Okno vs Directus
Pick Directus for a project where the content is really a database, and the website is only one view of it. Otherwise you are paying €5,210 a year for what Okno never charges more than €200 a year for, in your own repository, with nothing to run.
| What is being compared | Directus | Okno |
|---|---|---|
| Content lives | On their servers | In your repository, next to the code |
| If you leave | Export it, then rebuild elsewhere | Nothing to move. You already have it all |
| Edits on the live page | No | Yes |
| Each extra editor | €522 a year past 10 | Free, however many |
| Caps | 100 collections, then sales | None |
| Free | Not a live site | Everything, but on your own machine only |
| You pay | Every month, or run it yourself | Only on a day you edit the live site, max €200 a year |
Where Directus wins
- Yes: Runs on a real SQL database you already own
- Yes: Handles relational data, not just page content
- Yes: Doubles as an admin panel for internal tools
What it costs
Directus costs about 43.4× as much for that site.
Or run Directus yourself
Source-available (MSCL licence); free to self-host under the grant thresholds, and you run the server.
- No: Free only under their grant: below $5M revenue and fewer than 50 staff. Above that, the free tier caps you at 3 editors and 25 collections, or you call sales.
- No: You supply the server, and pay for it every month.
- No: Upgrades, patches, backups and downtime are your job.
- No: Hand the site to a client and the know-how leaves with you.
- Yes: Okno has nothing to run. It is a build step in the site you already deploy.
Compare something else
Team plan, publicly listed price as of June 2026, normalised to euros and annualised, priced for 1 editor, 1 language and 10 collections. Capability rows checked 2026-07-21 against Directus's own documentation; only what someone has looked at is listed, so a blank is not a no. Check Directus's own pricing page before relying on it. See something off? support@okno.build.