GridPane

Server panelPanel on your own server

GridPane is a server control panel, not a host: you rent a server elsewhere and GridPane helps you run sites on it.

Licences from $19/mo as listed. The server costs extra. As listed in April 2026, not rechecked

Licence from

$19/mo

Licence only; the server is billed separately

PeakFreq

Where it runs

Wherever your server is. GridPane has no data centres; you connect it to a server you rent from a cloud provider. These five let you time the distance from your browser first.

Licences

As listed in April 2026. We have not rechecked these against the host's page yet, so confirm before you buy.

Free Core Plan

Free

Free plan

  • Host up to 25 websites
  • Server page caching
  • Redis object caching
  • 7G Firewall

As listed in April 2026, not rechecked

PeakFreq

$19/mo

Monthly licence

  • All Core features
  • Server monitoring
  • Active server monitoring
  • Staging features

As listed in April 2026, not rechecked

Developer Plan

Billing: Monthly

$30/mo

Monthly licence

  • Unlimited traffic
  • WordPress
  • Developers
  • Agencies

As listed in April 2026, not rechecked

Bespoke Hosting

$167/mo

Monthly licence

  • Completely bespoke plans
  • 360 Pre-emptive support
  • Done for you security
  • Agency partnerships

As listed in April 2026, not rechecked

GridPane at a glance

The dials are our editorial estimates on a 1 to 5 scale, not test results. How we estimate

3/5Ease of use
3/5Support
Management
Panel on your own server
cPanel
No
Email included
No
Headquarters
Austin, TX

Best for

  • WordPress sites
  • Agencies with client sites

Strengths and trade-offs

In its favour

  • Runs on a server from any cloud you choose
  • Built with WordPress sites in mind
  • Made for agencies running many client sites
  • Has a free plan, as listed in April 2026

Watch for

  • You pay for the server separately, on top of the licence
  • You still choose, size and update the server yourself

The first points come straight from the price and plan data.

Questions about GridPane

Is GridPane a web host?

No. GridPane is a control panel. You rent a server from a cloud provider such as DigitalOcean, Vultr or Hetzner and install GridPane on it to manage sites, databases and backups.

How much does GridPane cost?

The cheapest paid GridPane plan we have on file is $19 per month (PeakFreq), as listed in April 2026. The server itself is billed separately by your cloud provider.

Where are GridPane's data centres?

GridPane has none of its own. Your sites live wherever the server you connect to it is.