The CloudLinux license price depends on where you buy it and how you pay. Bought directly, CloudLinux OS Shared Pro is listed by CloudLinux at $18 per server per month for a single server, falling to $13 at 50 or more servers. Tremhost supplies a shared CloudLinux licence with unlimited accounts for $6 a month, $69 a year or $250 once for a lifetime licence, with official vendor updates. This guide compares the options and explains which suits your server.
What you are paying for
CloudLinux is an operating system for shared hosting servers. It gives every hosting account its own CPU, memory, disk and process limits through LVE, isolates each account’s file system with CageFS, lets each account choose its PHP version and can limit database use per account. On a server that hosts many customers, it stops one busy or compromised site from affecting the rest.
If you buy ordinary shared or reseller hosting, the provider pays for CloudLinux. You need your own licence only on a VPS or dedicated server you run.
Direct pricing from CloudLinux
As listed on CloudLinux’s own CloudLinux OS Shared Pro page on 5 November 2026, Shared Pro costs, per server per month:
- 1 server: $18.
- 2 to 4 servers: $16 each.
- 5 to 49 servers: $14 each.
- 50 or more servers: $13 each.
The same page highlights Shared Pro features such as PHP X-Ray, which traces slow PHP and WordPress requests, and centralised monitoring of load across servers. Check CloudLinux’s site for current prices and for the standard Shared edition, which is priced separately.
Tremhost CloudLinux licence pricing
Tremhost’s CloudLinux licence is a shared licence supplied by Tremhost that receives official vendor updates. Tremhost lists it as CloudLinux Shared Pro with unlimited accounts. Prices in US dollars:
- Monthly: $6 a month.
- Yearly: $69 a year.
- Lifetime: $250 once.
CloudLinux is also available in bundles with a cPanel licence and other tools; see the licence pages for current bundle contents and prices.
Side by side for one server
- Direct, one server: $18 a month, or $216 a year.
- Tremhost monthly: $6 a month, or $72 a year.
- Tremhost yearly: $69 a year.
- Tremhost lifetime: $250 once, which equals about 42 months at $6 a month, or a little over three and a half years at the yearly rate.
For a hosting business with several servers, multiply accordingly and compare against CloudLinux’s multi-server tiers.
What differs besides price
Who holds the licence
A direct licence sits in your own CloudLinux account under CloudLinux’s terms. A shared licence is supplied and managed by the provider, so it continues while you keep paying that provider. Keep the provider’s contact details with your server documentation.
Who you contact
With a Tremhost licence, activation and licensing questions go to Tremhost by ticket, WhatsApp on +263 73 563 9917 or booked call, Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 CAT. Server administration remains your job unless you choose a managed server.
How you pay
Tremhost charges in US dollars and accepts EcoCash, InnBucks, ZimSwitch, Omari, Visa, Mastercard, Bitcoin, Tron and Litecoin.
Monthly, yearly or lifetime?
- Monthly suits a new server, a test, or a server you may retire within a year or two.
- Yearly saves a little over monthly and suits a server you will run for at least a year.
- Lifetime only pays off for a server you expect to keep for well over three years. If you rebuild or replace servers often, ask how the licence moves before buying.
Checklist before you order
- Check your operating system. CloudLinux is normally installed by converting a supported system, such as AlmaLinux, so confirm your version is supported.
- Back up the server first. Conversion changes the kernel and needs a reboot.
- Confirm your control panel. Make sure the panel and its version work with CloudLinux.
- Plan your limits. Decide default CPU, memory and process limits per hosting package before customers notice.
- Count what you already pay for. If a bundle you hold already includes CloudLinux, do not buy it twice.
Do you actually need CloudLinux?
You probably do if your server hosts many separate accounts: a hosting business, an agency with client sites, or an organisation hosting departments separately. You probably do not if the server runs only your own one or two sites or a single application. In that case, spend the money on backups and security instead.
If you would rather not run a server at all, Tremhost’s reseller hosting, from $7 a month, already includes CloudLinux, along with WHM, unlimited cPanel accounts, LiteSpeed, Imunify360 and free SSL.
Frequently asked questions
Is a shared CloudLinux licence the same software?
Yes. It runs CloudLinux and receives official vendor updates.
Does “unlimited accounts” mean unlimited sites?
The licence does not cap the number of hosting accounts. The server’s CPU, memory and storage set the practical limit.
Does CloudLinux need cPanel?
No. It also works with Plesk and DirectAdmin, and can run without a control panel, though most shared hosting servers use one.
What else should I budget for?
A control panel licence, a malware scanner such as Imunify360, a backup tool such as JetBackup and your time to maintain the server. All are listed on the Tremhost licences page.
Next step
Order a monthly, yearly or lifetime licence on the Tremhost CloudLinux licence page.
