Both are shared Linux hosting at Gen X. The difference is the control panel.
cPanel is the industry-standard panel. DirectAdmin is a lightweight panel that uses minimal server overhead. Pick the one your team already knows.
What each control panel gives you on a Gen X shared Linux plan.
The industry-standard cPanel control panel.
A fast, clean panel with minimal server overhead.
Both plans are shared Linux hosting from the same company.
Short answers on cPanel and DirectAdmin hosting.
Both are shared Linux hosting. The difference is the control panel you manage your site from.
cPanel is the industry-standard control panel on our Linux Shared cPanel plans. It includes a file manager with code editor, a domain and DNS manager, a MySQL database wizard, webmail and email forwarders, and the Softaculous 1-click installer.
DirectAdmin is a fast, clean control panel that uses minimal server overhead. On our plans it covers files and FTP, MySQL databases with phpMyAdmin, POP3/IMAP webmail accounts, DNS zone files and Softaculous 1-click installs.
Choose the panel your team already knows. Both are shared Linux hosting at Gen X, and both run on NVMe SSD storage with free SSL.
Yes. Both plan pages state a 99.9% uptime SLA and 24/7 support, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Both plans include the Softaculous 1-click installer and 24/7 support. DirectAdmin is described as a clean, intuitive panel, and cPanel is the industry-standard panel many people already know. Compare them on the plan pages and pick the one that feels familiar.
Yes. Both plans include the Softaculous 1-click installer, which installs WordPress and 400+ other apps.
Yes. Linux Reseller hosting runs on DirectAdmin, and Linux cPanel Reseller hosting gives you cPanel and WHM. Windows Reseller hosting uses Plesk.
Yes. Both include free Let's Encrypt SSL through AutoSSL. The cPanel plans include free migration of an existing cPanel site, and on the DirectAdmin plans our support team will assist with moving your site.
