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Squidex vs d9: catalog facts
Squidex	d9
Free Open source under the MIT licence; a hosted version offers free signup.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
REST and GraphQL APIs Full content version history and audit logs	Drop-in replacement for Directus 9 with the same schema Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, CockroachDB, MariaDB and MS-SQL
Headless, so a separate front end is required Documentation is described as a work in progress	Based on the older Directus 9 codebase rather than current Directus Smaller maintainer team than the original project
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
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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