Fundamentals
At fundamentals, Both the systems are server management panels.
we will only compare the server management services of both the products.
Control Panel Only
- ServerAvatar is a generic system that supports all PHP/WordPress apps.
Control Panel
- Flywp is a server management panel designed to simplify the deployment and management of WordPress sites on servers. It does not support any other framework/code.
Pricing
The pricing of the control panel matters a lot when you scale your applications. Let’s see the pricing of both the control panels.
ServerAvatar offers two pricing plans: “Newbie” at $9/month for managing up to 3 servers and unlimited sites, and “Pro” at $29/month for unlimited servers and team management. We offer 7 days trial without payment info.
FlyWP offers four pricing plans to cater to different needs. The “Free” plan, at $0 per month, allows users to manage one server and one site. The “Hobby” plan, priced at $9 per month, enables users to manage one server with unlimited sites. The “Growth” plan costs $19 per month and includes the management of up to ten servers with unlimited sites, along with site backup. Finally, the “Business” plan, at $39 per month, offers the ability to manage unlimited servers and includes team management features.
Supported Ubuntu Versions
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 22.04
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Ubuntu 22.04
Supported Servers
Cloud Platform integrations allow you to bypass the server creation and connection process. Just like any other managed cloud platforms, You can create servers directly from the control panels.
Custom Servers: If you already have an ubuntu server or your cloud platform is not available in integrations, You can still create a VPS and connect with both of the control panels.
- Digitalocean
- Vultr
- Linode
- AWS Lightsail
- Hetzner
- Custom Servers
- Digitalocean
- Vultr
- Linode
- AWS EC2
- Hetzner
- Custom Servers
Technology Stacks
When you first create a server at cloud platform or VPS provider. It only comes with the OS installed. To host any site on the server, You have to configure it with a specific tech stack.
- Optimised LAMP (Apache)
- Optimised LEMP (Nginx)
- OLS (OpenLiteSpeed)
- Node (MERN)
- Docker
Supported PHP Versions
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 8.3
- 7.4
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
Supported Apps
A specific control panel can only support specific type of applications depending on the current stage of development of a control panel.
- WordPress
- Codecanyon Scripts
- Open-source Applications
- All other PHP and Node apps
- WordPress
App Auto-installers
Auto-installers allow you to quickly deploy new applications on your servers without going through the manual installation process.
- WordPress
- Mautic
- Moodle
- Prestashop
- Joomla
- PHPMyAdmin
- Akaunting
- Nextcloud
- UptimeKuma
- Node RED
- n8n
- NodeBB
- All Custom PHP Apps
- All Custom Node.js Apps
- WordPress
Git Deployments
Git deployments allow you to deploy custom or open-source applications directly using the repository link and deployment scripts.
- Github
- Gitlab
- BitBucket
- Github
Monitoring & Alerts
Server and application monitoring is essential when it comes to web/cloud hosting. Both the applications provide monitoring features to help you monitor the health of your sites and servers.
- Live Server Stats
- Server Load Monitoring (2 Metrics)
- Server Health Monitoring (3 Metrics)
- MySQL Query Monitor (5 Metrics)
- E-mail Alerts
- Live Server Stats
- Server Load Monitoring (2 Metrics)
- Server Health Monitoring (3 Metrics)
- MySQL Query Monitor (5 Metrics)
- E-mail Alerts
Server Management
Cloud Platform integrations allow you to bypass the server creation and connection process. Just like any other managed cloud platforms, You can create servers directly from the control panels.
- Application Management
- Database Management
- Application User Management
- Cronjob Management
- Advanced Log Viewer
- Firewall Managment
- Service Management
- Service Monitoring
- One-Click Fix Server Configuration
- PHP-CLI Version Management
- IonCube Support
- NPM & Node.js Installation and Update
- Change SSH Port
- Enable/Disable Root Login
- Enable/Disable Password Login
- Automatic Disk Cleaner
- One-Click Site Migration
- Setup Notification Channels
- Server Activity Log
- Customize Web Server Default Page
- Customize Application Disable Page
- Redis Support
- Automatic Server Reboot
- Control panel Access
- You can access single server without serveravatar account.
