Comparison

Directus vs WordPress

On the evidence we track, Directus leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Directus full profile →WordPress full profile →

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★Directus74

WordPress50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DirectusLeader	WordPress
Vioscale score	74 / 100low · 47%updating	50 / 100medium · 66%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	2
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	3.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=roots%2Fwordpress-full&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	24
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	21,367
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Directus74 / 100low · 47%updating

WordPress50 / 100medium · 66%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Model

Directusfreemium

WordPresscommercial

Price level

Directuslow

WordPressfree

Transparent

Directus✓

WordPress–

Integrations

Count

Directus–

WordPress2

Security

Disclosure policy

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Gdpr

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Scorecard

Directus–

WordPress3.5

Soc2

Directus✓

WordPress–

Vulnerabilities

Directus–

WordPressCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=roots%2Fwordpress-full&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Directus–

WordPress24

Github stars

Directus–

WordPress21,367

Activity

Commits last 30d

Directus–

WordPress100

Language

Primary

Directus–

WordPressPHP

Market

Availability

DirectusAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

WordPressAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Directus	WordPress
Core
CMS type	Headless / API-first	Traditional / monolithic
Licensing
Open-source	✗	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered	✓	✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)	✓	✓
Content
Structured content modelling	✓	-
Localisation / i18n	✓	-
Content workflow / approvals	✓	-
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder	✗	-
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size	Directus Marketplace with Sandbox SDK for safe third-party extensions	Unrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	-	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	-	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

DirectusHeadless / API-first

WordPressTraditional / monolithic

Licensing

Open-source

Directus✗

WordPress✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Directus✓

WordPress-

Localisation / i18n

Directus✓

WordPress-

Content workflow / approvals

Directus✓

WordPress-

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Directus✗

WordPress-

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

DirectusDirectus Marketplace with Sandbox SDK for safe third-party extensions

WordPressUnrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Directus-

WordPress✓

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Directus-

WordPress✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Directus✓

WordPress✓

What each one is

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

Directus

Leader

Directus connects to existing or new SQL databases and automatically generates production-ready APIs, along with a visual management studio for team collaboration and content governance. It supports both self-hosting and cloud deployment, with built-in AI integration and MCP server support.

Independently observed

WordPress

An open-source CMS and blogging platform that serves as a configurable content platform for enterprises, featuring an extensible architecture with plugins, integrations, and a REST API. Supports multiple hosting models and management approaches for different organizational needs.

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 $0.03/moHybridFree tier

Community Cloud free. Standard Cloud: $0.0347/node/hour. Enterprise: contact sales.

Community CloudFree
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited API requests
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Unlimited content collections and items
- Unlimited content locales
Standard Cloud$0.03 per node-hour
- Configurable node types for vertical scaling
- Horizontal auto-scaling
- Region selection
- Automated backups
- Unlimited users
- +5 more
Enterprise CloudContact sales
- Dedicated single-tenant servers
- Custom configuration
- Custom extensions
- Additional features and support

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WordPress

FreeFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Directus	WordPress
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Directus✓

WordPress✓

CLI

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Self-hosted

Directus✓

WordPress✓

On-premise

Directus✗

WordPress✓

Integrations

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

Directus

Leader

Not documented yet.

WordPress

2 total

Automattic
GoDaddy

Independently observed

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