Which do you prefer?

Should have added a poll. I prefer Installatron now.

lol, gimmie chance. ;)

Should have added a poll. I prefer Installatron now.

Have you tried Softaculous (the newest auto-installer) ?

Grrr, I forgot to add SimpleScripts.

Could a mod please add that?

lol, gimmie chance. ;)



Have you tried Softaculous (the newest auto-installer) ?

Nope never used Softaculous ever.

/me google this 'Softaculous'
It certainly looks good :D

we use fantastico and we havent experienced any problem yet (6 years and counting)

Softaculous will be the future most wanted scripts autoinstaller.

Strongly support on their hard work and provide with reasonable price.

Installatron we have on a few cpanel servers, mostly fantasico
never tried Softaculous can somebody tell me a review of Softaculous

My vote is for Fantastico. It is pretty easy to handle even for newbies.

We have both Fantastico and Softaculous with Softaculous being offered for about a week. Softaculous seems to be better thus far they actually update their scripts. Fantastico takes forever to update scripts so it's a real issue if say there is a major exploit for a specific script offered.

We have Softaculous on a server, had been using Fantastico for years, but now planning to move over to Softaculous on new servers.

You can use it for free (full functional but limited scripts) as they have a free license too.

We have Softaculous on a server, had been using Fantastico for years, but now planning to move over to Softaculous on new servers.

You can use it for free (full functional but limited scripts) as they have a free license too.

We too plan to give Softaculous a try...

I just put in for Softaculous (Premium Version). It looks much better than the other Auto-Installers available. Will see how it goes.

just saw it and i think we will give it a try

At SharkSpace we switched from Fantastico to Softaculous. Let me tell you we will never look back. Softaculous installs many more scripts and is much easier to use. With Fantastico you have to wait sometimes months for updates while Softaculous updates nearly every day.

currently we're for Installatron. Want to try out softaculous and will probably give the free version a try in the near future and give it a go. Looks very promising.

I'll have to look into softaculous. Right now we prefer intallatron for all of it's features and options as well as keeping everything up-to-date and allowing you to add your own scripts.

At SharkSpace we switched from Fantastico to Softaculous. Let me tell you we will never look back. Softaculous installs many more scripts and is much easier to use. With Fantastico you have to wait sometimes months for updates while Softaculous updates nearly every day.

good to know, i think i will test it on some development servers before implement it to production servers.


Thanks for all the comments :)

With 128 scripts and more coming, even the free one contains 58 scripts and its quite economical. Ratings and Reviews of Scripts, Import scripts directly or from other Auto Installers.

You should give Softaculous a try.

Fantastico is just a marketing name now, with the lack of updates it's really sad to see a paid product fall behind on important updates. I guess Softaculous picked up the pieces where Fantastico fell behind.

never tried others except Softaculous.
I just love Softaculous for its regular updating and faster development.
Its much cheaper than the compared scripts and the best script currently available.

never tried others except Softaculous.
I just love Softaculous for its regular updating and faster development.
Its much cheaper than the compared scripts and the best script currently available.
Wich is the price of softaculous?

Fantastico is just a marketing name now, with the lack of updates it's really sad to see a paid product fall behind on important updates. I guess Softaculous picked up the pieces where Fantastico fell behind.

Agree with your point of view...

Wich is the price of softaculous?

They have two version, one is FREE and other one is Paid.

For more details, check their website, :)

Looks like Fantastico is going to take a back seat with ModernBill and all the other software that gets very popular and then forgotten about.

+1 Installatron.

Works like a charm and fast updates. We switched from Fantastico due to the horrible support/documentation. Issues with nearly every install on FreeBSD. Installatron just works and the migration/updates/installs. Beautifully done.

Greetings,
I have just installed Softaculous on my servers along side of Fantastico and have seen quite a bit of positive feedback from my users and resellers. I first tried it on 1 server and had to quickly install it on others once customers heard of my pilot.

+1 for Softaculous

I LOVE Softaculous. It is simple, easy, nicer looking and faster than Fantastico. Never tried installatron but from a "visual" point of view, if it looks like their website, softaculous still gets my vote.
Softaculous has so many more scripts.

has anyone switched from fantastico to softacoulous? is it easy or you have to reinstall apps?

