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DirectAdmin hosting. Lighter panel, lighter bill.
The same LiteSpeed web server and daily backups, with the quick, no-nonsense DirectAdmin panel. Ideal for budget sites and developers.
Newbie
One small site on a small budget
$1.08/mo
$12.99 billed every year
Renews at $1.08/mo
✓1 website (1 domain)
✓2 GB disk space
✓15 GB bandwidth
✓1 FTP account
✓2 subdomains
✓1 MySQL database
✓1 email account
✓Free SSL (Let’s Encrypt)
Basic
A few sites with room to grow
$2.08/mo
$24.99 billed every year
Renews at $2.08/mo
✓3 websites (3 domains)
✓5 GB disk space
✓25 GB bandwidth
✓2 FTP accounts
✓5 subdomains
✓5 MySQL databases
✓10 email accounts
✓Free SSL (Let’s Encrypt)
Economy
Most chosenSmall businesses with several sites
$3.33/mo
$39.99 billed every year
Renews at $3.33/mo
✓5 websites (5 domains)
✓20 GB disk space
✓100 GB bandwidth
✓5 FTP accounts
✓2 subdomains
✓10 MySQL databases
✓20 email accounts
✓Free SSL (Let’s Encrypt)
Professional
Agencies and busy sites
$4.67/mo
$55.99 billed every year
Renews at $4.67/mo
✓10 websites (10 domains)
✓50 GB disk space
✓150 GB bandwidth
✓15 FTP accounts
✓25 subdomains
✓25 MySQL databases
✓25 email accounts
✓Free SSL (Let’s Encrypt)
Prices exclude taxes. 30-day money-back on all DirectAdmin plans.
30-day money-backNot right for you? Tell us within 30 days.
99.9% uptimeOn a platform built to stay online.
Free SSLFor every domain, renewed for you.
Free migrationWe move your site and email over.
DirectAdmin Hosting at a glance
DirectAdmin Hosting at HostChacho starts at $1.08 a month. Same fast stack, lighter panel, lighter bill.
- Starting price
- $1.08/mo for Newbie, billed for 1 year
- Plans
- Newbie ($1.08/mo), Basic ($2.08/mo), Economy ($3.33/mo), Professional ($4.67/mo)
- Billing terms
- Monthly, 1 year (20% off), 2 years (30% off), 3 years (35% off)
- Server locations
- Falkenstein, London, Virginia
- Prices shown in
- USD
DirectAdmin Hosting in Australia
HostChacho sells web hosting, domains and servers to customers in Australia. Plans ordered from Australia default to our Singapore data centre, and you can pick any of our 7 locations when you choose a plan. Prices are shown in USD.
Which plan is right for me?
Start from what you need to host. You can move up a plan at any time.
The cheapest way online
One small site with its own address and a mailbox.
Newbie$1.08/mo
A few small sites
Three sites and ten mailboxes for a small team.
Basic$2.08/mo
A small business with several sites
Five sites, twenty mailboxes and bandwidth for steady traffic.
Economy$3.33/mo
Developers and freelancers
Ten sites, fifteen FTP accounts and plenty of databases.
Professional$4.67/mo
Compare DirectAdmin plans
Every plan side by side. Prices are per month.
| Plan | Newbie $1.08/mo | Basic $2.08/mo | Economy $3.33/mo | Professional $4.67/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Websites | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Disk space | 2 GB | 5 GB | 20 GB | 50 GB |
| Bandwidth | 15 GB | 25 GB | 100 GB | 150 GB |
| Email accounts | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
| MySQL databases | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Subdomains | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| FTP accounts | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| DirectAdmin control panel | ||||
| Free SSL certificates | ||||
| Daily backups, kept 21 days | ||||
| LiteSpeed with LSCache | ||||
| One-click app installer | ||||
| Free migration | ||||
Why choose DirectAdmin Hosting
Simple and quick
DirectAdmin is light and uncluttered, and loads in a blink even on a slow connection.
Lightning-fast hosting
LiteSpeed web server with LSCache page caching for leading performance.
High resources
Generous CPU and memory on every plan, with room to move up as your site grows.
WordPress ready
Install WordPress in one click, with staging and cloning to test changes safely.
Multiple PHP versions
Choose the PHP version for each site with the PHP selector.
Email included
Email addresses on your own domain, with spam protection and filtering as standard.
Free daily backups
A full backup of your account every day, kept for 21 days and stored off-site.
Free SSL certificates
SSL certificates for all your domains at no charge, renewed automatically.
One-click applications
Install hundreds of applications and scripts in one click with Softaculous.
Website builders
Website builders are included free with every hosting account.
Free migration
We move your whole account over from your old host, usually the same day.
Support around the clock
Our team is on hand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help you get settled in.
What’s included
On every DirectAdmin plan, unless a line says otherwise.
Performance
- LiteSpeed web server with LSCache page caching
- Cloudflare CDN integration
- PHP version selector, per site
- PHP X-Ray to find what is slowing a site down
Backups
- A full backup every day, kept for 21 days
- Stored in a separate location
- Restore the whole account, or just its files, email or DNS
Security
- Free SSL certificate for every domain, renewed automatically
- cpGuard malware scanning with automatic clean-up
- Web application firewall and DDoS protection
- Each account isolated from the others with CloudLinux
- Two-factor sign-in, IP restrictions and password-protected folders
Apps and tools
- Softaculous one-click installer with 300+ apps
- WordPress staging and cloning
- Site.pro website builder included
- File manager, FTP and SFTP
- Git and scheduled tasks
- MySQL/MariaDB with phpMyAdmin
- Mailboxes on your own domain, as many as your plan includes
- IMAP and POP3, with webmail in the browser
- Works with Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird and phones
- Forwarders, aliases, catch-all and auto-replies
- Spam filtering for the whole account and for each mailbox
300+ apps, one click each
Install the tools you already know with Softaculous, with no files to upload or databases to set up by hand.
WordPressWooCommerceJoomlaMagentoOpenCartDrupalPrestaShopMoodlephpBBMediaWikiNextcloudMatomoand hundreds more
Hosted where your visitors are
Choose one of 3 locations when you order. The closer the server, the faster your pages load. The price is the same in every location.
FalkensteinGermanyNearest to: Germany, the rest of the EU and the Middle East
LondonUnited KingdomNearest to: The UK, Ireland and Western Europe
VirginiaUnited StatesNearest to: North and South America
Free migration, step by step
Already hosted somewhere else? We move you, and your site stays up while we do.
- 1Tell us where you are nowOrder a plan and open a ticket with the login for your old host.
- 2We copy everythingFiles, databases, mailboxes and settings are copied over. Your old site stays online throughout.
- 3You check itLook over the copy on a temporary preview address, before anything changes for your visitors.
- 4We switch your domainOnce you’re happy, your domain is pointed to us. There is nothing to pay for the move.
Questions
Is DirectAdmin as capable as cPanel?+
For most sites, yes — email, databases, SSL, file manager and backups are all there, at a lower price.
Can I switch to cPanel later?+
Yes. We migrate your account to a cPanel plan free of charge.
Which server location should I choose for visitors in Australia?+
We suggest Singapore for most websites aimed at Australia. You can choose Karachi, London, Dallas, Frankfurt, Singapore, Dubai or Toronto on any plan.
How can I pay from Australia?+
By card or PayPal. Prices on this page are shown in USD.
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