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Hasura GraphQL Engine vs Directus: catalog facts
Hasura GraphQL Engine	Directus
Free The engine is free and open source under Apache-2.0; Hasura also runs commercial services.	Freemium Free to get started and self-host, with a paid hosted Directus Cloud option.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Instant GraphQL API over existing databases Fine-grained, role-based access control	Works on top of an existing SQL database without changing the schema Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs
Two major versions with different architectures can be confusing Company website focuses on enterprise and AI products	Source-available license rather than OSI open source Needs developer setup and a database
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSL-1.1
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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