Thanks

has anyone switched from fantastico to softacoulous? is it easy or you have to reinstall apps?

Thanks
Hello,

It actually can import (and update) installs done by Fantastico or even installs done by hand. I should also point out that the FREE version has MORE scripts then Fantastico.

We've installed it as a beta test on one of our servers. We've always preferred installatron for it's versatility and features, not to mention that it was much more up-to-date than fantastico.

But I'm impressed with the simplicity in which softaculous does what it does. It truly is a one-click install where Installatron takes a few screens to get done what it needs.

Once thing that I do like about Installatron over Softaculous is the ability to customize the database info, not only the name of the database but also the tables which can be more secure than the default settings.

It seems Softaculous.com is down? Was just about to check it out..

has anyone switched from fantastico to softacoulous? is it easy or you have to reinstall apps?

Thanks



If you wanted to, you could leave all 3 of them installed and they shouldn't interfere with each another. I only uninstalled Fantasico and Installatron to make things easier for my users. As you would get a few that would install an app using Fantasico, then deciding they didn't want it and try to uninstall it from Softaculous. So having just 1 Auto-Installer prevents stuff like that from happening. Besides, Softaculous supports way more apps than the other Auto-Installers do.

If your just after an Auto-Installer that supports the most apps then Softaculous is for you.

Installatron does look good, but I don't think it will ever support as many apps as Softaculous. Installatron does offer some extras that Softaculous doesn't though, like the Backup Program option and the Custom Installer. But the whole point of having an Auto-Installer in the first place is because new users want to install programs quickly. Can you really see new users making use of the extra features that Installatron have though? The new users would just use cPanel backup surely? If they knew how to create an Installer then they probably wouldn't be using the Auto-Installer in the first place and would manually install the script instead. So I think the extra features that Installatron have are more for the advanced users really. I doubt new users will bother using the extra features that Installatron has. New users just want the Auto-Installer that supports the most apps and that are updated the quickest. Who knows though, Softaculous might add the extra features at a later date.

To me, it looks like Softaculous will be concentrating on supporting the most apps as well as releasing updates the quickest. This is the kind of Auto-Installer I'm after. I'm not too fussed about the extras that Installatron has.

That's just me though.

Hello,

It actually can import (and update) installs done by Fantastico or even installs done by hand.

Yes, that's what I did. It didn't take too long to do.

It seems Softaculous.com is down? Was just about to check it out..

yeah, it does seem to be down.

It seems Softaculous.com is down? Was just about to check it out..

It was down for a few minutes the other day when I checked too. Not sure what's up with that? Softaculous team? Anyone?

Once thing that I do like about Installatron over Softaculous is the ability to customize the database info, not only the name of the database but also the tables which can be more secure than the default settings.

You can customize the database info as well as many other settings with Softaculous. The default settings are just automatically generated so the user doesn't have to enter anything manually. This allows the user to just click on the Install button and let the Auto-Installer take care of rest. And whatever info is generated will always be unique, so there isn't anything unsecure about it.

You can edit all the info on the page before clicking the Install button if you want to. Maybe you just couldn't do it in the Free version?

For just a few dollars extra I recommen you just try the Premium version over the Free version so that you can try out more scripts, etc. A lot of the best scripts are not available in the Free version.

$1.50 per month for VPS license
$2.50 per month for Dedicated Server license

I think Softaculous have balanced everything out between the Free and Premium versions just right.

Also, with Softaculous the web hosts customers don't have to pay anything extra for the better scripts.

How does a cPanel customer access it? Like Fantastico has an icon inside cPanel. Is this the same or it is not quite as integrated? Just wondering.

How does a cPanel customer access it? Like Fantastico has an icon inside cPanel. Is this the same or it is not quite as integrated? Just wondering.

