Hosting Controller

Hosting Controller is a multi-purpose cloud control panel and Active Directory synchronization solution that operates out of Canada and offers SaaS, Active Directory,Virtual Machine automation and Migration services to enterprises and service providers worldwide.

Hosting Controller

Developer(s)	Hosting Controller, Inc.
Initial release	1999
Stable release	10.39 / March 01, 2025
Operating system	Windows, Linux
Type	Cloud Automation
License	Proprietary
Website	http://www.HostingController.com

Overview

Hosting Controller Cloud Automation Solution is a business and operational support system for hosting service providers, including shared web hosting for both Linux and Windows. It also supports SaaS and Enterprise hosting services like Microsoft Exchange Server, Virtualization, SharePoint, Active Directory Synchronization and Email Migration.

Latest Release

The current version of Hosting Controller 10 came out in February 2017. The most latest release of Hosting Controller 10.39 came out in March 01, 2025 and offers a hybrid cloud control panel that lets service providers and enterprises manage their private clouds. The latest release also adds support for some of the most popular public clouds such as AWS and Microsoft Azure.   ^[1]

Timeline

Date	Milestone
1999	Released initially as titled “The world’s first ever Windows Based Control Panel”
2002	The second version debuted with new features after instant success of the first launch
2003	Unveiled a multilingual version named HC6 with revitalized architecture
2007	HC7 was released to favorable market reviews encompassing Linux users
2008	Spearheaded the support for MS Exchange 2007 and SharePoint Services
2009	Launching as HC8 it was enhanced with BlackBerry and Dynamic CRM modules.
2010	Release on Linux
2011	Shifted to Cloud by adding support for virtual partitions on Hyper-V, VMware, Xen Hypervisor, and MS Lync 2010
2012	Showcased its most improved version HC9
2016	Introduced mobile app as market transitioned from desktop to mobile-first approach
2017	Unveiled the latest edition of HC10 carrying holistic service portfolio for MS CSPs, Cloud vendors and On-Premises IT shops.
2021	Support for .Net Core on website created in IIS via HC panel
2023	Support for Office365 connectivity by OAUTH 2.0[2]

HC Enterprise Modules

The modules currently available for live production are:

- Microsoft Exchange 2010^[3]
- Microsoft Exchange 2013
- Microsoft Exchange 2016
- Microsoft Exchange 2019
- Hybrid Cloud Control Panel
- Skype for Business Module
- SharePoint Module
- Website Hosting Module
- VPS/VM Automation Module (Hyper-V, VMware)^[4]
- RDS Module

Add-ons

Hosting Controller supplements its control panel with a number of Add-ons. The supported Add-ons are:

- RebuildXpress (RBX)
- One Click Install Applications

Other Products

Other Hosting Controller Inc. products include:

• Efflux Migrator^[5]
• Mail Data Migrator^[6]
• ExSign Email Signature Software^[7]
• AD Connect Sync^[8]
• AD Connect Sync Plus^[9]
• AD Self Service Portal^[10]

Support for other applications

Hosting Controller supports a number of other applications. Supported applications include:

- WHMCS
- PayPal
- SpamExperts
- LiteSpeed Web Server
- CloudLinux

Competing software

• Plesk^[11][12]
• MachPanel
• HELM
• cPanel^[13]
• Baifox
• DirectAdmin
• ispCP
• ISPConfig
• Kloxo
• SysCP
• Webmin