DirectAdmin vs cPanel

feugatos · January 14th, 2008, 07:28

Hi fellows,
I'm about to buy VPS hosting and I haven't decided yet which control
panel to use.
Till now in shared hosting I've used cPanel and so I've got used to it a bit.
Today I used a demo of DirectAdmin @ DirectAdmin official site and it's
simplicity took my breath at the very first moment.
What I'd like is to know is which one is better, why and some suggestions on
what I should use.
Thanks.

**AMC** · January 14th, 2008, 08:30

for simplicity of use and just general running reasons, on a vps I would go with DA, it means you dont have to spend mroe $$ on RAM just for cPanel

**iBrightDev** · January 14th, 2008, 08:49

i have heard that DA is very simple, but, i myself, have never used it and couldnt say for sure. i am partial to cPanel, and i love it. so, i can definitely suggest it.

Patrick · January 14th, 2008, 15:07

I run DirectAdmin on a VPS and I can say it is a great Control Panel that requires very little resources. cPanel is also a great choice but it is more for dedicated servers, I run it on a Quad Core Xeon with 2 GB of RAM and have had no problems.

**sep** · January 14th, 2008, 16:42

If you want something that is pretty much straight forward in every aspect and has a light footprint and runs in conjunction with the OS instead of making the OS run in conjunction with it, get DA.
If you have a lot of time to kill, get cPanel.

**Richard** · January 14th, 2008, 17:54

If you want to spend hours debugging config files, and restarting services. Get cPanel.

If you want to enjoy your hosting, and have the best amount of uptime and reliability, as well as speed, get DirectAdmin.

I personly like DirectAdmin much more than cPanel.

**.Andy** · January 16th, 2008, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by hosting-shack

If you want to spend hours debugging config files, and restarting services. Get cPanel.

If you want to enjoy your hosting, and have the best amount of uptime and reliability, as well as speed, get DirectAdmin.

I personly like DirectAdmin much more than cPanel.

Couldn't of said it better.

**~ServerPoint~** · January 17th, 2008, 02:36

There are as many opinions as people exist.
I think that you have to go with one you like thebest personaly.
Both are good.
Maybe soon you will change your mind, but for now I would suggest you go with the one you like the most personaly.

XFH-Jay · January 18th, 2008, 15:59

Honestly I like DirectAdmin much more now.

Although it's simple and has a few less features, it uses much less space/bandwidth/RAM/CPU.

I suggest only cPanel for hosting companies, because of it's WHM features, but DA is beginning to handle a lot of things cPanel handles now.

If you plan to run a website, go with DirectAdmin as well because you'll have more memory towards your site

gate2vn · January 20th, 2008, 01:13

DA get my votes. Much more stable with friendly support, that I could not get from cPanel

**Cam.** · January 20th, 2008, 03:16

I run DA and cPanel... DA is better because it doesn't use up as much RAM.

**themoose** · January 20th, 2008, 05:23

For a VPS for personal use, without a doubt DirectAdmin.

Stan · January 20th, 2008, 07:18

I agree, if it is just a personal site then use direct admin, it has everything you need and like people have said, less space/memory. If you planned on using it for hosting purposes then use cpanel, cpanel is more populour with clients and WHM is unbeatable in my eyes.

Zaxihosting · January 22nd, 2008, 18:07

Hi feugatos,
If you havent order your Vps,order it with DA.
Low resources(compare to cpanel) and fast responses.
Regards

**[JSH]John** · January 23rd, 2008, 16:36

I prefer cPanel since I've spent years using it and getting to grips with it. I've heard DA is a great control panel but I haven't yet used it myself.

January 14th, 2008, 07:28	#1
feugatos Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 23	DirectAdmin vs cPanel Hi fellows, I'm about to buy VPS hosting and I haven't decided yet which control panel to use. Till now in shared hosting I've used cPanel and so I've got used to it a bit. Today I used a demo of DirectAdmin @ DirectAdmin official site and it's simplicity took my breath at the very first moment. What I'd like is to know is which one is better, why and some suggestions on what I should use. Thanks.

January 14th, 2008, 08:30	#2
AMC serial slacker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,283	for simplicity of use and just general running reasons, on a vps I would go with DA, it means you dont have to spend mroe $$ on RAM just for cPanel __________________ \|\| Hugo Firth hebfirth@gmail.com \|\| Visit : The Byte Vine 'Web Technology News - just a notch above mildly disinteresting. Hopefuly.'