Like Fantastico, only Softaculous opens in a new window. There's too many Softaculous scripts/features for it all to sit inside the cPanel theme. They could probably do it, but you'd be forever scrolling up and down. :D

Like Fantastico, only Softaculous opens in a new window. There's too many Softaculous scripts/features for it all to sit inside the cPanel theme. They could probably do it, but you'd be forever scrolling up and down. :D

So there is an icon for it in cPanel but when clicked on it pops up a seperate window? Just want to make sure it's not something we'd have to send different access details to for each customer as that would be a bit much. Thanks for the replies!

So there is an icon for it in cPanel but when clicked on it pops up a seperate window? Just want to make sure it's not something we'd have to send different access details to for each customer as that would be a bit much. Thanks for the replies!

No, not a separate window. Same window, just Softaculous doesn't sit inside the cPanel theme is all. You can go back to cPanel index page by using a button in Softaculous though.

No doubt they will change that though, or add option so you can choose yourself.

No, not a separate window. Same window, just Softaculous doesn't sit inside the cPanel theme is all. You can go back to cPanel index page by using a button in Softaculous though.

No doubt they will change that though, or add option so you can choose yourself.

Just to confirm, there is an icon called "Softaculous" inside cPanel so it's easy to click on? Sorry I wasn't sure based on your last reply.

Just to confirm, there is an icon called "Softaculous" inside cPanel so it's easy to click on?

Sorry, yes there is Softaculous icon button inside cPanel.

We currently use Installatron on our hosting/reseller servers but offer all 3 of these to our VPS customers. Softaculous is the most popular with them, probably because of the low price. Comparing the products, as I have plenty of experience with all 3, I'm starting to be won over by Softaculous.

You don't tend to have major issues with any of them, it's more of a matter of how easy/quick they are to install and how easy it is to install and update scripts on them. Also, they need to have a good user friendly design and offer as many scripts as possible. A low price is also a bonus. Comparing these requirements, Softaculous probably wins.

Between Installatron/Softaculous and Fantastico, Installatron/Softaculous definitely come out best. The major decision should be between Installatron and Softaculous in my opinion.

I know you can configure the database name and such, but I don't think (and I could be wrong), you can actually change the default table prefixes and such. If I am wrong, please let me know.

And I haven't installed it on our cPanel server, but in DA it integrates just like Installatron.

I know you can configure the database name and such, but I don't think (and I could be wrong), you can actually change the default table prefixes and such. If I am wrong, please let me know.

Yes, the Table Prefix can be changed. :agree:

Thanks! I'll have to look again.

i would also prefer to use softaculous when compared to fantastico
Have no idea about installatron though

At iRock we used Softaculous Premium since iRock was created. It provides a vast and cool environment for auto installation of popular scripts.

At iRock we used Softaculous Premium since iRock was created. It provides a vast and cool environment for auto installation of popular scripts.

Actually, other products just seems to be working via their Brand name, their development is almost dead and too slow.

Whereas Softaculous development and functionalities are amazing, they regularly update the scripts, :)

So, Currently Softaculous have a overhead among the others. :gthumb:

My Vote is for Softaculous because it has WHMCS installation facility also though it need license

what autointalleler more cheapest? do you have promo code for Softaculous?

I prefer fantastico and it seems to be popular amoung my customers

My Vote is for Softaculous because it has WHMCS installation facility also though it need license

I agree with you. And also it offers more than a hundred scripts than of with other competing plugins + its very cheap.

I prefer fantastico and it seems to be popular amoung my customers

But the security of fantastico is in question when it takes so long to update scripts that have been updated by the developers. These updates may be security updates or feature updates, but they are updates and not being able to update your scripts to the latest can be a security risk.

Also, although you may be happy with the status quo, fantastico has been static the past few years and has failed to keep up with Installatron and now Softaculous with features.

Although you may be happy, you may want to try one of the other options and see if your not even happier, especially with the security benefit they provide.

But the security of fantastico is in question when it takes so long to update scripts that have been updated by the developers. These updates may be security updates or feature updates, but they are updates and not being able to update your scripts to the latest can be a security risk.

Also, although you may be happy with the status quo, fantastico has been static the past few years and has failed to keep up with Installatron and now Softaculous with features.

Although you may be happy, you may want to try one of the other options and see if your not even happier, especially with the security benefit they provide.

