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The best reseller hosting programs in 2026
Short answer: ResellPortal is the only one on this list with no fixed monthly fee: you pay $5 to $18 a month wholesale per hosting client, only while they are active. Namecheap and KnownHost suit resellers who want a classic cPanel and WHM package, ScalaHosting suits unlimited accounts on a cloud server, and Hostinger suits agencies managing many WordPress sites.
Reseller hosting lets you sell web hosting under your own brand without running servers. The classic model is a monthly reseller package with cPanel and WHM, where you split a fixed pool of disk space and accounts among your clients. ResellPortal works differently: you pay wholesale for each hosting account a client buys. Here is how the main options compare in 2026.
Quick comparison
| Platform | Monthly fee | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ResellPortal | None. $5, $10 or $18 a month wholesale per client account | Real cPanel with WP Toolkit, free SSL, backups at least four times a week, sold on your branded store | Agencies and resellers starting with few clients |
| Namecheap | From $25.88 a month | 25 cPanel accounts on the entry plan, free cPanel/WHM, WHMCS, white-label tools | Freelancers and small hosts who want cPanel and WHM |
| KnownHost | From $16.96 a month, renews at $19.95 | Managed, white-label cPanel/WHM, 25 accounts, LiteSpeed, daily backups | Agencies that want managed hosting under their brand |
| ScalaHosting | From $11.21 a month, renews at $39.95 | Unlimited accounts on a cloud VPS with SPanel, white-label branding | Resellers who want unlimited accounts and dedicated resources |
| HostGator | Paid plans, first invoice discounted | VPS-based reseller plans, cPanel/WHM optional, white-labeling | Freelancers and agencies who want a well-known host |
| Hostinger | Agency plans on a term, Agency Startup renews at $49 a month | 100 websites, unbranded client dashboards, managed WordPress | Agencies managing many WordPress client sites |
| ResellerClub | Monthly plans by tier | cPanel/WHM on every plan, brandable panels, plus wholesale domains | Resellers who want hosting and domains from one account |
1ResellPortal
ResellPortal sells real cPanel hosting accounts on your branded store, one account per client. Wholesale is $5 a month for Starter (10 GB SSD, 1 website), $10 for Business (30 GB, 10 websites) and $18 for Pro (75 GB, unlimited websites), and longer terms cost less: Starter is $14 quarterly, $25 for 6 months and $45 a year. Every plan includes free SSL, unmetered bandwidth, WP Toolkit, PHP 5.6 through 8.3 and automatic backups at least four times a week.
There is no monthly platform fee or server to rent. You load a wallet (minimum $20, with a $10 bonus on a first deposit of $20 or more), pay wholesale only while a client's hosting is active and collect your price through your own Stripe or PayPal. cPanel shows your logo and colors, and server names and nameservers use the neutral sitedeploy.com address. WordPress sites on the account get a plugin in your brand that adds the client's booking, reviews, AI chat and forms. The trade-off: you sell three fixed plans rather than carving your own packages out of a server, and SSH access is not included.
2Namecheap
Namecheap's reseller hosting starts at $25.88 a month for 25 cPanel accounts and 30 GB SSD, with plans for 100 and 150 accounts at $51.88 and $73.88. It includes free cPanel/WHM, private nameservers, the WHMCS billing platform and white-label marketing tools, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
3KnownHost
KnownHost sells managed, white-label reseller hosting on LiteSpeed and NVMe storage, starting at $16.96 a month and renewing at $19.95 for 25 cPanel accounts and 40 GB. Each client account runs in an isolated environment, cPanel logos and nameservers can carry your brand, and SSL and daily backups are free. Data centers are in Atlanta, Seattle and Amsterdam.
4ScalaHosting
ScalaHosting runs reseller hosting on a cloud VPS with its own SPanel control panel, which has no extra license fee, and lets you create unlimited accounts and sub-resellers. The entry plan is $11.21 a month on a 12-month term and renews at $39.95. Branding and white-label options are included, and a WHMCS module is free, with the WHMCS license bought separately.
5HostGator
HostGator's reseller plans now run on VPS servers with NVMe storage and unmetered bandwidth, and it describes them as a way to start a hosting company by white-labeling its products. cPanel/WHM is optional, and the advertised price is a discount on the first invoice only. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies.
6Hostinger
Hostinger's agency hosting is managed WordPress hosting for agencies rather than classic reseller hosting. The Agency Startup plan hosts 100 websites with unbranded client dashboards, per-site access sharing, daily backups and free migrations, and renews at $49 a month on a 24-month term.
7ResellerClub
ResellerClub offers Linux reseller hosting with cPanel and WHM on every plan and panels you can brand as your own, alongside its wholesale domain program. Plans are billed monthly by tier, which suits resellers who want hosting and domains from one wholesale account.
How to choose
- Few or no clients yet: ResellPortal, because you pay per active client and nothing for empty capacity.
- You want WHM to build custom packages: Namecheap, KnownHost or ResellerClub.
- Many accounts on dedicated resources: ScalaHosting.
- An agency managing many WordPress sites: Hostinger.
Common questions
What is reseller hosting?
Reseller hosting lets you sell web hosting to clients under your own brand while a host runs the servers. You set the prices and look after your clients; the host handles the hardware, the control panel and the updates.
Which reseller hosting has no monthly fee?
ResellPortal has no monthly platform fee; you pay $5, $10 or $18 a month wholesale only for each active client account. Namecheap, KnownHost, ScalaHosting, HostGator, Hostinger and ResellerClub charge for a reseller or agency plan whether or not you have clients on it.
Is reseller hosting profitable?
It can be, because hosting renews every billing period. On ResellPortal a Starter plan costs $5 a month wholesale against an example retail price of $15, so you keep $10 a month per client, and Pro is $18 wholesale against an example $49.
Can I sell hosting without technical skills?
Yes. On ResellPortal the servers, cPanel and updates are run for you, the account is created when a client orders, and a welcome email in your brand gives the login and nameservers. Managed hosts such as KnownHost also take care of server management.
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