Vanta Panel vs Virtualmin
Virtualmin is a GPL-licensed hosting panel built on Webmin, with Postfix and Dovecot, BIND, Let’s Encrypt, a login for every virtual server owner, a WHMCS module shipped by WHMCS and an importer for cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin backups. Resellers, 60+ install scripts and cloud backups are in Virtualmin Pro, priced $7.50 to $20 a month by domain count. Vanta Panel is $10 a server for unlimited accounts with resellers, a first-party WHMCS module, remote backups and managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka apps in every tier. Pick Virtualmin if a GPL licence, Red Hat-family Linux or Webmin’s depth matters most.
At a glance
How do Vanta Panel and Virtualmin compare?
Both are complete hosting panels and both import cPanel accounts. Virtualmin GPL is free and open source and runs on more operating systems; Vanta Panel is commercial, Ubuntu and Debian only, and includes at $10 what Virtualmin puts in Pro: reseller accounts, cloud backups and managed app runtimes.
| Capability | Vanta Panel | Virtualmin |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per server: Free, $5 or $10 a month; never per accountDetails: Vanta Panel, Pricing model | Free GPL edition; Virtualmin Professional is a per-server subscription priced by domain countSource: Virtualmin, Pricing model |
| Licence at 200 accounts | $10/mo (Unlimited)Details: Vanta Panel, Licence at 200 accounts | $0 (GPL)Source: Virtualmin, 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 SpamAssassin and ClamAVSource: Virtualmin, Mail server and webmail |
| Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS on your server, with a zone editorDocs: Vanta Panel, Authoritative DNS server | Yes: BIND on the server, or Cloudflare, Google Cloud DNS and Route 53 integrationSource: Virtualmin, Authoritative DNS server |
| Customer logins | Yes: vPanel, a login for every hosting accountDocs: Vanta Panel, Customer logins | Yes: a virtual server owner logs in to manage the server and its sub-servers; reseller accounts are Pro onlySource: Virtualmin, Customer logins |
| WHMCS module | Yes: first-party and free, on every tierDetails: Vanta Panel, WHMCS module | Yes: WHMCS ships a Virtualmin module (create, suspend, unsuspend, terminate, change package); reseller functions need ProSource: Virtualmin, WHMCS module |
| Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Import from cPanel, a screen in vWHMDocs: Vanta Panel, Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Migrate Virtual Server imports cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin backups (virtualmin migrate-domain)Source: Virtualmin, 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: Virtualmin GPL-3.0, Webmin BSD-3-Clause; Virtualmin Pro is commercialSource: Virtualmin, Licence and source |
When to pick which
Should you choose Virtualmin or Vanta Panel?
Choose Virtualmin when the panel must be GPL open source, when you run RHEL, AlmaLinux or Rocky, or when you already know Webmin and want its depth. Choose Vanta Panel when you sell hosting on Ubuntu or Debian and want resellers, WHMCS, remote backups and app runtimes included at one price, with a panel that is simpler to run.
Choose Virtualmin if…
- You want GPL-3.0 open source (and BSD-licensed Webmin underneath) at $0
- You run RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora or another Grade B system
- You already administer servers with Webmin and want everything configurable
- You need PostgreSQL alongside MySQL, or Cloudflare, Google Cloud DNS and Route 53 integration
- Pro’s $7.50 to $20 a month for resellers and cloud backups suits you
Choose Vanta Panel if…
- You want resellers, S3/SFTP/WebDAV backups and WHMCS included at $10 a server
- Customers run Node.js, Python or Java apps, or need Kafka, without a Pro plugin
- You want two focused panels (vWHM and vPanel) rather than Webmin’s full tree of modules
- You want to start free on one account with every feature switched on
Price
How do the prices compare?
Virtualmin GPL costs nothing at any size. Virtualmin Professional is $7.50 a month for 10 domains, $10 for 50, $12.50 for 100, $15 for 250 and $20 for unlimited (yearly $75 to $200), one licence per server. 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, $0 on Virtualmin GPL and $150 to $180 a year on Virtualmin Pro.
| Accounts | Virtualmin per month | Vanta Panel per month | Vanta Panel per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 / $7.50 | $0Free | $0 |
| 30 | $0 / $10 | $10Unlimited | $120 |
| 200 | $0 / $15 | $10Unlimited | $120 |
What Pro adds
Pro adds priority ticket support, 60+ install scripts, reseller accounts, the Podman and WP Workbench plugins, multi-provider SSL, Cloudflare/Google/Namecheap/Bunny DNS integration, Google Storage, Backblaze and Dropbox backups with GPG encryption, and Amazon SES delivery.
What the $10 pays for
Resellers, remote backups, a first-party WHMCS module, managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka, and a cPanel importer in the admin panel, with no per-domain tiers to outgrow.
