cPanel vs DirectAdmin
In this article, we compare the features offered by cPanel and DirectAdmin, in the below table we have a general overview of the features offered and in the "Reseller Accounts" and "Shared Hosting Accounts" section we have a detailed overview of the features present.
| Feature | cPanel | DirectAdmin |
|---|---|---|
| Overselling (Reseller) | Yes | Yes |
| 2Factor Authentication (Shared & Reseller) | Yes | Yes |
| Softaculous (Shared & Reseller) | Yes | Yes |
| Whitelabel (Shared & Reseller) | Yes | Yes |
| Jetbackup (Shared & Reseller) | Yes | Coming Soon |
| AutoSSL (Shared & Reseller) | Yes | Yes |
| Reseller accounts | Yes | Yes |
| PHP version selector | Yes | Yes |
| SSH Access (limited ssh access per account) | Yes | Yes |
| CloudLinux LVE (resource limitations) | Yes | Yes |
| PHP Modules | Yes | Yes |
| phpMyAdmin | Yes | Yes |
| WebMail (Roundcube) | Yes | Yes |
Reseller Accounts
| Feature | cPanel | DirectAdmin |
|---|---|---|
| Overselling | Yes | Yes |
| Package Creation | Yes | Yes |
| Softaculous | Yes | Yes |
| Jetbackup | Yes | Coming Soon |
| AutoSSL | Yes | Yes |
| PHP version selector | Yes | Yes |
| SSH Access | Yes | Yes |
| CloudLinux LVE (resource limitations) | Yes | Yes |
| PHP Modules Selector | Yes | Yes |
| EMail Accounts | Yes | Yes |
| SpamAssassin | Yes | Yes |
| User welcome message(Reseller) | No | Yes |
| Notification to all user(Reseller) | No | Yes |
| IP management | Yes | Yes |
| Manage backup | Yes | Yes |
| Skin manager | No | Yes |
| Customize Evolution Skin | No | Yes |
| File manager | Yes | Yes |
| Language Translator | Yes | Yes |
Shared Hosting Accounts
| Feature | cPanel | DirectAdmin |
|---|---|---|
| Softaculous | Yes | Yes |
| Jetbackup | Yes | Coming Soon |
| AutoSSL | Yes | Yes |
| PHP version selector | Yes | Yes |
| SSH Access | Yes | Yes |
| CloudLinux LVE (resource limitations) | Yes | Yes |
| PHP Modules Selector | Yes | Yes |
| EMail Accounts | Yes | Yes |
| SpamAssassin | Yes | Yes |
| FTP management | yes | Yes |
| Vacation message | No | Yes |
| Auto Responder | Yes | Yes |
| PHPMyAdmin | Yes | Yes |
| WebMail (Roundcube) | Yes | Yes |
| Password protect directories | Yes | Yes |
| Language Translator | Yes | Yes |
Admin Side
On the admin side we have the much needed feature of moving users between resellers which will help us help users who have multiple reseller accounts as well,
| Feature | cPanel | DirectAdmin |
|---|---|---|
| Move Users Between Resellers | No | Yes |
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