If you've shopped for hosting you've seen both "cPanel" and "WHM" mentioned. They're related but do different jobs, and knowing which you need saves money and headaches.
cPanel — managing one account
cPanel is the control panel for a single hosting account. It's where you manage websites, email accounts, databases, files and SSL for your own domains. If you're hosting your own sites, cPanel is all you need — it's included with our web hosting plans.
WHM — managing many accounts
Web Host Manager sits above cPanel. It lets you create and manage multiple cPanel accounts, set resource limits, and brand everything as your own. WHM is what powers reseller hosting.
When do you need reseller (WHM) hosting?
- You host clients' sites. Agencies and freelancers give each client their own cPanel while managing everything from one WHM.
- You want to sell hosting. WHM plus billing software like WHMCS lets you run your own hosting brand.
- You manage many separate sites. Keeping each in its own cPanel account isolates them cleanly.
Making the jump
Reseller plans include white-label nameservers and are WHMCS-ready, so you can automate signups and billing — and accept crypto from your own customers. Our reseller plans start at $29.99 for three months with ten cPanel accounts, which is plenty to begin.