Vanta Panel vs CyberPanel
CyberPanel is a free, GPL-licensed hosting panel built on OpenLiteSpeed, with a mail server, PowerDNS, free SSL, user and reseller logins and a command-line cPanel importer; its SSL, backup and WordPress add-ons are paid. Vanta Panel costs $10 a server for unlimited accounts, runs Apache with per-account PHP-FPM, includes every feature in every tier, and adds a first-party WHMCS module, remote backups and managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka apps. Pick CyberPanel if OpenLiteSpeed and a $0 licence matter most.
At a glance
How do Vanta Panel and CyberPanel compare?
Both are complete hosting panels: a mail server with webmail, authoritative DNS with private nameservers, free SSL, customer and reseller logins and a cPanel importer. They differ on the web server (OpenLiteSpeed against Apache), on price (CyberPanel’s core is free, its add-ons are not; Vanta Panel is $10 with nothing extra to buy), on the WHMCS module and on app runtimes.
| Capability | Vanta Panel | CyberPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per server: Free, $5 or $10 a month; never per accountDetails: Vanta Panel, Pricing model | Free core with OpenLiteSpeed, unlimited domains; paid add-ons and LiteSpeed Enterprise licences per serverSource: CyberPanel, Pricing model |
| Licence at 200 accounts | $10/mo (Unlimited)Details: Vanta Panel, Licence at 200 accounts | $0 (OpenLiteSpeed core)Source: CyberPanel, Licence at 200 accounts |
| Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot, with Roundcube webmailDocs: Vanta Panel, Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot with a built-in webmail (Roundcube optional since 3.0.7)Source: CyberPanel, Mail server and webmail |
| Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS on your server, with a zone editorDocs: Vanta Panel, Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS, with master/slave replicationSource: CyberPanel, Authoritative DNS server |
| Customer logins | Yes: vPanel, a login for every hosting accountDocs: Vanta Panel, Customer logins | Yes: admin, user and reseller logins, each with an access-control listSource: CyberPanel, Customer logins |
| WHMCS module | Yes: first-party and free, on every tierDetails: Vanta Panel, WHMCS module | Partial: a module that calls itself the official CyberPanel module lives on an individual developer’s GitHub (MIT, last updated October 2021); none on cyberpanel.netSource: CyberPanel, WHMCS module |
| Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Import from cPanel, a screen in vWHMDocs: Vanta Panel, Import cPanel accounts | Yes, from the command line: cPanelImporter.py restores cPanel account backupsSource: CyberPanel, Import cPanel accounts |
| Licence and source | Commercial licence; the panel is PHP source on your own server, not OSI open sourceDetails: Vanta Panel, Licence and source | Open source (GPL-3.0); the add-ons are paidSource: CyberPanel, Licence and source |
When to pick which
Should you choose CyberPanel or Vanta Panel?
Choose CyberPanel when you want OpenLiteSpeed or a LiteSpeed Enterprise licence, when the panel must be GPL open source, or when you run AlmaLinux or RHEL. Choose Vanta Panel when you sell hosting and want WHMCS, backups and app runtimes included at one flat price, with the cPanel importer in the admin panel rather than on the command line.
Choose CyberPanel if…
- You want OpenLiteSpeed, or LiteSpeed Enterprise with its cache plugins
- The licence must be GPL open source, at $0
- You run AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, RHEL or CloudLinux
- You are comfortable running the cPanel importer and some tasks from the command line
Choose Vanta Panel if…
- You bill with WHMCS and want a first-party module, free
- You want SSL, backups to S3, SFTP or WebDAV and WordPress included rather than sold as add-ons
- Customers run Node.js, Python or Java apps, or need Kafka, next to PHP sites
- You want Apache and per-account PHP-FPM isolation, with a cPanel importer in vWHM
Price
How do the prices compare?
CyberPanel’s core is free with unlimited domains. Paid add-ons, tied to the server IP: all six (SSL v2, WordPress Manager Pro, Backup v2, Email Debugger, Root File Manager, Rspamd Manager) for $59 a year or $169 once; the .htaccess module for OpenLiteSpeed $59 a year or $199 once. Vanta Panel is free for one account, $5 a month for five accounts and $10 for unlimited accounts, with SSL, backups and WordPress included on every tier. A server with 200 accounts and the add-ons costs about $59 a year on CyberPanel and $120 on Vanta Panel.
| Accounts | CyberPanel per month | Vanta Panel per month | Vanta Panel per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | $0Free | $0 |
| 30 | $0 | $10Unlimited | $120 |
| 200 | $0 | $10Unlimited | $120 |
What is paid on each side
CyberPanel charges for its SSL v2, Backup v2, WordPress Manager Pro and .htaccess add-ons, and for LiteSpeed Enterprise (LiteSpeed Enterprise licences sold alongside: from $11 a month (5 domains, 8 GB) to $97; the cheapest unlimited-domain tier is $28 a month). Vanta Panel charges for the panel only; every feature is in every tier.
