cPanel 2026 Pricing Update: How the New cPanel Rates Affect Shared, VPS, and Enterprise Hosting Providers

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Have you heard about new cPanel pricing for 2026 published in LowEndTalk forum? Many hosting companies are anxious to see them, and not everyone is thrilled if they're moving from cPanel. In this article I'll spell out the new expected pricing and help you consider what that means for your hosting packages if you offer shared hosting, VPS and enterprise solutions.

What's Different with cPanel pricing for 2026?​

Starting January 1, 2026, cPanel is implementing new pricing tiers for every type of hosting platform. Here are the new expected prices at a glance:

• Solo (1 account) - $29.99

• Admin (5 accounts) - $35.99

• Pro (30 accounts) - $53.99

• Premier (100 accounts) $69.99

• Premier Bulk (account) - $0.49/each added account after 100

These tiered prices (while higher) also include more features — for example, AI built into website builders, improved server monitoring, enhanced security features and so on.

Sounds great, right? For smaller hosts there is still going to be some pain when we move to the new pricing levels.

Shared Hosting and Resellers: Feeling the Squeeze​

For those of you selling shared hosting or reseller plans, this price increase is an issue.

Why? Because a shared plan already has slim margins. That $3 or $5 plan barely keeps you in business. Now that cPanel is pricing its products higher than before, you may have to ponder the following:

• Will you increase your prices?
• Absorb the cost and make less money?
• Maybe switch to a cheaper panel, like DirectAdmin or Webmin?

It’s never fun to tell your customers you need to increase your prices. But you can give them the reasons for the increase — better tools, additional security, or faster performance — instead of outright telling them “there is a higher price.”

VPS Hosting: Easier to Manage​

If you are selling VPS or Semi-dedicated hosting, although costs are rising, it is usually not quite as painful.

You are typically able to spread the cost across more customers, or build it into the price of the VPS. Many VPS hosts on the hosting forums like WebHostVoice note that they can manage it, although smaller VPS providers might slow your growth period.

Here is the takeaway from this: Management of your costs and ensuring that the plans are balanced is important.

Enterprise Hosts: Still a Variance​

Larger hosting companies, are typically not going to feel this as much, as they would buy licenses in bulk and receive discount pricing. In addition, enterprise clients plan to pay more for a positive customer experience; therefore, passing the charge on would be an easier proposition. Lastly, their clients would also likely derive a greater benefit from cPanel's new AI technology or even their new SEO integrations and advanced backups.

In summary, larger hosting companies are able to more effectively process this reality—and in some cases declare it a competitive advantage.

What You Should Do Next​

Here’s a quick checklist to stay ahead:

• Verify your profit margins. Ensure that your prices cover your costs.
• Update your hosting plans. Eliminate the cheapest plans if it makes sense to do so.
• Try other control panel options. Use cPanel only when necessary.
• Communicate with your clients ahead of time. Explain the reasons behind pricing increases—and their added value.

Final Thoughts​

cPanel’s pricing model in 2026 is hitting the web hosting space hard. For some folks, it is a challenging maneuver. For others, it will be the smarter way to grow and provide a better service. Will you adjust to cPanel’s pricing, or will you be forced to change hosting companies? That would be the question each hosting company has to answer prior to the arrival of 2026.