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/Node.js apps.
Control Panel
- Ploi.io is a server management panel that also support PHP/Wordpress apps.
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 provides two pricing options: the “Newbie” plan at $9 per month, which supports managing up to 3 servers and unlimited websites, and the “Pro” plan at $29 per month, offering unlimited server management and team management features. Both plans include a 7-day free trial without requiring payment information.
Ploi provides four pricing plans: “Free” at $0/month for managing 1 server and 1 site, “Basic” at $10/month for managing up to 5 servers and unlimited sites with no support, “Pro” at $16/month for managing up to 10 servers and access to support, and “Unlimited” at $36/month for managing unlimited servers with team management.
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
- Upcloud
- Katapult
- 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)
- Optimised LEMP (Nginx)
- Nginx + Docker
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 apps and Node apps
- WordPress
- Codecanyon Scripts
- Open-source Applications
- All other PHP apps
- Node apps setup Manually
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
- Laravel
- Node.JS
- Statamic
- Craft CMS
- Symfony
- October CMS
- CakePHP 3
- Nextcloud
- Matoma
- All Custom PHP Apps
- All Custom Node.JS Apps
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
- Gitlab
- BitBucket
- Custom (Using URL)
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
- Server Health Monitoring (3 Metrics)
- E-mail Alerts
- Live Server Stats
- Server Load Monitoring (2 Metrics)
- MySQL Query Monitor (5 Metrics)
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.
Other than integrations, Both the control panels support custom Ubuntu servers.
- Application Management
- Database Management
- Application User Management
- Cronjob Management
- Advanced Log Viewer
- Firewall Management
- Service Management
- Service Monitoring
- One-Click Fix Server Configuration
- PHP-CLI Version Management
- IonCube Support
- NPM & Node.js Installation
- 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
- Default PHP Setting
- We are giving limited settings
- Automatic Server Reboot
- Control Panel Access
- You Can give single server access without serveravatar account
- Customize Ngnix template
- PHP Mange Extension
- Supervisor Process Management
- Clone Server
- Nginx Amplify Support
- Update Nginx Configuration
- Application Management
- Database Management
- Application User Management
- Cronjob Management
- Advanced Log Viewer
- Service Management
- Firewall Managment
- PHP-CLI Version Management
- PHP Setting
- PHP OPcache Support
- PHP Manage Extension
- Nginx Amplify Support
- Update Nginx Configuration
- Redis Support
- Clone Server
- Node Version Installation
- Change SSH Port
- One-Click Fix Server Configuration
- Server Monitoring
- IonCube Support
- Supervisor Process Management
- Server Activity Log
- Control Panel Access
- One-Click Fix Server Configuration
- Node Version Update
- Enable/Disable Root Login
- Enable/Disable Password Login
- Automatic Disk Cleaner
- Automatic Server Reboot
- Customize Web Server Default Page
- Customize Application Disable Page
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
- WordPress Magic Login
- Manual SMTP Configuration (Plugin)
- Redirection Settings via File Manager
- WP-Config Editing via File Manager
- Environment Editing Via File Manage
- Automatic Basic Auth
- Commands Run in Application Directory
- Customize Nginx Config
- HTTP Basic Auth
- Allow Wildcard Sub-Domain
- Headers to block robots
- Zero downtime deployment
- DNS Provide Integration & Settings
- Multiple Domains
- Temporary Domains (Staging/Demo)
- WP-Config File Editing
- Supervisor Process management
- Signing Request/Custom/Automatic SSL Certificates
- HTTP Basic Auth
- Redirection Settings
- Deploy/Error Log Management
- Custom Webroot
- Site Cloning
- SSH Access
- Environment Editing
- Commands Run in Application Directory
- Customize Nginx Config
- Allow Wildcard Sub-Domains
- Headers to block robots
- Zero downtime deployment
- DNS Provider Integration & Settings
- Manual SMTP Configuration (Plugin)
- Application Level PHP Version
- Application Level PHP Settings
- Filesysystem/Database Cloning
- One-Click Fix File Permissions
- One-Click Maintenance Mode
- Cloudflare Integration
- Web Based Code Editor
- Fail2Ban management
- File Manager
- Dedicated Staging Area
- WordPress Magic Login
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
- Manage Databases
- Manage Database Users
- Remote Database Access
- PHPMyAdmin
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
- Firewall Rules Management
- Two-Factor Authentication
- IP Whitelisting
- Authentication via SSH Keys
- Fail2Ban Management
- One-Click Firewall Toggle
- Isolated Environments
- Firewall Rules Management
- Enable/Disable SSH/SFTP Access
- Automatic Security Updates
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
- Single Only
- Files-Only or Database-Only Backups
- Instant Backups
- Scheduled Backups
- Cloud Storage Integrations
- Files-Only or Database
- Only Backups
- Cloud Storage Integrations
- Full Application Backups
- Instant Backups
- Scheduled Backups
It is a No Brainer Decision.
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