Both are flat per server
Neither counts accounts the way cPanel does. CyberPanel ties its add-on licences to the server IP; Vanta Panel’s Unlimited tier covers the whole server.
- Vanta Panel pricing What cPanel would cost instead
Billing
Does CyberPanel work with WHMCS?
Not with a module from the CyberPanel project. The module that calls itself the official CyberPanel WHMCS module lives on an individual developer’s GitHub, under the MIT licence, and was last updated in October 2021; cyberpanel.net has no module page. Vanta Panel’s WHMCS module is first-party, free and kept current with the panel.
CyberPanel
- A community-hosted module on GitHub (MIT), last updated October 2021
- Admin, user and reseller accounts with access-control lists
- cPanel accounts import with the cPanelImporter.py command
Vanta Panel
- A first-party module, a free download with no separate licence
- Creates, suspends, unsuspends, terminates and changes plans for accounts
- Import from cPanel is a screen in vWHM
Feature by feature
What does each panel include, area by area?
On the hosting stack the two match row for row. CyberPanel’s knowledge base does not describe Node.js, Python or Java app management; Vanta Panel runs all three as managed services, plus Kafka and Redis. CyberPanel runs on Red Hat-family Linux as well as Ubuntu; Vanta Panel on Ubuntu and Debian only.
| Capability | Vanta Panel | CyberPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting stack | ||
| Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot, with Roundcube webmailDocs: Vanta Panel, Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot with a built-in webmail (Roundcube optional since 3.0.7)Source: CyberPanel, Mail server and webmail |
| Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS on your server, with a zone editorDocs: Vanta Panel, Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS, with master/slave replicationSource: CyberPanel, Authoritative DNS server |
| Private nameservers | Yes: ns1 and ns2 on your own brand, answering from your VPSDocs: Vanta Panel, Private nameservers | Yes: DNS → Create Nameserver, with glue records at the registrarSource: CyberPanel, Private nameservers |
| Free SSL | Yes: Let’s Encrypt on every domain, renewed automaticallyDocs: Vanta Panel, Free SSL | Yes: Let’s Encrypt for websites and for Postfix and DovecotSource: CyberPanel, Free SSL |
| Customers and business | ||
| Customer logins | Yes: vPanel, a login for every hosting accountDocs: Vanta Panel, Customer logins | Yes: admin, user and reseller logins, each with an access-control listSource: CyberPanel, Customer logins |
| WHMCS module | Yes: first-party and free, on every tierDetails: Vanta Panel, WHMCS module | Partial: a module that calls itself the official CyberPanel module lives on an individual developer’s GitHub (MIT, last updated October 2021); none on cyberpanel.netSource: CyberPanel, WHMCS module |
| Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Import from cPanel, a screen in vWHMDocs: Vanta Panel, Import cPanel accounts | Yes, from the command line: cPanelImporter.py restores cPanel account backupsSource: CyberPanel, Import cPanel accounts |
| Runtimes | ||
| Node.js apps | Yes: managed Node.js appsDocs: Vanta Panel, Node.js apps | Not stated in CyberPanel’s knowledge base or changelogSource: CyberPanel, Node.js apps |
| Python apps | Yes: managed Python appsDocs: Vanta Panel, Python apps | Not stated in CyberPanel’s knowledge base or changelogSource: CyberPanel, Python apps |
| Java apps | Yes: an executable JAR as a managed service (OpenJDK 17)Docs: Vanta Panel, Java apps | Not stated in CyberPanel’s knowledge base or changelogSource: CyberPanel, Java apps |
| Apache Kafka | Yes: one shared broker, with per-account SCRAM logins and ACLsDocs: Vanta Panel, Apache Kafka | Not stated; Redis installs with one clickSource: CyberPanel, Apache Kafka |
| Platform | ||
| Operating systems | Fresh Ubuntu 22.04+ or Debian 12+. x86_64 or arm64.Docs: Vanta Panel, Operating systems | Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04 and 24.04 (26.04 validated in 3.0); AlmaLinux 8, 9 and 10; Rocky Linux 8 and 9; RHEL 8 and 9; CloudLinux 8; CentOS 9. x86_64 only; no Windows.Source: CyberPanel, Operating systems |
| Where it runs | Self-hosted on your own VPS; sites, mail and DNS keep serving if a licence lapsesDetails: Vanta Panel, Where it runs | Self-hosted: an install script on a fresh server; add-on licences are tied to the server IPSource: CyberPanel, Where it runs |
| Licence and source | Commercial licence; the panel is PHP source on your own server, not OSI open sourceDetails: Vanta Panel, Licence and source | Open source (GPL-3.0); the add-ons are paidSource: CyberPanel, Licence and source |
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Migration
Can you move from CyberPanel to Vanta Panel?
