Auto-installer vs management platform
Fantastico F3, the successor to Fantastico De Luxe, installs WordPress and 300+ scripts from hosting control panels, licensed per server. CMDPress manages live WordPress sites across every host, with updates, backups, security, monitoring, and reporting.
The short version
WordPress auto-installer
A server-side script auto-installer for hosting control panels and the successor to Fantastico De Luxe. Users install, update, or remove scripts such as WordPress; server owners choose which scripts to offer.
Cross-host WordPress management platform
CMDPress connects the WordPress sites you already run, on any host, and puts updates, backups, security, uptime, SEO, client reports, teams, and AI agents in one workspace.
Installing vs running sites
Fantastico is about getting scripts onto a server. CMDPress is about running the WordPress sites afterwards.
Side by side
From each vendor’s own pages. “Not listed” means we didn’t find it there, not that it can never be done.
| Decision area | CMDPress | Fantastico F3 |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Cloud dashboard with a lightweight WordPress agent plugin on each site | Installed on each server, in a control panel or standalone |
| Host requirement | Any host: shared, VPS, managed WordPress, or servers with no control panel | cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, ISPmanager, ISPConfig, InterWorx, CWP, or panel-less Linux |
| Installs WordPress | No. Connects the WordPress sites you already run | Yes. WordPress and 300+ other scripts |
| Many hosts in one place | Yes. Every connected site on every host in one workspace | No site dashboard across hosts; Cloner copies settings between servers |
| Updates | Bulk and per-site core, plugin, and theme updates | Users can update installed scripts; admins get update notices |
| Backups | Create, list, and restore backups per site with central oversight | Not listed |
| Security | Vulnerability scans, HMAC-signed site requests, two-factor sign-in, role-aware access | Not listed |
| Uptime monitoring | Built-in uptime checks, response history, and alerts | Not listed |
| Client reports and white label | White-label reports, invoices, branding, and client support | Brandable interface; client reports not listed |
| Team access | Roles, invitations, and per-site access | Root admins and resellers; feature sets per user or package |
| SEO and analytics | Technical SEO audits, GA4, Search Console, PageSpeed, AdSense, Cloudflare | Not listed |
| AI | Built-in and custom AI agents, plus a ChatGPT plugin with 66 functions | Not listed |
| One-click admin login | Magic Login into every connected site | Not listed |
| Pricing model | First site free forever, then $2.99 per extra site monthly. No feature add-ons | $29/year per server, $9/year per VPS, or $99 lifetime |
Where it runs
Host requirement
Installs WordPress
Many hosts in one place
Updates
Backups
Security
Uptime monitoring
Client reports and white label
Team access
SEO and analytics
AI
One-click admin login
Pricing model
Hosting and total cost
Fantastico F3 runs on each server it’s licensed for, so users only get it if their host provides it. Its Cloner keeps settings in sync across a host’s servers, but there’s no dashboard for WordPress sites across different hosts on the reviewed pages.
CMDPress runs on its own cloud and works with WordPress on any host, so one workspace covers sites spread across providers.
| Sites | CMDPress | Fantastico F3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 site | $0 | Included by your host, or $29 per year per server |
| 10 sites | $26.91 per month | Included by your host, or $29 per year per server |
| 50 sites | $146.51 per month | Included by your host, or $29 per year per server |
1 site
10 sites
50 sites
Netenberg licenses Fantastico per server: $29 a year, $9 a year for a cPanel VPS, or $99 for the life of the server. Datacenters pay monthly per server. No end-user price is listed.
Honest trade-offs
Where Fantastico F3 is the better choice
Where CMDPress is the better choice
Recommendation
Yes. Hosts can keep Fantastico F3 for first-time WordPress installs in the panel, and site owners can connect those sites to CMDPress for ongoing management across hosts.
Questions
Yes. Netenberg sells Fantastico F3, the successor to Fantastico De Luxe, as an active auto-installer for hosting control panels.
Server owners pay $29 per year per server, $9 per year for a cPanel VPS, or $99 for the life of the server. Most site owners get it through their host.
Backups weren’t listed on Netenberg’s pages. Fantastico focuses on installing and updating scripts.
One site is free forever. Each additional site is $2.99 per month, with every feature included and no add-ons.
Research notes
Public pages from Netenberg were checked on October 20, 2026. Prices and plans change, so confirm them with each vendor before you buy.
Decide with the product open
Open the demo workspace, then connect one WordPress site for free.