Plesk

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Simplified WebOps and web hosting

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Jose J
Jose J
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  • Industry: Market Research
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Cloud Hosting Management Platform

Reviewed on 2022/11/18

I had a great experience using Plesk so far. It gives me peace of mind with my business WordPress...

I had a great experience using Plesk so far. It gives me peace of mind with my business WordPress websites and PHP web apps.

Pros

I like how organized is the user interface in Plesk. All functions are well displayed on the left sidebar, or you can easily find them using the search bar on the top of the screen.

Cons

There are certain functions that I believe So are confusing like the breadcrumbs between the global options and specific domains and websites options.

Divaldo
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best server managment software

Reviewed on 2023/01/07

It is very simple to manage servers, update, support clients due to the simple interface and...

It is very simple to manage servers, update, support clients due to the simple interface and stability, for me as an advanced user I use the terminal command that was added a lot and eliminates the need to connect to servers via VNC or putty.

Pros

Without a doubt, plesk is an excellent tool for its simplicity in managing servers and the large community it has that facilitates learning and managing servers on a daily basis. Plesk360 was the best solution that the functionalities have ever added, as it allows you to manage several servers in a single environment, where you can access any server comfortably and control the licenses.

Cons

In the last 2 years Plesk has changed its prices and at this moment what I least like is the pricing.

Jon
Jon
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  • Industry: Insurance
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

Pricey, lacking in features with terrible customer service

Reviewed on 2020/04/19

Poor service, very expensive, wouldn't recommend.

Poor service, very expensive, wouldn't recommend.

Pros

It's reasonably easy to use, but not as many options as the price commands.

Cons

Expensive for what it is. Customer support is horrific. You buy through a reseller and all support has to go through them, massively increasing time for support. Features are lacking and the price is astronomical for how basic it is.

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

Price. Mistake - cPanel is more expensive but product and service are infinitely better.
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Plesk Review

Reviewed on 2021/11/09

A great experience! If you are uncomfortable with performing updates, changes or maintenance via a...

A great experience! If you are uncomfortable with performing updates, changes or maintenance via a command line. Plesk allows you to perform most of these tasks through a user interface. It's an ideal CRM for web hosting.

Pros

Mostly everything! Plesk is great platform for managing a large number of website for clients. You can create and customise your own subscription plans, limiting or extending resources per client. The software is intuitive and you have available the essential features for managing website hosting.

Cons

One missing feature that would be very useful. The ability to upgrade your databases to newer versions of MySQL (5.5 > Current). Plesk already provides the capabilty to upgrade the PHP versions per website. Having the feature to upgrade the databases would be an extremely useful addition.

Alternatives Considered

Wix

Reasons for Choosing Plesk

We required a better control panel to manage numerous websites and clients.

Switched From

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

We required more customisation and control.
Jose A
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Easy to use, powerful and configurable

Reviewed on 2019/07/24

I work with multiple websites runing WordPress and others CMSs as PrestaShop or Drupal. Plesk let...

I work with multiple websites runing WordPress and others CMSs as PrestaShop or Drupal. Plesk let me configure and optimice every website hosting as I preffer with múltiple options: PHP versions, SSL, Backups, etc. Also, I can work with sync and bulks options. Of course, I can update all the software using web interface o CLI with my own scripts.

Pros

- PHP versions handler and nginx options for every website.
- Full backup options: Incremental and integration with external sites
- Fail2ban and others security options.
- Extensions Catalog for more features
- Updates manager for Plesk and OS system packages.
- WordPress Tool Kit to work with this popular CMS most easy and with bulk options
- Online control panel with intuitive dashboards and CLI options for Shell also
- Manage easy Let's Encrypt and others SSL certificates for every website
- Active 'User Voice' (plesk.uservoice.com)

Cons

- It isn't Open Source.
- It needs better options for configure cache systems.
- It needs more options for limit RAM/CPU and other resources by website/subscription/client.
- It needs easy options for upgrade default PHP version for run by system/Plesk.
- It needs Better support in spanish and others languages.
- There isn't a lot of extensions in catalog
- It needs more options for development stage easy with every website
- It needs license plans more flexibles

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

- Active 'User Voice' (plesk.uservoice.com) with continuous updates and new features - Easy to use - License prices
Mark
Mark
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Plesk - Making web servers easy to manage

Reviewed on 2019/07/24

I have been using Plesk for a long time, I always pick Plesk of other systems, even when it costs...

I have been using Plesk for a long time, I always pick Plesk of other systems, even when it costs extra and I save in the long run with admin and server uptime.

As Plesk has grown over the years I have had to do less and less outside of the Plesk interface. I have had nothing I need to do server admin wise outside of Plesk for the last few years due to the feature-rich interface.

Pros

The user interface is easy to use. Plesk has all the different server options in easy to understand sections ready to be customised.

Cons

When you want to do anything that Plesk can't do, can be hard to work out how to make the change or add the server tool you want.

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Choosing Plesk

Plesk just worked better for me and the features where better.

