What is the best solution between these 4 ( is there better ? )

Is it all the same ?
If you have any experience about these ( not necesserely all of them )
can you please post what you like/dislike ? or just why 1 is better than the other one ( more features, easier , allow something that the other one doesnt ... etc )

Thanks

Only ever used MB so cant comment ...

I remember being a customer when one company I purchased shell accounts from used modernbill, I found (as a customer) modernbill was very hard to navigate. So I voted for ClientExec because I currently use it, and my customers tell me how easy it is for them to submit support tickets, read up on updates, and pay their invoices.

The new clientexec beta 2.7 is great.

:lovewht:

My company just switched to Modernbill from WHM Autopilot.

The new clientexec beta 2.7 is great.

:lovewht:

Yeah especially the coupon feature :peace:

Where's WHMCS :( ...I like WHMCS personally, I migrated about 2 months ago from ModernBill and wouldn't go back.

Yea, I too like WHMCS the best out of all of them. We have been using it since it came out, and love it.

I swear by Modernbill.

ModernBill.

If it ain't Modern, I ain't billing. :roll2:

All you guys who say ModernBill ( or anything else ) , did you actualy try something else too ?

All you guys who say ModernBill ( or anything else ) , did you actualy try something else too ?
Tried ClientExec, Tried WHM AutoPilot from HostGator.

Didn't like either.

All you guys who say ModernBill ( or anything else ) , did you actualy try something else too ?
Yes, I used Phpcoin for a day, Whoiscart for 15 months (it was terrible), then Clientexec for 4 months before I made the best decision and purchased an owned unlimited Modernbill license.

I've used a few solutions: Modernbill seems to be the best so far.
However I'm still against an 'entire solution': I really just wanted a database to throw clients in that would automatically invoice.

Nonetheless still on the hunt!

I have tried ClientExec, WHMAP, and ModernBill which I am currently using.

For ease of use, I would say that it goes like this:
1. ClientExec
2. WHMAP
3. ModernBill

For features, it would go like this:
1. Modernbill
2. WHMAP
3. ClientExec

For Support:
1. ClientExec
2. ModernBill
3. WHMAP

the only one i have ever used is whm autopilot, it seems to fit my needs perfectly. I always get great support, and never had a problem with it.

We have used both MB and ClientExec.

If you are offering anything other than just shared hosting, ClientExec is lacking in many features...package addons being a huge one. Can you imagine trying to sell a dedicated server without offering addons?

Saying that, ClientExec is perfect for us, but if we were to expand our product line, I would seriously consider moving over to MB.

Both are great billing platforms, but it's all about what you are using it for.

NOTHING other than MODERN BILL...

due to its features already discussed in thie thread... and I dont think there is any need for me to describe them aga...

You can go for MODERNBILL...

We have used both MB and ClientExec.

If you are offering anything other than just shared hosting, ClientExec is lacking in many features...package addons being a huge one. Can you imagine trying to sell a dedicated server without offering addons?

Saying that, ClientExec is perfect for us, but if we were to expand our product line, I would seriously consider moving over to MB.

Both are great billing platforms, but it's all about what you are using it for.

Clientexec has been design for share hosting & reseller hosting. It no suitable for dedicated server.

Do they all offer WHM ( for resellers ) and Cpanel ( clients )
or do they each have their own thing that pretty much does the same thing ?

I have tried ClientExec, WHMAP, and ModernBill which I am currently using.

For ease of use, I would say that it goes like this:
1. ClientExec
2. WHMAP
3. ModernBill

For features, it would go like this:
1. Modernbill
2. WHMAP
3. ClientExec

For Support:
1. ClientExec
2. ModernBill
3. WHMAP
I agree with this. Like most of the other threads out there, it just depends on your needs.

I have an owned license of WHM AP for over 2 years now and I have been leasing a license of ModernBill for a month ( I got tired of waiting for a stable V3 from WHMAP). I do not plan to migrate my users from WHMAP, but I find MB a LOT more flexible than WHMAP, so I will keep WHMAP in my current website and I am now in the process of building another website that will use MB as the billing software.

