Point and click control panels are usually the focus of many reseller web hosting services.  Since the technical aspects are typically controlled by the originating web hosting company, the originating company is therefore responsible for the maintenance of network hardware and infrastructure.  The originating host will also take care of all configuration, security and updates a dedicated server would need.  Therefore, resellers are usually only responsible for customer interfacing and control panel structure.

The best known control panels include cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, Webmin and H-sphere.  cPanel is a control panel with a graphical interface with automation tools for simplifying the hosting process.  Plesk is a commercial based web hosting program.  DirectAdmin is popular because it is compatible with versions of Linux operating systems that others may not be.  Webmin is a configuration tool that is Unix-based.  H-sphere is a control panel specifically designed for shared web hosting and is available for any operating system requirement.  These control panels are the most popular but there are others coming out every day.