For E-mail Only. cPanel or Plesk?

nqservices

I have a dedicated server that will only be used for mail. When I say mail, I mean it will host my own company e-mails. It’s just transactional e-mail to be used on desktop and mobile devices by staff.

So, for that what do you think is best: cPanel or Plesk? Any pros vs cons? What has the more reliable mail server?

I prefer the Plesk GUI, but don't know what is more reliable and adequate for e-mail.

Thanks

hotlineservers

Plesk for the price.

curator

Why don't you use a mail server only?

iRedMail or Mail-in-a-Box should be fine.

nqservices

@curator said:
Why don't you use a mail server only?

iRedMail or Mail-in-a-Box should be fine.

Because I do not want to spend too much time installing, setup and updating. Just a ready control panel with easy to use e-mail and management. Also with Plesk or cPanel I have support from their team.

RickBakkr

When comparing those two, DirectAdmin - you all jumped the cPanel ship, why not moar come and ruin the good ol' DA..

but none should really be needed for just hosting a mail server..

JamesF

To be fair I’d choose cPanel for mail, it’s far easier to troubleshoot for me ( I have never used plesk) but if I’d recommend anything. Get office 365 instead, give someone else the headache.

lorian

What about Mailcow?

Pro:
1. It's docker-based, so updates are easy.
2. It has an easy GUI and SoGo as Webmailer.
3. It supports DKIM, ARC, IPv6, 2FA, Solr,...
4. It's free.

Con:
1. It's docker-based... ;-)
2. I think, it's not supporting HA.

jpeng

try mxroute, who can make you have a full owned brand, like mime:
https://199903.xyz/

jar

You'll have more ability to customize your configuration with cPanel. Plesk wasn't built to handle as many custom alternatives to defaults as cPanel was.

RickBakkr said: When comparing those two, DirectAdmin

But yeah, this. It's more customizable on everything but the parts of exim.conf that aren't "if this file exists then include it."