DirhamBill is billing built into the DirhamHost panel: invoices, recurring card payments through Stripe in AED, a branded client portal and domain provisioning, without a separate annual licence to buy.
WHMCS has long been the default way to bill hosting customers, and it is a deep, well-established product. But it is also a separate application you install, secure, update and license on its own, sitting alongside your control panel and talking to it over integrations. For a smaller UAE host, that is an extra moving part and an extra annual cost to carry.
DirhamBill takes the everyday billing jobs and builds them straight into DirhamHost. You get invoices, recurring card payments through Stripe with card-on-file and automatic renewals, a branded client portal where customers view and pay invoices and manage their services, and domain registration and provisioning so a new order can set up hosting and a domain without manual steps. Because it is native to the panel, there is no separate annual licence to renew, and no second system to keep in sync.
DirhamBill is built for the UAE from the start, billing in AED with VAT handling, so your invoices reflect local requirements rather than being retrofitted. To be clear, WHMCS is more feature-rich in places and supports a large plugin ecosystem, so if you depend on a specific WHMCS module it is worth checking parity first. For most hosts who want clean, reliable billing tied to the panel, DirhamBill removes a whole layer of overhead.
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Generate, send and track invoices automatically, with UAE VAT applied and everything visible from the panel.
Stripe card-on-file with automatic renewals in AED, so payments happen on schedule without chasing.
A branded area where customers pay invoices, view services, manage domains and update their details.
Search, register and manage domains through a reseller integration, with orders provisioned automatically.
A paid order sets up the hosting account inside DirhamHost, no separate handoff between billing and panel.
Native to DirhamHost, so there is no separate WHMCS-style annual licence to renew or second system to maintain.
| Capability | WHMCS | DirhamBill |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✦ | ✦ |
| Recurring card billing | ✦ (via gateways) | ✦ Stripe, AED |
| Client portal | ✦ | ✦ Branded |
| Domain registration | ✦ (registrar modules) | ✦ Reseller integration |
| Hosting auto-provisioning | ✦ (server modules) | ✦ Native to DirhamHost |
| UAE VAT / AED | ✦ (configurable) | ✦ Built in |
| Panel integration | Separate app + integrations | ✦ Native, one system |
| Plugin ecosystem | ✦ Large | Growing |
| Licensing | Separate annual licence | ✦ No separate annual licence |
Comparison reflects typical setups; exact WHMCS capabilities depend on your modules and gateways.
Yes. DirhamBill covers the core WHMCS jobs: creating and sending invoices, taking recurring card payments, running a client portal, and provisioning hosting and domains. The difference is that it is native to the DirhamHost panel rather than a separate application you install and license on its own.
DirhamBill uses Stripe for card payments, with card-on-file and automatic recurring billing, charged in AED. Invoices are generated on a schedule and paid automatically, so renewals do not depend on customers remembering to pay.
Yes. DirhamBill includes domain registration and provisioning through a reseller integration, so customers can search, register and manage domains, and new orders provision hosting automatically inside DirhamHost.
No. DirhamBill is part of the DirhamHost ecosystem and does not carry its own separate annual licence to renew. You run billing from the same panel that runs your hosting.
Yes. DirhamBill gives every customer a client portal where they can view and pay invoices, see their services, manage domains and update their details, all under your brand.
Yes. DirhamBill is built for UAE hosts, billing in AED with VAT handling, so your invoices reflect local requirements out of the box.
See DirhamBill inside the DirhamHost demo, or talk to us about moving your billing across.