Many people get confused between WebHost Manager and cPanel as they are somehow similar in certain functions. In order for you to understand each distinct control panel the listed certain information that can be helpful in clarifying the confusion.

See the guide below to understand the difference between WHM & cPanel:

1. What is the difference between WHM and cPanel?

2. Log in to WHM. WHM is a reseller’s control panel. It is what reseller customers use to manage all the hosting accounts in their reseller plan. cPanel, on the other hand, is the end user’s control panel. It is what the reseller’s customers use to manage their individual hosting account. We are currently logged in to WHM, so let’s go take a look at a list of hosting accounts in this reseller plan. Click the Account Information link.

3. Click the List Accounts link.

4. This is a list of accounts in this WHM’s reseller plan. Each of these accounts has their own individual cPanel and we can log in to their cPanel by clicking the corresponding link. Log in to the cPanel for newdomain.com.

5. That’s it! As you can see, we’re now in the cPanel control panel for the newdomain.com hosting account. Resellers have the ability to log in to their customer’s cPanel control panels without their username or password. This can be useful in helping customers how to use their cPanel. Close the window and return to WHM.

6. Welcome back to WHM (Webhost Manager).

7. This is the end of the demo. You now know how the difference between cPanel and WHM.
     cPanel – end user’s control panel
     WHM – reseller’s control panel

8. Thank you for watching our video tutorial. Be sure to let us know if you have any questions.