- Vanta Panel pricing What cPanel would cost instead
Selling hosting
Which includes resellers, WHMCS and app runtimes?
Virtualmin GPL gives each virtual server an owner login and works with WHMCS’s Virtualmin module, but reseller accounts and the reseller functions of that module are Pro only, and Node.js, Python and Java come through Pro’s install scripts and Podman recipes. Vanta Panel includes reseller accounts, its own WHMCS module and managed app runtimes in every tier, the free one included.
Virtualmin
- Owner login for every virtual server (GPL); WHMCS’s Virtualmin module creates, suspends and terminates
- Reseller accounts, and reseller functions in the WHMCS module, in Pro only
- Node.js, Django, Flask, FastAPI and Tomcat through Pro install scripts and Podman recipes
Vanta Panel
- Resellers in vWHM: a partner manages only the accounts they own, within the allowances you set
- A first-party WHMCS module, free, that creates, suspends, unsuspends, terminates and changes plans
- Node.js, Python and Java apps as managed services; a shared Kafka broker with per-account logins
Feature by feature
What does each panel include, area by area?
On the hosting stack the two match row for row, cPanel import included. Virtualmin runs on far more operating systems and offers Cloudflare, Google and Route 53 DNS; Vanta Panel has Kafka, which Virtualmin does not, and keeps runtimes, resellers and remote backups out of a paid edition.
| Capability | Vanta Panel | Virtualmin |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting stack | ||
| Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot, with Roundcube webmailDocs: Vanta Panel, Mail server and webmail | Yes: Postfix and Dovecot with SpamAssassin and ClamAV; Usermin webmail by default, Roundcube installableSource: Virtualmin, Mail server and webmail |
| Authoritative DNS server | Yes: PowerDNS on your server, with a zone editorDocs: Vanta Panel, Authoritative DNS server | Yes: BIND on the server, or Cloudflare, Google Cloud DNS and Route 53 integrationSource: Virtualmin, Authoritative DNS server |
| Private nameservers | Yes: ns1 and ns2 on your own brand, answering from your VPSDocs: Vanta Panel, Private nameservers | Yes: register ns1/ns2 at your registrar with glue records; secondary DNS through BIND slavesSource: Virtualmin, Private nameservers |
| Free SSL | Yes: Let’s Encrypt on every domain, renewed automaticallyDocs: Vanta Panel, Free SSL | Yes: automatic Let’s Encrypt requests and renewals in GPL; multi-provider SSL in ProSource: Virtualmin, Free SSL |
| Customers and business | ||
| Customer logins | Yes: vPanel, a login for every hosting accountDocs: Vanta Panel, Customer logins | Yes: a virtual server owner logs in to manage the server and its sub-servers; reseller accounts are Pro onlySource: Virtualmin, Customer logins |
| WHMCS module | Yes: first-party and free, on every tierDetails: Vanta Panel, WHMCS module | Yes: WHMCS ships a Virtualmin module (create, suspend, unsuspend, terminate, change package); reseller functions need ProSource: Virtualmin, WHMCS module |
| Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Import from cPanel, a screen in vWHMDocs: Vanta Panel, Import cPanel accounts | Yes: Migrate Virtual Server imports cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin backups (virtualmin migrate-domain)Source: Virtualmin, Import cPanel accounts |
| Runtimes | ||
| Node.js apps | Yes: managed Node.js appsDocs: Vanta Panel, Node.js apps | Pro only: a Node.js install script and a Podman recipe; not stated for GPLSource: Virtualmin, Node.js apps |
| Python apps | Yes: managed Python appsDocs: Vanta Panel, Python apps | Pro only: Django in the install scripts and Flask/FastAPI Podman recipes; not stated for GPLSource: Virtualmin, Python apps |
| Java apps | Yes: an executable JAR as a managed service (OpenJDK 17)Docs: Vanta Panel, Java apps | Pro only: a Tomcat 11 Podman recipe; not in the install scriptsSource: Virtualmin, Java apps |
| Apache Kafka | Yes: one shared broker, with per-account SCRAM logins and ACLsDocs: Vanta Panel, Apache Kafka | Not in Virtualmin’s install scripts or Podman recipesSource: Virtualmin, Apache Kafka |
| Platform | ||
| Operating systems | Fresh Ubuntu 22.04+ or Debian 12+. x86_64 or arm64.Docs: Vanta Panel, Operating systems | Grade A: RHEL, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux 8, 9 and 10; Debian 12 and 13; Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS (x86_64, ARM64, i386). Grade B: Fedora, CentOS Stream, Amazon Linux, Oracle Linux, CloudLinux and more. No Windows.Source: Virtualmin, 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; each Pro licence is valid for one serverSource: Virtualmin, 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: Virtualmin GPL-3.0, Webmin BSD-3-Clause; Virtualmin Pro is commercialSource: Virtualmin, Licence and source |
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Migration
Can you move from Virtualmin to Vanta Panel?
