Choose Directus if you need
- Integration with Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT. We haven't found them on Hygraph's website.
- GDPR. We haven't found it on Hygraph's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both offer a free trial (Directus: 14 days, Hygraph: 30 days).
- Directus' lowest paid plan is Core at $89 per month billed yearly, or $99 monthly, as of November 13, 2026.
- Hygraph's lowest paid plan is Growth at $199 per month, as of November 13, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SOC 2 and SSO.
- Only Directus lists GDPR.
- Both have a public API.
- Directus can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Hygraph.
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 Hygraph if you need
- Integration with S3, Inriver or Interakt. We haven't found them on Directus' website.
Directus
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- What it does
- DirectusThe collaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database.
- HygraphHygraph is the agentic content platform and headless CMS for multi-brand organizations.
- Free plan
- DirectusYes
- HygraphYes
- Pricing
- DirectusNot confirmed
- HygraphNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Directus
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Directus
- Claude
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
- Windsurf
Only Hygraph
- S3
- Inriver
- Interakt
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Directus and Hygraph yet.
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