Ask HN: Is there still an opportunity for an affordable CPanel alternative?

I’ve already built one—I’m not just considering it anymore. Now I’m looking for knowledgeable people who can test it and provide feedback.

I used to run a small web hosting business and still manage a few client accounts. About a year ago, I moved these accounts from a reseller to DigitalOcean and installed cPanel since that’s what my clients are used to.

However, I ended up paying more for the control panel license than for the actual servers—cPanel accounts for around 60% of the total cost, while the server is only 40%. That doesn’t make economic sense to me. I think I was shielded from this before because my previous hosting provider charged a flat monthly fee.