CPRemote
CPRemote is cPanel backup software that gives server administrators WHM tools and provides cPanel users with a backup interface.
What CPRemote is
CPRemote is cPanel backup software that gives server administrators WHM tools and provides cPanel users with a backup interface. It supports incremental, compressed, and uncompressed backups, with seven days of retention. Backups can go to destinations including Google Drive, Backblaze B2, AWS S3 and compatible storage, local disks, SSH, FTP, and SFTP. GNU GPG encryption is available using user-specific methods. Administrators can set unlimited schedules with filters and hooks, while cPanel users can schedule their own backups. Restore options cover full or multiple cPanel accounts, domains, MySQL databases, email accounts, home directories, and individual files or folders. The software also includes backup transfer and download tools. Installation requires root access to a cPanel server running version 11.122 or higher and a supported Linux distribution. CPRemote is available through web, API, Linux, and self-hosted options.
Good
- Supports incremental and compressed backups.
- Offers seven days of retention.
- Connects to a range of storage destinations.
- Restores accounts, databases, email, and individual files.
- Includes transfer and download tools.
Watch out
- Requires root access to a cPanel server.
- Requires cPanel 11.122 or higher.
- CentOS 7, RHEL 7, and CloudLinux 7 are unsupported.
- Individual plan is non-refundable and billed annually.
Who it suits
CPRemote suits server administrators managing cPanel backups and cPanel users who need to schedule or restore their own data. It requires root access and a supported Linux distribution on a cPanel server.
Verdict
CPRemote covers scheduled backups, several storage destinations, and granular restore options for cPanel environments. Check the server and Linux requirements first, and note that the Individual plan is annual-payment-only and non-refundable.
Plans and prices
From CPRemote's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Trial License | Free | 24x7 technical support · free installation · no payment required · no server management · 15 days |
| Individual | $5 a month | non-refundable · free installation · 24x7 technical support · free basic server management · annual payments only |
| Reseller | $50 a month | reseller portal · non-refundable · API and WHMCS plugin · minimum 10 licenses · free basic server management · 24/7 support · monthly plan |
| Proactive Basic (management plan with free CPRemote license) | $75 a month | free CPRemote license with qualifying proactive cPanel management plan · per month |
| Proactive Enterprise (management plan with free CPRemote license) | $125 a month | free CPRemote license with qualifying proactive cPanel management plan · per month |
| One Time | $249, paid once | non-refundable · one year free support · free basic server management · 24/7 support · one-time payment only |
The facts
Each one read from CPRemote's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and extensibility
- The reseller plan includes an API and WHMCS plugin, while backup filters, hooks, and command-line tools provide additional extensibility.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backup formats
- Backups can be incremental, compressed, or uncompressed archives.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backup types
- It supports incremental, compressed, and uncompressed backups, with seven days of retention.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Command line
- Documentation lists command-line tools including cpremotectl, restore, transfer, backupdownload, buildpython, cpremoteschedule, and hookmanager.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Continuous protection
- The product advertises continuous data protection using a git-based encryption and file structure.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Disaster recovery
- Disaster management can copy the entire server and synchronize daily or weekly disaster files to local disk or SSH.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation covers WHM administration, cPanel user workflows, storage pools, CDP, GDPR backups, migration, disaster management, filters, hooks, logs, and command-line tools.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- GNU GPG encryption with user-specific methods is offered for GDPR-oriented backups.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation method
- The installer is downloaded as a tarball, extracted, and run with python3 install.py install.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The EULA grants a non-exclusive licence, restricts redistribution and reverse engineering, and permits original interface applications and internal customization.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: poor experience reported
- A KnownHost forum participant described CPRemote as the worst software they had tried and criticized its support as rude.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: support complaints
- Trustpilot reviews include complaints about rude staff, unfinished tickets, slow or unhelpful support, and alleged license cancellation or refund problems.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Logging
- The product provides downloadable backup logs, restore logs, status logs, and restore-progress logs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Migration
- Transfer tools can move CPRemote backups to another server and allow backup downloads.checked 15 Oct 2026
- News: version 13.0
- Syslint announced CPRemote 13.0 on September 7, 2024, adding cPanel API fixes, PHP 8.3 compatibility, interface fixes, and removal of WHM headers and analytics popups.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: low performance impact
- A Portal do Host user reported that CPRemote caused no major backup-time load spikes and could synchronize during business hours using rsync.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: support expertise
- A Trustpilot reviewer praised Syslint for expert server management and help mitigating a DDoS incident.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CPRemote is cPanel backup software with WHM tools for server administrators and a cPanel interface for end users.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Trivandrum, Indiachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Syslint Technologies India Pvt Ltd describes itself as a technical support and software development company offering enterprise solutions since 2008.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Maker founded
- LinkedIn lists Syslint Technologies as founded in 2008.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker headquarters
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker legal name
- The EULA identifies the owner and creator as Syslint Technologies India Private Limited.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker size
- LinkedIn lists Syslint Technologies in the 51–200 employee range.checked 15 Oct 2026
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