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title: "cPanel vs DirectAdmin: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, cPanel or DirectAdmin? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hosting control panels set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# cPanel vs DirectAdmin: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, cPanel or DirectAdmin? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hosting control panels set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: cPanel and DirectAdmin
- **Competitive set**: Hosting control panels
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **cPanel Share of Search**: 66.2%
- **DirectAdmin Share of Search**: 4%

## Which is more popular in search, cPanel or DirectAdmin?

- In August 2026, cPanel had more branded searches than DirectAdmin among hosting control panels worldwide. cPanel was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to DirectAdmin’s 9.9K, and held a 66.2% Share of Search versus DirectAdmin’s 4%.
- cPanel was ahead of DirectAdmin in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, cPanel’s estimated Share of Search among hosting control panels worldwide moved from 62.8% to 66.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 165K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DirectAdmin’s estimated Share of Search among hosting control panels worldwide moved from 4.6% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for hosting control panels worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, cPanel lost estimated Share of Search among hosting control panels worldwide, from 67.9% to 66.2%.
- In August 2026, DirectAdmin lost estimated Share of Search among hosting control panels worldwide, from 5% to 4%.

## Month by month

| Month | cPanel estimated searches | cPanel Share of Search | cPanel rank | DirectAdmin estimated searches | DirectAdmin Share of Search | DirectAdmin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 62.8% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 62.8% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 65.9% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 64% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.7% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 66.7% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 64% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 68.5% | 1 | 9.9K | 4.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 72% | 1 | 12.1K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 70.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 67.9% | 1 | 9.9K | 5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 66.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using cPanel’s and DirectAdmin’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **cPanel**: Measured on the search term “cpanel”.
- **DirectAdmin**: Measured on the search term “directadmin”.

- [cPanel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cpanel)
- [DirectAdmin profile](/demand/global-en/brands/directadmin)
- [All hosting control panels worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hosting-control-panels): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, cPanel or DirectAdmin?

In August 2026, cPanel had more branded searches than DirectAdmin among hosting control panels worldwide. cPanel was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to DirectAdmin’s 9.9K, and held a 66.2% Share of Search versus DirectAdmin’s 4%.

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