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Best Hosting for Agencies Managing Client Sites
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For most agencies the best fit is reseller hosting for the long tail of small client sites, plus a cloud server for one or two heavy clients. WebJi® Linux reseller plans host 5, 10 or 20 websites for ₹4,000, ₹7,000 or ₹12,500 a year before GST; cloud servers start at ₹5,900 a month.
For web design and marketing agencies in India deciding where to host client websites, and how to price that hosting.
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What an agency needs from hosting for client sites
An agency needs separate client accounts, its own brand in front, a predictable cost per site and a host that answers when a client's site breaks. Raw speed matters less than how easily you can create, bill, back up and suspend accounts.
White label
Your agency name on the panel login and invoices; private nameservers such as ns1.youragency.in where the host supports them.
Per-site cost
A wholesale price you can divide by the number of sites and mark up.
Backline support
Technicians you can escalate to while you stay the client's only contact.
Judge every option against those four, and test them in the first month before moving your whole roster.
Reseller, cloud server or managed hosting: which model fits an agency?
Reseller hosting suits a roster of small client sites, a cloud server suits a few heavy or contract-bound clients, and per-site managed hosting suits clients who want to own the bill. Most agencies end up combining the first two.
| Model | Who runs the server | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reseller hosting | The host | 5–20 brochure, blog and small WordPress sites | Pooled resources: a heavy store hurts the rest |
| Cloud server | You, or a managed add-on | One or two anchor clients with traffic or compliance needs | You own patching unless you buy management |
| Managed WordPress per client | The host | Clients who pay their own hosting | No hosting margin for the agency |
The full cost and control trade-off between the first two is in reseller hosting vs VPS.
What WebJi® reseller plans include for agencies
WebJi®'s Linux reseller plans host 5, 10 or 20 websites for ₹4,000, ₹7,000 or ₹12,500 a year before 18% GST, managed through a Plesk reseller panel with a Plesk customer panel for each client. Windows reseller plans use the same site counts and the same Plesk panels.
| Plan | Websites | Storage / bandwidth | Price per year | Wholesale cost per site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR-START (Linux) | 5 | 5 GB / 50 GB a month | ₹4,000 | ₹800 |
| LR-Pro (Linux) | 10 | 10 GB / 100 GB a month | ₹7,000 | ₹700 |
| LR-Dev (Linux) | 20 | 20 GB / 200 GB a month | ₹12,500 | ₹625 |
| WR plans (Windows) | 5 / 10 / 20 | Same as Linux tiers | ₹4,500 / ₹8,000 / ₹14,000 | ₹900 / ₹800 / ₹700 |
Billing shows these as monthly equivalents (LR-START ₹333.33, WR start ₹375); the yearly figures are those × 12. Checkout confirms the exact term price and GST.
The site count, not disk space, is usually the first limit an agency hits: a roster of eight sites needs LR-Pro, not two LR-START accounts. If your team works in cPanel and WHM, ask WebJi® which plan provides that before ordering, because these listed reseller tiers run Plesk; cPanel vs Plesk covers the day-to-day differences.
How to price client hosting so the agency makes money
Start from the wholesale cost per site, add GST, then charge for the support time you will actually spend, not just the server. The server is the cheap part; restores, plugin updates and "my email stopped" calls are the real cost.
| Line | Amount per year |
|---|---|
| LR-Pro, before GST | ₹7,000 |
| 18% GST | ₹1,260 |
| Total paid to the host | ₹8,260 |
| Revenue if you charge 10 clients ₹2,500 each, before GST | ₹25,000 |
| Gross margin before your time (GST-registered agency claiming input credit) | ₹18,000 |
Divide that margin by the hours you expect to spend per client in a year. If the answer is lower than your normal hourly rate, sell a care tier (updates and monthly backup checks) on top of plain hosting, or move heavy clients onto their own plan.
Setting up agency hosting: the first-week checklist
Before the first client moves in, set up branding, billing and a tested restore, in that order. Fixing these after twenty clients are live is far harder.
- Create private nameservers on your agency domain if your plan supports them; the private nameserver guide shows the glue records.
- Define two or three hosting packages in the reseller panel (disk, mailboxes, databases) so every client account starts from a template.
- Choose billing: manual GST invoices work for a few clients; billing software such as WHMCS automates renewals and suspensions as the roster grows (see the WHMCS setup guide).
- Take a backup of one client account and restore it to a test domain, so you know the steps before an emergency.
- Write down the escalation route: support@webji.services, 24/7 in Hindi and English with an average first reply under 60 minutes, and +91 141 4941811 in business hours.
When to move a client off reseller hosting
Move a client to its own server when its traffic or plugins slow the other sites, or when its contract demands guarantees a shared reseller account cannot give. Keeping a heavy store on the pooled plan punishes every other client.
- Resource pressure: repeated slowdowns or limit warnings that trace back to one account.
- Contract terms: a client asking for dedicated resources or a written uptime commitment.
- Stack needs: a custom PHP extension, Node.js or a database version the shared plan does not offer.
WebJi® cloud servers start at ₹5,900 a month before GST, with daily automated remote backups listed in billing; a client of that size can usually carry the cost as a separate line on its invoice. For moving accounts between servers, see migrating reseller accounts, and agencies with a larger roster can ask about the WebJi® partner programme.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many client sites can a WebJi® reseller plan host?
The plan sets the count: LR-START hosts 5 websites, LR-Pro 10 and LR-Dev 20, with 5, 10 and 20 GB of storage. A roster that outgrows 20 small sites, or one heavy store, is the point to add a second plan or move the largest client to a cloud server.
Can clients tell which company hosts their site?
Not from your invoices or panel login if you brand them as your own. A technically minded client can still look up the server IP or the nameservers' glue records, so tell clients plainly that you use a hosting partner if they ask; white label hides the brand, not the infrastructure.
Should the agency or the client own the domain name?
The client. Register the domain in the client's name and email, and manage it on their behalf. If the relationship ends, the client keeps the name and you move only the hosting, which avoids disputes and the transfer lock problems that follow an agency-owned domain.
Do I charge GST on hosting I resell to clients?
If your agency is GST-registered, hosting you invoice is a taxable service and you charge GST on it, while claiming input credit on the GST you pay WebJi®. Unregistered agencies below the threshold cannot claim that credit. Confirm your position with your accountant.
Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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