Installatron Features (and Auto-Installer Comparison)

Compatible with cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin and Plesk
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron works as a plugin for the cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin, Plesk Linux/Unix and Plesk Windows web hosting control panels.

Hosted By Local Hardware
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron is installed entirely on your server, guaranteeing Installatron will always be snappy and available to your users, even in the event our systems fail.

Compatible with all OS and Third-Party Software Configurations
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron works on all web-hosting server configurations, including when other auto-installers are installed.

FAQ: Yes, Installatron works on the rvskins cPanel theme.

Top-Shelf Features

Automatically Import Installs From Fantastico, Application Vault,
cPAddon Scripts, CPSkins Auto-Installer Pro,
and CPSkins PSA-Installer Pro new!
Installatron
Application Vault
Installatron's new converter tool can locate and convert installs from the current versions of Fantastico, Application Vault, cPAddon Scripts, CPSkins Auto-Installer Pro, and CPSkins PSA-Installer Pro.

Open Installer format -- create your own installers!
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron's Installer SDK allows anyone to create installers and upgraders for any web script.

Fully Brandable
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Integrate seamlessly with your control panel software by re-branding Installatron under a new name and/or theme.

Fast Installer Updates
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
We are regularly updating Installatron's installers as new versions are released, with preference given to critical security releases and the most popular scripts. Any updated installers are automatically downloaded each night by a crontab process.

Install Upgrading, Backup and Restore/Revert
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
As soon as an installer is updated, any existing installs can be upgraded to the new version. Additionally, installs can be backed up at any time, and even reverted to existing backups.

Licensing

Free Single-Domain Edition new!
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron is now free to use on a single domain (the first domain used by Installatron on your server). This allows you to test, and even use, Installatron on your administration user, or any other user, with complete freedom, and when you're ready to share it with your other users you need only purchase a license.

Try it as long as you like!

Monthly, Annual, and Lifetime Licensing
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron has the licensing option that best suits your needs.

Administration

Access Groups
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Access Groups give administrators and resellers the ability to precisely control which users have access to which installers and features.

Fully Functional When Logged-In as Admin/Root or Reseller User
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Administrators can log in as a user, through the admin/root or a reseller login, and use Installatron as though they had logged in directly as the user.

Reseller Control Panel
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
The reseller admin tool allows resellers to re-configure the majority of the Installatron's settings for their users, include Branding, Install Overview, Message of the Day, Email settings, and Access Groups. The server administrator can optionally disable any of these settings for resellers.

Automatic Updating
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron is kept uptodate with a nightly crontab process. Administrators can receive an email summary of the updates.

User Install Upgrading from Administration
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron's Install Overview tool allows the administrator to forcibly upgrade any install (or multiple installs) on the server, without the need to log in as the user. Resellers are able to upgrade the installs of their users.

Automatically Disable Incompatible Installers and Versions
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Use the requirements tool to automatically filter out installers, and versions within installers, that are incompatible with your server configuration.

Localization
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron's Translator Tool allows users to quickly and easily translate any any part of Installatron to any language. Already there are many highly developed translations.

Message of the Day
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Administrators and Resellers can add a personalized message to Installatron, and configure where it will appear.

User

Install Anywhere
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Installatron gives the user the ability to install to any location within the HTTP and HTTPS directories of all their domains, sub-domains, and addon-domains. This includes the root-directory and any sub-level directory. Additionally, Installatron can install inside HTTP Password Protected directories.

Install Upgrading
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Users can upgrade their installs as new versions become avaiable.

Install Backup and Restore/Revert
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Users can backup their installs at any time, and even revert an install to any existing backup.

Upgrade Notifications
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Users can receive notification emails when new versions of their installed software becomes available.

Script Browser
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Users can browse the scripts available for installing in Installatron, find information about each script and link to pages like the homepage, documentation, online demos and FAQs, and support forums.

Installed-Scripts Manager Tool
Installatron
Fantastico
Application Vault
Users can view any install they have in Installatron, link directly to the installed script and its administration and configuration tools, view its files and databases, and view information about the install. Installs can be upgraded, backed up, and uninstalled.