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This chart currently features 2 of the most popular third-party Linux Control Panels in cPanel and Plesk. In addition, we included a a lesser known control panel called DirectAdmin to gauge the differences in features available between the "big guys" and the not-so-big control panel providers. | | | | | | Control Panel Name | cPanel | Plesk | DirectAdmin | | Latest Version | 11 | 8.6 | 1.322 | | Official Datasheet | | | | Control Panel Company Info | | Company Name | cPanel, Inc. | Parallels Inc (formerly SWsoft) | JMBC Software | | Company Website | | | | | Wikipedia Entry | | | | | Founded | 1997 | 1999 | ? | Account Levels | | Account Provisioning (Reseller Login) | Yes, with WHM 11 | Yes | Yes | | Domain Owner Login | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Mail User Login | Yes | Yes | ? | Web Features | | Web Servers | Apache | Apache | Apache | | Scripting | Apache, CGI-Perl, PHP, SSI, JSP | Apache ASP, PHP, Python, SSI, CGI, Mod_Perl, Ruby, FastCGI | PHP, CLI | | Dev. Tools | FrontPage | ColdFusion | FrontPage | | Security | SSL, phpSuExec, SuPHP, mod_security | SSL, Suexec | SuPHP(cgi), SSL | | Access | IP Deny Manager, Hotlink Protector, Anti-leech, Passwords | ? | ? | | Errors | Last 300 Errors, Custom Error Pages | ? | Custom messages and outputs for 401, 403, 404, and 500 error codes. | | Other Features | One-Click Installs of Software, Redirects, Custom MIME Types,
Skeleton directory support | Restart Optimization, Skeleton Directory | Directory Password Protection | Mail Features | | Services | Exim, Courier-IMAP, Courier-POP | Qmail | WU-IMAP, vm-pop3d, Exim 4 Mail Manager | | Webmail | Horde, Squirrelmail | Horde IMP | SquirrelMail, UebiMiau | | Mail List | Mailman | Mailman Aliasing, Auto- responses, Groups, User Access | Majordomo Mailing List Manager | | Anti-Spam | SpamAssassin, BoxTrapper, Spam Box | SpamAssassin | Spamassassin | | Anti-virus | ClamAV | DrWeb, Kaspersky | ? | | Other Features | Vacation/Auto-Responders, Web-Based Groups, Additional Accounts,
Forwarding, Custom User and Account Level Filters, SMTP Mail Authentication | ? | E-Mail Accounts, Catch-All E-Mail, Forwarders, Autoresponders, Vacation Messages, Setup, Mailing Lists, SPAM Filters | Database Features | | Services | MySQL, PostgreSQL | MySQL, PostgreSQL | MySQL | | Admin | phpMyAdmin, phpPgAdmin | phpMyAdmin, phpPgMyAdmin, Secure Setup, Multi-user/Multi-DB | PhpMyAdmin | FTP Features | | Services | proFTPd, PureFTPd | ProFTPD | ProFTPD | | Other Features | Drive Letter Access, Anonymous FTP, Graphical File Manager Anonymous
FTP Uploads, Additional Accounts | Anonymous FTP, Upload Directory, FTP Throttling, File Manager | ? | DNS Features | | Services | BIND | BIND | ? | | Other Features | Clustering, Hands-off automatic configuration | Master/Slave Management, Remote DNS, Load Balancing Support, Automated File Matching, DNS Recursion, SOA Settings | DNS Administration | Statistics Features | | Services | Analog, AwStats, Webalizer | Webalizer, Plesk Traffic Manager, AWStats | Webalizer | | Other Features | Custom Reports, Graphical Analysis, logs, log rotation, raw log access | Real Time Bandwidth, Custom Reports, Graphical User Breakdowns | Complete Usage Statistics | AutoInstaller | | Name | Fantastico - Third Party | Application Vault | No | | Available Scripts | | | No | Other Features | | Site Builder | ? | SiteBuilder | No | | Skins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Control Panel Demo | | Demo Available | | | |
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