Software · head to head
Sensedia vs Directus
Sensedia
Software
Full lifecycle API management and integration platform
- From
- $1000/monthly
- Rated
- -
Directus
Software
Open-source data platform providing REST and GraphQL APIs
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Directus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Sensedia covers API Gateway, Directus covers REST API.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sensedia and Directus actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Sensedia
- API Gateway
- Integration Platform
- Real-time Analytics
- SAP
- Salesforce
- AWS
- Azure
- On-premise support
Only in Directus
- REST API
- GraphQL API
- Database management
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQLite
- Webhooks
- Node.js support
Both cover
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Sensedia
- API Developmentnot Directus
- API Gatewaynot Directus
- API Testingnot Directus
- API Documentationnot Directus
- Microservicesnot Directus
Directus
- Wrapping an existing SQL database in a REST and GraphQL API with an admin interfacenot Sensedia
- Running a self hosted headless CMS over a schema you already ownnot Sensedia
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Sensedia
Nothing recorded yet. See the Sensedia review.
Directus
- Free permissive use of the self hosted product is limited to organisations under $5M annual revenue with fewer than 50 employees, so crossing either threshold turns a free dependency into a paid licence
- The free Core tier is a hard limit of 3 seats, 25 collections and 5 flows
- The Team plan is $499 a month billed annually, or $599 monthly, with extra seats at $50 each
- Team caps collections at 50, expandable to 100, and flows at 20
Pricing, plan by plan
Sensedia
$1000/monthly- Starter$1000/monthly
- API Gateway
- Basic monitoring
- Standard support
- Professional$3000/monthly
- Advanced analytics
- Integration flows
- Priority support
- Enterprise$undefined/monthly
- Custom deployment
- Open banking modules
- Dedicated support
Directus
Free- CommunityFree
- Self-hosted Directus
- Community support
- Cloud$25/monthly
- Managed cloud
- Automatic updates
- Backups
Which should you pick?
Choose Sensedia if
- You need api gateway.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
- You also want integration platform.
Choose Directus if
- You need rest api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
- You also want graphql api.
Questions people ask
- Is Sensedia or Directus better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sensedia starts at $1000/monthly and Directus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Sensedia or Directus?
- Directus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $1000/monthly for Sensedia and Free for Directus.
- Does Sensedia or Directus run on more platforms?
- Sensedia runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. Directus runs on Node.js, Cloud, Self-hosted, Docker.
- Can I use Directus for free?
- Yes. Directus has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sensedia starts at $1000/monthly.
- What is Sensedia best used for?
- Sensedia is most often used for api development, api gateway, api testing, api documentation. Of those, api development and api gateway are not what Directus is typically brought in for.
- What can Sensedia do that Directus cannot?
- Sensedia covers API Gateway, Integration Platform, Real-time Analytics, SAP. Directus covers REST API, GraphQL API, Database management, PostgreSQL. Both handle Cloud support.