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DirectAdmin vs Oxylabs

Compare DirectAdmin and Oxylabs on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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DirectAdmin

6.8/10

Hosting control panel — Personal Plus $5/mo; Lite $15; Standard $29 unlimited accounts/domains. Does not outrank Plesk 7.4.

Best for

  • • Admins who want a cheap panel licence on VPS/dedicated they already run
  • • Buyers comparing Personal Plus $5 to Plesk Web Admin or cPanel Solo
  • • Hosts that need Standard unlimited accounts/domains at $29

Starting from $5.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

DirectAdmin is better for

  • ✓ Starting pricing

Oxylabs is better for

  • ✓ Integrations
  • ✓ Security & admin

Choose DirectAdmin if: Admins who want a cheap panel licence on VPS/dedicated they already run

Choose Oxylabs if: Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors

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Oxylabs

7.7/10

Enterprise proxy + Web Scraper API — Residential Starter 5GB $30/mo ($6/GB); Web Scraper API from $49/mo; ISO 27001.

Best for

  • • Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors
  • • Buyers who want Web Scraper API and proxy lines from one vendor
  • • Projects that need ISO 27001-certified collection infrastructure

Starting from $30.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for DirectAdmin and Oxylabs. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

  • Starting pricing

    Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.

    DirectAdmin

    DirectAdmin publishes a lower researched starting floor ($5/mo vs $30/mo for Oxylabs). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.

    DirectAdminStronger
    OxylabsWeaker

  • Free plan

    Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.

    Depends

    DirectAdmin does not research a free plan; Oxylabs does not research a free plan.

    DirectAdminDepends
    OxylabsDepends

  • User / licence minimum

    Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.

    Depends

    Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for DirectAdmin and Oxylabs on current vendor packaging.

    DirectAdminDepends
    OxylabsDepends

  • Integrations

    Important third-party integrations.

    Oxylabs

    Oxylabs leads on integrations (6/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    DirectAdmin6/10
    Oxylabs8/10

  • Security & admin

    Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.

    Oxylabs

    Oxylabs leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.

    DirectAdminWeaker
    OxylabsStronger

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