# WebPros

> WebPros is a privately held software group whose products sit behind much of the commercial web. Its portfolio spans server control panels, hosting billing, virtualization, monitoring, backup, website creation, SEO, social media management and managed cloud services. Hosting providers, resellers, agencies, developers and MSPs license these tools, bundle them into their own services and use them to operate at scale. The result is an unusually broad business-to-business software layer that reaches 27 million users, 60 million domains and about 650,000 servers without usually appearing as the brand on the invoice.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- **Founders:** Tom Strohe (Founding entrepreneurial partner), Jochen Berger (Founding entrepreneurial partner)
- **Team size:** 600+ employees globally according to the company; LinkedIn lists 501-1,000 employees and about 730 identified profiles.
- **Products:** cPanel & WHM, Plesk, WHMCS, SolusVM, XOVI
- **Notable:** Built a portfolio that the company says reaches 27 million users, 60 million domains and about 650,000 servers., Combined two long-established hosting control panels, cPanel and Plesk, with WHMCS billing automation under one group., Expanded from infrastructure software into monitoring, website creation, SEO, social media management and backup through acquisitions and internal product development.

## Products & services

- **cPanel & WHM** — Linux hosting control-panel software that automates server and website administration for providers, resellers and site owners.
- **Plesk** — A web operations and server management platform used to build, secure and run websites and applications across Linux and Windows environments.
- **WHMCS** — Customer management, subscription billing, support and automated provisioning software for web hosting businesses.
- **SolusVM** — Virtual private server management and orchestration software for hosting providers.
- **XOVI** — Subscription SEO analytics and optimization software for businesses, agencies and web professionals.
- **Sitejet** — Website creation, project planning, client collaboration and commerce tooling for agencies and hosting partners.
- **360 Monitoring** — Website and server health monitoring with uptime checks, performance data and real-time alerts.
- **SocialBee** — Social media publishing, collaboration, analytics and inbox management software.
- **Comet Backup** — Vendor-agnostic backup and recovery software for managed service providers and IT teams.
- **WP Squared and Managed Cloud for WordPress** — Centralized, automated WordPress management and managed hosting services for partners running many customer sites.
- **WP Guardian** — WordPress security, vulnerability and update management for fleets of websites.
- **Nova** — An AI-assisted, prompt-driven website and web application creation service offered through WebPros Cloud.
- **WebPros Cloud** — A partner platform for reselling managed web products through unified integrations, APIs and flexible commercial models.

## Achievements

- Built a portfolio that the company says reaches 27 million users, 60 million domains and about 650,000 servers.
- Combined two long-established hosting control panels, cPanel and Plesk, with WHMCS billing automation under one group.
- Expanded from infrastructure software into monitoring, website creation, SEO, social media management and backup through acquisitions and internal product development.
- Oakley Capital reported a 6.7x gross multiple and about 140% IRR on the 2019 sale of its Fund III stake to CVC, including prior distributions.
- Localized products for more than 30 languages and built a workforce spanning more than 50 countries.
- Launched Nova through WebPros Cloud in March 2026 as a prompt-driven website and application creation product for partners.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — cPanel began moving partner and store logins to a unified WebPros Account, an early practical sign of portfolio-level identity integration.
- **2026-06** — WebPros and CloudLinux published findings from a survey of 210 WordPress agencies and freelancers, highlighting small teams managing large site portfolios and unmet demand for maintenance automation.
- **2026-03** — Nova became available on WebPros Cloud, giving partners an AI-assisted, prompt-driven site and application builder to resell.
- **2026-03** — The company’s hosting trends research reported that 65% of surveyed providers grew revenue in 2025 while margin pressure, security and AI automation shaped their 2026 priorities.
- **2025-06** — WebPros acquired Comet Backup, adding backup, storage and disaster recovery capabilities for MSPs and IT teams.
- **2024-08** — WebPros acquired SocialBee, extending its portfolio into social media publishing, analytics and customer engagement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.webpros.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webpros/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/WebProsOfficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/webpros_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebProsOfficial/

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Last updated: 2026-08-16