- Change Server Timezone
- Customize Nginx Template
- Application Management
- Database Management
- Cronjob Management
- Service Management
- Firewall Management
- Redis Support
- Change SSH Port
- Application User Management
- Advanced Log Viewer
- Service Monitoring
- PHP-CLI Version Managment
- PHP Settings
- IonCube Support
- Server Activity Log
- Control Panel Access
- One-Click Fix Sever Configruation
- NPM & Node.js Installation and Update
- Enable/Disable Root Login
- Enable/Disable Password Login
- Automatic Disk Cleaner
- Automatic Server Reboot
- Customize Web Server Default Page
- Customize Application Disable Page
- One-Click Site Migration
- Change Server Timezone
Application Management
Application management includes the controls you have to manage your application on your server. In this section, we will list all the application management features both the control panel provides.
- Multiple Domains
- Temporary Domains (Staging/Demo)
- Custom Webroot
- Full Fledged File Manager
- Dedicated Staging Area
- Custom/Automatic SSL Certificates
- Application Level PHP Versions
- Application Level PHP Settings
- Supervisor Process Management
- Access/Error Log Management
- Site Cloning
- Filesystem/Database Cloning
- One-Click Fix File Permissions
- One-Click Maintenance Mode
- Cloudflare Integration
- SFTP/SSH Access
- Web Based Code Editor
- Fail2Ban Management
- Manual SMTP Configuration (Plugin)
- WP-Config Editing via File Manager
- PHP OPCache Support
- In-App WordPress Control Panel
- Update Plugins and Themes
- Nginx FastCGI Cache Support
- Temporary Domains (Staging/Demo)
- Automatic/Manual WP Config Manager
- Custom/Automatic SSL Certificates
- Log Management
- Application Level PHP Versions
- Application Level PHP Settings
- Site Cloning
- One-Click Fix File Permissions
- One-Click Maintenance Mode
- Cloudflare Integration
- SFTP/SSH Access
- Web Based Code Editor
- File Manager
- SMTP Configuration (Plugin)
- WordPress Magic Login
- PHP OPCache Support
- In-app WordPress Control Panel
- Update Plugins and Themes
- Nginx FastCGI Cache Support
- Multiple Domains
- Supervisor Process Management
- Custom Webroot
- Filesystem/Database Cloning
- Fail2Ban Management
- Dedicated Staging Area
Database Management
Database management allows you to manage databases on your servers along with the access management. Both the control panel provides databases management.
- Manage Databases
- Manage Databases Users
- Remote Database Access
- PHPMyAdmin
- Remote Database Access
- PHPMyAdmin
- Manage Databases
- Manage Databases Users
Security
Security of your servers and sites is crucial. It is important to make sure you have closed as many doors as possible for a bad guy to access the backend of your sites.
- Fail2Ban Management
- One-Click Firewall Toggle
- Firewall Rules Management
- Isolated Environments
- Two Factor Authentication
- Enable/Disable SSH/SFTP Access
- Automatic Security Updates
- IP Whitelisting
- Authentication via SSH Keys
- Device management
- 7G Firewall
- Enable/Disable XML-RPC
- Protect Wp-Content and Wp-Includes Directory
- Add Security Headers
- Enable/Disable Wp Login
- Enable/Disable Wp Admin Area
- Firewall Rule Management
- Two Factor Authentication
- Automatic Security Updates
- Device Management
- 7G Firewall
- Enable/Disable XML-RPC
- Protect Wp-Content and Wp-Includes Directory
- Add Security Headers
- Enable/Disable Wp Login
- Enable/Disable Wp Admin Area
- Fail2Ban Management
- One-Click Firewall Toggle
- Isolated Environments
- Enable/Disable SSH/SFTP Access
- Automatic Security Updates
- IP Whitelisting
- Authentication Via SSH keys
Team Management
When you are managing multiple projects, You need a team. Both the control panels provide almost the same team management features.
- Yes
- Yes
Backups & Restore
Backups are crucial. When something goes wrong at server or application level, You need backups to restore your sites to latest stable version and resolve the disaster.
- Full Application Backups
- Files-Only or Database-Only Backups
- Instant Backups
- Scheduled Backups
- Cloud Storage Integrations
- Archive Backups
- Backup Restore
- Full Application Backups
- Databse-Only Backups
- Instant Backups
- Scheduled Backups
- Cloud Storage Integrations
- Files-Only Backups
- Archive Backups
- Backup Restore
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