How to purchase a control panel license for VPS?

Choosing a paid OS license with control panel for VPS at Hostinger

Updated over 8 months ago

At Hostinger, you'll find several free operating system templates for your VPS to choose from, with all the basic functionalities needed to manage your server.

If you're looking for even more options packed with powerful features or an interface you're already familiar with, you can purchase a control panel license for your VPS directly from hPanel according to your needs and preferences.

Available control panel licenses

You can find the following options, each with a few different versions to better suit the scope of your project. Expand the sections below to find more information:

✅ cPanel

• One of the most popular web hosting control panels in the world

• Offers an easy-to-use web interface for managing websites, emails, domains, files, and databases

• Works well with WHM (Web Host Manager) for server administration

• Paid software with strong community support

• Commonly used in shared hosting environments

✅ DirectAdmin

• Lightweight and fast control panel for Linux servers

• Cheaper than cPanel and uses fewer system resources

• Simple interface with options to manage websites, email, FTP, and DNS

• Great choice for small hosting providers or VPS setups

• Easy to install and maintain

✅ LiteSpeed (Web Server, not a control panel, but often used with them)

• High-performance web server software, often used as a replacement for Apache

• Improves website speed and handles high traffic better

• Compatible with popular control panels like cPanel, DirectAdmin, and CyberPanel

• Comes with its own cache system (LSCache) for faster WordPress performance

• Paid software, but with a free “OpenLiteSpeed” version available

✅ Plesk

• A modern and professional-looking control panel, available for both Linux and Windows servers

• User-friendly interface for developers, website owners, and system admins

• Supports Docker, Git, and other developer tools

• Includes built-in security features and extension marketplace

• Often used by businesses and web professionals

✅ Webuzo

• Single-user control panel, best for personal VPS or dedicated servers

• Easy to install and comes with Softaculous (1-click installer for over 400 apps)

• Supports managing Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL, and other services from a web panel

• Great for beginners who want a simple and powerful hosting panel

• Has both free and premium versions

How to Purchase a License ?

To start the process, go to the VPS section of hPanel and click on Manage next to the desired server:

Next, select OS & Panel → Licenses on the sidebar:

And click on your preferred control panel license:

Select the type and number of licenses, if applicable, and click on Continue to proceed with the payment. Once you have completed the license purchase, you can install the new OS template.