🆚 Directus vs. Strapi

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📈 Strapi is much more popular than Directus.
🌍 Strapi is more popular in all countries.

Directus

Strapi

Type

Content management system

About

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.

Strapi is an open-source headless CMS built with Node.js and TypeScript that connects to various databases and frontend frameworks.

It lets teams define custom content types and schemas, supports REST and GraphQL APIs, provides role-based access control, a media library, internationalization, plugin extensibility, and a fully customizable admin panel.

Headquarters

New York, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Website

directus.io #167,129

strapi.io #18,071

Pricing

Self-HostedFree version ✔️For organizations with < $5M in total annual income, open source
Production LicenseCustom

CloudStarter
(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

Free version ✔️Open source

Growth$45/month

EnterpriseCustom

CloudFree version ✔️10K API requests, 10 GB
Essential
(100K API, 50 GB)$15/month
Pro
(1M API, 250 GB)$75/month
Scale
(10M API, 1,000 GB)$375/month