Web hosting question...?

I%26#039;m opening a web hosting company. Is it alright to have hosting without a control panel? Would I still get customers if my hosting packages don%26#039;t include a control panel?

Web hosting question...?

I wouldn%26#039;t suggest it. The point of having a control panel is to make it user friendly. In fact here is a list of the ones I know that exist.

Paid Control Panels

Cpanel - www.cpanel.net [FreeBSD, Redhat, Mandrake] (15 Day Demo License)

Plesk - www.plesk.com [RedHat, FreeBSD] (1 Domain Fully Functional License)

Ensim - www.ensim.com [RedHat, Windows] (14 Day Demo License)

H-Sphere - www.psoft.net [FreeBSD, Linux, Windows] (30 Days Demo License)

Helm - www.webhostautomation.com [Windows] (14 Day Demo License)

DirectPhp - www.directphp.com [RaQ] (15 Day Trial)

DSM - www.zervex.com [Linux]

Command Matrix - www.etrinix.com [Windows]

Hosting Controller - www.hostingcontroller.com [Windows] (30 Day Demo License)

Hosting Accelerator - www.hostingaccelerator.com [Windows] (30 Day Demo License)

Internet Acceleration and Management Server - www.guardiandigital.com [Linux]

DirectAdmin - www.directadmin.com [Linux FreeBSD 4.8 / 4.9 with 5.0 / 5.1 in beta]

Ikonware - www.ikonware.com [Redhat]

InterWorx Server Management Suite - http://interworx.info

InsPanel - http://www.inspanel.com [Windows] (Free and Paid available)

Free Control Panels

Webmin - www.webmin.com [_See Supported Platforms on Site_]

ASM - www.acctmgr.com [Linux, Unix]

Web.CP - http://webcp.can-host.com [Linux]

Ababa - www.yupapa.com [Linux]

NxPanel - www.nxpanel.net [Windows]

Hope that helps. Personally I prefer DirectAdmin or CPanel