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Directus vs Para: catalog facts
Directus	Para
Freemium Free to get started and self-host, with a paid hosted Directus Cloud option.	Freemium Free and open source to self-host; Erudika also offers hosting that is free to start.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Works on top of an existing SQL database without changing the schema Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs	Persistence, search and caching handled in one server Multitenant, with separate storage per app
Source-available license rather than OSI open source Needs developer setup and a database	Requires a JVM environment and backing services to run at scale Smaller community than mainstream backend platforms
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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