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Freemium

Free to get started and self-host, with a paid hosted Directus Cloud option.

 Free

Free and open source under MIT; you pay only for the Firebase infrastructure you deploy it…

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Works on top of an existing SQL database without changing the schema
  • Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Translation workflow and content management in one tool
  • Translation memory and AI-assisted translation
  • Source-available license rather than OSI open source
  • Needs developer setup and a database
  • Tied to Firebase and Google Cloud for deployment
  • Small project with a modest community
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License: BSL-1.1 License: MIT
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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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