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Compare Directus and Strapi 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free With One-Time Purchase
Directus
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 plansStrapi
Star Rating
(202)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free With One-Time Purchase
Browse all 5 pricing plansDirectus vs Strapi
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 Strapi.
- 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 Strapi.
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
Strapi
Community
Free
With One-Time Purchase
- Open-Source under MIT License
- REST & GraphQL API
- Up to 3 default roles
Free Trial
Directus
Free Trial is available
Strapi
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
39
8.7
123
Ease of Use
9.3
41
8.9
127
Ease of Setup
9.1
40
8.7
103
Ease of Admin
9.4
34
8.8
95
Quality of Support
9.3
38
8.4
84
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
32
8.6
66
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
38
8.4
97
Features by Category
Content
8.9
9
8.7
60
8.1
9
8.3
58
7.1
7
7.9
49
7.3
8
7.9
53
7.1
7
8.1
44
6.4
7
7.4
39
8.1
8
8.3
54
7.6
7
7.7
52
8.1
7
8.2
51
Design
5.7
7
7.0
41
6.4
7
6.8
41
7.9
8
7.1
39
8.1
8
7.7
48
Platform
7.5
8
8.0
49
7.6
7
8.5
42
9.2
8
8.3
46
9.2
8
8.6
55
9.0
7
8.5
43
8.1
6
8.2
40
7.4
7
7.4
38
9.0
7
8.6
54
Agentic AI - Web Content Management
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
7.9
21
7.7
49
8.7
23
7.9
49
4.4
14
4.3
31
Development
8.8
26
7.8
49
8.8
24
8.5
46
7.9
22
7.4
48
8.3
22
7.4
47
Analytics
7.6
22
7.4
44
8.4
22
7.9
43
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
6.7
5
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Directus and Strapi are categorized as Headless CMS and Web Content Management
Unique Categories
Directus is categorized as Product Information Management (PIM)
Strapi is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Directus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Strapi
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
16.3%
Program Development
10.2%
Real Estate
6.1%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
6.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.1%
Other
57.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
19.2%
Computer Software
15.0%
Information Technology and Services
9.8%
Education Management
7.8%
Higher Education
5.7%
Other
42.5%
Discussions
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
What is the best way to deploy Strapi v4 on Azure Web App/Azure Services?
1 Comment
OT
Using an Azure Resource Manager template. Follow the guide here:...Read more
Strapi has no more discussions with answers
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