Switched From

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

I had used other products before, Plesk was always the best tool I had used as it provided the most flexibility for my needs.
Joel
Joel
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Perfect for any hosting needs

Reviewed on 2020/11/09

I have had some great years with Plesk. Great price for the ease of use and functionality.

I have had some great years with Plesk. Great price for the ease of use and functionality.

Pros

I really like that it is so easy to setup and that there is a great amount of information in the user forums and plesk help sections.

Cons

That it sometimes can be a bit hard to find the needed function in the administration user interface.

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Choosing Plesk

Price and feature.

Switched From

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

Price and functionality aswell as the helpsections seemed great!
Ben
Ben
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Plesk has made my life so much easier!!!!!!!

Reviewed on 2019/09/16

I have been extremely happy with Plesk so far - I met some of the guys at WordCamp Nordic and they...

I have been extremely happy with Plesk so far - I met some of the guys at WordCamp Nordic and they gave me an extended trial - the whole system has blown me away and I can't wait for the new version to come out :)

Pros

For a start it works - doesn't crash all the time like other web hosting software. It works with ubuntu instead of CentOS which is huge for me. It integrates amazingly well with AWS, especially RDS and Aurora databases. Having Ngnix as standard is huge, it was a real issue with cPanel ... and the LetsEncrypt system works great. The NewRelix integration makes life easier.

Cons

Generally, it's pretty good - it can be a pain to install integrations with PHP (datadog, sqreen, etc), but this is just a learning curve.

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Choosing Plesk

Spoke to the team at a WordCamp, and was getting really frustrated with cPanel at the time.

Switched From

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

It worked without any bugs
Giancarlo
Giancarlo
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Simply the best

Reviewed on 2019/09/16

Came to Plesk from a proprietary panel, found the community heartwarming and their support spot on.

Came to Plesk from a proprietary panel, found the community heartwarming and their support spot on.

Pros

It's constantly updated, feature rich, strong disaster recovery features

Cons

It could have better built in antispam features

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Choosing Plesk

Ease the manutention burden

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

Better features, better looking, better support, cheaper.
Dominik
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Build and maintain your web hosting

Reviewed on 2019/07/26

With Plesk, I am no longer spending time typing some long commands in secure shell window because I...

With Plesk, I am no longer spending time typing some long commands in secure shell window because I can do almost everything with nice and functional Plesk interface.

Pros

- one control panel to rule them all - manage all websites from one place
- hundreds of plugins which extend the functionalities even greater
- regular automatic updates
- out of the box integration with cloud service providers like DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS...
- full SSH root access remains available so if I don't like something I can customize it the old fashioned way
- amazingly good security and firewall integrated
- WordPress toolkit is a must-have if you manage multiple WordPress websites
- SSL integration with Let's Encrypt work flawlessly

Cons

- not so fast in loading speed compared to cPanel
- the dashboard can often be confusing with so many menus and options
- lack of support for Amazon Linux
- a little bit more expensive if you are looking for a shared web hosting with Plesk installed but in most cases, you will be using Plesk on your own VPS or server

Jamie
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  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

New to Plesk - So Far So Good

Reviewed on 2023/10/27

Generally very pleased, tried a few similar softwares/OS's and this is the first one I have found...

Generally very pleased, tried a few similar softwares/OS's and this is the first one I have found that I think I will stick with.

Pros

Found it easy to deploy, GUI is easy to navigate with a bit of a look around and I like that you can brand it with your own logos.

Cons

Some functions like scheduling could do with more functionality and setting up monitoring was a little difficult.

Indira
Indira
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best Wordpress Server Manager

Reviewed on 2023/02/27

Pros

1. Easy to host and manage WordPress sites on this server.2. Offers the ability to backup files automatically.

Cons

Could be quite tricky for starters; requires improvement on user training.

France Javier
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Plesk can always be counted on!

Reviewed on 2022/03/30

Pros

its layout, functionalities, and simplification of each menu really are splendid.

Cons

the pricing may be a bit high but it's really worth the money.

Tim
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

An alternative webserver management tool for service providers

Reviewed on 2022/05/31

Plesk works well for teams with multiple domains and sites, and the pricing reflects the same, it...

Plesk works well for teams with multiple domains and sites, and the pricing reflects the same, it has also come along way to provide features matching what was available in the market. If you have some aspect of technical competence it will work for you, as some times updatea can be a bit challenging

Pros

Plesk is well built to achieve its purpose, allowing for efficient resource management. Its vps capabilities are also quite advanced.

Cons

Its minimum 10 domain license means there is no way in for single site users.
Its update system can also sometimes be wuite a challenge to resolve.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Configure your server without being an expert

Reviewed on 2019/12/31

I use Plesk with several clients and for my own services. It saves me a lot of time to manage...

I use Plesk with several clients and for my own services. It saves me a lot of time to manage different services.

Pros

Plesk has a nice, easy and very intuitive design. It has great features and each upgrade is better than the last. You can configure domains, emails, services, etc.

It is really easy to configure any part of your server and everything you need for your web application. It has integration with GIT, Docker, and much more... In addition you can see logs in real time, which is very useful when you have to detect any problem.

