Hi,
1. I'm looking for reseller WHM/cPanel hosting and I've found that with reseller plans, WHM is included, whereas with the VPS plans, they want somewhere between $7-$15/mo.
Could someone explain to me why this is?
2. Also, if one's traffic is low and needs are small, will having a VPS system really make a significant difference over shared reseller hosting (E.g. InnoHosting or HostGator)? [Assuming of course, that you have a quality reseller host]. The sites I am working with are static, with a total number of hits per day under 1,000.
Thanks!

2. Also, if one's traffic is low and needs are small, will having a VPS system really make a significant difference over shared reseller hosting (E.g. InnoHosting or HostGator)? [Assuming of course, that you have a quality reseller host]. The sites I am working with are static, with a total number of hits per day under 1,000.
A VPS might be overkill.

Hi,
1. I'm looking for reseller WHM/cPanel hosting and I've found that with reseller plans, WHM is included, whereas with the VPS plans, they want somewhere between $7-$15/mo.
Could someone explain to me why this is?On a VPS the control panel is optional, and if you choose to have one then it's all yours - so you're responsible for the licensing fee. On a reseller server the host has already licensed a control panel for the entire server. Part of the cost of each plan will go towards the cost of the license but it's not optional, so isn't quoted separately.
2. Also, if one's traffic is low and needs are small, will having a VPS system really make a significant difference over shared reseller hosting (E.g. InnoHosting or HostGator)? [Assuming of course, that you have a quality reseller host]. The sites I am working with are static, with a total number of hits per day under 1,000.The difference is in the amount of control and responsibility you have (VPS gives you more of both). In terms of performance there's nothing inherently "better" about VPS - that could go either way (but it often correlates to the price you pay).

You should only require a reseller account.
As for the cost, as foobic has said, on a VPS cPanel/WHM is an addon control panel (usually costs an extra $15), wheras having a reseller you are using the control panel (cPanel) already on the machine.
All the best.

Hi,
1. I'm looking for reseller WHM/cPanel hosting and I've found that with reseller plans, WHM is included, whereas with the VPS plans, they want somewhere between $7-$15/mo.
Could someone explain to me why this is?
2. Also, if one's traffic is low and needs are small, will having a VPS system really make a significant difference over shared reseller hosting (E.g. InnoHosting or HostGator)? [Assuming of course, that you have a quality reseller host]. The sites I am working with are static, with a total number of hits per day under 1,000.
Thanks!Since foobic had already explained, I shall skip that portion.
Judging from your technical knowledge, I will suggest you choosing a reseller account over a VPS, as you may not know how to manage it.
With 1k hits a day, it will be hard for a shared hosting provider to support though..

With 1k hits a day, it will be hard for a shared hosting provider to support though..Not at all. It would be a very poor shared account that couldn't cope with 1000 hits a day on static sites.

I will suggest you to go for VPS if and only if you constantly need high resources for your site. Otherwise a reseller account under shared hosting environment should be enough for you.

But how would I "know" that I now need more resources? Is there an objective test or statistic I could look at that would let me know that it's time to upgrade?
And on that note, as foobic mentioned above, sometimes performance is tied to how much I pay. I would hate to leave a reseller with good performance, only to get a VPS that has poor performance. Is there a way to compare performance? How do I know that Hosting Company X's VPS is faster than Hosting Company Y's reseller? [other than reading wht and looking at people's reviews]

Well you will not really know how much resources you will need. Most people judge this through the space and bandwidth usage but it actually covers more than that, eg. CPU, RAM, etc.
If you compare a high end reseller with a low end VPS, you will definitely get higher performance with the reseller on the condition that the company does not oversells massively.
Since your traffic is small and the pages are static, you will not need much resources and the best is to go for reseller hosting. A high end VPS does not come cheap, especially fully managed ones. You should avoid those companies who sells cheap VPS as chances are they are overselling massively and do not expect high performance for this.

1. I'm looking for reseller WHM/cPanel hosting and I've found that with reseller plans, WHM is included, whereas with the VPS plans, they want somewhere between $7-$15/mo.
Could someone explain to me why this is?
WHM/cPanel VPS licenses are by the VPS server. With a shared environment, the license is for the entire server and is easier to figure into the cost. Keep in mind that a VPS functions as a mini-dedicated server in theory, so it's going to parallel that behavior more than shared.
Also, if one's traffic is low and needs are small, will having a VPS system really make a significant difference over shared reseller hosting (E.g. InnoHosting or HostGator)? [Assuming of course, that you have a quality reseller host]. The sites I am working with are static, with a total number of hits per day under 1,000.
A good quality reseller host is going to have a multi-core CPU system. To be honest about it, a low end VPS is going to have a small amount of RAM and processing power available. It behooves you to go with the reseller hosting account because you're really going to have access to a strong processor. The trade off is that you are sharing it with others, but it all works out well if the servers are properly managed.

I'd really recommend going with a reseller provider who really manages their servers very well. It doesn't seem like your in need of a VPS as of yet. A properly managed reseller server should provide with with ample resources to host your websites.
I'd also recommend staying away from VPS because more then likely you will be responsible for the management of all of the services & programs running on it. Going based on a hunch that you don't understand that cPanel requires a license to be installed on a VPS, which leads me to the feeling that you don't understand the management of a linux VPS. If I am right, I'd really REALLY recommend once again, to go with a another reliable reseller provide. It will save you a lot of headaches, I promise.

Go with a reseller. Its alot cheaper beause you dont have to pay for licensing fees for software such as control panel installatron /fantastico rvskin ect.

Reseller can help you alot more.

Reseller it is.

VPS optimized is quite server-intensive & consume a lot of system resources.

i would go for a reseller personally

Really depends - VPS is good if you want control over your server and hosting products while reseller is better if you want to focus on the business side.

reseller account is mainly for reselling accounts. VPS is mainly for users who needs a bit more powerful hosting environment and can use as much resource as they like.
If you just want to host your websites, VPS is probably good for you.

reseller account is mainly for reselling accounts. VPS is mainly for users who needs a bit more powerful hosting environment and can use as much resource as they like.
If you just want to host your websites, VPS is probably good for you.
Reseller account is not only for reselling accounts. It can be used for managing multiple cPanel shared accounts, starting out a small hosting career etc.
VPS is a "child" of dedicated servers, more advanced than reseller as you get almost all the features of a dedi server. However, they are not entitled to "use as much resource as they like", that is totally wrong. They are limited to the amount of RAM, CPU, HD, BW and many other factors.
If OP just want to host a small simple site, a shared account will do. Those that is a resource hog will be recommended a VPS.