vioscaleAI
Comparison

Directus vs Storyblok

On the evidence we track, Storyblok leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Directus full profile →Storyblok full profile →
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Directus60
★Storyblok65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Directus60 / 100medium · 60%
Storyblok65 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Model
Directusfreemium
Storyblokfreemium
Price level
Directushigh
Storyblokhigh
Starting price
Directus$499
Storyblok$99
Transparent
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Integrations
Count
Directus4
Storyblok6
Security
Certifications
Directus–
StoryblokISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Directus✓
Storyblok–
Gdpr
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Iso27001
Directus–
Storyblok✓
Soc2
Directus✓
Storyblok–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Directus–
Storyblok99.9
Status page
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Directus6 items
Storyblok7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
CMS type
DirectusHeadless / API-first
StoryblokHeadless / API-first
Licensing
Open-source
Directus✓
Storyblok✗
Deployment
Self-hostable
Directus✓
Storyblok✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Content
Structured content modelling
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Localisation / i18n
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Content workflow / approvals
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size
DirectusDirectus Marketplace with Sandbox SDK for safe third-party extensions
StoryblokField, Tool, and Space plugins for extending the core editor
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Pricing
Free / open tier
Directus✓
Storyblok✓

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

Storyblok

Leader

A cloud-based content management system that helps enterprises organize, manage, and deliver structured content across multiple channels with a visual editor for teams and APIs for developers.

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 ↗

Storyblok

Leader
from $99/mofreemiumFree tier45-day trial

Free Starter plan. From $99/month for Growth. Annual billing available with one month free.

  • StarterFree
    • 1 space
    • 100GB traffic/month
    • 100k API requests/month
  • Growth$99/mo
    • 400GB traffic/month
    • 1M API requests/month
    • 97% uptime SLA
    • Shopify integrations
    • Slack integration
  • Growth Plus$349/mo
    • 1TB traffic/month
    • 4M API requests/month
    • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Premium & EliteContact sales
    • All features from self-service plans
    • Native A/B Testing
    • Multi-Space Content Distribution (Elite)
    • Custom Roles & Workflows
    • Language-specific Workflows
    • +5 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✓
Storyblok✓
CLI
Directus✓
Storyblok✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Directus✓
Storyblok✓
Self-hosted
Directus✓
Storyblok✗
Hybrid
Directus✓
Storyblok✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenAI

Directus

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

Storyblok

Leader
11 total - 10 not shared
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Bigcommerce
  • Cloudinary
  • Salesforce Commerce Cloud
  • Gemini
Independently observed
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