Directus vs. Strapi

Directus

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Directus	Score 9.0 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 per Project
Strapi	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	Strapi is an open-source software platform that helps developers to easily build, deploy, and manage APIs.	N/A

Pricing

Directus

Strapi

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Directus	Strapi
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Directus	Strapi
Top Pros	Pro Content management Pro Customer support	Pro Free and open Pro Open source Pro Customization options
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Detailed explanation Minus Tutorial videos

Features

Directus

Strapi

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	Directus - Ratings	Strapi 10.0 1 Ratings 22% above category average
Role-based user permissions	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Platform & Infrastructure

Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
	Directus - Ratings	Strapi 10.0 1 Ratings 26% above category average
API	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Web Content Creation

Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
	Directus - Ratings	Strapi 9.0 1 Ratings 17% above category average
WYSIWYG editor	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Admin section	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Page templates	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Web Content Management

Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
	Directus - Ratings	Strapi 8.7 1 Ratings 17% above category average
SEO support	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Community / comment management	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

User Ratings
	Directus	Strapi
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Directus	Strapi
Likelihood to Recommend	Monospace Inc No answers on this topic	Strapi 1. If a headless CMS is needed. 2. Need the cms UI to be clean. 3. There is a need for customization options in the UI and API as well. 4. Expertise in javascript and need cms with node js backend. 5. Want auth APIs pre-made. 6. Easy to customize the backend as well. 7. The user interface can be fully customizable. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Monospace Inc No answers on this topic	Strapi Free and open source. CMS UI is nice and clean. Customization options. Regular updates and bug fixes. Easy to find and understand docs. Blogs available to learn more. Plugin eco system. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Monospace Inc No answers on this topic	Strapi Tutorial videos. Use typescript for it's backend. Detailed explanation of commands available. More clear docs for releasing. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Monospace Inc No answers on this topic	Strapi Easy to setup. Customize the ui. Increased productivity. Get prebuilt auth apis. Customize the backend and add new apis. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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