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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brightspot

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABrightspot (formerly Perfect Sense) is a content management system for businesses looking to distinguish themselves via digital transformation. The platform helps editors and developers to utilize publishing processes, customized workstreams and collaboration features. This helps users to deliver content to audiences without compromise.N/A

    Directus

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Directus is an Open Data Platform for managing the content of any SQL database. It provides an API layer (REST & GraphQL) for developers and a no-code App for non-technical users. Written entirely in JavaScript, Directus is open-source, modular, and extensible, allowing it to be fully tailored to a project's needs. Directus dynamically generates custom API endpoints based on an SQL database's schema in real-time — something the vendor states they call "

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    Pricing
    BrightspotDirectus
    Editions & Modules
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    Directus Open-Source
    $0
    per Project
    Directus On-Demand Cloud
    $49
    per Project
    Directus Enterprise Cloud
    $499
    per Project
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightspotDirectus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Features
    BrightspotDirectus
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Brightspot and Directus
    Feature
    Brightspot
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Directus
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Brightspot and Directus
    Feature
    Brightspot
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Directus
    -
    Ratings
    API8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Brightspot and Directus
    Feature
    Brightspot
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Directus
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Brightspot and Directus
    Feature
    Brightspot
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Directus
    -
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    Content taxonomy8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightspotDirectus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    BrightspotDirectus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brightspot
    Great for any news business
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    Pros
    Brightspot
    • Ease of use to users
    • Intuitive display
    • High traffic loads
    Incentivized
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    Monospace Inc
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    Cons
    Brightspot
    • Personalization features (dependent on integration with a CDP)
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    Monospace Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    Brightspot
    Best example of ease of use and future flexibility
    Incentivized
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    Monospace Inc
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    Return on Investment
    Brightspot
    • All positive, allowing the newsroom to react to events without engineering help
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    Monospace Inc
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    ScreenShots

    Brightspot Screenshots

    Screenshot of An example of an article content typeScreenshot of An example of a composable moduleScreenshot of An example of a dashboard

    Directus Screenshots

    Screenshot of Collection Page — This is the main gateway to your content items, providing a highly configurable Layout for browsing and visualizing the items within a collection. The header of this page includes key action buttons for creating, deleting, and batch editing items.Screenshot of Item Detail Page — Most Collection Detail Layouts support navigating to individual item detail pages where you a presented with a customizable form for viewing/editing the item's content.Screenshot of File Library — This module aggregates all files within the project into one consolidated library. This page has the same features and configuration as Collection Detail.Screenshot of Settings > Role Permissions — Directus includes an extremely granular, filter-based permissions system for controlling access.Screenshot of In-App Docs — This module is an internal set of guides, concepts, and reference docs for your project's specific version of Directus. It also includes a dynamic API Reference that is dynamically tailored to your custom schema.