Directus comparisons
Directus is compared head-to-head with Strapi, Sanity and Prismic and more: 7 head-to-heads in Headless CMS, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Directus head-to-head
- Directus vs Strapi
- Directus vs Sanity
- Directus vs Prismic
- Directus vs Squidex
- Directus vs CrafterCMS
- Directus vs Payload CMS
- Directus vs dotCMS
Directus vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | API types | Content localization | Role permissions | Webhooks | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Directus | Yes | $499/mo | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 8.7 |
| 1 | Strapi | Yes | $45/mo | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | Sanity | Yes | $15/seat/mo | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | Prismic | Yes | $10/unit/mo | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 9.1 |
| 4 | Squidex | Yes | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 5 | CrafterCMS | Yes | Free | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 8.9 |
| 6 | Payload CMS | Free | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 8 | dotCMS | Yes | Both | Yes | Custom | Yes | 8.6 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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