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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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 "

    $0

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    Hygraph

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHygraph (previously GraphCMS) is a native GraphQL Headless Content Management System (CMS) and now evolved as a Federated Content Platform, enabling teams across the world to unify, structure, enrich and distribute content from anywhere to anywhere.

    $299

    per month

    Pricing
    DirectusHygraph
    Editions & Modules
    Directus Open-Source
    $0
    per Project
    Directus On-Demand Cloud
    $49
    per Project
    Directus Enterprise Cloud
    $499
    per Project
    Professional
    $299
    per month per project
    Scale
    $899
    per month per project
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DirectusHygraph
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—35% discount for annual pricing.
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    Features
    DirectusHygraph
    Hybrid CMS
    Comparison of Hybrid CMS features of Directus and Hygraph
    Feature
    Directus
    -
    Ratings
    Hygraph
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Collaborative editing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content templates00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Approval and authoring workflows00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    DirectusHygraph
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DirectusHygraph
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Monospace Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Hygraph
    I would recommend GraphCMS to anyone who is also using Gatsby to build their website. If not, I would recommend them to consider GraphCMS but also consider other options. GraphCMS is a tool in which you are responsible to make the most out of it, but sometimes this requires more time and knowledge than a normal engineer may be able to handle. But with more time and attention, the reward of off-lifting content creation from the developers is a huge time saver in the long run.
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    Pros
    Monospace Inc
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    Hygraph
    • GraphCMS is easy to work with from the "non-engineer" side of things.
    • GraphCMS is very flexible on what data models we can create and how those models are formed.
    • GraphCMS uses Graph API, which is easy to write (compared to older API patterns).
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    Cons
    Monospace Inc
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    Hygraph
    • GraphCMS is very expensive at the enterprise level.
    • GraphCMS requires deep knowledge of the system and requires lots of time to be efficient with it (especially around creating specific data patterns/relationships).
    • Multiple times a day, the system will give us errors when attempting to save something but the errors are unclear as to what went wrong (can be irritating).
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    Alternatives Considered
    Monospace Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Hygraph
    We picked GraphCMS since it used Graph API and easily integrated it into our Gatsby website. It was also cheap (free) and easy to test out the product, making it easier to prove to our company we should pay for the product in the long run. Lastly, it seems to have a bunch of support from other developers which makes us confident will be around for a while (and we won't need to replace it anytime soon). Note: I also looked at Directus and DatoCMS but these were not options within TrustRadius
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    Return on Investment
    Monospace Inc
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    Hygraph
    • Better use of time for our engineers in the long run.
    • More control of content for people outside of the engineer team.
    • Allows people to edit the content on their own, so they don't need to wait until a developer is available to add something to the website.
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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.