the vendor lists launch options on AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Google Cloud, Azure and Vultr. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** MGT-COMMERCE - **Website:** https://www.cloudpanel.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need paid support, as the ticket system and managed offer are listed as coming soon. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, CloudPanel is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The Community Edition is free for commercial and hobby sites, with documentation and Discord for support. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Community Edition | $0 | Free for commercial and hobby sites; support through the documentation and Discord. | Read from https://www.cloudpanel.io/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CloudPanel before buying. ## Key features - **Site wizard:** Create a WordPress site, PHP application, Node.js app, Python app or static site from templates, including a free Let's Encrypt certificate. - **Isolated sites:** Each site is isolated at the system level, so a vulnerability in one site does not reach the others on the server. - **Several PHP versions:** The panel ships with multiple PHP versions, and changing the version for an app is a single selection. - **Firewall and access rules:** A UFW-based firewall interface, IP restrictions for panel access, an IP blocker and a bot blocker. - **Cloud launch options:** Launch images on AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner Cloud, Google Compute Engine, Azure or Vultr, with automated backups on those providers. - **CLI:** Sites can also be set up from the command line with their application-specific configuration. ## Good for - Developers hosting PHP, Node.js or Python apps on their own cloud server - Agencies running several WordPress sites on a single VPS ## Worth knowing - The vendor lists Debian 12 or 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 as the choices for the operating system. - The Premium and Enterprise columns on the pricing page show no prices, and their ticket system is listed as coming soon. - A managed offer for support is announced as coming soon, so there is no paid support plan today. - You supply and maintain the server; CloudPanel is the panel, not the hosting. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. CloudPanel is a free control panel for Linux servers aimed at PHP, Node.js, Python and static sites. It lists no mail or DNS management, paid editions show no prices, and a managed support offer is only announced. - **Value for money: C.** The Community Edition is free for commercial and hobby use, but only if you host it yourself on a server you pay for, so it counts as C. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright for commercial and hobby sites, with no site or user cap listed. Support is the docs and Discord. - **Features: C.** A site wizard, isolated sites, several PHP versions, firewall rules, a CLI and WordPress quick install. The listing shows no mail or DNS management. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. You provide a Debian or Ubuntu server and install it yourself. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, but it launches on AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Google Cloud, Azure and Vultr, and uses Let's Encrypt. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CloudPanel's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among web hosts - CloudPanel's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 99 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 121 of 122) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - CloudPanel has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** CloudPanel is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 99 of the 122 other web hosts we grade. - You could not: Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean and Hetzner Cloud among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean, Hetzner Cloud, Google Compute Engine, Microsoft Azure, Vultr, Let's Encrypt **Tags:** Self-hostable, Managed WordPress ## Alternatives - [HestiaCP](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hestiacp): Free open-source web server control panel. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudpanel-vs-hestiacp) - [CyberPanel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cyberpanel): Free OpenLiteSpeed control panel with paid add-ons. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudpanel-vs-cyberpanel) - [RunCloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/runcloud): Web server control panel for PHP sites on your own cloud servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudpanel-vs-runcloud) - [Virtualmin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/virtualmin): Open-source hosting control panel with a paid Pro edition. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudpanel-vs-virtualmin) - [Plesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plesk): Web hosting and server control panel licensed per server. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudpanel-vs-plesk) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.cloudpanel.io - https://www.cloudpanel.io/pricing/ - https://www.cloudpanel.io/about-us/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/cloudpanel Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).