I have an owned license of WHM AP for over 2 years now and I have been leasing a license of ModernBill for a month ( I got tired of waiting for a stable V3 from WHMAP). I do not plan to migrate my users from WHMAP, but I find MB a LOT more flexible than WHMAP, so I will keep WHMAP in my current website and I am now in the process of building another website that will use MB as the billing software.

My company was in the same position. We ended up migrating everything to MB. Well over 1000 customers, took some time, but is working out and is much better than running WHMAP and MB side-by-side.

I bought ModernBill, Whois.cart(), and AWBS, and tried ClientExec. Unless you need a very simple billing capability, there is no comparison to ModernBill. The others are just playing catch up.

There is no comparison to ModernBill. The others are just playing catch up.

I'd have to agree. They might be trying to catch up with ModernBill, but with the release of v5 stable, it'll be pretty difficult.

Hello,

I've tried MB, Clientexec and AWBS.
MB is a very hard one to use for my stuff and have much features that I dont need at all.

but Iam now using AWBS.Its a real amazing one, exactly the automated things. I believe its the best I've use between the three of them.

It really depends on what all you need.

a reseller could get away with Client Exec. But you if you have leased or have your own servers in a datacenter somewhere - you may want to go with Modernbill because its the best think out for that calipher of hosting.

Modernbill rocks totally

I agree, AWBS is nice, but I havent played with ModernBill since Ver3, at that time it really sucked. As a AWBS reseller, we get alot of clients leaving ModernBill and coming over to AWBS, and they say they have never been happier. I guess its all a matter of what you like though.

Ive only ever used phpCoin and WHM Autopilot.
phpCoin is...well ... a start

WHM Autopilot is very good software. V3 is an amazing upgrade from V2, Almost completely redone with more features and much better layout. It is very easy to integrate your website, and now you can create your own custom modules for WHMAP. Highly recommend it.

Using ClientExec, the new release rocks.
Customers find it very easy to use.

Thinking about renewing my MB license for the extras add-ons for reseller accounts, and dedicated (once I get that far)
but I'll probally still use CE as the support/billing system for all customers

Last time I was using MB, it was really confusing.
It was difficult (for a newbie) to even tell if everything worked when activating a domain, client, or package.

ModernBill won my vote.

Truely Modernbill - The best :)

I used MB, WHMAP and ClientExec so far. The most powerful one is definetly a ModernBill. At first, it was hard for me to transfer myself from whmap to MB, but since I got familiar with it, I'm discovering new great things every day (this really sounds like a bad tv-shop ad :( ). One thing that can turn you away from it that it is really not the champion of ease to use, as someone before me mentioned. They should work on that for sure, some things are more complicated than they should be, but I hope they will improve it even more in the future!

Modernbill is my favorite as it allows me to manage cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin offerings in one system, while providing ample automation to streamline the order management process. I also use the enom, forum integration, SSLFactory and Intellodesk modules for added product options.

ClientExec is my second favorite. It is simple, functional, and easy to use. It lacks some automation processes and integrates with fewer alternate products but is still a solid script. I also like the built in helpdesk, where as with modernbill I do not like the built in version.

I used free accountlab version as a start and had since upgraded to accountlab plus. Its pretty user friendly, however feature wise still require some improvement. Some minor bugs here and there as well but managable.

The upgrade process wasn't flawless. Needed to do manual editings on the database.

If you got the money go with modernbill. It has a lot more features you may not need now but as you grow you will find out how usefull they are. And belive me you dont want to which systems when you have 200 or more people hosted on the system.

Modernbill is amazing--the only downside is that if you only have a few clients it isn't worth the very long time necessary to configure. But for us--the initial 8 or 9 hours of setup has saved hundreds of hours in the long run. I also didn't think it was that bad to customize, but just getting all the modules to work and insuring that there weren't any glitches took a little time.

Hey everyone,
Is it possible to add 'upgrades and addons' to the order process in MB, so our clients can select addons if they wish during their order?

If so, is this easy?

Thanks :)

yes, that's really the main thing missing in CE, add-ons can be added per package although, I belive there's an add-on avablie for CE to add this feature to an extent.

