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Pricing updates
cPanel Will Raise Prices Again in 2027. The Licence Has Doubled Since 2019 and Is No Longer the Expensive Part of the Server.
WebPros has emailed partners that cPanel prices rise in 2027, figures to follow. The licence has doubled since 2019 and is now the smaller part of the bill.
Industry reports
PanelAlpha to Become the Easiest Way to Host on a VPS With Engine Now Open Source
PanelAlpha has open-sourced Engine 2.0 as the first step in a broader mission to make self-hosting simpler. The new engine expands beyond WordPress, supporting more types of projects while giving users an easier way to deploy and manage them on their own VPS.
Other
Automattic Is Not an Owner of the WordPress Marks It Asserted in Court, a Judge Rules
A judge revived WP Engine's antitrust claims and held that Automattic and Mullenweg cannot bring trademark counterclaims in their own name.
M&A
HostPapa Bought Ingram Micro’s CloudBlue. A Year Later the Group Is Called Managed.com.
Managed.com launched on September 17 above HostPapa, ColoCrossing, Hostopia, CloudBlue and LogoMaker, a group built on more than twenty acquisitions.
M&A
Norton’s Owner Has Approached GoDaddy. The Market Marked the Target Up 8.7 Percent and the Bidder Down 6.1.
The Financial Times reports that Gen Digital, owner of Norton and Avast, has approached GoDaddy. The target rose 8.7 percent, the bidder fell 6.1.
M&A
Before the Press Release: What We See in Hosting M&A
Many owners asking what their hosting business is worth have not decided to sell. The busier part of the market comes before any deal is announced.
Other
Automattic’s Board Put Matt Mullenweg on Paid Leave. He Still Leads the WordPress Project.
Automattic's board put Matt Mullenweg on paid leave and made CFO Mark Davies interim CEO. No change has been announced to his leadership of WordPress.
Software reviews
Hostinger’s AI Builder Exports the Code, While the Database Stays
Hostinger says its AI Builder provisions databases, logins and stores. Customers can export the codebase, while the database itself stays.
M&A
GoDaddy Averages 24 Million Domains Per Brand. team.blue Averages 163,000.
GoDaddy averages 24 million domains per brand. team.blue averages 163,000. Two opposite ways to consolidate a hosting market, measured.
M&A
Thirty Deals in Six Months: The H1 2026 Hosting Consolidation Map, and the Two Clocks Driving What Sells Next
Thirty deals in six months: the full H1 2026 hosting M&A map, the multiples behind it, and the debt clocks that decide who transacts in H2.
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