Our take
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 $89/month yearly (3 seats, 25 collections, 5 flows) when they do not want to run the stack. Pick NocoDB if ops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month
Best for
Directus Tables you start at $89 Cloud or $0 self-host
NocoDB Tables you start at $0 (3 Cloud users or Community self-host)
Free plan
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
NocoDB $0 · / user / month. Up to 3 users. No card
Lowest paid
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
NocoDB Plus $12/mo yearly
Next step up
Directus
NocoDB Business $24/mo yearly
Runs where
Directus Local; you host it
NocoDB Local; you host it
Watch out
Directus Core is 3 seats and 25 collections
NocoDB Cloud Free is 3 users
Last checked
Directus 2026-10-22 · directus.io/pricing
NocoDB 2026-10-22 · nocodb.com/pricing
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 $89/month yearly (3 seats, 25 collections, 5 flows) when they do not want to run the stack.
Read the Directus pageops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month billed annually when a fourth editor appears.
Read the NocoDB page
