Control Panel Comparison

 


Side by Side Checklist

Functionality Plesk Direct Admin cPanel
Web Server Technology      
Web Server Apache Apache Apache
Scripting Apache, ASP, CGI, FastCGI, Mod_Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, SSI PHP, CLI Apache, CGI-PERL, JSP, PHP, SSI
Security SSL, SuExec SuPHP, SSL mod_security, phpSuExec, SSL, SuPHP
Mail Server Technology      
Mail Servers Qmail, SmarterMail WU-IMAP, vm-pop3d, Exim 4 Mail Manager Exim, Courier-IMAP, Courier-POP
Webmail @Mail Lite, Horde, Squirrelmail, SmarterMail Lite SquirrelMail, UebiMiau Horde, Squirrelmail
Mailing List Management Mailman Aliasing, Auto Responders Mailman Majordomo
Anti-SPAM SpamAssassin SpamAssassin SpamAssassin, BoxTrapper, Spam Box
Anti-Virus Dr. Web, Kaspersky - ClamAV
Account / User Management      
Reseller Control Panel
Client Control Panel
Webmail Control Panel
Database Technology      
Database Servers MySQL, PostgresSQL, MSSQL MySQL MySQL, PostgresSQL
Administration Tools phpMyAdmin, phpPgMyAdmin phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin, phpPgMyAdmin
FTP Technology      
FTP Servers ProFTPD ProFTPD ProFTPD, PureFTPD
Backup Management      
Backup Utility
DNS Technology      
DNS Servers BIND BIND BIND
Clustering
Auto-Installation Technology      
Push Button Installs Application Packaging Standard (APS) Catalog Integration Installatron (available third party) Fantastico (available third party)