I would agree that cPanel blows Plesk out of the water, but not DirectAdmin. I think you'd do fine with either - whichever you're more comfortable with.

As long as everyone remembers the price tag of what cPanel is compared to that of DirectAdmin. It DOES beat the other software (my own opinion), but for the price, it SHOULD beat the competition

Is there any user who can provide some features which is present in Cpanel and not in DA ? Is there any such features in Cpanel which is not available in DA? I am seeing that Cpanel sites can now directly backed up to DA db and then converted into its format, this is useful for transfer of sites from Cpanel to DA

cpanel

it has the most features of any cp.

I believe tha Direct Admin is the best. It's simple, easy to use, and very very fast

I actually prefer DA as it is just so simple, and loads much quicker than CPanel.
I don't like Plesk at all

I prefer cPanel, mainly because it is the control panel I have worked with the most for years, I'm sure many others are in the same boat as I am when it comes to a control panel preference. However, cPanel/DA is a good choice for anyone honestly.

I've found that a lot of website owners looking for websites seem to ask for cPanel.
So, I guess it might not matter what the web host's preference is.
They might have to provide what the customer asks for.

I personally have experience only with cPanel at the moment, but will be looking at many other control panels soon to support them in the software we sell.
I've heard a lot of good things about DirectAdmin, though.

cPanel is well worth the higher price IMO.

I also like directadmin more then Cpanel but i gess they both do the job

All depends. If you plan to use that control panel only for few own sites, then DirectAdmin can do the job. (Price is really low).
But, if you plan to run Shared Web Hosting Business, or something like that, then cPanel is the best solution.

Yeah, I have to agree with Turelio...cPanel is what you want if your running a shared web hosting business. DA is good, but should not be the defualt control panel you use as the majority of the web perfer cPanel (from my past experience).

I'm curious where you believe DirectAdmin falls short for running a shared web hosting business?

DA does not fall short of running a shared web hosting business, but I think you would have an easier time getting clients using cPanel. Not to mention cPanel (in my opinion) is easier to use.

I both agree and disagree with cPanel being easier, this is mainly down to which the user had first. Putting that into context, remember the first operating system you used on a computer.... most probably windows, not much has changed as far back as say 95 (don’t want to go to far back) to vista it still functions and acts the same regardless of the memory intensive GUI now used.

Now if you’d never used or seen a Mac for example, you probably wouldn’t get along with it well, and I can vouch for that as my first Mac was the only piece of hardware I read the Manuel for. As the systems work and interact with the user differently.

Its similar with control panels, the first you gel to and learn is often the one you will feel at home with and use as a comparison to others when choosing a host as you can almost ensure you can get your login details and begin.

I personally started a number of years ago with cPanel and have been a fan since; I have used DA and Plesk although will remain with cPanel due to the ease of use and the fact it’s practically and industry standard meaning people can easily move to and from a host without much difficulty or a need to re-learn how to use their control panel.