cPanel and Plesk Announce New Price Increases for 2027: Compare Their Licensing Models with SWPanel
cPanel and Plesk are raising their license prices once again. For agencies, resellers, and hosting providers, these changes increase recurring costs that directly impact profit margins on each service.
On October 8, 2026, the industry publication webhosting.today published an analysis of the new pricing for cPanel, Plesk, and WHMCS. The article covers the 2027 licensing guides for Plesk and WHMCS, along with the communication sent by cPanel to its customers.
Read the full analysis: cPanel, Plesk, and WHMCS: Price Increases for 2027 — webhosting.today.
cPanel: Higher License Prices and Increased Costs per Additional Account
According to the analysis, cPanel's new pricing will take effect on December 16, 2026. License prices will increase by 8.3% to 10%, while the monthly fee for each account exceeding the 100 included in the Premier license will rise from $0.49 to $0.55.
This represents an approximate 12.2% increase in the additional per-account fee, which is particularly significant for hosting providers managing large numbers of hosting accounts on a single server.
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Details of cPanel's pricing changes and October 8 customer communication.
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Discussion about the 2027 price increase in the official cPanel community.
The second reference is a user discussion hosted on cPanel's official support platform, not an official corporate announcement.
Plesk: Price Increases and Unified Web Host Licensing
The same analysis reports that Plesk's VPS license prices will increase by 11.8% to 17.5%, depending on the edition, effective January 1, 2027.
Additionally, Plesk Web Host will have a unified price for both VPS and dedicated servers: $73.99 per month, according to the public pricing figures included in the study.
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The percentages are based on publicly listed prices in US dollars, excluding taxes. Pricing for partners and distributors may vary.
Sources and Methodology
The figures presented in this article are taken from the analysis published by webhosting.today on October 8, 2026, based on the 2027 licensing guides and customer communications described by the publication.
SWPanel's licensing terms and pricing are available on our pricing page, along with our comparisons against cPanel and Plesk.
Information reviewed on October 12, 2026. Prices and licensing conditions should be verified with each vendor or distributor before purchasing.