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Blog & News

Latest updates, feature announcements, and security news from Panelica.

Tutorial Apr 09, 2026

Total Cost of Running cPanel vs Plesk vs Panelica: A 3-Year Breakdown

A detailed financial comparison of running cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica over three years across 1, 5, and 10 servers. Includes license fees, extensions, add-ons, and hidden costs.

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Tutorial Apr 07, 2026

Plesk License Cost vs Free Alternatives: Is It Still Worth Paying?

Plesk announced a 26% price increase for 2026. This article breaks down the real cost of Plesk licensing across all editions and compares it with free and self-hosted alternatives.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

cPanel Market Share Is Declining: What Is Happening to the Hosting Industry in 2026

cPanel engagement mindshare dropped from 19.9% to 12.1% between 2024 and 2026. Annual price hikes, rising alternatives, and architectural limitations are reshaping the hosting panel market.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

Docker in Hosting Panels: Why cPanel and Plesk Still Cannot Do What Panelica Does

An honest comparison of Docker container management across cPanel, Plesk, and Panelica. From basic extension support to native Compose integration, RBAC-filtered containers, and cgroup isolation.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

cPanel Pricing in 2026: How Much Does It Really Cost Per Account?

A transparent breakdown of cPanel license costs in 2026, including per-account fees, tier comparisons, and how self-hosted panels like Panelica eliminate recurring license expenses entirely.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

Hosting Control Panels in 2026 Compared: Security, Docker & Feature Analysis

Comparing seven hosting control panels in 2026: Panelica, Plesk, cPanel, CyberPanel, CloudPanel, HestiaCP, and DirectAdmin — security isolation, Docker, pricing, and migration capabilities.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

What Is Hosting Isolation? A Technical Guide to Securing Shared Servers (2026)

A technical guide to hosting isolation: cgroup v2, Linux namespaces, chroot jails, PHP-FPM per-user pools, and Unix permissions. Learn how modern panels protect shared hosting environments.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

What Is Cgroup v2 Isolation in Hosting? How Modern Panels Secure Your Server

Cgroup v2 enforces hard resource limits per user at the Linux kernel level. Learn how it works, how it prevents noisy neighbor problems, and how 5-layer isolation stacks protect shared hosting servers.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

Panelica vs cPanel vs Plesk: Which Hosting Control Panel Should You Choose?

Comparing Panelica, cPanel, and Plesk in 2026 across security isolation, Docker support, WordPress tooling, pricing, and migration capabilities.

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Tutorial Apr 06, 2026

Best cPanel Alternatives in 2026: Feature-by-Feature Comparison

cPanel's pricing changes have pushed hosting providers to explore alternatives. Compare Panelica, CloudPanel, CyberPanel, HestiaCP, and DirectAdmin across security, Docker, and migration capabilities.

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Tutorial Apr 01, 2026

MySQL Performance Tuning from a GUI Panel — No my.cnf Editing Required

Optimize MySQL performance with one-click tuning, benchmarks, and smart recommendations. Learn how Panelica's MySQL Tuner replaces manual my.cnf editing, mysqltuner.pl scripts, and hours of SSH work.

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Tutorial Apr 01, 2026

How to Change the Default PHP Version in Terminal (SSH) — Plesk vs cPanel vs Panelica

Learn how to change the default PHP CLI version for SSH and terminal in Plesk, cPanel, and Panelica. Panelica lets you switch system PHP from the panel UI in one click.

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