Open Source DirectAdmin AlternativesServer Management Tools and other similar apps like DirectAdmin

The best open source alternative to DirectAdmin is Webmin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to DirectAdmin and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to DirectAdmin are 1Panel, Ajenti, HestiaCP and OpenResty Manager.

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  1. Webmin icon
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    Web-based admin interface for Unix-like and Windows systems provides modules for user, service, and network configuration, open source application management, security, backups, monitoring, automation, remote access, and firewall controls.

    77 Webmin alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. 1Panel icon
     25 likes

    Open-source interface for efficient Linux server management, featuring host monitoring, file management, and database control. Streamlines WordPress deployment with domain and SSL setup. Offers app store, security features, backup, and restore.

    67 1Panel alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Ajenti icon
     130 likes

    Ajenti is a Linux & BSD modular server admin panel. Ajenti 2 provides a new interface and a better architecture, developed with Python3 and AngularJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Ajenti vs DirectAdmin Comments
    Nadya Pak
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    Ajenti is for pros, but Vepp is for newbies. They are different.

    • Ajenti is Free and Open SourceDirectAdmin is Paid and Proprietary
  4. HestiaCP icon
     27 likes

    Hestia Control Panel is an open source web server control panel with an easy-to-use interface as a lightweight alternative to cPanel, Plesk, etc. Hestia It's also the continuation of the development of Vesta Control Panel.

    32 HestiaCP alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. The most simple, powerful and beautiful host management panel, an open source alternative to OpenResty Edge, allows you to easily secure reverse proxy websites running at home or on the Internet, including access control, denial of service attack protection, automatic...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. ISPConfig icon
     43 likes

    ISPConfig 3 is an open source hosting control panel for Linux. ISPconfig 3 is capable of managing multiple servers from one control panel. ISPConfig is licensed under BSD license.

    42 ISPConfig alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  7. Simple Hosting Control Panel

    Vesta is an open source Hosting Control Panel that is free to use under GPLv3. It provides an easy to use control panel that allows the management of websites, DNS, mail, backups, and more!.

    48 Vesta Control Panel alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Sentora icon
     32 likes

    Sentora is an open-source web hosting control panel built specifically to work on a variety of Linux distributions. Sentora is licensed under the GPL and is a separately maintained fork of the original ZPanel project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Virtualmin icon
     34 likes

    Virtualmin is a powerful and flexible web hosting control panel for Linux and BSD systems. Available in an open-source community-supported version, and a more feature-filled version with premium support, Virtualmin is the cost-effective and comprehensive solution to virtual web...

    43 Virtualmin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Froxlor icon
     26 likes

    Lightweight server management software.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. CyberPanel icon
     13 likes

    CyberPanel is web hosting control panel which is based on OpenLiteSpeed. Comes with builtin support for DNS, FTP, email, file manager and automatic SSL.

    82 CyberPanel alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • cPanel
    • CentOS Web Panel
    • Parallels Plesk Panel
     
  12. XPipe icon
     2 likes

    XPipe is a new type of shell connection hub and remote file manager that allows you to access your entire server infrastructure from your local machine. It works on top of your installed command-line programs and does not require any setup on your remote systems.

    18 XPipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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