WHMCS 5.3.0 BETA release - Bug fixes?
- Thread starter DamienSB
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Isn't the best bug fix to remove whmcs altogether? /joking
I hope they do improve on their product more. It was a long wait before.
I hope they do improve on their product more. It was a long wait before.
D. Strout
Resident IPv6 Proponent
Hostbill is too expensive. WHMCS is too unreliable. What's a provider to do? Seriously, why aren't more people looking in to alternatives? Surely there are some? If it were me, I'd roll my own. How hard can it be? Base login/user/admin system? Easy. Integration with SolusVM API? Easy. Ticket system? Easy. Payment method integration? Easy. It's not hard, just a couple of simpler smaller tasks put together.*
*If I'm wrong, I won't be surprised. It doesn't seem hard to me, but feel free to tell me if I'm wrong.
*If I'm wrong, I won't be surprised. It doesn't seem hard to me, but feel free to tell me if I'm wrong.
D. Strout
Resident IPv6 Proponent
Sadly, too many other projects right now, not least of which is college. 
As you said, it sounds easy, and as I said, I know the individual pieces are. It's just fitting them together well I'm not sure I could pull off. I'm curious to see what providers who end up using it think of jhadley's panel when it comes out.
As you said, it sounds easy, and as I said, I know the individual pieces are. It's just fitting them together well I'm not sure I could pull off. I'm curious to see what providers who end up using it think of jhadley's panel when it comes out.
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HostBill is nice, I really enjoyed it back when I had a leased license from Nick_O for like $10/mo or something. The only thing that is losing them business, I think, is their bipolar management or whoever is in charge of setting pricing. I don't even care that it's "expensive", you shouldn't skimp on cost when it comes to one of the areas of your business your clients will interact with the most.
$1,000 for an owned lifetime unbranded license isn't bad. But the fact they keep changing their pricing makes me wonder if they'll be around long enough for it to be a wortwhile investment.
So, for now, WHMCS remains king. Just like cPanel and SolusVM does in their own respected categories. Definitely need more diversity in this industry.
$1,000 for an owned lifetime unbranded license isn't bad. But the fact they keep changing their pricing makes me wonder if they'll be around long enough for it to be a wortwhile investment.
So, for now, WHMCS remains king. Just like cPanel and SolusVM does in their own respected categories. Definitely need more diversity in this industry.
D. Strout
Resident IPv6 Proponent
I will say this: when a host has a standard WHMCS/SolusVM setup, I certainly know what to expect from start to finish in terms of buying and setting up a new VPS. Different panels do give a sense of freshness, but you have to figure out how to get around them to do the stuff you want to do. I'm all for diversity, but if you're going to have a unique panel (VPS or client), make sure it makes sense and is easy to figure out.
WHMBill or HostMCS you could call it
mojeda
New Member
4) Get sued by WHMCS and HostBill
Mr. Obvious
Member
pssh, technicalities
HAHA!
mpkossen
New Member
Correct. I believe this version should introduce an automated update (similar to WordPress) so it should get easier for everybody to update.
You're a nutbag, right?
Here's one project that aims to be successful, although they've never been clear about pricing, etc., they have pledged to be completely open source and non-encrypted with any of that ioncube crap: http://whsuite.com/
I hope that helps