Limits, pricing history. Verified October 2026. Last updated 2026-11-10.
Directus's free tier offers Self-hostable headless CMS. Core is $0 a month with 3 user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows… We rate it stable. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms.
⚠️ Pricing change: Directus replaced its plans with a $0 Core plan (3 user seats, 25 collections, 5 flows), Team at $499 a month and Enterprise. Its Open Innovation Grant gives organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees a fully permissive license at no cost; before, any organization under $5M in total annual finances could use Directus freely. Directus Cloud is a $99 a month hosting add-on. Source ↗ (effective between 2026-05-15 and 2026-06-03)View in changelog →
The day we last read the vendor's page. The terms we publish were last confirmed on 2026-10-19.
Free Tier Details
Self-hostable headless CMS. Core is $0 a month with 3 user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows. The Open Innovation Grant gives organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees a fully permissive license at no cost. Directus Cloud hosting is a $99 a month add-on; Team is $499 a month billed annually.
We read that on 2026-11-10 from https://directus.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Directus as "directus" and states "$99" and "$499".
From directus.io/pricing, read 2026-11-10:
Free for individuals and small organizations. Free for individuals and small organizations. The Open Innovation Grant gives qualifying teams full access to Directus at no cost. No feature limits. No artificial caps. Free to self-host.
When You'll Outgrow Directus's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Data correction - Directus did not add a free tier where it had none: self-hosting was already free for organizations under $5 million in total annual finances (Internet Archive copy of 2026-05-15), and Cloud cost $99 a month then too, not $15. Between that copy and the copy of 2026-06-03, Directus added a $0 Core plan and limited its free license to organizations that also have fewer than 50 employees. The record is now a pricing restructure dated 2026-06-03, not a new free tier dated 2026-08-28. Source ↗
Before: new_free_tier dated 2026-08-28; before state Cloud from $15 a month
After: pricing_restructured dated 2026-06-03 from the archived copies of 2026-05-15 and 2026-06-03
Directus replaced its plans with a $0 Core plan (3 user seats, 25 collections, 5 flows), Team at $499 a month and Enterprise. Its Open Innovation Grant gives organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees a fully permissive license at no cost; before, any organization under $5M in total annual finances could use Directus freely. Directus Cloud is a $99 a month hosting add-on. Source ↗
Before: Free to self-host for organizations under $5 million in total annual finances, with a commercial license above that; Cloud Professional $99 a month billed annually (Internet Archive copy of directus.io/pricing, 2026-05-15)
After: Core $0 a month: 3 user seats, 25 collections, 5 flows. Team $499 a month billed annually. Open Innovation Grant: organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees get a fully permissive license, free when self-hosted. Directus Cloud is a $99 a month add-on.
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Yes, Directus offers a free tier: Self-Hosted. Self-hostable headless CMS. Core is $0 a month with 3 user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows. The Open Innovation Grant gives organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees a fu...
What is Directus's free tier?
Directus's free tier is called "Self-Hosted". Self-hostable headless CMS. Core is $0 a month with 3 user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows. The Open Innovation Grant gives organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees a fully permissive license at no cost. Directus Cloud hosting is a $99 a month add-on; Team is $499 a month billed annually.
Is Directus's free tier reliable?
Directus's free tier is considered stable. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. See the pricing history below.
Is Directus's free tier good for production?
Directus's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Self-hostable headless CMS. Core is $0 a month with 3 user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Directus's pricing?
Directus has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Directus replaced its plans with a $0 Core plan (3 user seats, 25 collections, 5 flows), Team at $499 a month and Enterprise. Its Open Innovation Grant gives organizations under $5M in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees a fully permissive license at no cost; before, any organization under $5M in total annual finances could use Directus freely. Directus Cloud is a $99 a month hosting add-on. Source: https://directus.io/pricing (effective between 2026-05-15 and 2026-06-03).
When will I outgrow Directus's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Directus in?
Directus is categorized under Headless CMS on AgentDeals.