Entry price
Both free- BeAdmin
- Free core
- Virtualmin
- GPL free / Pro
Virtualmin is a mature open‑source veteran on the Webmin base — a full GPL core plus a Pro subscription. BeAdmin shares the free‑core idea but adds a built‑in VPN, a modern UI, and a Debian‑first focus. Below — where the two really differ.
Free core · Built‑in VPN · Modern UI
Entry price
Both freeBuilt‑in VPN
Only BeAdminInterface
Easier to learnOS focus
Debian defaultXray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia and Mimicry are modules in the same UI. Virtualmin ships no VPN at all — you would build that part yourself outside the panel.
Virtualmin sits on Webmin — capable and dense, but visually dated, with a steeper learning curve. BeAdmin is a clean, modern interface with first‑class dark mode.
Both have a full free core. BeAdmin charges only for the modules you switch on, from 1 €/mo; Virtualmin layers a Pro subscription on top for resellers, 60+ scripts, Podman and extended cloud backups.
BeAdmin is native on Debian and Ubuntu, with a 512 MB core. Virtualmin installs on both Debian and the RHEL family, but asks for 1 GB minimum (mini mode), and a full mail stack with ClamAV and SpamAssassin wants 4 GB or more.
Values pulled from each panel’s public docs. Virtualmin is the broader, more mature platform; BeAdmin adds a VPN and a modern UI — we mark each row plainly.
Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia, Mimicry — turn any of them on with a single click. Virtualmin has no VPN at all; you would build and maintain that part yourself outside the panel.
Virtualmin runs on Webmin — powerful, but dense and visually dated, with a steeper onboarding. BeAdmin is a clean, modern interface with first‑class dark mode, so day‑to‑day tasks take fewer clicks to find.
Both panels are free at the core. BeAdmin then charges only for the modules you switch on, from 1 €/mo — no subscription tier to pick. Virtualmin keeps resellers, 60+ scripts and Podman behind a Pro plan.
BeAdmin is built around Debian and Ubuntu, the default image on most providers, with a light 512 MB core. Virtualmin installs on both Debian and the RHEL family, but asks for 1 GB minimum and 4 GB or more with the full mail stack, so its sweet spot differs from ours.
Virtualmin is the broader, more mature platform; BeAdmin adds a VPN and a modern UI. Synthesised from public docs and our own usage — your mileage may vary.
Both panels are free at the core. BeAdmin bills only for the modules you switch on; Virtualmin layers a Pro subscription on top for scale and support.
From 1 €/mo. Enable only what you need, disable any time — no per‑account fee. The VPN family lives here.
open source, GPLv3
per year (10 domains)
per year, by domain tier
The GPL edition is a full, uncrippled panel — Pro adds convenience, scale and support rather than unlocking the basics. Higher tiers: 50 domains $100 a year, 100 domains $125, 250 domains $150, unlimited $200.
Virtualmin pricing from virtualmin.com (2026). BeAdmin module pricing from beadmin.com.
The smallest VPS each panel will comfortably run on. Numbers are vendor‑stated minimums and recommendations.
Source: Virtualmin install docs (virtualmin.com). BeAdmin requirements from internal documentation.
If your Virtualmin runs on Debian or Ubuntu, the OS stays. On a RHEL‑family box you start on a fresh Debian or Ubuntu server. The old panel stays up until you retire it.
One apt command brings up the free BeAdmin core. If Virtualmin already runs on Debian/Ubuntu, reuse the OS family; if it runs on RHEL, Alma or Rocky, the move starts on a new box.
Transfer vhost configs, databases (mysqldump) and mailboxes (Maildir/Dovecot) manually or with your own scripts. BeAdmin does not import Virtualmin backups directly — that is an honest gap, not a marketing trick.
Move DNS zones over and flip DNS when you are comfortable. If anything looks off, revert DNS to the old server — the rollback is just one record change.
Both have a full free core, so it is not about price. BeAdmin adds six built‑in VPN protocols, a modern UI with a lower learning curve, a Debian‑first focus, and à‑la‑carte modules from 1 €/mo. Virtualmin is the broader, more mature veteran — if its depth of DNS, resellers and scripts is what you need, that is a fair reason to stay.
No. Virtualmin ships no VPN — you would install and maintain one yourself outside the panel. BeAdmin turns on Xray, WireGuard, OpenVPN, Outline, Amnezia or Mimicry from the same UI with a single click.
Not yet. PostgreSQL is on our roadmap as a managed module; today MariaDB and MySQL are supported. Virtualmin already manages PostgreSQL, so if your app needs it now, that is a genuine Virtualmin strength.
Yes. Virtualmin runs on x86_64 and ARM64, and BeAdmin installs on x86_64 and arm64. The one exception is the Mimicry VPN module, which runs on amd64 only.
Not directly. BeAdmin has no native importer for Virtualmin backups, so sites, databases, mail and DNS move over manually or with your own scripts. We would rather say that plainly than promise compatibility we do not have.
The panel core is free. Pay only for the modules you connect.