What is a Plesk licence?
A Plesk licence is the official right to use the Plesk Obsidian control panel on a server. The licence is assigned to your server; while it is active you keep receiving panel updates, security patches and access to the extension catalogue.
Plesk's biggest advantage is that it runs on Windows Server and Linux with the same interface, so you can manage projects on different operating systems with one experience.
What can you do with Plesk?
- WordPress management: One-click installs, staging clones, bulk updates and security scans with WP Toolkit.
- Windows projects: ASP.NET and .NET Core applications on IIS, plus MSSQL databases.
- Linux projects: Apache or Nginx, multiple PHP versions, Node.js and Docker containers.
- Git deployment: Publish code from your repository to your site automatically.
- Security: Fail2ban, a firewall, ModSecurity and free SSL with Let's Encrypt.
Server requirements
Plesk needs at least 1 GB of RAM on Linux and 2 GB on Windows. For comfortable use and multiple sites we recommend a VPS or VDS server with 2–4 GB of RAM. On Windows, Plesk is compatible with Windows Server 2019 and 2022.
Plesk editions and pricing
Plesk comes in editions that differ by the number of domains you can manage and the extensions included. A business managing its own projects is fine with an entry edition, while agencies hosting clients need broader editions. The price on our page is for the standard Plesk licence; ask our sales team for a quote on the edition you need.
Plesk vs cPanel
cPanel runs only on Linux and is very common for hosting resellers. Plesk offers developers a more flexible environment with Windows support, Docker, Node.js and advanced WordPress tools. If you will manage many accounts on Linux, choose a cPanel licence; for Windows or mixed projects, Plesk is the right choice.
Migrating to Plesk
With Plesk Migrator you can move sites, mailboxes and databases from cPanel, DirectAdmin or another Plesk server. Our technical team helps you plan the migration and handle the DNS steps.