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