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    Contentstack

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AContentstack headquartered in San Francisco offers an API-first headless CMS. From desktops to smart phones, from kiosks to smart watches, from billboards to jumbotrons, from dashboards to VR headsets – content is delivered with the push of a button and optimized for every screen, device and channel.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
    ContentstackDirectus
    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
    ContentstackDirectus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ContentstackDirectus
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    Contentstack
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    Monospace Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ContentstackDirectus
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Contentstack and Directus
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Directus
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Contentstack and Directus
    Feature
    Contentstack
    7.5
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Directus
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    Ratings
    API8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Contentstack and Directus
    Feature
    Contentstack
    8.1
    12 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Directus
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    WYSIWYG editor8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section7.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Contentstack and Directus
    Feature
    Contentstack
    6.4
    12 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Directus
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    Content taxonomy7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support6.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management5.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
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    ContentstackDirectus
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    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ContentstackDirectus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ContentstackDirectus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has flexible functionality which opens up a lot of possibilities for businesses with proactive web development teams to create their own website builder app to compete with 3rd party agencies. This is especially useful in a large enterprise where non-technical teams often turn to expensive outside agencies which cost more in the long run than an up-front investment into an in-house application.
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    Monospace Inc
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    Pros
    Contentstack
    • Enables us to build and architect content through the use of their easy to use software and user interface.
    • Customer service has been by far the most reliable and responsive in any vendor i've dealt with.
    • Listens to feedback and builds features and technical improvements that helps customers usability and experience.
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    Monospace Inc
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    Cons
    Contentstack
    • In my opinion it's not very intuitive. I've found its difficult to understand how to best structure entries, especially if they are related
    • In my experience, entries can get difficult to understand if weren't the creator. It would be helpful to have some meta data around the entry itself and the fields within them in my opinion.
    • Integration with an A/B testing platform would be nice.
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    Monospace Inc
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    Support Rating
    Contentstack
    They have an in-app chat with their support team, who is always quick to respond and provide helpful answers. I've never walked away from an interaction without my issue being solved quickly and easily. They're also very communicative over email and are sure to follow up after any changes are made to ensure we're seeing the desired result. They are always very professional and easy to work with.
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    Monospace Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    Contentstack
    Contentstack has better international hosting support then Contentful and we found the presales and sales support people were MUCH more responsive than Contentful. The Sitecore sales process was very very slow and overly complex. We felt Sitecore had many features that were not valuable and the cost to benefit ratio was much lower compared to ContentStack
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    Monospace Inc
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    Return on Investment
    Contentstack
    • Saved significant amounts of money that would previously been spent on 3rd party agencies to build websites
    • Empowered Comms teams to create and edit the design and content of their own websites on demand rather than relying on the Dev team
    • Allowed the Development team to concentrate on building functionality rather than websites, so we can focus on improvement rather than BAU work.
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    Monospace Inc
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    ScreenShots

    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.