Which control panel do you guys find the most stable under windows for web hosting?

I have checked a few of the websites for windows CP's but their licensing seem like a little bit steep.

I have used Plesk in the past but that's about it.

So far I know/remember:

- HELM
- Plesk win32
- HostingController

Feel free to add more and comment about any of the above.

personaly i liked plesk

We primarily use Plesk which is fairly stable, but the recent change in licensing makes it less appealing. A few alternatives we have been looking at include:

DotNetPanel: http://dotnetpanel.com/
HostingController which you already mentioned.

They both seem to be fairly decent and do have a free licensing option for small (10) amounts of domains. Personally I'm looking forward to Windows support from cPanel.

personaly i liked plesk

Another vote for plesk.

As ataylor mentioned, DotNetPanel is certainly worth considering with its support for Windows Server 2008 & IIS7.

One vote for Hosting Controller, it is one of the oldest controlpanel for Windows and is extremely stable and value for money.

HELM and Smartermail works well.

A vote for Hosting Controller.

I've tried DNP and Helm in past they didn't impress me as much as HC7 did. More importantly their support is out standing.

Because of the large array of features and control panel version, Hosting Controller is the best choice. Another good thing about Hosting Controller is the addition of features on a regular basis.

I will vote for DotNetPanel. Lightweight, stable and easy to use.

Our Vote goes to HC that is a most reliable and feature rich panel in web hosting industry...

Helm4 is the best

I will vote for Helm4 with GeneFTP and Smartemail. It works like a charm.

Another vote for Plesk.

One vote for Helm, especially Helm3 is super fast :)

Go for Hosting controller , its a clear control panel unlike helm and plesk using DBs.

My vote is for Hosting Controller, especially its latest version - HC7, which is not only feature rich but very stable as well.


Blessed.

One vote for Helm, especially Helm3 is super fast :)

I found Helm3 slow and very complicated, found DotNetPanel to be fast and very easy to use.

Helm 4 is complicated but Helm 3 isnt .. Its fast when compared with both DNP and Helm 4 and is very very stable.

Plesk isn't that bad.

I've never heard of the others but I've heard that HostingController was more easier to use than Plesk?

Evaluate Hosting Controller and Plesk then you 'll able to make right decision.

I know cPanel is suppose to drop their control panel for windows this year. You might want to look out for that ;]

Helm 4 all the way.

Plesk isn't multi-server so unless you want a hard time managing your servers its pointless.

Hosting Controller v7 Build 15 is a big step forward but it still has some serious design problems that have been in the software since the early days. We had used 6.1 for 2 years then switched to v7 which we only used for about 7 months due to several security issues that took 10 months to fix lol. It would have been a good CP if it was designed properly the cluster setup is a bit of a joke it isn't real clustering i.e. where you can allocate certain plans to specific servers etc.

Helm 4 even with the lack of w2k8 support at the moment isn't bad, helm 3 is still solid but is starting to show its age i.e. lack of updates etc

We primarily use Plesk which is fairly stable, but the recent change in licensing makes it less appealing. A few alternatives we have been looking at include:

DotNetPanel: http://dotnetpanel.com/
HostingController which you already mentioned.

They both seem to be fairly decent and do have a free licensing option for small (10) amounts of domains. Personally I'm looking forward to Windows support from cPanel.

You'll be looking forward to it for a long time. They've been advertising Windows support for years now, and nothing has ever come of it.