Overview of Plesk License Editions for VPS and Dedicated Servers

When you want to compare Plesk license options before installing Plesk on your VPS or Dedicated Server. This article explains the differences between available Plesk license editions.

Plesk is a web hosting control panel that allows a server administrator to set up new websites, reseller accounts, email accounts, as well as manage services like FTP, DNS, etc through a web-based interface

Plesk has to be used along with a license. Plesk licenses come in different editions (WebAdmin, WebPro or WebHost) and applicable for different server types (dedicated or virtual (VPS) servers).

Types of Plesk Licenses

Plesk Web Admin Edition

This license is ideal for basic website management. The license allows the creation of 10 domains within Plesk. The features that come along with this license are: 

1.Creation of upto 10 domains
2.Power User View: This view is intended for enabling a single, simplified   interface for server administrators to manage their own websites, email accounts, and other services.
3.Wordpress Toolkit SE (limited features)
Security features like Modsecurity, Cloudflare Server Shield, outbound anti-spam

Plesk Web Pro Edition

This license allows the creation of 30  domains within Plesk. The following are the additional features compared to Web Admin.

1.Creation of 30 domains within Plesk
2.Fully integrated Wordpress Toolkit.
Refer: https://www.plesk.com/extensions/wp-toolkit/

The biggest difference between Wordpress Toolkit (SE) and  Wordpress Tooklit is advanced features including cloning a WordPress instance, staging environment, and sync data between WordPress instances are only available with the full WordPress Toolkit version

3.Plesk Developer Pack: This extension is a combination of Apache Tomcat, PostgreSQL, MSSQL management Module: 
Refer: https://www.plesk.com/extensions/developer-pack/

4.Security features like Modsecurity, Cloudflare Server Shield, outbound antispam

Plesk Web Host Edition  

The main feature of this license is Reseller management and the option to create unlimited domains and subscriptions. This edition comes equipped with the majority of Plesk addons. Salient additional features include: 

1. Reseller, customer and subscription management.
Refer: https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/administrator-guide/customers-and-resellers.70622/
2.Power user view (server + site admin)
3. Unlimited domains.
4. Wordpress Toolkit.
5.Plesk Developer Pack: This extension is a combination of Apache Tomcat, PostgreSQL, MSSQL management Module: Refer: https://www.plesk.com/extensions/developer-pack/
6. Security features like Modsecurity, Cloudflare Server Shield, outbound antispam


What domains are counted in the domain limit of a Plesk license?

1. All domains added in Plesk are counted in the domain limit:

** active/disabled/suspended domains
** domains with the "forwarding" hosting type
** domains without hosting

2. Subdomains and Aliases are not counted in the domain limit