{"id":695,"date":"2023-02-27T12:53:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/02\/27\/7034536-how-to-purchase-a-control-panel-license-for-vps-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:03","slug":"7034536-how-to-purchase-a-control-panel-license-for-vps-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7034536-how-to-purchase-a-control-panel-license-for-vps-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Purchase a Control Panel License for VPS at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, you&rsquo;ll find several <b><a href=\"\/support\/1583571-what-are-the-available-operating-systems-for-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">free operating system templates<\/a><\/b> for your VPS to choose from, with all the basic functionalities needed to manage your server.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;re looking for even <b>more options<\/b> packed with powerful features or an interface you&rsquo;re already familiar with, you can purchase a control panel license for your VPS directly from hPanel according to your needs and preferences.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_ed0d47e29f\">Available control panel licenses<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">You can find the following options, each with a few different versions to better suit the scope of your project. Expand the sections below to find more information:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>cPanel<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The control panel and Web Hosting Management that allows you to quickly and easily manage servers and websites. You can choose from the following versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>cPanel Admin<\/b> &ndash; create up to 5 cPanel accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>cPanel Pro<\/b> &ndash; up to 30 cPanel accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>cPanel Premier<\/b> &ndash; up to 100 cPanel accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>DirectAdmin<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">A graphical, web-based hosting control panel configurable to enable standalone, reseller, and shared web hosting from a single instance. Versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Personal Plus<\/b> &ndash; for up to 20 domains and 2 DirectAdmin accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Lite<\/b> &ndash; 50 domains and 10 accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Standard <\/b>&ndash; unlimited domains and unlimited DirectAdmin accounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>LiteSpeed<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The one-stop web acceleration solution that will provide you with a web server, load balancer, cache, and more. Available versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Site Owner<\/b> &ndash; manage up to 5 domains, for VPS with up to 8GB RAM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Site Owner Plus<\/b> &ndash; up to 5 domains, for VPS with any RAM limit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Web Host Lite<\/b> &ndash; unlimited domains, for VPS with 8GB RAM or less <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Web Host Essential<\/b> &ndash; unlimited domains, for VPS with any RAM limit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Plesk<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Designed to simplify website management by automating various tasks on a single server Available versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Web Admin<\/b> &ndash; manage up to 10 domains<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Web Pro <\/b>&ndash; up to 30 domains<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Web Host <\/b>&ndash; unlimited domains<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h3>Webuzo<\/h3>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">A single-user control panel that helps deploy web apps and system apps on your VPS. Available in the <b>Personal<\/b> version with <b>one account<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_2abf2a22e6\">How to Purchase a License <\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To start the process, go to the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">VPS<\/a> <\/b>section of hPanel and click on <b>Manage <\/b>next to the desired server:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Next, select <b>OS &amp; Panel<\/b> &rarr; <b>Licenses<\/b> on the sidebar:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/02\/6b4264a2-5182-41d0-bf86-78ed16c1e5d8.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">And click on your preferred <b>control panel<\/b> license:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/02\/0b13096a-8057-430a-950f-40331f2fe25b.jpg\" alt=\"The Licenses page showing available control panel licenses for purchase\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Select the type and number of licenses, if applicable, and click on <b>Continue<\/b> to proceed with the payment. Once you have completed the license purchase, you can <b>install the new OS template<\/b>.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to <b>download backups before changing OS<\/b>, as this process will permanently delete your current VPS content &#128161; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing a paid OS license with control panel for VPS at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-licenses"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7034536-how-to-purchase-a-control-panel-license-for-vps-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/7034536-como-comprar-una-licencia-de-panel-de-control-para-vps-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/7034536-comment-acheter-une-licence-de-panneau-de-controle-pour-vps-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/7034536-cara-beli-lisensi-control-panel-vps-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/7034536-como-comprar-uma-licenca-de-painel-de-controle-para-vps-na-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/7034536------\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3027,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions\/3027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}