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    Fantastico vs Softaculous

    Hi,

    I am starting a Web Hosting business with cPanel.
    My host is offering me two addons with cPanel :
    1) Fantastico
    2) Softaculous

    I have used Fantastico for some time. My host recommends to use Softaculous. Which one should I choose and why ?

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    Fantastico is obsolete compared with features of Softaculous.

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    Softaculous hands down.
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    Between the two, I would recommend Softaculous.

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    Fantastico is as good as a dead horse. Softaculous is the right choice.
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    Hi,

    But why is softaculous better ?

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    You can compare them at http://www.softaculous.com/compare
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    fantastico is great.. but the software/apps mostly outdated..
    whereby softaculous apps are updated regularly..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vinayak_Sharma View Post
    You can compare them at http://www.softaculous.com/compare
    This comparison says everything!

    And as someone else said, scripts in Softaculous are always up-to-date, while ones in Fantastico are obsolete; I remember it took them more than half of year to include SMF 2.0 instead of 1.1.15...

    There are two things I found especially useful in Softaculous, which are not offered by fantastico:

    1. Editing options in Fantastico are very limited - once you install some script, not only you cannot change any option, but you cannot even see details of installation (for example, database name), while Softacuolous offers that possibility!

    2. Softaculous offers demo, that's great feature!

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    How is the support with Softaculous ?

    Also I was browsing their website and found Webuzo. What is that ?

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    Softaculous hands down! Frequent updates, ease of installation etc.

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    Like everyone said, there isn't much of a comparison. Fantastico is pretty much in the #deadpool. Softaculous is great, always kept up to date. I can't comment on their support, as I have never had to use it. They offer a free and paid version if I remember right (although that could have changed).

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    I thought Fantastico was releasing a new version? But for the time being Softculous wins by a mile simply due to the huge number of scripts available, not to mention it's very easy to use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vinayak_Sharma View Post
    Fantastico is as good as a dead horse. Softaculous is the right choice.
    Absolutely, Softaculous, hands down.
    Best reason? Forget 'free trials', you can actually use Softaculous free. Sure, you won't get the full package, but hey, it's free, why not, right?
    Second to best reason? The licensing structure can't be beat. Don't want to pay for a year, pay for a month to month license.


    As others have said, updates are pretty good with Softaculous, as are the number of scripts. Sure, you're not going to actually USE everything in Softaculous, but that's not the point.

    Cheaper, more updates, more scripts, less out of date scripts, even paid scripts (WHMCS, etc) installed, so all you have to do is buy the license? The answer, my friends is Softaculous, NOT the dead Fantastico.

    Fantastico had a good run, but never really provided quality support, honestly.
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    Softaculous has a large no. of scripts as compared to fantastatico and its easy to use. Also, I love softaculous because the software a update quickly as compared to fantastico.
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    Softaculous is the best choice. It has a huge list of scripts.
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    How does it compare with installatron?

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    We have used both and softaculous has been better for us just to our customers allowing them to install the scripts in Spanish
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    Softaculous +1

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    Softaculous is by far better than Fantastico.

    I stopped using Fantastico to install scripts because they were always outdated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brianoz View Post
    How does it compare with installatron?
    You can see the comparison at http://www.softaculous.com/compare
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vinayak_Sharma View Post
    You can see the comparison at http://www.softaculous.com/compare
    One might say that the comparison chart on their own website is going to be biased towards them

    However, I do agree, Softaculous is the new standard that others need to beat.
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    Fantastico is so slow with their updates, it's ridiculous for a paid application.

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    +1 for Softaculous It is more up to date and has a nice interface when compared to Fantastico, in my opinion.
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    We switched from Fantastico to Softaculous about a year ago and best move we ever made.

    Main reasons:
    * scripts are kept up-to-date
    * far larger choice of scripts

    Fantastico was a major pain in the backside as it updated so slowly, meaning clients installed old scripts which required immediate patching to make them secure.

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