🆚 ButterCMS vs. Directus

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Content management system
Content management system

About

ButterCMS is a cloud-based, enterprise-grade, headless content management system.

Directus is an open-source headless CMS and data platform that lets developers build APIs from custom SQL data models while providing non-technical users with a friendly admin interface to manage structured content.

It automatically generates REST and GraphQL endpoints from the database schema, supports multiple SQL databases, and offers role-based access control, field-level permissions, versioning, workflows, asset management, real-time previews, and custom dashboards.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
New York, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ❌
Micro$119/month
Startup$239/month
Small Business$449/month
EnterpriseCustom
Self-Hosted
Free version ✔️For organizations with < $5M in total annual income, open source
Production LicenseCustom
Cloud
Starter
(1 user, 5K DB entries)
$180/year
Professional
(5 users, 75K DB entries)
$1,188/year
Business
(10 users, 250K DB entries)
$1,188/year
EnterpriseCustom

Categories

CMS › Rank #140
CMS › Rank #116

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Directus CMS is 1.5 times more popular than ButterCMS.
Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Directus is more popular in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, while ButterCMS is more popular in the United States and the United Kingdom.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Netherlands
Australia
Canada
Russia
Spain
Switzerland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Directus is more popular among sites focused on Internet services, sports, and real estate, while ButterCMS is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, business, and health sites.
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Internet Services
Sports
Software/Hardware
Health
Online Shopping
Real Estate
Education/Reference
Finance/Banking

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#60,194
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Name
Rank
#8,547
#28,828
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See also

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