Yes, but by hand. Vanta Panel has no CyberPanel importer: its Import from cPanel tool reads cPanel account backups only. Moving a CyberPanel account means creating it in vWHM, copying files and databases with rsync and mysqldump, recreating the mailboxes, testing, then pointing DNS.
There is no CyberPanel importer
Only cPanel account backups import automatically. For CyberPanel, follow the manual route in the migration guide: inventory, lower DNS TTLs, install on a fresh VPS, create the accounts, move files, databases and mail, test with your hosts file, then switch DNS and issue SSL.
How to migrate to Vanta Panel, step by step Coming from cPanel instead?
Questions
Questions about Vanta Panel and CyberPanel
Something else? Ask support or read the docs.
Is Vanta Panel better than CyberPanel?
Neither is better for everyone. CyberPanel is free, GPL and built on OpenLiteSpeed, with a mail server, PowerDNS, free SSL, resellers and a command-line cPanel importer; its SSL, backup and WordPress add-ons cost $59 a year. Vanta Panel is $10 a server with everything included, runs Apache with per-account PHP-FPM, and adds a first-party WHMCS module, remote backups and managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka apps. If OpenLiteSpeed or a GPL licence decides it, choose CyberPanel.
Is CyberPanel really free?
The core panel with OpenLiteSpeed is free with unlimited domains. CyberPanel sells six add-ons (SSL v2, WordPress Manager Pro, Backup v2, Email Debugger, Root File Manager, Rspamd Manager) for $59 a year or $169 once, a .htaccess module for $59 a year, and LiteSpeed Enterprise licences from $11 a month. Vanta Panel is free for 1 account, 1 mailbox and 1 database and $10 a month for unlimited accounts, with no add-ons.
Does CyberPanel include a mail server and DNS like Vanta Panel?
Yes. CyberPanel runs Postfix and Dovecot with a built-in webmail and PowerDNS with master/slave replication, and sets up private nameservers from its DNS page. Vanta Panel runs Postfix and Dovecot with Roundcube and PowerDNS, with the same private-nameserver setup.
Can both import cPanel accounts?
Yes. CyberPanel restores cPanel backups with its cPanelImporter.py command on the server. Vanta Panel’s Import from cPanel is a screen in vWHM that recreates the account, its domain, databases, mailboxes and cron jobs. Neither imports the other’s backups.
Which operating systems do CyberPanel and Vanta Panel support?
CyberPanel: Ubuntu 20.04 to 24.04 (26.04 validated in version 3.0), AlmaLinux 8 to 10, Rocky Linux 8 and 9, RHEL 8 and 9, CloudLinux 8 and CentOS 9, on x86_64 only. Vanta Panel: Ubuntu 22.04 or newer and Debian 12 or newer, on x86_64 or arm64. Neither runs on Windows.
Is CyberPanel stable and secure?
A third-party review says “one common criticism of CyberPanel … relates to stability” and update bugs; its own July 2026 changelog (2.4.9) lists fixes for cross-tenant backup, injection and path-traversal vulnerabilities. Vanta Panel publishes every security fix as an advisory at vantapanel.com/security/advisories, with the versions affected and what to do.
Sources
Where do these CyberPanel facts come from?
From cyberpanel.net, its knowledge base and changelog and its GitHub repository, each read on 7 Nov 2026. Vanta Panel facts link to its own documentation. Every table cell above links to the page behind it.
CyberPanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/2-ssl-for-postfix-dovecot
- github.com/usmannasir/cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/2-master-slave-powerdns-replication-on-cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/manage-dns-in-cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/cyberpanel-ssl-v2
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/user-management-2
- github.com/jetchirag/cyberpanel-whmcs
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/auto-import-cpanel-sites-to-cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/install-redis-in-cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/change-logs
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/install-cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/cyberpanel-addons
- cyberpanel.net/litespeed-enterprise-get-started
- cyberpanel.net
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/schedule-backups-local-or-sftp
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/backup-v2-in-cyberpanel
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/1-firewall
- cyberpanel.net/KnowledgeBase/home/two-factor-authentication-in-cyberpanel
- themeisle.com/blog/cyberpanel-review
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