vioscaleAI
Comparison

Directus vs Joomla

On the evidence we track, Directus leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Directus full profile →Joomla full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Directus60
Joomla54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Directus60 / 100medium · 60%
Joomla54 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Model
Directusfreemium
Joomlafree
Price level
Directushigh
Joomlafree
Starting price
Directus$499
Joomla–
Transparent
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Integrations
Count
Directus4
Joomla8
Security
Disclosure policy
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Gdpr
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Scorecard
Directus–
Joomla4.5
Soc2
Directus✓
Joomla–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Directus–
Joomla0
Github stars
Directus–
Joomla5,147
Activity
Commits last 30d
Directus–
Joomla75
Release
Cadence days
Directus–
Joomla2
History
Directus–
Joomla20 items
License
Spdx
Directus–
JoomlaGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Directus–
JoomlaPHP
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Directus6 items
Joomla7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
CMS type
DirectusHeadless / API-first
JoomlaTraditional / monolithic
Licensing
Open-source
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Directus✓
Joomla-
Content
Structured content modelling
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Localisation / i18n
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Content workflow / approvals
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Directus✓
Joomla-
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
DirectusDirectus Marketplace with Sandbox SDK for safe third-party extensions
JoomlaThousands of free extensions and templates
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Directus✓
Joomla-
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Directus✓
Joomla✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Directus✓
Joomla✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Directus

Leader

A system that connects to any SQL database and provides a collaborative web interface for content and data management, while automatically generating REST and GraphQL APIs for developers.

Independently observed

Joomla

An award-winning open-source content management system that empowers users to build and manage websites and online applications with extensive customization through a large ecosystem of community-contributed components.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Directus

Leader
from $499/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Core tier. Team from $499/mo annual commitment. Enterprise custom. Grant available for organizations under $5M revenue and 50 employees.

  • CoreFree
    • 3 user seats
    • 5 Flows
    • 25 collections
    • AI Assistant
    • Advanced RBAC
    • +1 more
  • Team$499/mo (annual) or $599/mo (monthly)
    • 10 SSO seats
    • 50 Collections (expandable to 100)
    • 20 Flows
    • Granular RBAC
    • Basic Support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom SSO seats
    • Custom Collections
    • Unlimited Flows
    • SSO (SAML / OIDC)
    • Custom LLM
    • +4 more
  • Open Innovation GrantFree
    • All features included
    • Free self-hosted
    • Cloud hosting $99/mo optional
as of verify ↗

Joomla

FreeFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Directus✓
Joomla✓
CLI
Directus✓
Joomla✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Directus✓
Joomla✗
Self-hosted
Directus✓
Joomla✓
On-premise
Directus✗
Joomla✓
Hybrid
Directus✓
Joomla✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Directus

Leader
4 total
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini
  • Claude
Independently observed

Joomla

8 total
  • 123RF
  • Algolia
  • AppVeyor
  • Civic
  • CleanTalk
  • CloudAccess.net
  • CodiumAI
  • Crowdin
Independently observed
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