The best unlimited reseller hosting is a plan whose limits you understand before you sell it. In reseller hosting, “unlimited” almost always refers to one thing, usually the number of cPanel accounts or the bandwidth, while storage, CPU and memory remain capped. Compare what is actually unlimited, the storage and bandwidth you get, white-label options, billing software, server software and support, then work out your margin per client.
This is Tremhost’s own blog, and Tremhost is one of the providers listed. The shortlist below uses only facts published on each provider’s own website, is in alphabetical order and does not name a winner.
What makes reseller hosting good for a small hosting business?
What “unlimited” actually covers
What to check: which items are unlimited (cPanel accounts, bandwidth, domains, email) and which are fixed (storage, inodes, CPU, memory). Why it matters: a plan with unlimited accounts but 25 GB of storage can only hold as many client sites as fit in 25 GB. Your real capacity is set by the smallest limit.
Storage type and bandwidth
What to check: NVMe or older SSD storage, the storage total and the monthly bandwidth. Why it matters: NVMe makes database-driven sites such as WordPress noticeably more responsive, and bandwidth caps decide how many busy client sites you can host before you need to upgrade.
White label
What to check: whether clients see your brand in the control panel, nameservers and support emails. Why it matters: if clients see the upstream provider’s name, they may go to it directly, and your brand looks smaller than it is.
Billing and automation
What to check: whether WHMCS or another billing system is included, and what it costs if not. Why it matters: manual invoicing and account creation take time from every client. A billing add-on can cost more than the reseller plan itself on small plans, so include it in your sums.
Server software and isolation
What to check: the web server (for example LiteSpeed), account isolation (for example CloudLinux) and malware protection (for example Imunify360). Why it matters: without isolation, one client’s busy site can slow down every other account you sell, and you will field the complaints.
Support, SLA and payment
What to check: support hours and channels, a written availability commitment, the billing currency and payment methods. Why it matters: your clients judge you by how quickly problems are fixed, and a reseller account suspended for a failed payment takes every client offline at once.
A shortlist of reseller hosting providers to compare
Listed in alphabetical order, not ranked. Prices are as published by each provider and can change; check the linked page before you buy, and check whether VAT or other taxes apply.
- Krystal (UK). Reseller plans run from Unity at GBP 20 a month (up to 25 cPanel accounts, 25 GB NVMe) to Infinity at GBP 70 a month (up to 100 cPanel accounts, 250 GB NVMe), with bandwidth shown as unlimited and a WHM licence on every plan, as listed on 5 November 2026. Here the bandwidth is unlimited and the accounts are capped. Suits UK agencies that want to bill clients in pounds.
- Namecheap. Reseller packages are Nebula (25 cPanel accounts, 30 GB), Galaxy Expert (100 accounts, 90 GB) and Universe Pro (150 accounts, 150 GB), with WHMCS licences offered separately from $8 a month for Starter, as listed on 5 November 2026. Plan prices are on Namecheap’s reseller page. Suits resellers who already manage domains with Namecheap.
- Tremhost. Nine white-label cPanel reseller plans from Reseller 1 at $7 a month (25 GB NVMe, 250 GB bandwidth) to Reseller 9 at $60 a month (1.2 TB NVMe, 20 TB bandwidth). Every plan has unlimited cPanel accounts, WHM, LiteSpeed, CloudLinux, Imunify360 and free SSL. The reseller page lists WHMCS as free on Reseller 6 ($25 a month) and above, and as a paid add-on on smaller plans. Prices are in US dollars, payable by EcoCash, InnBucks, ZimSwitch, Omari, Visa, Mastercard or cryptocurrency, with a 30-day refund on the first reseller order. Support runs Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 CAT. Suits web designers and agencies in Zimbabwe and the region who want to pay locally.
Other well-known hosts also sell reseller plans; compare them against the same criteria using their official plan pages rather than review sites, which often list out-of-date prices.
How to work out whether a plan is profitable
Take the storage your average client needs and divide the plan’s storage by it: that is your realistic client count, whatever the account limit says. Multiply that count by what you will charge each client, then subtract the plan price, billing software and domain costs. For example, 10 clients paying $10 a month on a $12 plan with 60 GB of storage leaves $88 a month before your time, provided each site needs less than 6 GB and bandwidth stays within the plan. Run the same sum for each provider, in the same currency.
Which reseller plan should you choose? A decision guide
- You only host your own few sites: you do not need reseller hosting; a normal shared hosting plan is cheaper.
- You are starting with a handful of clients: pick an entry plan with enough storage for them and upgrade later.
- You want automated billing: compare plans where WHMCS is included against the cost of buying a licence separately.
- Your clients are in Zimbabwe: check whether you can pay the provider locally, in the same currency you charge clients.
- Your clients are in the UK or Europe: a provider billing in pounds or euros may simplify VAT and invoicing.
- You need root access or custom software: look at a managed cPanel VPS instead, such as Tremhost’s managed cPanel VPS from $80 a month.
Frequently asked questions
Is unlimited reseller hosting really unlimited?
No plan is unlimited in every respect. Usually either cPanel accounts or bandwidth is unlimited, while storage and server resources are fixed. Read the plan table and the terms of service.
Do I need WHMCS to start reselling?
No. You can create accounts in WHM and invoice clients manually. WHMCS becomes worth it once manual billing takes more time than the licence costs.
Will my clients know who the upstream host is?
Not on a fully white-label plan, where the control panel, nameservers and emails carry your brand. Check this before you buy.
What if the provider has an outage?
All your clients are affected at once, which is why a written SLA and responsive support matter. Tremhost publishes a 99.9% monthly availability target in its SLA.
Next step
If reseller hosting is new to you, read what reseller hosting is. When you are ready, compare the nine plans and the profit calculator on the Tremhost reseller hosting page.
