WHMDC: The New Self-Hosted Billing & Automation Platform Entering the Hosting Market

WHMDC · November 16

WHMDC is announcing a new self-hosted billing and automation platform built for hosting providers, developers, and service operators who want full control over their infrastructure without SaaS lock-in, per-client billing, or dependency-heavy stacks.

The goal is to provide a modern, lightweight alternative to incumbent hosting automation platforms such as WHMCS, while addressing long-standing industry concerns including performance, security, licensing models, dependency bloat, and framework complexity.

What WHMDC Is

WHMDC is a fully self-hosted billing and automation system written in pure PHP 8 + MySQL, with zero Composer or framework dependencies, allowing it to run smoothly on low-resource VPS, shared hosting environments, or any standard PHP stack.

It provides a complete end-to-end solution for managing clients, services, domains, automation, invoicing, support, payments and more!

Just some of the 109+ (and growing) Features

• Modern responsive UI
• Pretty URL routing (no query strings)
• Stripe, PayPal, Bank Transfer gateways
• Registrar modules: eNom + Domainbox
• Invoices, services, tickets, quotes, credits
• Multi-currency + pro-rata billing
• Domain search + TLD pricing manager
• Passkeys (WebAuthn) + email 2FA
• Modular plugin system (gateways, servers, registrars)
• Auto Login (cPanel hosting accounts auto login from the client dashboard)
• 109+ core features included as standard
• Entirely self-hosted, putting you back in control

Why WHMDC Is Entering the Market

The hosting industry has relied heavily on WHMCS for more than a decade.
While it remains widely used, many providers have expressed ongoing concerns about:

Software aging & legacy code
Increasing dependency complexity
Framework overhead
Recurring subscription costs
Paid add-ons for essential functionality
Slow UI evolution
Limited transparency around roadmap updates

WHMDC aims to offer a fresh approach:

1. Lightweight Architecture

Pure PHP 8, no frameworks, no Composer—ideal for low-resource VPS and cPanel.

2. Full Feature Access

All premium features included as standard, not locked behind add-ons.

3. Modern Security Standards

Built-in passkeys, stronger session controls, and clean routing.

4. Predictable Ownership

Self-hosted, no locking, no forced ecosystem, no per-client billing.

5. Modern UI and UX

Clean, minimal, modern interface for both admin and client areas.

Early Look & Screenshots

Full information, preview screens, and feature list are available at:

https://WHMDC.com

WHMDC is currently preparing for wider public release.
Discussion, technical feedback, and industry perspectives are welcome, especially from providers interested in self-hosted alternatives or modern PHP 8 application design.

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MannDude · November 16

Do you have a working demo available? Would like to see how things feel as an end-user and admin.

Have there been or will there be any 3rd party security audits?

Open source? Ioncube encoded or similar?

Looks nice from the two screenshots but would like to take it for a spin via a demo if possible.

WHMDC · November 16

@MannDude said:
Do you have a working demo available? Would like to see how things feel as an end-user and admin.

Have there been or will there be any 3rd party security audits?

Open source? Ioncube encoded or similar?

Looks nice from the two screenshots but would like to take it for a spin via a demo if possible.

Yes! We are currently deploying the WHMDC demo here - keep an eye out https://demo.whmdc.com/

WHMDC · November 16

Demo now Live - https://demo.whmdc.com/

Cloudnium_Tang · November 16

Looks pretty good, how's the pricing?

WHMDC · November 16

@Cloudnium_Tang said:
Looks pretty good, how's the pricing?

Thank you - if you have any thoughts you could pop along to - https://demo.whmdc.com/news/whmdc-demo-launched

Thankyou

AuroraZero · November 16

@MannDude said: Have there been or will there be any 3rd party security audits?

Open source? Ioncube encoded or similar?

Also interested in these questions. Would be nice if they were answered.

WHMDC · November 16

@AuroraZero said:

@MannDude said: Have there been or will there be any 3rd party security audits?

Open source? Ioncube encoded or similar?

Also interested in these questions. Would be nice if they were answered.

Hello!

Yes, third-party audits are planned once WHMDC reaches feature-complete beta. We’re already following secure development practices (prepared statements, strict API validation, CSRF protection, rate-limiting, separation of privileges, etc.), but an external audit is something we consider essential before stable release.

WHMDC will be source-available for reviewers with core licensing protection in place. We won’t be using IonCube. Our goal is to strike the right balance between transparency for users, security, and protecting the long-term sustainability of the project.
Modules, themes and integrations will remain fully open.

The public demo is now live at:
https://demo.whmdc.com

We welcome all feedback - good or bad - as this is shaping the platform before release.

If there are specific areas you’d like to inspect or test, we’re more than happy to open them up or provide temporary extended access.

Thanks again for the interest - genuinely appreciate the questions.

armandorg · November 16

I’ll be keeping an eye to it aswell. Dev documentation too.

willie · November 16

It's always good to have another alternative but we really need something completely FOSS.

budi1413 · November 16

@willie said:
It's always good to have another alternative but we really need something completely FOSS.

https://fossbilling.org

AGXL · November 16

My compliments — the demo looks absolutely fantastic, and it even works flawlessly! This is truly excellent work, and I’m already looking forward to the final product. It’s a real competitor to WHMCS and similar systems. The name is also very well chosen from a strategic standpoint. A genuinely fascinating project!

WHMDC · 12:05AM

@AGXL said:
My compliments — the demo looks absolutely fantastic, and it even works flawlessly! This is truly excellent work, and I’m already looking forward to the final product. It’s a real competitor to WHMCS and similar systems. The name is also very well chosen from a strategic standpoint. A genuinely fascinating project!

Thank you for the incredibly positive feedback, AGXL.

The goal behind WHMDC is to deliver a next-generation, self-hosted automation and billing platform that removes the limitations, complexity, and rising costs that providers face with existing solutions.

The demo represents only the beginning of what WHMDC is designed to achieve:

A faster, cleaner, modern UI
Fully modular architecture
Deep WHM/cPanel integration
Transparent pricing
No hidden paywalls
A roadmap shaped directly by provider feedback
Premium features included in the core as standard!

We’re excited to continue refining the platform in collaboration with the community and early testers. Your feedback helps ensure WHMDC becomes a true, modern alternative in the hosting automation space.

Thanks again for the support, more to come very soon!

Team WHMDC!

MikeA · 2:10AM

Cool. Seems like it'll have good core features. Who are you exactly? Surely you're someone around the community since you're building a billing system for hosting. Basically impossible for someone to build a system like this with no experience in hosting. Would be good to know who's behind it since there's zero information. Billing software that a business relies on 100% needs some transparency on who develops it. If there is I'd be happy to try it out.