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Directus vs Hasura GraphQL Engine: catalog facts
Directus	Hasura GraphQL Engine
Freemium Free to get started and self-host, with a paid hosted Directus Cloud option.	Free The engine is free and open source under Apache-2.0; Hasura also runs commercial services.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Works on top of an existing SQL database without changing the schema Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs	Instant GraphQL API over existing databases Fine-grained, role-based access control
Source-available license rather than OSI open source Needs developer setup and a database	Two major versions with different architectures can be confusing Company website focuses on enterprise and AI products
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License: BSL-1.1	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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