DirectAdmin vs CyberPanel

DirectAdmin7.0Visit CyberPanel8.8Visit

DirectAdmin #3 in Web Hosting Control Panels 7.0/10 From $5/mo ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit DirectAdmin

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Higher score CyberPanel #8 in Web Hosting Control Panels 8.8/10 Free plan · paid from $0 Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit CyberPanel

• DirectAdmin fits best

  Low-cost traditional hosting management

• CyberPanel fits best

  Free OpenLiteSpeed-oriented hosting

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Side by side

Feature	DirectAdmin 7.0/10 Visit ↗	CyberPanel 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Web Hosting Control Panels	#8 in Web Hosting Control Panels
Best for	Low-cost traditional hosting management	Free OpenLiteSpeed-oriented hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Live chat, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DirectAdmin 4/5 · CyberPanel 5/5
Email management	✓	✓
DNS management	✓	✓
Database management	✓	✓
Backup tools	✓	✓
App installer	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
OS support	Linux	Linux
Account limit	2 accounts	Not published
Our review
Pros	Starts at $5 per month with core hosting administration features Separate Administrator, Reseller, and User access levels Email, DNS, databases, backups, PHP, SSL, and monitoring included	Free core plan covers websites, email, DNS, databases, and WordPress OpenLiteSpeed support with SSL, backups, Docker, and firewall management Open-source panel with SFTP, Amazon S3, and Google Drive integrations
Cons	Personal PLUS supports only 2 accounts Runs on supported Linux distributions Application installation depends on third-party plugins	Linux-only platform support Advanced tools such as enhanced backups require paid add-ons Best suited to OpenLiteSpeed or LiteSpeed Enterprise environments
Our verdict	DirectAdmin is a browser-based web hosting control panel for hosting providers, resellers, server administrators, and website users. It provides separate Administrator, Reseller, and User access levels for managing hosting accounts,… Read the review →	CyberPanel is an open-source web hosting control panel for Linux servers running OpenLiteSpeed or LiteSpeed Enterprise. It gives hosting administrators a web interface for website, email, DNS, database, SSL, file, FTP, WordPress, Docker,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DirectAdmin — where it wins

  • Starts at $5 per month with core hosting administration features
  • Separate Administrator, Reseller, and User access levels
  • Email, DNS, databases, backups, PHP, SSL, and monitoring included

  Where it doesn't

  • Personal PLUS supports only 2 accounts
  • Runs on supported Linux distributions
  • Application installation depends on third-party plugins

• CyberPanel — where it wins

  • Free core plan covers websites, email, DNS, databases, and WordPress
  • OpenLiteSpeed support with SSL, backups, Docker, and firewall management
  • Open-source panel with SFTP, Amazon S3, and Google Drive integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Linux-only platform support
  • Advanced tools such as enhanced backups require paid add-ons
  • Best suited to OpenLiteSpeed or LiteSpeed Enterprise environments

• DirectAdmin7.0/10 · From $5/mo

  A low-cost Linux control panel with broad hosting administration features.

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• CyberPanel8.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $0

  A capable free panel for OpenLiteSpeed hosting, with paid add-ons for advanced tools.

  Visit CyberPanelFull verdict →