January 14th, 2008, 08:49	#3
iBrightDev J Street Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Not sure, need a GPS. Posts: 6,274	i have heard that DA is very simple, but, i myself, have never used it and couldnt say for sure. i am partial to cPanel, and i love it. so, i can definitely suggest it. __________________ ▌Business Sites: Method Computer Technologies, MCT-Hosting, EZADMINTOOLS, Wicked Industries ▌Proxy Sites: EZPROXYTOOLS, AmbushWeb, ProxyMirror (NEW) ▌Other: HostingCrate cuz if you go platinum, it's got nothing to do with luck it just means that a million people are stupid as f*ck

January 14th, 2008, 15:07	#4
Patrick FWS Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 799	I run DirectAdmin on a VPS and I can say it is a great Control Panel that requires very little resources. cPanel is also a great choice but it is more for dedicated servers, I run it on a Quad Core Xeon with 2 GB of RAM and have had no problems. __________________ Regards, Patrick █ P1Networks - advanced web solutions

January 14th, 2008, 16:42	#5
sep Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,387	If you want something that is pretty much straight forward in every aspect and has a light footprint and runs in conjunction with the OS instead of making the OS run in conjunction with it, get DA. If you have a lot of time to kill, get cPanel. __________________ Google™

January 14th, 2008, 17:54	#6
Richard NLC Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: England Posts: 4,040	If you want to spend hours debugging config files, and restarting services. Get cPanel. If you want to enjoy your hosting, and have the best amount of uptime and reliability, as well as speed, get DirectAdmin. I personly like DirectAdmin much more than cPanel. __________________ All-In-One Bulletin Board Software. AIOBB. http://aiobb.com/

January 17th, 2008, 02:36	#8
~ServerPoint~ NLC Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,390	There are as many opinions as people exist. I think that you have to go with one you like thebest personaly. Both are good. Maybe soon you will change your mind, but for now I would suggest you go with the one you like the most personaly. __________________ ServerPoint.com - a true hosting company offering online presence solutions since 1998 Web Hosting, colocation, dedicated servers, Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting *Wholly owned multi homed network, servers and facilities*

January 18th, 2008, 15:59	#9
XFH-Jay FWS Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 745	Honestly I like DirectAdmin much more now. Although it's simple and has a few less features, it uses much less space/bandwidth/RAM/CPU. I suggest only cPanel for hosting companies, because of it's WHM features, but DA is beginning to handle a lot of things cPanel handles now. If you plan to run a website, go with DirectAdmin as well because you'll have more memory towards your site __________________ FasterUpload.com - Free Image Hosting

January 20th, 2008, 01:13	#10
gate2vn FWS Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 889	DA get my votes. Much more stable with friendly support, that I could not get from cPanel __________________ www.gate2vn.net Managed hosting solutions on multiple intelligent datacenters DirectAdmin hosting \| Helm hosting \| Xen-VPS \| Managed servers

January 20th, 2008, 03:16	#11
Cam. Pro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,493	I run DA and cPanel... DA is better because it doesn't use up as much RAM. __________________

January 20th, 2008, 05:23	#12
themoose Sup, Recoil here. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Uzbekistan Posts: 8,538	For a VPS for personal use, without a doubt DirectAdmin.

January 20th, 2008, 07:18	#13
Stan b& Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 413	I agree, if it is just a personal site then use direct admin, it has everything you need and like people have said, less space/memory. If you planned on using it for hosting purposes then use cpanel, cpanel is more populour with clients and WHM is unbeatable in my eyes.

January 22nd, 2008, 18:07	#14
Zaxihosting Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 194	Hi feugatos, If you havent order your Vps,order it with DA. Low resources(compare to cpanel) and fast responses. Regards __________________ High Quality WebServices In The Lowest Prices - Plans Starting At 3$/Month(!) Including 3Gb Space & 15Gb Traffic - - Dedicated Servers Also Available From 27.99$/Mo Only! - ZaxiHosting.Com™ - 24/7 LiveChat & Tickets Support

January 23rd, 2008, 16:36	#15
[JSH]John JSHosts.com Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,682	I prefer cPanel since I've spent years using it and getting to grips with it. I've heard DA is a great control panel but I haven't yet used it myself. __________________ JSHosts Internet Services UK Web Hosting Solutions Web: http://www.jshosts.com Email: sales@jshosts.com

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