Choose ButterCMS if you need
- Integration with Slack, Cloudinary or DeepL. We haven't found them on Directus' website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both offer a free trial (ButterCMS: 14 days, Directus: 14 days).
- ButterCMS's lowest paid plan is Basic at $71 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Directus' lowest paid plan is Core at $89 per month billed yearly, or $99 monthly, as of November 13, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SSO.
- Only Directus lists SOC 2 and GDPR.
- Both have a public API.
- Directus can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for ButterCMS.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Directus if you need
- Integration with Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT. We haven't found them on ButterCMS's website.
- SOC 2 or GDPR. We haven't found them on ButterCMS's website.
ButterCMS
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Directus
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Review DirectusThe facts
- What it does
- ButterCMSA headless CMS to build, launch and scale websites, ecommerce sites and mobile apps.
- DirectusThe collaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database.
- Free plan
- ButterCMSYes
- DirectusYes
- Pricing
- ButterCMSNot confirmed
- DirectusNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- ButterCMS
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only ButterCMS
- Slack
- Cloudinary
- DeepL
- Okta
- Typeform
- Shopify
Only Directus
- Claude
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
- Windsurf
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between ButterCMS and Directus yet.
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