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Compare Butter CMS and Directus 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free
Butter CMS
Star Rating
(206)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansDirectus
Star Rating
(50)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansButter CMS vs Directus
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Directus easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that Butter CMS was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Directus meets the needs of their business better than Butter CMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Butter CMS is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Butter CMS and Directus received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Butter CMS
Free
Free Trial
Per Month
For freelancers and devs launching fast on small projects or MVPs
- Unlimited users
- 50 blogs
- Unlimited Components & Collections
Directus
Self-Hosted
Free
For individuals, companies, and organizations with less than $5,000,000 in total finances.
- Unlimited Usage
- Free and Open Source for Qualifying Users
- No Feature Gates or Limitations
Free Trial
Butter CMS
Free Trial is available
Directus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
154
9.4
39
Ease of Use
9.2
153
9.3
41
Ease of Setup
9.1
96
9.1
40
Ease of Admin
9.1
87
9.4
34
Quality of Support
9.6
146
9.3
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
85
9.5
32
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
139
9.1
38
Features by Category
Content
9.1
57
8.9
9
8.7
56
8.1
9
8.2
50
7.1
7
7.6
41
7.3
8
8.8
40
7.1
7
8.3
47
6.4
7
8.2
55
8.1
8
7.4
56
7.6
7
8.6
55
8.1
7
Design
8.3
47
5.7
7
8.0
49
6.4
7
8.2
46
7.9
8
8.6
54
8.1
8
Platform
8.0
45
7.5
8
8.5
51
7.6
7
8.3
52
9.2
8
8.6
51
9.2
8
8.4
44
9.0
7
7.9
39
8.1
6
7.6
38
7.4
7
8.9
52
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Content Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Design & Development
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
8.9
48
|
Verified
7.9
21
8.0
38
|
Verified
8.7
23
6.5
23
4.4
14
Development
8.0
59
|
Verified
8.8
26
8.7
51
|
Verified
8.8
24
7.8
42
|
Verified
7.9
22
7.1
25
8.3
22
Analytics
7.8
42
7.6
22
8.5
48
8.4
22
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Butter CMS and Directus are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Butter CMS is categorized as Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
Directus is categorized as Product Information Management (PIM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Butter CMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Directus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
11.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Financial Services
7.4%
Retail
5.0%
Internet
5.0%
Other
61.4%
Computer Software
16.3%
Program Development
10.2%
Real Estate
6.1%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
6.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.1%
Other
57.1%
Discussions
What is butter CMS?
1 Comment
JL
ButterCMS is your content backend. An API-first headless CMS platform that marketers + developers love.
Here's a quick overview:...Read more
How does a headless CMS work?
1 Comment
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is Prismic?
1 Comment
AM
A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content (our UI/Dashboard), but instead of having your content tightly coupled to...Read more
What is Directus used for?
1 Comment
JW
Directus provides an Open Data Platform with dynamic database mirroring APIs and no code Admin App to manage data model, content/data items, etc with a...Read more
Directus has no more discussions with answers
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