Cons

It could be a bit more economical, when you are a freelancer who has just started it is a bit expensive to pay month by month.

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Choosing Plesk

Plesk is more useful

Switched From

cPanel & WHM
Marat
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Plesk review

Reviewed on 2021/07/16

We use Plesk server for many years so far. With each new release it became more and more powerful...

We use Plesk server for many years so far. With each new release it became more and more powerful and stable. Currently we Plesk Obsidian we don't have any issues at all. We only periodically apply Plesk updates

Pros

We use Plesk Obsidian environment for web and email hosting. It's one of similar environments we use for years. The user interface is very intuitive and user friendly. There are many features and various types of downloadable content for web hosting.

Cons

We still miss some features like email tracing. It's not available in GUI. We have to search mail logs manually via SSH session.

Josip
Josip
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Manage your own server

Reviewed on 2019/07/26

Plesk is a great centralized control panel with a lot of automation tools which helps us run our...

Plesk is a great centralized control panel with a lot of automation tools which helps us run our websites and email servers easily and faster, saving our precious time.

Pros

With Plesk managing, a web server is such an easy task. You no longer need to learn the complex syntax and command-line commands. Everything can be done with a simple, clean and yet powerful dashboard. Control panel provides many options to tighten the security of your websites or domain. Also, I enjoy using WordPress toolkit because it works without logging in to your WordPress dashboard. Everything can be automated or done with just a few clicks. Tasks running in the background are always in the lower right corner minimalized so you can do other things.

Cons

I don't like that for many extensions you have to pay additional licensing. Although hundreds of extensions are high-quality plugins, it would be nice that some of them are included in the monthly fee that we already pay when we are using Plesk.

Gage
Gage
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Great to get started on

Reviewed on 2019/07/24

Pros

The interface is easy to navigate and it handles a lot of the tedious problems like security and maintains very well

Cons

Can be a steep learning curve when it comes to configuring the services

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM

Reasons for Switching to Plesk

The worries hosting was much faster
Abhik
Abhik
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  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

The best webhosting control panel that is supported on Windows hosting

Reviewed on 2021/04/29

Plex is very good for small and medium servers and medium-sized web hosting companies.

Plex is very good for small and medium servers and medium-sized web hosting companies.

Pros

Plex is one of the very few web hosting control panel that is available for Windows as well as Linux. Plex has almost all the features need to manage a server and host websites or email. It offers many extensions.

Cons

Plex is less stable compared to cPanel. I once broke a development server while installing some Plesk components. It took a lot of time and google search to fix it. However, this happens rarely, so nothing to worry about too much.

Alternatives Considered

cPanel & WHM
James
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  • Industry: Computer Games
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Plesk over all review !

Reviewed on 2021/07/16

Over all extremly pleased with Plesk. I am not currently using the application right now but when I...

Over all extremly pleased with Plesk. I am not currently using the application right now but when I open future projects I plan on using it.

Pros

I really enjoyed the compatibility and usefulness of the product. It has greatly helped me launch and monitor my projects and over all really enjoyed this product. My project I was running with my friends sadly didn't last long, but my experience and over all perspective of Plesk is pure contentment.

Cons

I think the less favorable part about plesk (for me anyways) was the setup process of the program. I used digital ocean services for plesk and this was before they had onclick installs. It wasn't difficult to setup, but it wasn't a walk through the park.

Jorge
Jorge
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Gresr system

Reviewed on 2019/07/03

Clone, migrate and wordpress maintenance very easy

Clone, migrate and wordpress maintenance very easy

Pros

Easy and faster, we developer wordpress site for many clients, and we can clone and migrare very easy

Cons

Some functions are not free, sometimes you need time to learn plesk

Frank
Frank
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Modern web development platform

Reviewed on 2019/02/20

I'm using Plesk daily with GIT Integration for continuous development. It saves us a lot of time.

I'm using Plesk daily with GIT Integration for continuous development. It saves us a lot of time.

Pros

Easy to use, responsive and with a lot of functionalities

Cons

Nothing, there is nothing I could think about that I miss

Robert
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Plesk is Beautiful

Reviewed on 2019/09/16

My team and myself can easily learn just about anything quickly but Plesk is so much easier for...

My team and myself can easily learn just about anything quickly but Plesk is so much easier for clients to learn when moving from other platforms.

Pros

The admin interface is easy to use for my team and clients.

Cons

There was a small learning curve for new team members used to Cpanel but I think everyone likes working with Plesk.

Josh
Josh
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Plesk server services management

Reviewed on 2019/07/24

Pros

The plesk interface is a pleasure to use and very intuitive

Cons

I haven’t found anything yet that I don’t like

Ian
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Plesk is Great

Reviewed on 2019/10/02

Pros

Plesk is hosting management software that is often used with shared hosting companies. It is probably the cheapest version that has a simple GUI. You seem to run into less bugs than with some of the free alternatives and its a lot cheaper than cPanel per month. Easily deal with your databases, files, and create ftp accounts, install software, and keep a track of traffic statistics.

Cons

It is not as powerful as the industry leading WHM/Cpanel.