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| Criteria | DatoCMS | Directus |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 3.7/5 | 2.7/5 |
| Pricing | Free tier available for personal projects; Professional plan starts at €199/mo (billed monthly) or €149/mo (billed annually); Enterprise custom pricing. | Core is free (up to 3 seats, self-hosted); Team is $499/mo on an annual commitment ($599/mo billed monthly); Enterprise is custom. Directus Cloud hosting is a $99/mo add-on. Organisations under $5M revenue and 50 staff can apply for a free licence. |
| Platform Type | Headless CMS | Headless CMS |
| Content modelling & structured content | 4.6/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Editorial experience | 3.8/5 | 3.3/5 |
| API performance & delivery | 4.7/5 | 4.6/5 |
| SEO & publishing features | 3.8/5 | 1.5/5 |
| Scalability & reliability | 4.2/5 | 4.5/5 |
| Extensibility | 4.3/5 | 4.7/5 |
| Localisation & multi-site | 4.5/5 | 3.5/5 |
| AI & automation | 3.5/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Revenue integrations | 1.0/5 | 1.0/5 |
| Security & compliance | 3.2/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Robust developer-friendly features ✓ Impressive media pipeline workflow | ✓ Strong headless data that works as the framework of content delivery ✓ Compatible with any SQL database |
| Limitations | ✗ Headless set-up needs developer resources to build and maintain the front end ✗ Steep pricing if content requirements are limited | ✗ Not suitable for the editorial workflow of newsrooms |
DatoCMS
3.7
Rating
★ 3.7/5
Pricing
Free tier available for personal projects; Professional plan starts at €199/mo (billed monthly) or €149/mo (billed annually); Enterprise custom pricing.
Platform
Headless CMS
Scores
Content modelling & structured content
4.6
Editorial experience
3.8
API performance & delivery
4.7
SEO & publishing features
3.8
Scalability & reliability
4.2
Extensibility
4.3
Localisation & multi-site
4.5
AI & automation
3.5
Revenue integrations
1.0
Security & compliance
3.2
Strengths
✓ Robust developer-friendly features
✓ Impressive media pipeline workflow
Limitations
✗ Headless set-up needs developer resources to build and maintain the front end
✗ Steep pricing if content requirements are limited
Directus
2.7
Rating
★ 2.7/5
Pricing
Core is free (up to 3 seats, self-hosted); Team is $499/mo on an annual commitment ($599/mo billed monthly); Enterprise is custom. Directus Cloud hosting is a $99/mo add-on. Organisations under $5M revenue and 50 staff can apply for a free licence.
Platform
Headless CMS
Scores
Content modelling & structured content
4.6
Editorial experience
3.3
API performance & delivery
4.6
SEO & publishing features
1.5
Scalability & reliability
4.5
Extensibility
4.7
Localisation & multi-site
3.5
AI & automation
4.0
Revenue integrations
1.0
Security & compliance
4.0
Strengths
✓ Strong headless data that works as the framework of content delivery
✓ Compatible with any SQL database
Limitations
✗ Not suitable for the editorial workflow of newsrooms
