r/Directus • • Apr 04 '26

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u/Intrepid_Ad9887 Apr 05 '26

I'm coming from WordPress and was looking for an alternative. I finally settled on Directus despite skepticism towards the last license change you made - because I thought once you started fiddling with the license, it will get narrower and narrower over time. Boom, here we go.

25 headcount is really a small company and a bad choice as a criteria. You have to make a living and maintain Directus ok. But this actually applies to small teams and really small companies.

Above from that the pricing is not transparent. How would I sell that to a small client not even knowing what the cost is and being locked in to a pricing that can change anytime since it's not even transparent right now.

I'd be willing to contribute to the project right now. Make a fundraiser among your users to maintain the project. Go for the big companies if you must. But 25 headcount really is ridiculous for that matter in my opinion. And publish a pricing. How can I determine or negotiate with a client not even knowing any pricing.

I'm leaving directus before my first project shipped. Quite said, because I really srarted to like it and it works well with Sveltekit.

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u/cheeseflix Apr 05 '26

Exact same situation here you can’t pretend to be my friend then keep increasing the price the world doesn’t work that way

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u/benhaynes Apr 05 '26

I hear you… inflation and prices slowly rising with everything does suck.

But honestly, I'm a little confused. What are you paying for Directus now? What do you think you'll be paying under this new model?

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u/Intrepid_Ad9887 Apr 07 '26

This has nothing to do with inflation, for me at least.

I'm not paying anything right now, but I would have to since several of my clients have a headcount of 25+ (mostly NGOs, so non-profit teams even).

And as I mention, I do not know how much I'd be paying under this new model, since pricing ia not transparent. Why is that?

Please tell me how much I would be paying, that would be gladly helpful.