Yes MB has the ability to add addons and upgrades, and it isnt too hard to do, but if you are looking for a billing system that is easy to use, I suggest going with ClientExec. I used MB for about a month and just went back to ClientExec because MB was too confussing, and lacked the ease of use that ClientExec has. It took me a week or so to get MB configured where I wanted it, and then after I had a few orders through it, I found that you had to do 12 different things to get to 1 place and get the info you need.
MB is nice, but has too much going on for a small host!
I noticed someone previously posted that CE does or is soon to have an addon mod. If they have this, then ClientExec is the perfect solution! I only switched to MB because of the addons feature.

Hey everyone,
Is it possible to add 'upgrades and addons' to the order process in MB, so our clients can select addons if they wish during their order?

If so, is this easy?

Thanks :)

Yes. We do that for dedicated server orders.

Thanks for all the info guys.

What about UberSmith?

We,ve used WHMAuto pilot (didn't like), Modernbill (too expnsive for what we need) and ClientExec which we use currently.

CE does everything we need including custom billing etc and we really like the easy to navigate features and the fact that we can find countless mods for it which make our life easier.

Really I would say it depends on how many clients you have, as we're only small and have recently started hosting as an add on to our web design arm, CE is the best option for us really.

We've only tried Modernbill although I did look at PHPCoin and WhoisCart too.

The biggest let-down with Modernbill was the long-winded ordering but with the new build (version 5 is it?), this is supposedly taken down to 2 pages or steps.

We will give MB another try now they have launched the new version as otherwise it was a great package.

In my opinion, MB could stand a huge UI overhaul. If they hired a good design firm to do a usability study on it, and applied their recommendations, I would be sold of MB. But as it now, just starting with it, looking at it gives me a splitting headache. Additionally, it seems to have no fit-and-finished feel. When I was setting up the plesk module, you would see fields with the title of "plesk_bandwidth_limit". They don't even both putting in a descriptive title for it? Stuff like that made it feel far more like a thrown together program than a polished, production ready application.

So, I went with ClientExec instead.

I have used WHM AutoPilot and moved to ModernBill, It may be the least 'user friendly' but it does what I need it to that the others just dont seem to at the moment. After an hour or two of tinkinering around with it I got the hang of it anyways. So MB gets my vote. :)

I've used CE for years now, no problems, but it just doesn't do everything I need. I recently purchased ModernBill, and have been testing it for a few weeks, it is a very powerful option, and after all the testing, I can't wait to see what V5 has to offer. I plan to start moving everything to MB very soon.

camers: I have only used UberSmith from a client perspective but it seems to be a fairly well designed system. Here's how I see it in comparison to ClientExec and ModernBill:

Features
1) ModernBill
2) UberSmith
3) ClientExec

Ease of Use
1) Client Exec
2) UberSmith
3) ModernBill

How do you guys compare lpanel to clientexec and modernbill?

any of these support importing and exporting and client/domain info without having to dive into the database?

would be useful i thought, for servers that already have considerable number of clients/domains, or for migration between different billing/hosting manager.
shouldn't these web apps interconnects in a friendly manner between different species like most desktop apps?

and how about migration between cpanel and plesk? i recently had to move several accounts from cpanel to plesk, and damn it was an exhaustive process. perhaps there are easier ways, but i've yet to find it...

don't suppose i'm the only person really wanting this feature... but haven't seen anybody inquired about it.

UberSmith seems nice, i would have included it in the survey if i knew its existence...

Does UberSmith work with WebHostManager ? ...

I can see that you can choose Cpanel to be the control panel for a client, but nothing else...

I want to be able to host resellers account so i need WHM ...

I think Modern Bill offer Both and Client Exec too ...

UberSmith seems nice, i would have included it in the survey if i knew its existence...

Does UberSmith work with WebHostManager ? ...

I can see that you can choose Cpanel to be the control panel for a client, but nothing else...

I want to be able to host resellers account so i need WHM ...

I think Modern Bill offer Both and Client Exec too ...

No, Don't think so. What you'd do.. is let it setup a shared account, then manualy adjust it to a reseller.

manualy adjust it to a reseller ? hmm ... well, the whole point of this, is to not do things manually... so i guess, Ubersmith is out.

manualy adjust it to a reseller ? hmm ... well, the whole point of this, is to not do things manually... so i guess, Ubersmith is out.

Ok, I'm the kind of guy who is against automation anyhoo.

We just ditched ClientExec, but not for lack of features. ModernBill is too "big" for what we need automated invoicing for.