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Why people leave WHM, Cloudways, and SiteGround.
Each of the three options below is the right choice for someone — but if your goal is recurring revenue from your own brand, with no ops burden, none of them is built for it. Orvoxa is.
We aim to be fair here. Each comparison includes a footnote where the alternative wins or where the trade-off is real. If anything below is wrong, tell us — we'll update.
vs WHM/cPanel reseller account
The cheapest entry point — and the most operations work.
A reseller account on a cPanel box gives you sub-account creation and that's it. You're the support team, the billing system, the storefront, and the on-call engineer. Most resellers burn out within 6 months.
| Feature | Orvoxa | WHM reseller | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $19–$99 | $15–$30 | |
| White-label storefront | WHM gives you sub-accounts; you build/host your own marketing site. | ||
| Customer panel | ~ | cPanel is the panel — no branding, hosts.cpanel.net visible. | |
| Built-in billing engine | You buy + integrate WHMCS separately ($16–$150/mo). | ||
| Support team for your customers | Every ticket is yours. No vacation, no sick days. | ||
| API + Terraform | ~ | ||
| Wallet system + bonuses | |||
| Multi-region datacenters | 8 regions | 1 region | Reseller boxes are usually a single colo location. |
| Migration tooling | |||
| AI assistant | |||
| SLA + uptime credits |
vs Cloudways agency
Great for ops-heavy agencies — bad for white-label resale.
Cloudways nails managed cloud for your own client work. But the customer-facing portal is theirs, the billing is theirs, and the brand is theirs. End-customers see Cloudways. You're effectively an affiliate.
| Feature | Orvoxa | Cloudways | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $19–$99 | $10/server + agency fees | |
| White-label storefront | Cloudways branding on customer login + invoices. | ||
| Customer panel under your brand | |||
| Customer pays you (not them) | Cloudways collects from your customer; you take a margin. | ||
| Set your own pricing freely | ~ | Cloudways agency markup is capped. | |
| Direct support contract | ~ | ||
| Multi-tenant scaling | 300 acct + Enterprise | Per-server | |
| Built-in WHMCS importer | |||
| Reseller analytics dashboard | ~ | ||
| Custom domain + branded emails |
vs SiteGround partner program
Affiliate revenue, not your own business.
SiteGround pays you a one-time commission per signup. The customer becomes their customer forever. No recurring revenue, no compounding asset, no exit — just a commission cheque per click that converts.
| Feature | Orvoxa | SiteGround | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly recurring revenue | SiteGround = one-time commission, not recurring. | ||
| You own the customer relationship | SiteGround owns the customer; you can't even contact them after signup. | ||
| Customer pays you | |||
| Branding under your name | |||
| Set your own pricing | |||
| Build a sellable business | Affiliate revenue ≠ asset; nothing to sell at exit. | ||
| Quarterly business review | |||
| Setup time | 10 min | Click affiliate link |
Honest guidance
Who should pick what.
Pick a WHM reseller account if…
You enjoy running infrastructure and want the cheapest possible margin engine. You have at least one ops-capable person on call and you don't expect to scale past 30–40 customers.
Pick Cloudways agency if…
You're an agency that hosts client websites you also build/maintain. You don't need recurring resale revenue — Cloudways is a tool inside your services business, not a business itself.
Pick SiteGround partner if…
You write a popular hosting blog and want commission income from referrals. You don't want to own customer relationships or build a sellable asset.
Pick Orvoxa if…
You want a hosting brand of your own with recurring monthly revenue, no operations burden, and the option to grow it into a sellable business. You're willing to spend 1 hour a week on it for the next 6 months and let us run the rest.