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 multi‑server GUI monitoring. But it runs only on the RHEL family. BeAdmin keeps a free core, adds modules à la carte — Docker, five 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
Only BeAdminInterface
NewerBlueOnyx 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, five VPN protocols, and more from $1/mo. BlueOnyx ships a fixed legacy feature set instead.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline and Amnezia are modules in the same UI. BlueOnyx ships no VPN — that part you would build and run yourself.
BlueOnyx carries the RaQ‑era “virtual sites” model and a functional but dated UI. BeAdmin is a modern panel with first‑class dark mode, 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, modular and ships a VPN. 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 ships a fixed legacy feature set with optional Nuonce add‑ons.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia — turn any of them on with a single click. BlueOnyx has no VPN at all; you would build and maintain that part yourself outside the panel.
BlueOnyx carries the “virtual sites” model and a functional but dated interface from its Cobalt RaQ lineage. BeAdmin is a modern panel with first‑class dark mode 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, modular and ships a VPN. Synthesised from public docs and our own usage — your mileage may vary.
Both keep a free core. BlueOnyx ships a fixed legacy feature set with optional paid Nuonce add‑ons; BeAdmin bills only for the modules you switch on.
From 1 €/mo. Enable only what you need, disable any time — no site cap. The VPN family lives here.
open source
from Nuonce
from Nuonce
The BlueOnyx core is free and open source. Optional commercial modules, themes and support are sold by Nuonce.net; exact prices are not published on the features page.
BlueOnyx licensing from blueonyx.it. BeAdmin module pricing from beadmin.com.
The smallest VPS each panel will comfortably run on. BlueOnyx does not publish a hard RAM floor; figures are approximate for the EL stack.
Source: blueonyx.it. 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 or multi‑server monitoring on RHEL it is a genuine fit. The case for BeAdmin is OS and modernity: native Debian and Ubuntu instead of RHEL‑only, a free core plus modules from 1 €/mo — Docker, five VPN protocols — 512 MB, and a modern UI with dark mode. 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.
No. BlueOnyx 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.
BlueOnyx ships built‑in brute‑force protection and 2FA for SSH and the GUI out of the box, and that is a genuine strength. 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.