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Compare Contentful and Directus 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free
Contentful
Star Rating
(320)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansDirectus
Star Rating
(49)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansContentful vs Directus
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Directus easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Directus overall.
- Reviewers felt that Directus meets the needs of their business better than Contentful.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Directus is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Directus over Contentful.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Contentful
Free Trial is available
Directus
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
232
9.4
39
Ease of Use
8.4
235
9.3
41
Ease of Setup
8.2
115
9.1
40
Ease of Admin
8.4
107
9.4
34
Quality of Support
8.4
189
9.3
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
98
9.5
32
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
220
9.1
38
Features by Category
Content
8.3
147
|
Verified
8.9
9
7.9
145
|
Verified
8.1
9
7.9
132
|
Verified
7.1
7
7.7
114
|
Verified
7.3
8
7.9
100
|
Verified
7.1
7
8.4
90
|
Verified
6.4
7
7.8
132
|
Verified
8.1
8
7.7
137
|
Verified
7.6
7
8.2
133
|
Verified
8.1
7
Design
7.1
64
5.7
7
7.3
67
6.4
7
7.5
80
|
Verified
7.9
8
8.2
124
|
Verified
8.1
8
Platform
7.7
77
7.5
8
7.9
108
|
Verified
7.6
7
8.1
124
|
Verified
9.2
8
8.0
137
|
Verified
9.2
8
8.3
125
|
Verified
9.0
7
8.3
117
|
Verified
8.1
6
8.0
101
|
Verified
7.4
7
8.7
119
|
Verified
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Content Management
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Design & Development
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
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
Functionality
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Management
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Support
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Publishing
8.1
60
|
Verified
7.9
21
8.6
66
|
Verified
8.7
23
7.5
27
4.4
14
Development
7.9
77
|
Verified
8.8
26
8.6
77
|
Verified
8.8
24
7.5
59
|
Verified
7.9
22
7.7
39
|
Verified
8.3
22
Analytics
7.5
47
|
Verified
7.6
22
7.8
61
|
Verified
8.4
22
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Contentful and Directus are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Contentful is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), and Personalization
Directus is categorized as Product Information Management (PIM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Contentful
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
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Computer Software
11.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.2%
Financial Services
5.9%
Internet
4.9%
Other
58.6%
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
Can you do dynamic input validation on dropdowns?
1 Comment
GH
You can do dynamic validation on anything, but it would require that you wrap the open source contentful field editors with your own javascript validation...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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