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