Choose Directus if you need
- Integration with Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT. We haven't found them on Umbraco's website.
- SOC 2 or GDPR. We haven't found them on Umbraco's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both offer a free trial (Directus: 14 days, Umbraco: length not stated).
- Directus' lowest paid plan is Core at $89 per month billed yearly, or $99 monthly, as of November 13, 2026.
- Umbraco's lowest paid plan is Starter at €45 per month, as of November 14, 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 Umbraco.
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 Umbraco if you need
- Integration with Cloudflare or Microsoft Azure. We haven't found them on Directus' website.
Directus
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Review UmbracoThe facts
- What it does
- DirectusThe collaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database.
- UmbracoUmbraco CMS is an open-source content management system built on Microsoft's .NET technology.
- Free plan
- DirectusYes
- UmbracoYes
- Pricing
- DirectusNot confirmed
- UmbracoNot 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 Umbraco
- Cloudflare
- Microsoft Azure
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Directus and Umbraco yet.
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