Yes, but by hand. Vanta Panel has no Virtualmin importer: its Import from cPanel tool reads cPanel account backups only. Moving a Virtualmin account means creating it in vWHM, copying files and databases with rsync and mysqldump, recreating the mailboxes, testing, then pointing DNS.
There is no Virtualmin importer
Only cPanel account backups import automatically. For Virtualmin, 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 Virtualmin
Something else? Ask support or read the docs.
Is Vanta Panel better than Virtualmin?
Neither is better for everyone. Virtualmin GPL is free, open source, runs on RHEL-family Linux as well as Debian and Ubuntu, and imports cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin backups. Vanta Panel is $10 a server, Ubuntu and Debian only, and includes resellers, a first-party WHMCS module, remote backups and managed Node.js, Python, Java and Kafka apps, which Virtualmin puts in its Pro edition or does not have. If a GPL licence decides it, choose Virtualmin.
How much does Virtualmin Pro cost compared with Vanta Panel?
Virtualmin Professional is $7.50 a month for 10 domains, $10 for 50, $12.50 for 100, $15 for 250 and $20 for unlimited domains, or $75 to $200 a year, per server. Vanta Panel is free for 1 account, 1 mailbox and 1 database, $5 a month for 5 accounts, 5 mailboxes and 5 databases and $10 a month for unlimited accounts, mailboxes and databases. Both exclude the VPS.
Does Virtualmin work with WHMCS?
Yes. WHMCS ships a Virtualmin server module that creates, suspends, unsuspends and terminates accounts and changes packages; it works with GPL and Pro, and its reseller functions need Pro. Vanta Panel has a first-party module, free, on every tier.
Can both import cPanel accounts?
Yes. Virtualmin’s Migrate Virtual Server reads cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin backups, from a local file or over FTP, SSH, S3, Google Cloud Storage or Dropbox. Vanta Panel’s Import from cPanel is a screen in vWHM for cPanel account backups. Vanta Panel has no Virtualmin importer.
Which operating systems do Virtualmin and Vanta Panel support?
Virtualmin Grade A: RHEL, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux 8 to 10, Debian 12 and 13, Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, on x86_64, ARM64 and i386, with Fedora, CentOS Stream, Amazon Linux, Oracle Linux and CloudLinux as Grade B. Vanta Panel: Ubuntu 22.04 or newer and Debian 12 or newer on x86_64 or arm64. Neither runs on Windows.
Is Virtualmin hard to use?
“The interface is functional but not as polished as cPanel or Plesk”, with “a steeper learning curve” (a third-party review). Virtualmin exposes Webmin’s full module tree, which is powerful and dense. Vanta Panel keeps two focused panels: vWHM for the administrator and vPanel for each customer.
How often is each panel released?
Virtualmin 8.3.0, 29 September 2026; Webmin 2.670, 21 September 2026. Vanta Panel’s release history, with every version dated, is at vantapanel.com/releases.
Sources
Where do these Virtualmin facts come from?
From virtualmin.com, its documentation and shop, its GitHub repositories and docs.whmcs.com, each read on 7 Nov 2026. Vanta Panel facts link to its own documentation. Every table cell above links to the page behind it.
Virtualmin
- github.com/virtualmin/virtualmin-install
- virtualmin.com/docs/server-components/setting-up-roundcube-as-default-webmail
- virtualmin.com
- virtualmin.com/docs/server-components/troubleshooting-dns
- virtualmin.com/docs/server-components/how-to-configure-secondary-dns
- virtualmin.com/shop
- virtualmin.com/docs/getting-started/understanding-virtual-server-and-account-types
- docs.whmcs.com/9-1/servers/server-modules/virtualmin-pro
- apps.whmcs.com/web-hosting/control-panels/virtualmin
- virtualmin.com/docs/development/api-programs/migrate-domain
- virtualmin.com/docs/faq
- virtualmin.com/docs/professional-features
- virtualmin.com/docs/plugins/podman
- virtualmin.com/docs/os-support
- virtualmin.com/download
- github.com/virtualmin/virtualmin-gpl
- github.com/webmin/webmin
- virtualmin.com/product/virtualmin-professional-monthly-subscription
- virtualmin.com/product/virtualmin-professional-annual-subscription
- github.com/virtualmin/virtualmin-gpl/releases/tag/8.3.0
- github.com/webmin/webmin/tags
- virtualmin.com/docs/installation/automated
- theory7.net/support/en-us/billing-automation/virtualmin-free-hosting-control-panel-linux
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