Vanta Panel vs Froxlor
Froxlor is a free, GPL-licensed hosting panel for Debian and Ubuntu that configures the system’s own Apache or nginx, Postfix and Dovecot, BIND or PowerDNS and Let’s Encrypt, with customer, reseller and admin logins. It bundles no webmail, no firewall, no server backups and no cPanel importer, and its WHMCS module is a third-party one. Vanta Panel is $10 a server for unlimited accounts and includes Roundcube webmail, a firewall with fail2ban, scheduled remote backups, a cPanel importer and a first-party WHMCS module, plus managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka apps. Pick Froxlor if the lightest possible GPL panel is the goal.
At a glance
How do Vanta Panel and Froxlor compare?
Both are self-hosted panels with a mail server, authoritative DNS, free SSL and a login for every customer, and both run on Debian and Ubuntu. Froxlor is lighter and free; Vanta Panel fills the gaps Froxlor leaves to the administrator: webmail, backups, a firewall, WHMCS and cPanel import.
| Capability | Vanta Panel | Froxlor |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per server: Free, $5 or $10 a month; never per accountDetails: Vanta Panel, Pricing model | Free; no paid editionSource: Froxlor, Pricing model |
| Licence at 200 accounts | $10/mo (Unlimited)Details: Vanta Panel, Licence at 200 accounts | $0Source: Froxlor, Licence at 200 accounts |
| Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot, with Roundcube webmailDocs: Vanta Panel, Mail server and webmail | Partial: Postfix and Dovecot with Rspamd, but no webmail is bundledSource: Froxlor, Mail server and webmail |
| Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS on your server, with a zone editorDocs: Vanta Panel, Authoritative DNS server | Yes: BIND or PowerDNS, with zone records generated automatically and a DNS editorSource: Froxlor, Authoritative DNS server |
| Customer logins | Yes: vPanel, a login for every hosting accountDocs: Vanta Panel, Customer logins | Yes: customers log in to manage their resources; admins and resellers above themSource: Froxlor, Customer logins |
| WHMCS module | Yes: first-party and free, on every tierDetails: Vanta Panel, WHMCS module | No first-party module; a third-party Froxlor Hosting Module is sold on the WHMCS Marketplace for $80 (last updated September 2023)Source: Froxlor, WHMCS module |
| Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Import from cPanel, a screen in vWHMDocs: Vanta Panel, Import cPanel accounts | No: only a CSV domain importSource: Froxlor, 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 v2)Source: Froxlor, Licence and source |
When to pick which
Should you choose Froxlor or Vanta Panel?
Choose Froxlor when you want the smallest GPL panel that configures the stock Debian or Ubuntu services, and you are happy to add webmail, a firewall and backups yourself. Choose Vanta Panel when you sell hosting and want those included, with a WHMCS module and a cPanel importer, for $10 a server.
Choose Froxlor if…
- The licence must be GPL open source, at $0
- You want a lightweight panel over stock Debian or Ubuntu services you already understand
- You will add your own webmail, firewall rules and backup system
- A third-party WHMCS module ($80 on the Marketplace) or none is fine
Choose Vanta Panel if…
- You want webmail, a firewall with fail2ban and scheduled remote backups out of the box
- You bill with WHMCS and want a first-party module, free
- You are moving accounts off cPanel and want an importer in the admin panel
- Customers run Node.js, Python or Java apps, or need Kafka, next to PHP sites
Price
How do the prices compare?
Froxlor costs nothing at any size; there is no paid edition. Vanta Panel is free for one account, $5 a month for five accounts and $10 for unlimited accounts, so a server with 200 accounts costs $120 a year on Vanta Panel and $0 on Froxlor.
| Accounts | Froxlor per month | Vanta Panel per month | Vanta Panel per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | $0Free | $0 |
| 30 | $0 | $10Unlimited | $120 |
| 200 | $0 | $10Unlimited | $120 |
What the $10 pays for
Webmail, backups, a firewall, a WHMCS module, a cPanel importer and managed app runtimes that Froxlor leaves to you, plus support on every tier.
Both run on the same systems
Debian and Ubuntu, with Apache or nginx on Froxlor and Apache with per-account PHP-FPM on Vanta Panel.
- Vanta Panel pricing What cPanel would cost instead
What you add yourself
What does Froxlor leave to the administrator that Vanta Panel includes?
Froxlor configures the mail, web, FTP and DNS services but stops there: no webmail is bundled (a link to an external one can be set), its docs give manual UFW commands instead of a firewall, customers can schedule a backup of their own data only if allowed, and migration from cPanel means a CSV domain import. Vanta Panel installs Roundcube, ufw with fail2ban, scheduled backups to S3, SFTP or WebDAV and a cPanel importer in one command.
Froxlor
- No webmail bundled; a link to an external webmail can be set
- No firewall is built in; the docs give manual UFW commands for the service ports
- Customers can schedule a backup of their own data if the administrator allows it; “regular backups and/or snapshots are the responsibility of the admin”
Vanta Panel
- Roundcube webmail, forwarders, autoresponders and spam filtering
- ufw and fail2ban switched on by the installer; ModSecurity and ClamAV optional
- Scheduled backups per account or server, to local disk, S3, FTP/FTPS, SFTP or WebDAV
Feature by feature
What does each panel include, area by area?