100% agree here Scott. I have been very worried lately with the lack of updates from Fantastico and I just purchased a license from Softaculous. This thread has been a big help, but I will warn users, their billing system is broken. It didn't capture my payment as I got an error during the redirection process from Paypal. Waiting for them to activate my license :(.

go for Softaculous, bro ! its the best i have ever seen, :)

I didn't have any issues when I bought my license. I haven't had any feedback from my clients one way or the other, but I plan in installing it on all servers soon. I love Installatron and I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that, but this has all the features of Installatron with a "real" one-click install.

i deside go to Softaculous after review from this thread..

Thanks for your reviews everyone.
I can just say expect more in Softaculous 2.7

but I will warn users, their billing system is broken. It didn't capture my payment as I got an error during the redirection process from Paypal. Waiting for them to activate my license :(.
Your license was activated yesterday and the automated system is working fine now.

Sir, we WERE experiencing problems with our old server as it was causing some downtime.
Hence we decided to shift it ASAP.
We got our NEW server late in the evening on the 4th of Feb and have shifted to that.

Since our IPs also changed we had to update our NameServers to new IPs. These records take time to propagate worldwide and hence PayPal IPN was failing.

We have been awake all night since the time we got our new server and have been fixing all problems since then.

Everything is working fine now, and the NS Updates for our new IPs is estimated to be completed by tomorrow. Its almost propagated everywhere by now.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused to you.

Regards,
Alons

I have to say after trying it for a few days, I'm really impressed. Great Job Alons!

At my host (I have a reseller) they just dumped Fantastico AND Installatron in favor of Softaculous. I couldn't be happier. I've been a big fan of Softaculous since I first used it over a year ago.

They're super quick with support and updates, and you can't be the price. Fantastico was giving me errors on my current host, Softaculous has been smooth sailing.

I'm going to have a look at the others. Fantastico's delay in updating to the latest version of scripts is unacceptable.

Due to customers interest, we have included Softaculous with our servers as well, but I am kind of fed up about their system and support. They do not have an option to reissue the license and the person named "alons" continuously ignored my requests in the forum PM. I do not mind paying double, but there could be no reason to sacrifice the support.

+1 for installatron. Can't beat it's features, plus you can import your own scripts. Much easier to use than Fantastico

Yes, we are considering changing to softaculous as well. I dont think Fantastico have added any new script to their library for a LONG time now.

As we have seen here, fantastico is old-fashioned, and out-of-date, and unless they make some serious changes and soon, they soon will be removed rom their top position in the script-installer world.

Installatron and softaculous look like promising contenders to take the crown from fantastico. They both are great pieces of software, but softaculous takes a slight lead in that it is truly a one-click installer.

i am using Fantastico... I heard other softwares for the first time.

Softaculous is our choice..

We are moving away from Fantastico as tthe scripts are slow not updated messy. Right now we offer both to our clients Softaculous and Fantastico.

Softaculous! No questions asked!

Softaculous:
- More scripts than Installatron and Fantastico
- Cheaper than Installatron and Fantastico

Affordability + Quality = Best

After using Softaculous, I absolutely love it! It's easy to install softwares.

I used Installatron for a few months but their pricing scheme seems way too messed up. Some months I felt like I was paying for less then what I was actually receiving (eg: a 2 month license being billed after 1 month.)

I ended up switching to Softaculous and I won't even look back. Low cost, tons of scripts and I have no problems with it at all.

:)

softaculous :agree:

Hmm was with fantastico till date but looks like its time to try out softaculous.:)

Softaculous gets my vote, They are way ahead of fantastico.

Installatron gets my vote - it is solid, current at all times with updates, easy to use, priced right, positioned to be here long term. Fantastico has always been a slug.

Softaculous= cheap and easy to use!

Installatron has had a root exploit out for at least a few weeks with little response from the vendor -- I'd be wary considering the lack of effort they're putting into it.

Softaculous really Awesome Cpanel software, most of my clients like softaculous :)

Still with Fantastico since client prefer the netenberg software, but we have started to introduce softaculous on some server to get feedback from client from now i've only positive feedback!