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WHM has been nagging you for days: the 15-day cPanel trial is winding down. You already installed the panel, created packages, maybe parked a few client accounts. Then the manufacturer Store “convert trial” quote lands at Solo $29.99 for one account, Admin $35.99 for five, Pro $53.99 for thirty, or Premier $69.99 for 100 — […]

Your agency did the “safe” thing: every client WordPress site sits on WP Engine or Kinsta. Then the invoices stacked. WP Engine Startup renewals run about $35/month per site. Professional is about $65. Kinsta’s single-site plans start at $35/month for one install; a 10-site WP 10 seat is about $225/month. Ten modest client sites billed

You advertised a $6.99 shared hosting plan because that is what converts. Then the official invoice arrived: $53.99/month for Pro (30 accounts) or $69.99 for Premier (100 accounts, then $0.49 each). Eight new $6.99 signups still do not cover the panel — and that is before the VPS, bandwidth, support time, or card fees. The

Your January invoice was not a billing glitch. On 16 December 2025 the cPanel Store published 2026 Cloud and Metal list prices, and existing subscriptions rolled onto them in the new year. Solo Cloud is $29.99/month for one account. Admin is $35.99 for five. Pro is $53.99 for thirty. Premier is $69.99 for 100, then

You shipped eight client sites on Wix and Squarespace because the editors were fast. Then the invoices stacked. In 2026, Wix Core is $29/month per site on annual billing. Squarespace Core sits at $29/month per site after the July 2026 increase. Eight brochure sites is already $232/month — $2,784/year — before transaction fees, Google Workspace

You just closed a 40-account migration from a competitor. The Transfer Tool needs a clean destination WHM. DNS TTL is still high, so you must dual-run the old stack and the new one for a week. The VPS quote is fine. Then you open official 2026 store pricing: Solo Cloud $29.99/month (1 account), Admin $35.99

October is already on the calendar. Your WooCommerce stores are forecasting Black Friday spikes, WordPress blogs want bigger caches, and one agency client just asked whether you can “spin another box for November.” The VPS quote is fine. The control panel quote is not. Official 2026 store seats still land at Solo Cloud $29.99/month (1

Your first region is full. Latency complaints are stacking up from clients overseas, a partner wants local presence, or you simply need a second IP block that is not tied to one provider. The hardware quote for an EU or Asia VPS looks reasonable — until you price the control panel. Official 2026 store seats

Your VPS is out of RAM. Clients are complaining about slow sites. The upgrade quote from your provider looks fine — until you remember the control panel. Official 2026 store seats still run Solo Cloud at $29.99/month (1 account), Admin at $35.99 (5), Pro at $53.99 (30), and Premier at $69.99 (100, then $0.49 each).

Your next ten customers are already paying GoDaddy, Bluehost, or HostGator — and half of them are one slow ticket away from leaving. They want a real cPanel login, faster support, and a host who remembers their name. You want those migrations. Then you price the panel: official 2026 store seats still run Solo Cloud