When a hosting client logs into their cPanel account and wants to build a website, the experience your hosting platform provides at that moment matters more than most resellers realise. A client who can build a professional-looking site directly from their hosting control panel without needing a developer is a client who stays. SitePad is the website builder that makes that experience possible and for hosting resellers, licensing it is one of the most client-retention-focused investments in the entire hosting stack. This guide covers SitePad license pricing for 2026, what the semi-annual plan includes, and the most cost-efficient ways to get it running on your server.
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What SitePad Does
SitePad is a drag-and-drop website builder that integrates directly with cPanel and Plesk, allowing hosting clients to build professional websites from within their hosting control panel without any coding knowledge. It’s the hosted website builder equivalent that gives shared hosting clients the kind of website creation experience they’d otherwise need to go to Wix or Squarespace for except it’s built directly into the hosting environment they’re already paying for.
Core capabilities include:
- Drag-and-drop editor — visual website building with no coding required, accessible directly from cPanel or Plesk
- 500+ website templates — professionally designed templates across business, portfolio, eCommerce, blog, and other categories
- Mobile-responsive designs — every template automatically adapts to mobile, tablet, and desktop screen sizes
- eCommerce support — built-in online store functionality for clients who want to sell products directly from their SitePad site
- Blog functionality — integrated blogging tools for content-focused websites
- SEO tools — basic SEO settings for meta titles, descriptions, and sitemap generation built into the editor
- One-click publishing — publish directly to the client’s hosting account without any FTP or file management
- Multilingual support — editor and templates available in multiple languages
For a hosting reseller, SitePad transforms the hosting product from “server space and a control panel” into “everything a non-technical client needs to get a website live” which is a meaningfully more compelling offer to the majority of small business clients.
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SitePad Standalone License: $9/Semi-Annually
The standalone SitePad License is available at $9.00 USD per semi-annual period billed every six months. This includes:
- SitePad website builder license
- Free installation
- Free support
At $9 every six months, that works out to $1.50/month — making SitePad one of the most affordable client-facing features you can add to a hosting server on a per-month basis.
SitePad as a Free Inclusion With cPanel Licensing
For the majority of cPanel hosting operators, SitePad doesn’t need to be licensed separately at all. Tremhost includes SitePad at no extra charge across every cPanel licensing tier:
- cPanel VPS License ($5/month) — includes free SitePad
- cPanel Dedicated License ($6/month) — includes free SitePad
- cPanel VPS Lite Bundle ($9/month) — includes free SitePad
- cPanel Dedicated Lite Bundle ($10/month) — includes free SitePad
- cPanel VPS Bundle (from $15/month) — includes free SitePad
- cPanel Dedicated Bundle (from $16/month) — includes free SitePad
- Lifetime cPanel VPS License ($190 one-time) — includes free SitePad
- Lifetime cPanel Dedicated License ($250 one-time) — includes free SitePad
This means that for any cPanel hosting operator already licensing cPanel through Tremhost, SitePad is already part of the package at no additional cost. The standalone $9/semi-annual license is primarily relevant for operators sourcing cPanel elsewhere, running Plesk environments, or needing SitePad independently for any other reason.
SitePad Pricing in Context
| Product | Price | Billing | Monthly Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| SitePad Standalone | $9.00 | Semi-Annually | ~$1.50/month |
| SitePad (with cPanel VPS) | Free | Included | $0.00 |
| SitePad (with cPanel Bundle) | Free | Included | $0.00 |
| Softaculous | $17.00 | Annually | ~$1.42/month |
| JetBackup | $5.00 | Quarterly | ~$1.67/month |
| WHMReseller | $6.00 | Quarterly | ~$2.00/month |
At $1.50/month standalone, SitePad sits alongside Softaculous as one of the two most affordable licensed products in the hosting stack — and like Softaculous, it’s included free with Tremhost’s cPanel licensing across all tiers.
Why SitePad Matters for Hosting Resellers Specifically
The business case for SitePad as a reseller feature goes beyond the license price. Here’s what it actually delivers for your hosting business:
Client acquisition — “free website builder included” is a feature that appears on the comparison checklist of virtually every small business shopping for hosting. Not having it puts you at a visible disadvantage against providers who do.
Client retention — a client who has built their website using SitePad inside their cPanel account is significantly more invested in staying with your hosting than a client who built their site on an external platform and could move it anywhere. The website builder creates a switching cost that pure hosting doesn’t.