On DNS, SSL and customer logins the two match. Froxlor’s mail row is partial (no webmail) and its documentation does not cover app runtimes, a cPanel importer or a first-party WHMCS module; Vanta Panel has all of them. Froxlor supports Debian 11 and nginx, which Vanta Panel does not.
| Capability | Vanta Panel | Froxlor |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting stack | ||
| Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot, with Roundcube webmailDocs: Vanta Panel, Mail server and webmail | Partial: Postfix and Dovecot with Rspamd, but no webmail is bundled; a link to an external webmail can be setSource: Froxlor, Mail server and webmail |
| Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS on your server, with a zone editorDocs: Vanta Panel, Authoritative DNS server | Yes: BIND or PowerDNS, with zone records generated automatically and a DNS editorSource: Froxlor, Authoritative DNS server |
| Private nameservers | Yes: ns1 and ns2 on your own brand, answering from your VPSDocs: Vanta Panel, Private nameservers | Partial: the nameserver hostnames are a setting; a registrar glue-record guide is not in its documentationSource: Froxlor, Private nameservers |
| Free SSL | Yes: Let’s Encrypt on every domain, renewed automaticallyDocs: Vanta Panel, Free SSL | Yes: Let’s Encrypt certificates automatically per domain (no wildcard certificates)Source: Froxlor, Free SSL |
| Customers and business | ||
| Customer logins | Yes: vPanel, a login for every hosting accountDocs: Vanta Panel, Customer logins | Yes: customers log in to manage their resources; admins and resellers above themSource: Froxlor, Customer logins |
| WHMCS module | Yes: first-party and free, on every tierDetails: Vanta Panel, WHMCS module | No first-party module; a third-party Froxlor Hosting Module is sold on the WHMCS Marketplace for $80 (last updated September 2023)Source: Froxlor, WHMCS module |
| Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Import from cPanel, a screen in vWHMDocs: Vanta Panel, Import cPanel accounts | No: only a CSV domain importSource: Froxlor, Import cPanel accounts |
| Runtimes | ||
| Node.js apps | Yes: managed Node.js appsDocs: Vanta Panel, Node.js apps | Not in Froxlor’s documentation or configuration templatesSource: Froxlor, Node.js apps |
| Python apps | Yes: managed Python appsDocs: Vanta Panel, Python apps | Not in Froxlor’s documentation or configuration templatesSource: Froxlor, Python apps |
| Java apps | Yes: an executable JAR as a managed service (OpenJDK 17)Docs: Vanta Panel, Java apps | Not in Froxlor’s documentation or configuration templatesSource: Froxlor, Java apps |
| Apache Kafka | Yes: one shared broker, with per-account SCRAM logins and ACLsDocs: Vanta Panel, Apache Kafka | Not in Froxlor’s documentation or configuration templatesSource: Froxlor, Apache Kafka |
| Platform | ||
| Operating systems | Fresh Ubuntu 22.04+ or Debian 12+. x86_64 or arm64.Docs: Vanta Panel, Operating systems | Debian 11, 12 and 13; Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 LTS (20.04 deprecated). Apache 2.4 or nginx. No Windows.Source: Froxlor, 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: a Debian/Ubuntu package that configures the system’s own web, mail and FTP servicesSource: Froxlor, 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 v2)Source: Froxlor, Licence and source |
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Migration
Can you move from Froxlor to Vanta Panel?
Yes, but by hand. Vanta Panel has no Froxlor importer: its Import from cPanel tool reads cPanel account backups only. Moving a Froxlor account means creating it in vWHM, copying files and databases with rsync and mysqldump, recreating the mailboxes, testing, then pointing DNS.
There is no Froxlor importer
Only cPanel account backups import automatically. For Froxlor, 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 Froxlor
Something else? Ask support or read the docs.
Is Vanta Panel better than Froxlor?
Froxlor is the lighter, free, GPL choice for an administrator who will add webmail, a firewall and backups themselves. Vanta Panel is $10 a server and includes them, with a first-party WHMCS module, a cPanel importer and managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka apps. If a GPL licence or minimal footprint decides it, choose Froxlor.
Does Froxlor include webmail?
No. Froxlor runs Postfix and Dovecot with Rspamd, but bundles no webmail; the panel has a setting for a link to an external webmail you install. Vanta Panel installs Roundcube webmail with every mailbox.
Does Froxlor work with WHMCS?
Not with a module of its own. A third-party Froxlor Hosting Module is sold on the WHMCS Marketplace for $80, last updated in September 2023. Vanta Panel has a first-party module, free, on every tier.
Can Froxlor import cPanel accounts?
No. Froxlor’s import is a CSV list of domains. Vanta Panel’s Import from cPanel is a screen in vWHM that recreates a cPanel account from its backup. Vanta Panel has no Froxlor importer.
Which operating systems do Froxlor and Vanta Panel support?
Froxlor: Debian 11, 12 and 13 and Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 LTS (20.04 deprecated), with Apache 2.4 or nginx. Vanta Panel: Ubuntu 22.04 or newer and Debian 12 or newer, with Apache. Neither runs on Windows.
What do reviewers say Froxlor lacks?
A third-party review cites limited functionality, no graphical installation and no support team. Vanta Panel has a one-command installer and support on every tier.
Sources
Where do these Froxlor facts come from?
From froxlor.org, its documentation, its GitHub repository and the WHMCS Marketplace, each read on 7 Nov 2026. Vanta Panel facts link to its own documentation. Every table cell above links to the page behind it.
Froxlor
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/user-guide/emails
- froxlor.org/en
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/admin-guide/resources/domains
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/admin-guide/resources/customers
- marketplace.whmcs.com/product/6464-froxlor-hosting-module
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/admin-guide/domain-import
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/general/installation/apt-package.html
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/general/installation
- raw.githubusercontent.com/froxlor/froxlor/2.3.16/COPYING
- github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.16
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/user-guide/extras
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/admin-guide/service-ports
- docs.froxlor.org/latest/admin-guide/settings
- the.hosting/en/help/pljusy-i-minusy-froxlor
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