Hasura vs Directus
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of Hasura and Directus built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose Hasura if…
Putting one GraphQL API over several data sources at once when the free tier's terms matter more than the paid one's: unlimited models at any scale, no cap on API requests or concurrent users, and self-hosting with the v3 engine, all at $0.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Directus if…
An existing SQL database that needs both an API and people editing it, where advanced role-based access control on the free Core plan does the job within 3 seats and 25 collections.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- Hasura: The bill has to be predictable before you design the schema. Hasura charges $5 per active model per month, so cost scales with how wide your supergraph is rather than how much traffic it serves, and connector hosting is billed separately by vCPU-hour on top.
- Directus: You outgrow Core. The next tier is $599 a month billed monthly — $499 on an annual commitment — for 10 SSO seats and 50 collections, and cloud hosting is an add-on on top of that rather than included.
3 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
Hasura 0
Directus 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | Hasura | Directus |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| What the free plan includes | Unlimited models at any scale, one supergraph developer, and 15 minutes of observability retention. API requests per month and concurrent API users are both listed as no limit. | Three user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows on Core, with the AI assistant, advanced RBAC and community support. Cloud hosting is an add-on rather than included. |
| Entry paid plan | DDN Base starts at $5 per active model per month — a per-model rate rather than a plan fee, so no magnitude is recorded. Hosting third-party and code connectors is separate, at $0.075/vCPU-hour and $0.0075/GiB-hour. | $599/month billed monthly for Team, or $499/month on an annual commitment. It buys 10 SSO seats, 50 collections and 20 flows. |
| Pricing model | Per active model, per month, with connector hosting billed separately by vCPU-hour and GiB-hour. API requests and concurrent users are not metered. | Flat monthly plans bounded by user seats, collections and flows rather than by requests or data volume. Cloud hosting is an add-on on every tier, including the paid ones. |
| Observability | ||
| Self-hostable | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
What the free plan includes
- Hasura
- Unlimited models at any scale, one supergraph developer, and 15 minutes of observability retention. API requests per month and concurrent API users are both listed as no limit.
- Directus
- Three user seats, 25 collections and 5 flows on Core, with the AI assistant, advanced RBAC and community support. Cloud hosting is an add-on rather than included.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Hasura DDN Pricing ↗
“Includes: Unlimited models, at any scale 1 supergraph developer Observability: 15-minute retention [...] Infrastructure API requests/month - No limit Concurrent API users - No limit”
Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing
- Directus Pricing ↗
“$0 $0 / mo / mo / mo Get Started 3 user seats 25 Collections 5 Flows AI Assistant Advanced RBAC Community Support Cloud Hosted Add-On Add-On”
Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing
Entry paid plan
- Hasura
- DDN Base starts at $5 per active model per month — a per-model rate rather than a plan fee, so no magnitude is recorded. Hosting third-party and code connectors is separate, at $0.075/vCPU-hour and $0.0075/GiB-hour.
- Directus
- $599/month billed monthly for Team, or $499/month on an annual commitment. It buys 10 SSO seats, 50 collections and 20 flows.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Hasura DDN Pricing ↗
“Optional hosting for third-party & code connectors - $0.075/vCPU-hour, $0.0075/GiB-hour [...] DDN Base Starting at $5/active model/month* For a single team building a business-critical supergraph.”
Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing
- Directus Pricing ↗
“Team Team For teams who need a supported, production-ready deployment with SSO. $499 $499 / mo / mo $599 billed monthly See Details 10 SSO seats 50 Collections 20 Flows Granular RBAC Basic Support”
Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing
Pricing model
- Hasura
- Per active model, per month, with connector hosting billed separately by vCPU-hour and GiB-hour. API requests and concurrent users are not metered.
- Directus
- Flat monthly plans bounded by user seats, collections and flows rather than by requests or data volume. Cloud hosting is an add-on on every tier, including the paid ones.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Hasura DDN Pricing ↗
“Hasura Data Delivery Network (DDN) offers innovative model-based pricing that scales with your needs - from startup to enterprise - in a predictable way.”
Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing
- Directus Pricing ↗
“Evaluate Directus or power small, individual builds within the seat and collection limits. $0 $0 / mo / mo / mo Get Started 3 user seats 25 Collections 5 Flows”
Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: Hasura or Directus?
Hasura: DDN Base starts at $5 per active model per month — a per-model rate rather than a plan fee, so no magnitude is recorded. Hosting third-party and code connectors is separate, at $0.075/vCPU-hour and $0.0075/GiB-hour.
Directus: $599/month billed monthly for Team, or $499/month on an annual commitment. It buys 10 SSO seats, 50 collections and 20 flows.
Should I choose Hasura or Directus?
Pick Hasura if Putting one GraphQL API over several data sources at once when the free tier's terms matter more than the paid one's: unlimited models at any scale, no cap on API requests or concurrent users, and self-hosting with the v3 engine, all at $0.
Pick Directus if An existing SQL database that needs both an API and people editing it, where advanced role-based access control on the free Core plan does the job within 3 seats and 25 collections.