Head to head
Agility CMS vs Directus
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
38/100 | 47/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #9 | #5 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 70 | 70 |
| AI Authority | 0 | 31 |
| Web Authority | 21 | 18 |
| Expert Assessment | 63 | 63 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published · free tier: None confirmed on the current vendor site; only a demo request path and a free trial claimed by third-party aggregators | $499/mo on annual commitment ($5,988/year); $599/mo rolling monthly · free tier: Core — $0/mo: 3 user seats (hard limit), 25 collections, 5 flows, AI Assistant, advanced RBAC, community support, 30-day activity log and revision history; no SSO and SSO cannot be purchased as an add-on. Separately, the Open Innovation Grant gives the full uncapped software free (self-hosted) to orgs under $5M revenue and under 50 employees, plus individuals, hobbyists and non-profits. |
| Pricing model | Custom | Freemium subscription with seat and collection overages; free uncapped grant for qualifying small orgs |
| Best for | Mid-market and enterprise organisations with multiple brands or regions, a marketing team that must publish without developer tickets, a Next.js/Nuxt/Astro/.NET front end, a SOC 2 or GovRAMP procurement checklist, and tolerance for annual enterprise contracting — particularly North American buyers migrating off WordPress, Sitecore or AEM. | Developer-led teams with an existing SQL database who want an admin UI and auto-generated APIs over data they keep — especially orgs under $5M revenue and 50 employees, who get the entire uncapped product including SSO free when self-hosting. |
| Avoid if | You are a solo developer, startup or agency needing a free or low-cost tier and self-serve signup, you want to know the price before talking to sales, you require open-source or self-hosted control, or you are buying specifically for mature GA AI authoring features. | You are building a competing commercial product on top of it (forbidden by the MSCL Competing Use clause), you have a strict OSI-approved-licence procurement gate, you are a small team just over the grant thresholds facing a $499/mo minimum, you need SSO on a budget, or you are a non-technical editorial team wanting turnkey publishing. |
| Markets | Mid-Market, Enterprise, Public sector adjacent, Multi-brand marketing teams | SMB, Startups, Agencies, Enterprise, Non-profits, Developers |
| Founded | 2003 | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.