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Localess vs Directus: catalog facts
Localess	Directus
Free Free and open source under MIT; you pay only for the Firebase infrastructure you deploy it…	Freemium Free to get started and self-host, with a paid hosted Directus Cloud option.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Translation workflow and content management in one tool Translation memory and AI-assisted translation	Works on top of an existing SQL database without changing the schema Automatic REST and GraphQL APIs
Tied to Firebase and Google Cloud for deployment Small project with a modest community	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
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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