| Feature                        | cPanel/WHM               | Plesk                    | Virtualmin               | DirectAdmin              |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| **User Interface**             | Graphical, user-friendly | Intuitive and modern     | Clean and simple         | User-friendly            |
| **Supported Operating Systems** | Linux                    | Linux and Windows        | Linux                    | Linux                    |
| **Ease of Installation**        | Generally easy           | User-friendly installer  | Relatively straightforward| Quick and straightforward |
| **Multiple Server Support**     | Yes                      | Yes                      | No                       | No                       |
| **Account Management**          | Multi-account support    | Multi-domain support     | Multi-domain support     | Multi-domain support     |
| **DNS Management**              | Yes                      | Yes                      | Yes                      | Yes                      |
| **Email Features**              | Robust email management  | Feature-rich email       | Email and spam filtering | Email management         |
| **Database Support**            | MySQL, PostgreSQL        | MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL | MySQL                    | MySQL                    |
| **File Management**             | Feature-rich file manager| Basic file manager       | File and FTP management  | File management          |
| **Security Features**           | SSL certificate support  | Security advisor, ModSecurity| Firewall, SSL support  | ModSecurity, SSL support |
| **Backup and Restore**          | Full backup and restore  | Backup and restore tools | Scheduled backups        | Backup and restore tools |
| **Script Installer**            | Softaculous              | Applications installer   | Install scripts via CLI  | Custom script installer   |
| **Resource Usage Monitoring**   | Yes                      | Yes                      | Basic monitoring         | Resource usage graphs    |
| **Addon Features**              | cPanel Market            | Plesk Extensions         | Webmin modules           | Customizable skins       |
| **Community Support**           | Active community forums  | Active community forums  | Active community forums  | Active community forums  |
| **Cost**                        | Commercial (license fee) | Commercial (license fee) | Open Source (free)       | Commercial (license fee) |