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Comparison

Directus vs Prismic

On the evidence we track, Prismic leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Directus full profile →Prismic full profile →
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Directus60
★Prismic75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Directus60 / 100medium · 60%
Prismic75 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Model
Directusfreemium
Prismicfreemium
Price level
Directushigh
Prismiclow
Starting price
Directus$499
Prismic$10
Transparent
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Integrations
Count
Directus4
Prismic12
Security
Disclosure policy
Directus✓
Prismic–
Gdpr
Directus✓
Prismic–
Iso27001
Directus–
Prismic✓
Pci
Directus–
Prismic✓
Soc2
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Reliability
Status page
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Directus6 items
Prismic7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
DirectusHeadless / API-first
PrismicHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Directus✓
Prismic✗
Deployment
Self-hostable
Directus✓
Prismic✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Localisation / i18n
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Content workflow / approvals
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
DirectusDirectus Marketplace with Sandbox SDK for safe third-party extensions
PrismicAI agents via MCP, framework SDKs, community-maintained integrations
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Directus✓
Prismic✓

What each one is

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

Directus

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

Prismic

Leader

Headless CMS designed for teams to build websites with visual page builder and AI-powered content creation. Developers create reusable page sections (Slices) once, while marketers independently assemble and publish pages without coding.

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

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 ↗

Prismic

Leader
from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free to $675/month, with custom Enterprise pricing. Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Visual Page Builder
    • Unlimited documents
    • Unlimited types
    • Unlimited assets
    • Image optimization and processing
    • +2 more
  • Starter$10/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Paid overages allowed up to 500 GB at $0.30/GB
  • Small$25/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • 4 locales
  • Medium$150/month
    • Everything in Small
    • 25 users
    • 5 million API calls a month
    • 500 GB of built-in CDN bandwidth
    • Paid overages allowed up to 1 TB at $0.30/GB
    • +2 more
  • Platinum$675/month
    • Everything in Medium
    • Unlimited users
    • 10 million API calls a month
    • 1 TB of built-in CDN bandwidth
    • Paid overages allowed up to 5 TB at $0.25/GB
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Platinum
    • Custom usage quotas
    • 2 development environments
    • Backups
    • Custom roles
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Directus✓
Prismic✓
CLI
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Directus✓
Prismic✓
Self-hosted
Directus✓
Prismic✗
Hybrid
Directus✓
Prismic✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Claude

Directus

4 total - 3 not shared
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini
Independently observed

Prismic

Leader
14 total - 13 not shared
  • ChatGPT
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • SvelteKit
  • Astro
  • Vercel
  • Cursor
  • React
  • Vue
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • imgix
  • Slack
Independently observed
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Directus or Prismic: which one depends on you

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