Compare us to the competition

Want to see how InterWorx-CP stacks up to the competition? See the Top 5 Reasons to choose InterWorx-CP over the competition and take a look at our comparison matrix.

Top 5 Reasons to select InterWorx-CP over the competition:

Reason #1: Simple User Interface

InterWorx-CP is built around the idea that if it cannot make tasks simpler then the software hasn't done its job. This begins with the user interface. We build all of our interfaces with the user (and not the developing engineer) in mind. All tasks are displayed in a consistent manner so learning a single task will help the user with others. View some Screenshots.

Reason #2: Multi Domain Support

Manage several websites from one convenient web interface and one FTP home directory. Each website will have it's own virtual host, email, and public html directory. The the user shares disk and other quotas across all websites.

Reason #3: Shell Admin Friendly

Are you a seasoned admin that would rather use SSH for your administration tasks and feel that most control panel systems just get in the way? Count us in that list :). We've developed InterWorx-CP to work with the admin and not vice versa. Files can be edited, configuration options changed, kernels recompiled and InterWorx-CP will chug along simply following the changes as you go. InterWorx-CP doesn't "take over" the machine, it's simply there to allow you to more effectivley manage your server(s).

Reason #4: FREE ScriptWorx Auto Script Installer (Enhanced in Version 3.0!)

InterWorx-CP features the ScriptWorx, our auto-script installer which gives the website administrator the ability to auto install numerous php scripts including, forums, blogs, guestbooks, content management systems, and shopping carts. With a little bit of php programming the server administrator can add their own custom scripts (version 3.0 and later). Scripts are now available on demand, as they are made available so there is no need to wait for an InterWorx upgrade to gain access to the newest version of a particular script. This feature is available FREE of charge with every InterWorx-CP license.[ more ... ]

Reason #5: Designed By Web Hosts For Web Hosts

InterWorx-CP was originally designed by the web hosting company Nexcess.Net L.L.C. to meet the needs of their staff and clients. These were people doing hosting not people talking to people doing hosting. After 2.5 years of development, they decided to offer their product to others. For the first two years InterWorx-CP was a product if Nexcess.Net L.L.C., but in mid 2005 a separate entity InterWorx L.L.C. was formed and while InterWorx and Nexcess have gone since gone their seperate ways business wise, but InterWorx hasn't forgotten it's roots.

Comparison Matrix: How Does InterWorx-CP Stack Up Feature-By-Feature?

Below is a matrix comparing the InterWorx Control Panel (IWorx-CP) to Plesk, Ensim, CPanel, and DirectAdmin. If you see yes in a box, that means that a particular option or setting can be configured directly from the user interface without having to manually edit configuration files.

Web Server Configuration
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Graphical Real Time Usage Statistics yes no no no no
Apache Module Management yes no no no no
Apache Service Control (Stop, Start, Restart) yes yes yes yes yes
Single Point of Configuration for Common Apache Settings yes no no no yes
Configuration Syntax Checking yes no no no no
Apache v2. Support yes yes yes no yes
MTA Mail Server Configuration
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Graphical Real Time Usage Statistics yes no no no no
Inbound/Outbound SMTP Service Control yes no no no no
Bounce Message Configuration yes no no Manual no
Inbound Connection Limiting yes yes yes yes yes
SMTP Level Blacklists yes yes no Manual no
SMTP Level SBL Blacklists yes no no Manual no
Outbound Connection Limiting yes no no Manual no
Fine Grained Mail Queue Management yes no no yes no
MDA Mail Server Configuration
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
POP3 and Secure POP3 Configuration yes no no Manual no
Memory Limiting yes yes no Manual no
Connection Limiting yes no no Manual no
IMAP and Secure IMAP Configuration yes no no Manual no
IMAP Memory Limiting yes yes no Manual yes
IMAP Connection Limiting yes no no no no
Spam and Virus Filtering Services
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Spam Service Control yes yes no no no
MTA and MDA Level Service Control yes yes no no yes
Easily Configurable SpamAssassin Settings yes no no no no
Advanced SpamAssassin Customization Options yes no no no no
Configurable Bayesian Scanning Options yes no no no no
Per Domain Spam Filtering Configuration yes no no yes no
Global White and Black Lists yes no no no no
SMTP Level Virus Scanning yes no no no no
Virus Scanning and Filtering Control yes yes no no yes
ClamAV Service Control yes yes no no no
Daily Virus Definition Updates yes no no no no
FTP Services
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Graphical Real Time Usage Statistics yes no no no no
FTP Server Control (Stop, Start, Restart) yes yes yes yes yes
Single Point of Configuration for Common FTP Settings yes no no no yes
Configuration Syntax Checking yes no no no no
FTP Session Management yes no no no no
Easily View Current FTP Sessions yes yes no no no
Terminate Any FTP Session yes no no no no
MySQL Services
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Graphical Real Time Usage Statistics yes no no no no
MySQL Server Control (Stop, Start, Restart) yes yes yes yes yes
Single Point of Configuration for Most Commonly Used MySQL Settings yes no no no yes
Ability to Change MySQL Root Password yes yes yes yes yes
Easily View Any Running Query yes no no yes no
Terminate Any Running Query yes no no no no
DNS Services
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Local Resolver Control (Stop, Start, Restart, Flush Cache) yes no no no no
Iterative Server Control yes yes yes yes yes
Per IP Address Stop/Start/Restart of DNS Services yes no no no yes
Zone/Record Level Editing yes yes yes yes yes
Configurable Zone Defaults yes no no yes no
SiteWorx and Shell Account Management
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk DirectAdmin cPanel Ensim
Website Account Management (Add/Delete/Edit Accounts) yes yes yes yes yes
Real Time Graphical Usage Statistics yes no no no no
Enable/Disable Shell Users yes yes yes yes yes
Jailed SSH Support yes no yes yes yes
View Current Shell Users yes no no no no
Easily View Shell User Command History yes no no no no
Terminate Any Current Shell Session yes no no no no
Free Script Auto-Installer (similar to Fantastico) yes no no yes no
Enable/Disable Specific Script yes no no no no
View Currently installed Scripts yes no no yes no
Backup/Restore Any/All Current Accounts yes yes yes yes yes
Multiple Account Backup Mangement yes yes yes yes yes
Importing of Accounts from Other Major Panels yes yes no yes no
Load Balanced Clustering
Feature IWorx-CP Plesk cPanel DirectAdmin Ensim
Native Clustering Support yes no no no no
Native Load Balancing yes no no no no

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