The top three control panel software programs in terms of popularity among web hosting providers today are cPanel, Ensim and Plesk. cPanel combined with their Web Host Manager (WHM) is acknowledged to be one of the best right now. However, it isn’t ideal for those who would like to self-host since it is pretty expensive. Ensim and Plesk are good options for those who want to be able to have a control panel but do not have that big a budget. For those who did not even figure in the cost of a control panel software though there are still pretty good options out there since they can find free software like Cube Panel Lite and VHCS.