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cPanel Features DirectAdmin Features cPanel vs DirectAdminLaunch your own hosting business on our infrastructure. Full reseller control, white-label branding, private nameservers, and the ability to create and manage your own client accounts - powered by DirectAdmin on AMD Ryzen 9 hardware.
From
$5/mo
Personal - 30 GB · Unlimited accounts
Locations
2
Los Angeles, CA · Frankfurt, DE
Software stack
cL OS
CloudLinux · Imunify360 · Redis
Support
<15m
Avg. first response · 24/7
All plans include full reseller access, private nameservers, and white-label branding.
Billed monthly
All prices in USD · Bandwidth is monthly allowance · Yearly billing saves ~17% vs monthly
Full Reseller Access - Create and manage client accounts, set resource limits, suspend or terminate accounts
White-label Branding - Set your company name - CrownCloud is never visible to your clients
Private Nameservers - Configure ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com for a fully branded client experience
CloudLinux OS - Isolated LVE container per client account - one site can't impact others
Free SSL - Let's Encrypt, auto-provisioned on every domain and subdomain across all client accounts
Imunify360 - Server-level malware scanning and intrusion prevention for every account
Multiple PHP versions - Clients can switch PHP version per domain from their DirectAdmin panel
Redis - In-memory caching available to all client accounts - speeds up dynamic sites
Multiple Node.js versions - Per-app Node.js version selector available to all client accounts
Multiple Python versions - Per-app Python selector with virtualenv support for all accounts
MySQL / MariaDB - Full phpMyAdmin access on every client account
Full Email Hosting - SMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail (Roundcube) - unlimited accounts per client
Softaculous - 380+ app library - one-click app installs for your clients
WordPress Manager - Client-level WordPress management from DirectAdmin
Weekly Backups - Automated weekly backups stored on a remote server - open a ticket to request a restore
Need more than your reseller plan includes? Additional resources can be added at nominal rates.
Optional add-ons
Dedicated IPv4 address
Per-account dedicated IP - useful for clients with custom SSL needs or specific mail deliverability requirements
Additional CPU / RAM / IO
Raise the CPU, memory, or disk I/O allocation applied to your client accounts
Additional disk or bandwidth
Increase your reseller plan's total disk space or monthly bandwidth quota
Both platforms let you run a full hosting business. Here's what separates them at the reseller level.
DirectAdmin Reseller
Flat licensing · scales without cost creep
cPanel Reseller
WHM + cPanel · per-account licensing
For new reseller businesses
If you're starting a hosting business or scaling an existing one, DirectAdmin reseller is the better long-term choice. The flat licensing model keeps your costs predictable as your client count grows - unlike cPanel's per-account model, which compounds costs as you scale.
DirectAdmin reseller hosting runs on AMD Ryzen 9 servers with DDR5 RAM. Pick the region that best matches your client base.
Los Angeles, CA
California, US
Best for US West Coast and Asia-Pacific clients. Servers run on AMD Ryzen 9 CPU + SSD storage with DDR5 RAM.
Frankfurt, DE
Germany, EU
Best for European clients. DE-CIX connected. GDPR-friendly EU jurisdiction. Servers run on AMD Ryzen 9 CPU + NVMe storage with DDR5 RAM - faster disk throughput for your client accounts.
From provisioning client accounts to going live - reseller packages, PHP, email, and database guides for DirectAdmin.
Reseller & packages
PHP & applications
Email, FTP & databases
Still have questions?
Our support team typically responds in under 15 minutes, 24/7.
Whether you have a question about setting up your reseller account, configuring private nameservers, or migrating existing clients - our team is available 24/7 and responds fast.
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