Installatron Plugin Features (and Auto-Installer Comparison)

A UNIVERSAL PLUGIN
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron is a control panel plugin for these web hosting control panels:
  • cPanel/WHM
  • DirectAdmin
  • Plesk Panel (Linux/UNIX)
  • Plesk Panel (Windows)
  • LxAdmin
The Installatron system is capable of being added to any hosting control panel system.

FAQ: How does Installatron maintain cross-platform support?

Hosted By Your Server
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron is installed on and hosted by your server as a native plugin, guaranteeing the highest reliability and best end-user experience.

Zero Maintenance
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Application installers and upgraders are automatically downloaded to your server each night by a crontab process, reducing server maintenance to zero.

Non-application updates utilize three release branches -- edge, release, and stable -- which stagger changes and additions to limit the chance of service interruption for your users.

Fast Application Updates
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
We are regularly updating Installatron's application installers as new versions are released, with preference given to critical security releases and the most popular applications. Any updated application installers and upgraders are automatically downloaded to your server each night by a crontab process.

It Just Works
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron is tested on hundreds of server configurations; on Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows, with and without suphp, on many VPS systems, and it will install and operate happily alongside other auto-installers and third-party software.

FAQ: Yes, Installatron fully and automatically integrates with the popular RVSkin cPanel theme.

Extendability

Open Installer format — create your own installers!
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron's Open Installer Format allows anyone to create application installers, for any web application. There's even an online Application Installer Editor to simplify the task further!

Installatron Integration API new!
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron's Integration API allows Installatron to be integrated into any in-house or licensed web hosting control panel. The API is easily implemented, and we're happy to work with you if you have any questions.

A Complete Solution: The Full Application Lifecycle

1. Find an Application
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Users can browse the web applications available for installing via Installatron, find information about each application and links to homepages, documentation, online demos, FAQs, and support forums.

1b. Automatically Import Existing Installed Applications new!
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron's new Converter locates and imports installed applications from the current versions of
  • Fantastico,
  • Plesk Power Pack,
  • cPAddon Scripts,
  • CPSkins Auto-Installer Pro, and
  • CPSkins PSA-Installer Pro.
Additionally, Installatron's Import Wizard imports manually-installed applications, or applications installed by auto-installers not supported by Converter.

FAQ: How is Installatron better than Fantastico and Plesk Power Pack?

2. Install Anywhere
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Install applications to any location within the HTTP and HTTPS directories of all domains, sub-domains, and addon-domains. This includes the root-directory and any sub-level directory. You can even install inside HTTP Password Protected directories.

3. My Applications Manager
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Users can view their installed applications, link directly to the website and its administration tool, view its files and database, and view information about the installed application. Installed application can be upgraded, backed up, and uninstalled.

4. Backup and Restore
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Users can backup their installed applications at any time, and even restore a backup to its original "live" location.

5. New Version Notification
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Users can receive notification emails when new versions of their installed applications becomes available.

6. New Version Upgrading
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
As soon as an application installer is updated, Installatron's Upgrade Wizard will upgrade existing installed applications to the new version.

Installatron even gives the option to create a backup during the upgrade.

7. Uninstall Safely
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
When an application is no longer needed it can be removed safely by Installatron's Uninstall Wizard.

Installatron's Uninstall Wizard ensures only the right application files and database tables are removed, prompting the user for selection if the list cannot be ascertained automatically.

Licensing

Free Single-Domain Edition new!
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron is now free to use on a single domain (the first domain used by Installatron on your server). This allows you to test, and even fully use, Installatron with your administration user (or any other user) with complete freedom, and when you're ready to share it with your other users you need only purchase a license.

Try it as long as you like!

Monthly, Annual, and Lifetime Licensing
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron has a licensing option to suit every company.

Administration

Brandable
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Instalatron gives you the ability to integrate the auto-installer seamlessly with your control panel software by re-branding Installatron under a new name and/or theme.

Access Control
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Access Control gives administrators and resellers the ability to precisely control which users have access to which web applications and features.

Fully Functional When Logged-In as Admin/Root or Reseller User
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Administrators can log in as a user, through admin/root or a reseller login, and use Installatron as though they had logged in directly as the user.

Reseller Control Panel
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
The reseller administration tool allows resellers to re-configure the majority of the Installatron's settings for their users, include Branding, user-installs upgrading, Message of the Day, email settings, and access control. The server administrator can optionally disable any of these settings for resellers.

Forced Upgrading
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron's Installed Applications tool allows the administrator to forcibly upgrade any user installed applications on the server, without the need to log in as the user. Resellers are also able to upgrade the installed applications of their users.

Automatic Handling of Incompatible Applications and Versions
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron can automatically disable application installers and versions that are incompatible with your server. And you can have Installatron automatically enable/disable, on a per-installation level, any overridable settings required by an application installer or version (for example, register_globals or safe_mode).

Localization
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Installatron's Translator Tool allows users to quickly and easily translate any any part of Installatron to any language. There are many highly developed translations.

Message of the Day
Installatron
Fantastico
Power Pack
Administrators and Resellers can add a personalized message to Installatron for your users.