What is best option if we want to switch away from cPanel (not Plesk)

If you are looking for an alternative panel as cPanel changed their pricing and most of the providers are now switching from cPanel to other management panels, i can suggest few but the most promising panels as of now are Direct Admin, Interworx and ISP manager although they are not cPanel but they are good in their own league and unbeatable when comes the pricing when compared to the new cPanel pricing and their support is good with email, help desk and community support for no additional cost. Give them a try and also don't forget to compare prices from their resellers as some resellers offers really cheap licenses for these panels. A quick web panel suggestion if you are looking for personal project you can take a look at cyberpanel(my personal favorite since 6+ months). Happy hosting.