Entry price
No licence fee- BeAdmin
- Free core
- ApisCP
- $39.60/mo
ApisCP is a mature, engineering‑led platform — API‑first to the core, with self‑healing config, jailed sites and a strong adaptive firewall. BeAdmin keeps a free core, charges only for the modules you switch on, runs on 512 MB of Debian or Ubuntu, and ships a VPN. Below — where the two really differ, said plainly.
Free core · 512 MB RAM · Debian & Ubuntu
Entry price
No licence feeMinimum RAM
−75%Built‑in VPN
Only BeAdminOS family
BroaderApisCP is a paid platform — licences start near $39.60/mo, with a 30‑day trial. BeAdmin keeps a free core and charges only for the modules you switch on, from $1/mo. No licence, no trial clock.
BeAdmin starts at 512 MB. ApisCP asks for 2 GB — 1 GB only in a low‑memory mode with services trimmed — so a small VPS that fits BeAdmin sits below the ApisCP floor.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline and Amnezia are modules in the same UI. ApisCP ships no VPN — that part you would build and run yourself.
ApisCP installs only on the RHEL family — Rocky, AlmaLinux, RHEL 8/9/10 — and not inside containers. BeAdmin targets the Debian and Ubuntu images most VPS providers default to.
Values pulled from each panel’s public docs. ApisCP is the more engineering‑led platform — self‑healing, jailing, an adaptive firewall and PostgreSQL; BeAdmin is lighter, free at the core, Debian‑native and ships a VPN. We mark each row plainly, including the ones ApisCP wins.
ApisCP is paid — licences start near $39.60/mo for the entry plan and rise with the domain count, on a 30‑day trial. BeAdmin keeps the core free and charges only for the modules you switch on, from $1/mo, with no licence and no trial clock.
BeAdmin runs on 512 MB. ApisCP asks for 2 GB, dropping to 1 GB only in a low‑memory mode with services disabled. The cheap box that comfortably hosts BeAdmin sits below the ApisCP floor.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia — turn any of them on with a single click. ApisCP has no VPN at all; you would build and maintain that part yourself outside the panel.
ApisCP installs only on the RHEL family — Rocky, AlmaLinux, RHEL 8/9/10 — and not inside containers. BeAdmin runs natively on the Debian and Ubuntu images most providers default to, with no OS switch required.
ApisCP is the more engineering‑led platform with a stronger security stack; BeAdmin is lighter, free at the core and Debian‑native. Synthesised from public docs and our own usage — your mileage may vary.
ApisCP charges a licence per machine, with the domain count tied to the plan. BeAdmin keeps a free core and bills only for the modules you switch on.
From 1 €/mo. Enable only what you need, disable any time — no domain cap. The VPN family lives here.
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Prices shown reflect a promotional discount; the billing period and base rates may differ. A 30‑day trial is functionally identical to a paid licence, but there is no forever‑free tier. Each plan ties the domain count to the licence.
ApisCP pricing from apiscp.com (2026; promos may differ). BeAdmin module pricing from beadmin.com.
The smallest VPS each panel will comfortably run on. Numbers are vendor‑stated minimums and recommendations.
Source: ApisCP install docs (docs.apiscp.com). BeAdmin requirements from internal documentation.
ApisCP runs on the RHEL family, so the move means a fresh Debian or Ubuntu box. The old panel stays up until you retire it.
ApisCP only runs on Rocky, AlmaLinux or RHEL, so plan a fresh Debian or Ubuntu box — there is no in‑place OS switch. One apt command brings up the free BeAdmin core; run it alongside ApisCP and switch over only when ready.
Transfer vhost configs, databases (mysqldump) and mailboxes manually or with your own scripts. BeAdmin does not import ApisCP backups directly — that is an honest gap, not a marketing trick. PostgreSQL has to wait for the upcoming module, so plan around it.
Flip DNS when you are comfortable. If anything looks off, revert DNS to the old server — the rollback is just one record change.
ApisCP is an excellent, API‑first platform, and if its self‑healing, jailing and adaptive firewall are central to you, it is a strong choice. The case for BeAdmin is cost, weight and OS: a free core plus modules from 1 €/mo against a licence from about $39.60/mo, 512 MB instead of 2 GB, Debian or Ubuntu instead of RHEL‑only, and a built‑in VPN. If those matter, the comparison above shows the differences plainly.
No. BeAdmin is Debian and Ubuntu only. ApisCP is the opposite — it installs only on the RHEL family (Rocky, AlmaLinux, RHEL 8/9/10) and not inside containers. If your fleet is standardised on RHEL, that is a genuine reason to weigh ApisCP; BeAdmin targets the Debian and Ubuntu images most VPS providers default to.
No. ApisCP ships no VPN, so you would set one up and maintain it yourself outside the panel. BeAdmin includes five protocols — Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline and Amnezia — as modules in the same UI, each enabled with a single click.
ApisCP ships those out of the box — Fail2Ban, an adaptive firewall, site jailing and malware scans, plus self‑healing config checks — and its security stack is objectively stronger than ours. BeAdmin does not bundle them yet. Its differentiators are cost, footprint, the Debian/Ubuntu base and the built‑in VPN, not security maturity.
Yes. BeAdmin runs on 512 MB, where ApisCP asks for 2 GB and drops to 1 GB only in a trimmed low‑memory mode. The lighter footprint means a cheaper VPS. PostgreSQL is the one thing to plan around — it is a coming module in BeAdmin, while ApisCP ships it today.
The panel core is free. Pay only for the modules you connect.