The purpose of this announcement is to provide you with important and timely information on the new licensing structure and pricing model that was recently announced by cPanel®. If you have active cPanel® licenses purchased through us, please continue to read below as changes are required by you and or your customer(s) We have been working closely with cPanel® leading up to the licensing announcement. Detailed below are some of the key changes that you need to be aware of:
Re-branding VPS and Dedicated License Types
cPanel® is evolving their packaging names to coincide with industry terms. VPS is now Cloud and Dedicated is now Metal. The package name changes go into effect immediately.
Per Account Licensing Model
As announced in late June, cPanel® is adjusting its licensing model to be on a per-account basis. The new model allows you to purchase blocks of accounts (100, 150, 200, etc.) or you can auto-scale to add as many accounts as you would like without limitation and be invoiced for usage at the end of the billing period. For clarity, the definition of an account is an account listed in cPanel® & WHM, not a domain name. This licensing structure change goes into effect in September 2019.
Fixed Account Licensing Model
If you prefer fixed price packages, where there is a hard account limit per licensing plan, we have created several fixed account packages:
|
cPanel® Plan Name |
Platform |
Account Limit |
Total |
|
cPanel® Admin Fixed |
Cloud Only |
Up to 5 |
$20 |
|
cPanel® Pro Fixed |
Cloud Only |
Up to 30 |
$30 |
|
Premier Fixed 100 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 100 |
$45 |
|
Premier Fixed 125 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 125 |
$50 |
|
Premier Fixed 150 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 150 |
$55 |
|
Premier Fixed 175 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 175 |
$60 |
|
Premier Fixed 200 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 200 |
$65 |
|
Premier Fixed 225 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 225 |
$70 |
|
Premier Fixed 250 |
Cloud & Metal |
Up to 250 |
$75 |
* All fixed plans above 250 accounts will be scaled in increments of 50 Accounts adding $10/month in incremental licensing cost per block of 50 Accounts. Pricing in USD.
Fixed Account Licensing Upgrades
When a licensed server reaches the account limit of any fixed plan, an upgrade is required in order to add more accounts to that server. Upgrading between two fixed plans will require payment of the difference in price between the two fixed plans. For example, upgrading from cPanel® Admin Fixed ($20/month) to cPanel® Pro Fixed ($30/month) will cost $10 to upgrade. Please note we are unable to prorate upgrades that occur in the middle of your monthly billing cycle.
Flexible Account Licensing Model
If you would like to avoid the need to upgrade between larger fixed price packages, thecPanel® Premier Flex plan is for you:
|
cPanel®Plan Name |
Platform |
Account Limit |
Base Price |
Bulk Account Price (Over 100 accounts) |
Total |
|
cPanel®Premier Flex |
Cloud & Metal |
100+ |
$45 |
+$0.20/account |
$45 + Bulk Accounts |
For example, if you have a Metal server that has 150 accounts, your monthly cPanel® licensing expense will be $45 + $10 (50 bulk accounts x $0.20 per account = $10) = $55/month. Pricing in USD.
Flexible Account Invoicing
If you choose to have the cPanel® Premier flexible account plan, your initial order will be invoiced for the prorated amount of the base price to the next closest 15th of the month. On each 15th of the month, you will be invoiced for the base price of $45 plus $0.20 per account for all accounts over 100 accounts. If you have 100 accounts or less you will only be invoiced for the base price of $45.
For example, if you signed up on the 1st of the month and have 150 accounts on your licensed server as of the 15th of that same month, you would be invoiced for $22.50 on the 1st (base price of $45 prorated to the 15th). Then on the 15th of that month, you will be invoiced for the base price of $45 plus $10 for your bulk accounts over 100 accounts (50 accounts x $0.20) for a total invoice amount due of $55. Going forward, you would simply continue to receive one invoice on the 15th of each month. Due to the variable cost of the additional accounts billed on the 15th, we highly recommend customers keep a payment method on file (credit card or PayPal billing agreement) to avoid service disruption due to non-payment.
Péntek, Augusztus 16, 2019
