Upcoming cPanel Price Updates in 2021
As you may have heard, cPanel recently announced standardized pricing changes to their licenses for all partners, distributors, and cPanel store customers. These upcoming changes also have a direct impact on all hosting providers, including Namecheap.
Given that cPanel now charges separately for cPanel accounts, customers get billed monthly under a tiered-pricing structure (more on that below). At Namecheap, we understand how this new price may impact your business, so we’ve done everything possible to minimize the price increase for your respective hosting plan with us.
Since these changes will affect Namecheap Hosting customers with cPanel accounts, here’s a quick rundown on what to expect.
Reseller Hosting
The purchase and renewal prices will increase for current Reseller Hosting plans (Galaxy Expert, Universe Pro) and older plans. Nebula hosting customers will stay within their current prices.
VPS and Dedicated Server Hosting
Currently, our VPS and Dedicated Server customers pay an additional fee for each cPanel account they have. We will change the prices for our cPanel tiers in December 2021.
| Tier | cPanel Account Limit | Old Price | New Price |
| Solo | 1 account | $8.88/month | $9.88/month |
| Tier One | up to 5 accounts | $12.88/month | $13.88/month |
| Tier Two | up to 30 accounts | $16.88/month | $18.88/month |
| Tier Three | up to 100 accounts | $32.88/month | $35.88/month |
The new tiered structure for Dedicated Server Hosting will be as follows:
| Tier | cPanel Account Limit | Old Price | New Price |
| Solo | 1 account | $13.88/month | $14.88/month |
| Tier One | up to 100 accounts | $32.88/month | $35.88/month |
| Tier Two | up to 150 accounts | $41.88/month | $45.88/month |
| Tier Three | up to 200 accounts | $50.88/month | $55.88/month |
| Tier Four | up to 250 accounts | $58.88/month | $64.88/month |
If you’re a VPS or Dedicated Server Hosting customer with Namecheap, now’s your chance to check out InterWorx, the alternative control panel to cPanel. When compared to cPanel, InterWorx does not have account limits. Prices are fixed at $12.00 per month for VPS customers and $18.00 per month for Dedicated Server customers.
We’re Here For You
Rest assured that we’ve worked hard to make this new cPanel pricing transition as smooth as possible for our customers. We believe this gives you complete transparency over what you can expect to pay per month and eliminates any confusion by customizing our prices.
And don’t forget to mark your calendars — these pricing changes are set to go into effect for Namecheap customers between the end of December 2021 and early January 2022.
If you decide you do (or don’t) want additional cPanel accounts in the future, we make it easy to upgrade or downgrade your license. We can also assist you with the downgrade of your Reseller Hosting account, if needed. Or if you have any questions or need further clarification, our Customer Support Team is available 24/7.
[note: this article was updated on 1 December 2021 to reflect updated pricing.]
Does this affect shared hosting (stellar business) plans in any way?
Hi there! To minimize this effect on our Shared Hosting customers (Stellar, Stellar Plus, and Stellar Business), we decided to cover this price increase ourselves, without increasing the cost for our customers. So nothing will change for you.