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Plesk

Simplified WebOps and Web Hosting
4.3 (46 Reviews)

Plesk Overview

Plesk is a server management platform designed with user experience at its core. It now features dynamic monitoring dashboards that provide real-time insights into CPU, memory, and load usage, helping you keep server performance in check with ease. offer

More About Plesk

What is Plesk?

Plesk is a commercial WebOps hosting platform and control panel software designed to run, automate, and manage applications, websites, and hosting businesses.

  • First released in 2001, originally by Plesk Inc., later acquired by Parallels/SWSoft, and now part of the WebPros International GmbH family since 2017 
  • Currently powers over 384,000 servers, automating more than 11 million websites and 15 million email mailboxes across 140 countries, and supports more than 32 languages

Key Use Cases and Features

Web Hosting Control Panel
Gives administrators and SMBs a unified GUI to manage domains, email accounts, databases, backups, DNS, and more 

WordPress Toolkit
A powerful built-in tool to install, clone, stage, update, and secure WordPress sites, including plugin and theme management, automated updates, and rollback features .

 Automation & Server Management

  • Automates tasks like backups, script execution, and updates.
  • Manages server resources, performance monitoring, and user roles, ideal for resellers and hosting providers 

Extensions Ecosystem
Explore over 100 extensions and add-ons, including Docker, Git support, security tools, backup utilities, SEO tools, reseller packs, and more. 

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Real-time CPU, memory, and load stats for each domain

WordPress Toolkit supports cloning, staging, and rollbacks

Works on both Linux and Windows servers

Granular role-based access for resellers and clients

One-click install of Docker, Acronis, Git, Cloudflare tools

Cons:

Web Admin plan lacks multi-user and advanced features

Many premium extensions require separate licenses

Requires a full OS reinstall to uninstall Plesk

The dashboard can lag under heavy VPS load

White-label and branding options are locked behind high tiers

Software Trial

0 Days

Free Version

No

Licensing Type

Proprietary

Plesk Starting Price

15 USD ($)

Vendor Pricing Page

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Plesk Software Features

Backup Scheduling Compression Continuous Backup Differential Backup Disaster Recovery Encryption Incremental Backup VM Backup Alerts/Notifications CPU Monitoring Credential Management Email Monitoring Event Logs Scheduling Virtual Machine Monitoring Backup Management Bandwidth Monitoring Customizable Error Pages Data Transfer Disk Storage Domain & Sub-Domain Hosting FTP Access

Plesk Specification

Starting Price

15 USD ($)

Price Type

Flat Rate

Currency

USD ($)

Subscription

Monthly , Annually

Deployment Type

  • Cloud Hosted

Supported Platforms

  • Web-Based
  • Windows
  • Linux

Technical Support

  • Email
  • Chat

Training Resources

  • Documentation
  • Blogs
  • Help Guides
  • Webinars

Software Demo & Screenshots

Plesk Pricing

Web Host Edition VPS

$50/Monthly

Features

  • Unlimited domains
  • Sitejet Builder
  • WP Toolkit
  • Subscription Management

Web Pro Edition VPS

$27/Monthly

Features

  • 30 domains
  • Sitejet Builder
  • WP Toolkit
  • Subscription Management

Web Admin Edition VPS

$15/Monthly

Features

  • 10 domains
  • Sitejet Builder
  • WP Toolkit SE
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Software Category

Server Backup Server Management Web Hosting