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Directus vs CurlyJSON

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Directus compared with CurlyJSON
DetailDirectus logo DirectusCurlyJSON logo CurlyJSON
What it doesCollaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database JSON Formatter & Validator — Free, Private & Offline
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingCore plan free with 3 seats and 25 collections. Team plan $499/month with 10 SSO seats and 50 collections. Enterprise plan with custom pricing. Open Innovation Grant available free for organizations under $5M revenue and 50 employees. Free for all tools. Pro: $29.99 per year or $4 per month, plus tax.
Key features
  • REST and GraphQL API generation
  • No-code admin interface
  • Digital asset manager
  • Real-time updates via WebSockets
  • Visual editing with live preview
  • Role-based access control
  • AI Assistant for translations and content creation
  • Native MCP server
  • Customizable dashboards
  • Validate JSON with precise line and column errors
  • Repair invalid JSON fixing trailing commas, quotes, and comments
  • Preserve large integers without rounding
  • Detect and mask API keys, tokens and passwords
What makes it different
  • Works over any existing database without abstraction layer
  • AI agents operate under same access policies as human users
  • Self-hostable with cloud option included
  • Teams can work independently on shared data without manual synchronization
  • Full backend operational in minutes
  • Keeps large numbers exactly as written instead of silently rounding them like most online formatters
  • All free tools run entirely in your browser, working offline without uploading data
  • Automatically detects and warns about secrets like API keys and passwords
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)74 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)367
Citation Flow (Majestic)5113
Referring domains (Majestic)28942

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