Comparison

Directus vs WordPress

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 →WordPress full profile →

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★Directus60

WordPress52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DirectusLeader	WordPress
vioscaleAI score	60 / 100medium · 60%	52 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$499	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	3.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://wordpress.org/about/security/
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	-	21,471
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Directus60 / 100medium · 60%

WordPress52 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Model

Directusfreemium

WordPressopen_source

Price level

Directushigh

WordPressfree

Starting price

Directus$499

WordPress–

Transparent

Directus✓

WordPress–

Integrations

Count

Directus4

WordPress6

Security

Disclosure policy

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Gdpr

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Scorecard

Directus–

WordPress3.5

Soc2

Directus✓

WordPress–

Trust center

Directus–

WordPresshttps://wordpress.org/about/security/

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–

WordPress21,471

Activity

Commits last 30d

Directus–

WordPress100

Language

Primary

Directus–

WordPressPHP

Market

Availability

DirectusAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

WordPressAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Directus6 items

WordPress5 items

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

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

WordPress

A free, open-source platform that enables anyone to create and manage websites of any type, from blogs to full-featured businesses, using a visual block editor with no coding required. Extensible through thousands of community-built plugins and themes.

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 2026-09-18verify ↗

WordPress

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

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	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Directus✓

WordPress✓

iOS

Directus✗

WordPress✓

Android

Directus✗

WordPress✓

CLI

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Self-hosted

Directus✓

WordPress✓

Hybrid

Directus✓

WordPress✗

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

WordPress

8 total

Automattic
GoDaddy
Jetpack
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Vimeo
Google Analytics

Independently observed

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