{"id":1971,"date":"2021-04-22T04:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2022-07-11T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:39:55","slug":"cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"cPanel Price Increases Rock Hosting Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" class=\"wp-image-357\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/cPanel-and-WHM.jpg\" alt=\"cPanel and WHM\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some time ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/cpanel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cPanel<\/a> announced price increases that rocked the web hosting industry, propelling it into a panicked frenzy. Over a year later, hosting forums continue to be peppered with multiple threads and hundreds of comments, mostly from very irate cPanel partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#cPanel_has_been_the_popular_choice_of_control_panels_for_years\" >cPanel has been the popular choice of control panels for years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#cPanel_has_been_a_fantastic_business_partner_over_the_years\" >cPanel has been a fantastic business partner over the years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#cPanel_selling_points\" >cPanel selling points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#Feedback_had_been_largely_negative\" >Feedback had been largely negative<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#cPanel_does_not_seem_receptive_to_pleas_from_providers_to_reconsider\" >cPanel does not seem receptive to pleas from providers to reconsider<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#The_hard_choice\" >The hard choice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#Price_increase_are_acceptable_if_reasonable\" >Price increase are acceptable if reasonable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#Direct_Admin_may_be_the_benefactor_of_cPanels_price_increase\" >Direct Admin may be the benefactor of cPanel\u2019s price increase<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#Workarounds\" >Workarounds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#On_the_backside_recording_financials\" >On the backside, recording financials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#What_about_Plesk\" >What about Plesk<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/cpanel-price-increases-rock-hosting-industry\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_providers_cope_with_these_price_increases\"><\/span>How did providers cope with these price increases?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Emotions ran extremely high as web hosting providers scrambled to calculate how to best cope with price increases that they either had to eat, cutting into their already thin profit margins \u2013 or risk passing on those control panel price increases to their clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cPanel_has_been_the_popular_choice_of_control_panels_for_years\"><\/span>cPanel has been the popular choice of control panels for years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of those web hosting providers had been cPanel partners for over a decade. Over those years, cPanel was deemed to be a premier product and was widely accepted as the \u2018popular\u2019 choice of clients globally, and rightfully so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cPanel_has_been_a_fantastic_business_partner_over_the_years\"><\/span>cPanel has been a fantastic business partner over the years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Business partnerships were cultivated over those years, with many in the industry getting to know cPanel employees on a professional level, even to the point of considering them friends. I know in my attendance at the cPanel conference in Houston, I thoroughly enjoyed conversing with and partying with the cPanel staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was highly impressed by their professionalism and\ndown-to-earth attitudes. In the long term, we all understood that what made\ncPanel different was the actual product itself and how it favorably compared to\nother control panels on the market. Sure it cost more, but not that much more\nand every additional penny was worth the investment, simply because it\noutclassed the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cPanel_selling_points\"><\/span>cPanel selling points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ease-of-use is a huge selling point, especially in dealing\nwith the general public. cPanel had that going for it in spades. Realistically\nthough, price does factor heavily into whether ease-of-use outweighs price\nincreases that are not conducive to what clients are willing to absorb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Feedback_had_been_largely_negative\"><\/span>Feedback had been largely negative<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A good number of web hosting providers immediately reached out to their client base upon learning of cPanel\u2019s price increases, some to query for feedback and others to prepare them for an eventual hike in hosting plan prices. Needless to say, feedback was reported to be largely negative across-the-board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cPanel_does_not_seem_receptive_to_pleas_from_providers_to_reconsider\"><\/span>cPanel does not seem receptive to pleas from providers to reconsider<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some providers wrote open letters to cPanel, hoping to\npersuade them to turn-about-face and realize the mistake they had made. To\ndate, there has been no compromise on cPanel\u2019s part, so the increases appear to\nbe here to stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_hard_choice\"><\/span>The hard choice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On the client side, I suspect many will make the hard choice\nto live within the limitations that less expensive control panels offer, simply\nbecause it isn\u2019t within their budget, or for some, because they believe cPanel has\nbecome unnecessarily greedy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_increase_are_acceptable_if_reasonable\"><\/span>Price increase are acceptable if reasonable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I suspect the web hosting industry at large, and for the\nmost part, many clients understand price increases are necessary from time-to-time.\nThis means of course that those increases are reasonable, but from the comments\nin the forums, what providers are tasked with is coping with largely\nunreasonable price increases, to the point of weighing the option to switch to\nother control panels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Direct_Admin_may_be_the_benefactor_of_cPanels_price_increase\"><\/span>Direct Admin may be the benefactor of cPanel\u2019s price increase<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw a poll on a thread asking which non-cPanel control panel would be the most viable\/popular to migrate to and the overwhelming winner was Direct Admin. No doubt, they\u2019ll have to deal with the hassle of migration, but many seem ready to take that leap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workarounds\"><\/span>Workarounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like black hat (not recommended) is prevalent in the\nSEO industry as a means to provide workarounds to rank higher in Google SERPS\n(search engine results pages), cPanel price increases will encourage providers\nto find workarounds that are basically security unsafe. It is always\nrecommended to separate accounts\/domains from each other to minimize hacking.\nOne provider noted that one of those workarounds could be addon domains \u2013 multiple\ndomains under one cPanel account. The issue there is that once one of those domains\nis hacked, the rest of the domains on that cPanel account are also at risk, as\nyou lose separation between them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_the_backside_recording_financials\"><\/span>On the backside, recording financials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a ton of confusion in the web hosting industry over just how to manage these price increases on the books. I suspect a number of smaller hosts went belly up as their margins are already too thin to absorb this type of added expense. Larger hosts, especially those with CPAs on staff were able to cope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_about_Plesk\"><\/span>What about Plesk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Plesk has remained popular through the years as an\nalternative to cPanel, but alas, it is owned by the same parent company as cPanel.\nWhat\u2019s to say, Plesk will raise their pricing again in short term? So here is\nthe dilemma, will providers migrate to Plesk to save money to only face a\nsimilar price increase down the road? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me\ntwice, shame on me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>&nbsp;all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>&nbsp;[1] and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;[2]. For everything from gaming servers to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some time ago, cPanel announced price increases that rocked the web hosting industry, propelling it into a panicked&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneal","8":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}