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Directus vs KeystoneJS: catalog facts
Directus	KeystoneJS
Freemium Free to get started and self-host, with a paid hosted Directus Cloud option.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Works on top of an existing SQL database without changing the schema Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs	GraphQL API and admin UI generated from a schema Fine-grained access control
Source-available license rather than OSI open source Needs developer setup and a database	Requires writing code; not a point-and-click site builder Headless, so you build the front end yourself
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: BSL-1.1	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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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