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DirectAdmin
Lightweight and affordable hosting control panel with a clean modern UI.
About DirectAdmin
DirectAdmin is a web hosting control panel that has gained significant market share as hosts look for alternatives to cPanel's pricing model. Known for its lightweight resource footprint and clean interface, DirectAdmin provides all the essential hosting management features without the overhead.
The panel supports Apache, Nginx, OpenLiteSpeed, and LiteSpeed as web servers. It includes a file manager, email management, DNS editor, database management, SSL certificate handling (with free Let's Encrypt integration), and one-click application installs via Installatron or Softaculous.
DirectAdmin's architecture is notably efficient. It uses far less RAM and CPU than competing panels, which means more server resources available for actual hosting. The skin system was overhauled with the Evolution theme, bringing a modern, responsive interface.
Licensing is straightforward with per-server pricing that does not scale based on account count. This makes DirectAdmin particularly attractive for hosts with large numbers of accounts, where cPanel's per-account model becomes very expensive.
The panel supports Apache, Nginx, OpenLiteSpeed, and LiteSpeed as web servers. It includes a file manager, email management, DNS editor, database management, SSL certificate handling (with free Let's Encrypt integration), and one-click application installs via Installatron or Softaculous.
DirectAdmin's architecture is notably efficient. It uses far less RAM and CPU than competing panels, which means more server resources available for actual hosting. The skin system was overhauled with the Evolution theme, bringing a modern, responsive interface.
Licensing is straightforward with per-server pricing that does not scale based on account count. This makes DirectAdmin particularly attractive for hosts with large numbers of accounts, where cPanel's per-account model becomes very expensive.
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Quick Facts
- Pricing
- Paid
- License
- Proprietary
- Platform
- Linux
- Version
- 1.67
- Developer
- DirectAdmin (JBMC Software)
- Starting Price
- $2.00