The Top 5 Application Installers for VPS Hosting

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Using VPS hosting is the most efficient, affordable, and secure way to get your website up and running on the World Wide Web while providing you with opportunities to resell space to others. Your VPS host provides you with control panel software to perform the basic operations required for the website, but many webmasters find that control panels such as a cPanel and Plesk are not enough, especially when you have a lot of scripts that need to be installed and updated on an ongoing basis. These situations call for an application installer, preferably one that plugs in directly to the hosting control panel. If you are having a hard time finding a good application installer for your VPS hosting that you can use for yourself and pass on to your customers, here are the top 5…

1. Fantastico De Luxe

Fantastico De Luxe is the number one application installing suite for cPanel VPS hosting in our list for several reasons. It is the easiest to work with, and it has the most features. Its only downfall is that it works only with WHM/cPanel, so Plesk users will need to take a look at number two on the list.

Fantastico VPS is great for setting up blogs, forums, wiki pages, and many other applications without having to know any type of coding. It integrates directly into cPanel, giving you the ability to install applications with a single click. It includes email notifications to VPS administrators and a smart list of available applications.

2. Plesk Application Vault

Plesk Application Vault is the top application installer for Plesk VPS hosting using the Plesk control panel. It can be used to setup blogs, forums, CMS, wikis, and many other types of web pages. With the PowerPack license, users can install all the latest commercial and open source apps. Plesk Application Vault VPS includes an application monitor, user management, and free updates.

3. Softaculous

While not as good as the first two entrants, Softaculous has a good package with over 176 scripts. It is continuously updated, and works with both cPanel and DirectAdmin. It can also be integrated into Plesk, Interworx, and ISP Manager.

4. Installatron

Installatron is a full-featured auto-installer that works with cPanel, DirectAdmin, Interworx, and Plesk. It is very easy to use and has great features for resellers. It can install, backup, edit, and revert. It is also completely brandable.

5. Magento Installer

Magento Installer is a great application installer for ecommerce sites. It doesn’t match up to more robust installers, like Fantastico De Luxe and Plesk Application Vault, but what it does, it does well. It can help you control all facets of any type of ecommerce website.