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What to use instead of Directus Cloud

Prismic is the cheapest verified alternative to Directus Cloud: Prismic Starter costs $120 a year against the $1,188 Cloud hosting add-on costs, so $1,068 stays in your account. 5 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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$99 / month
$1,188 a year
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Verified alternatives to Directus Cloud

5 verified · checked 13 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving prismic.io
Prismic Prismic Starter plan $10 / month, billed annually
$1,068 stays with you
every year
$1,188 $120 a year
$120 you pay $1,068 you keep
Cancels in about 3 minutes Free plan to fall back on
Switch to Prismic Or read our Prismic guide
Cheaper than Directus Cloud sanity.io
Sanity Sanity Growth plan $15 / seat / month
$1,008 stays with you
every year
$1,188 $180 a year
$180 you pay $1,008 you keep

Why this one - Flexible hosted content platform

Lower entry price Free plan Immediate downgrade with prorated refund Seat-based pricing
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Cheaper than Directus Cloud strapi.io
Strapi Cloud Strapi Cloud Starter plan $29 / month, annual
$840 stays with you
every year
$1,188 $348 a year
$348 you pay $840 you keep

Why this one - Managed open-source CMS

Open-source CMS Managed hosting Self-hosting path Project deletion is permanent
Switch to Strapi Cloud Or read our Strapi Cloud guide
Cheaper than Directus Cloud storyblok.com
Storyblok Storyblok Growth plan $99 / month
$99 stays with you
every year
$1,188 $1,089 a year
$1,089 you pay $99 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Free plan to fall back on Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Storyblok Or read our Storyblok guide
Contentful Contentful Lite plan $300 / month
Higher listed entry price

Why this one - Composable content platform

Free plan after cancellation Mature content APIs Enterprise options Higher Lite entry price
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