Our take
Pick Budibase if ops / IT teams who will self-host OSS at $0 (unlimited actions, 1 workspace) while they bind a first table, or start the Cloud Pro 14-day trial and land on $19/month (5k–10k actions, 1 creator, 2k AI credits) when they do not want to run the stack. Pick Directus if teams who will self-host the public app at $0 while they define a first collection, or start the Cloud Core 14-day trial and land on
Best for
Budibase Apps you start on Cloud Pro at $19 (14-day trial) or OSS self-host at $0
Directus Tables you start at $89 Cloud or $0 self-host
Free plan
Budibase $0 · unlimited actions, apps, automations, agents, users. 1 workspace. Community support. You host it
Directus $0 · cloud hosting on Core / Team is the add-on above. The page also describes an Open Innovation Grant (under $5M revenue, under 50 employees) for a free self-host license or Cloud at hosting-only $99 / month — confirm eligibility; do not treat it as a fourth public card
Lowest paid
Budibase Pro $19/mo
Directus The FAQ also prints Team at $499 / month annual ($5,988 / year) or $599 monthly. The live cards we fetched say $588 / $698. Cite the cards; confirm checkout. $499
Next step up
Budibase Premium $49/mo
Directus
Coding agent
Budibase Agents
Directus
Runs where
Budibase Local; you host it
Directus Local; you host it
Watch out
Budibase Cloud Pro is 1 creator and 1 workspace
Directus Core is 3 seats and 25 collections
Last checked
Budibase 2026-10-22 · budibase.com/pricing
Directus 2026-10-22 · directus.io/pricing
ops / IT teams who will self-host OSS at $0 (unlimited actions, 1 workspace) while they bind a first table, or start the Cloud Pro 14-day trial and land on $19/month (5k–10k actions, 1 creator, 2k AI credits) when they do not want to run the stack.
Read the Budibase pageteams who will self-host the public app at $0 while they define a first collection, or start the Cloud Core 14-day trial and land on $89/month yearly (3 seats, 25 collections, 5 flows) when they do not want to run the stack.
Read the Directus page
