OS family
Broader- BeAdmin
- Debian, Ubuntu
- BlueOnyx
- RHEL only
BlueOnyx is a stable, free platform — the descendant of Cobalt RaQ, with mature mail, brute‑force protection and 2FA for SSH and the GUI. But it runs only on the RHEL family. BeAdmin keeps a free core, adds modules à la carte — Docker, six VPN protocols — runs on 512 MB of Debian or Ubuntu, and ships a modern UI. Below — where the two really differ, said plainly.
Free core · 512 MB RAM · Debian & Ubuntu
OS family
BroaderMinimum RAM
LighterBuilt‑in VPN
6 vs 1Interface
On parBlueOnyx installs only on the RHEL family — AlmaLinux and Rocky 8/9/10. BeAdmin targets the Debian and Ubuntu images most VPS providers default to, so there is no OS family to switch to.
BeAdmin keeps a free core and lets you add modules à la carte — Docker, six VPN protocols, and more from €1/mo. BlueOnyx has add‑ons too, but they are paid packages from its shop, from $25 each: GUI backups, for example, cost $199.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia and Mimicry are modules in the same UI. The only VPN BlueOnyx offers is a paid OpenVPN package at $209; the rest you would build and run yourself.
The BlueOnyx GUI has run on CodeIgniter 4 since its 2024 rewrite: it is responsive, with light and dark themes. Underneath it is still the RaQ‑era “virtual sites” model. BeAdmin is a modern panel built for today’s VPS.
Values pulled from each panel’s public docs. BlueOnyx is mature and stable for its niche — strong mail, brute‑force protection and 2FA; BeAdmin is lighter, Debian‑native and ships a VPN as modules. On BlueOnyx, “Partial” in many rows means a paid package from its shop. BlueOnyx RAM and disk figures are our estimate: the vendor does not publish them. We mark each row plainly, including the ones BlueOnyx wins.
BlueOnyx installs only on the RHEL family — AlmaLinux and Rocky 8/9/10. BeAdmin runs natively on the Debian and Ubuntu images most providers default to, with no OS switch required.
BeAdmin keeps the core free and lets you switch on only the modules you need, from €1/mo — Docker, the VPN family and more. BlueOnyx has add‑ons too, but sells them as packages from its shop, from $25 per package.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia, Mimicry — turn any of them on with a single click. BlueOnyx offers only a paid OpenVPN package ($209); you would build and maintain the rest yourself outside the panel.
The BlueOnyx GUI has run on CodeIgniter 4 since 2024 — responsive, with light and dark themes — but underneath it is still the “virtual sites” model from its Cobalt RaQ lineage. BeAdmin is a modern panel and runs comfortably on 512 MB.
BlueOnyx is mature and stable, with a genuinely strong mail and brute‑force stack for its RHEL niche; BeAdmin is lighter, Debian‑native and ships a VPN as modules. Synthesised from public docs and our own usage — your mileage may vary.
Both keep a free core. BlueOnyx adds paid packages from its BlueOnyx Shop, from $25 per package; BeAdmin bills only for the modules you switch on, from €1/mo.
From 1 €/mo. Enable only what you need, disable any time — no site cap. The VPN family lives here.
open source
packages from BlueOnyx Shop
free requests exist too
The BlueOnyx core is free and open source. Add‑ons are sold through BlueOnyx Shop (shop.blueonyx.it): packages from $25 to $550, and subscriptions to the whole catalogue — Professional (BOPE) at $40 and Enterprise (BOEE) at $50; the vendor does not state the billing period. Support prices are not published.
BlueOnyx prices from shop.blueonyx.it (2026; figures may change). BeAdmin module pricing from beadmin.com.
The smallest VPS each panel will comfortably run on. BlueOnyx does not publish RAM or disk requirements, so its figures are our estimate for the EL stack.
Source: blueonyx.it (OS and architecture); BlueOnyx RAM and disk are our estimate. BeAdmin requirements from internal documentation.
BlueOnyx runs on the RHEL family, so the move means a fresh Debian or Ubuntu box. The old panel stays up until you retire it.
BlueOnyx only runs on AlmaLinux or Rocky, 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 BlueOnyx and switch over only when ready.
Transfer site files, databases (mysqldump) and mailboxes manually or with your own scripts. BeAdmin does not import BlueOnyx “virtual sites” directly — that is an honest gap, not a marketing trick.
Flip DNS when you are comfortable. If anything looks off, revert DNS to the old server — the rollback is just one record change.
BlueOnyx is a solid, free platform, and for RaQ migrations and RHEL fleets it is a genuine fit. The case for BeAdmin is OS and the module line‑up: native Debian and Ubuntu instead of RHEL‑only, a free core plus modules from €1/mo — Docker, six VPN protocols — and 512 MB. If those matter, the comparison above shows the differences plainly.
No. BeAdmin is Debian and Ubuntu only. BlueOnyx is the opposite — it installs only on the RHEL family (AlmaLinux, Rocky 8/9/10), as the descendant of Cobalt RaQ. If your fleet is standardised on RHEL, that is a real reason to weigh BlueOnyx; BeAdmin targets the Debian and Ubuntu images most VPS providers default to.
Yes, but only as a paid package. The BlueOnyx shop sells an OpenVPN module at $209: one protocol, built into the GUI, not part of the free core. BeAdmin includes six protocols — Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia and Mimicry — as modules in the same UI, each enabled with a single click.
BlueOnyx ships built‑in brute‑force protection and 2FA for SSH and the GUI out of the box, and that is a genuine strength (Fail2ban itself is a paid $89 package there). BeAdmin does not bundle those yet. Its differentiators are the Debian/Ubuntu base, the modular catalogue and the built‑in VPN — not security maturity. We say so plainly.
Not automatically. BlueOnyx stores “virtual sites” in its own structure, and the move also means a fresh Debian or Ubuntu box. Plan a manual transfer of site files, databases and mailboxes — there is no one‑click importer, and we would rather be honest about that than promise a tool that does not exist.
The panel core is free. Pay only for the modules you connect.