Reduced support load — non-technical clients who can build and update their own sites through SitePad generate fewer “can you update my website” support requests. This is a direct operational saving for any reseller providing some level of support to clients.
Upsell opportunities — eCommerce functionality, additional storage for site assets, and premium template access create natural upsell paths for resellers who want to offer tiered hosting packages.
Competitive positioning — in a hosting market where Wix, Squarespace, and Weebly have set the expectation that website building should be accessible to non-technical users, offering an integrated website builder keeps your hosting product relevant to clients who would otherwise consider those platforms.
SitePad vs WordPress: Understanding the Difference
A common question from resellers is how SitePad relates to WordPress since Softaculous already makes WordPress installation a one-click process through cPanel.
The two tools serve different client segments:
- WordPress — powerful, flexible, and widely supported, but requires some technical familiarity to set up and manage. Even with Softaculous making installation simple, WordPress’s admin interface has a learning curve that non-technical clients find challenging.
- SitePad — designed from the ground up for non-technical users. The drag-and-drop editor requires no familiarity with content management systems, plugins, or theme customisation. A client with no prior website experience can have a professional site live within an hour.
For hosting resellers, offering both means covering the full spectrum of client technical comfort WordPress through Softaculous for clients who want the power and flexibility of the world’s most popular CMS, and SitePad for clients who want the simplest possible path to a working website.
SitePad and eCommerce Hosting
One SitePad capability worth highlighting specifically for resellers targeting small business clients is the built-in eCommerce functionality. Clients who want to sell products online can set up a basic online store directly through SitePad without needing WooCommerce, a separate eCommerce platform, or developer assistance. For small retail businesses, service providers selling digital products, or freelancers offering packages, this is a meaningful feature that makes the hosting package more complete.
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Semi-Annual Billing Considerations
SitePad’s standalone billing cycle is semi-annual every six months. This is less frequent than monthly products and slightly more frequent than annual ones, which creates a minor renewal tracking consideration for operators managing standalone licenses. For most cPanel hosting operators this is a non-issue since SitePad is included free with Tremhost’s cPanel licensing but for standalone users, setting a calendar reminder at the 5-month mark ensures the renewal doesn’t lapse on a production server.
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Who Should License SitePad Standalone
- Hosting operators sourcing their cPanel license through a provider other than Tremhost who need SitePad independently
- Plesk hosting operators who want SitePad integrated into their Plesk environment
- Resellers building a custom hosting stack who need SitePad as a standalone component
- Hosting businesses adding SitePad to an existing server that wasn’t originally set up with it included
Who Gets SitePad Free
- Any hosting operator licensing cPanel through Tremhost across all VPS, Dedicated, Lite, Bundle, and Lifetime cPanel tiers
- Resellers who are already on a Tremhost cPanel plan and may not have realised SitePad was already included
The Combined Value of Free Inclusions
For any cPanel hosting operator using Tremhost’s $5/month VPS license, it’s worth stepping back and looking at what’s included for that single price point:
- cPanel VPS License — unlimited accounts
- Free SitePad website builder
- Free Softaculous one-click installer
- Free FleetSSL (Let’s Encrypt SSL)
- Free installation
At $5/month, that’s a complete hosting control panel with a website builder, one-click application installer, and automated SSL a package that would cost meaningfully more if each component were sourced separately. SitePad’s inclusion as part of that $5 baseline is one of the clearest examples of Tremhost’s bundle-first pricing philosophy.
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Why Buy Your SitePad License Through Tremhost
Tremhost includes SitePad free with every cPanel licensing tier making the standalone purchase unnecessary for the vast majority of cPanel hosting operators. For operators who need SitePad as a standalone product, the $9/semi-annual option includes free installation and free support at a per-month cost of $1.50 one of the lowest price points in the hosting software market for a client-facing feature with this level of impact on client acquisition and retention.
Final Thoughts
SitePad is one of the highest client-impact features in the hosting stack at one of the lowest per-month price points $1.50/month standalone, and free with every Tremhost cPanel license. For hosting resellers competing for small business clients who want to build websites without a developer, SitePad is the feature that closes the gap between “hosting provider” and “complete website solution” and at this price point, there’s no meaningful cost barrier to offering it as a standard inclusion across every hosting plan you sell.
