Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Budibase/budibase/vs/directus/directus
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Budibase/budibase/vs/directus/directus.md
Description: budibase and directus share 16 technologies: Redis, lru-cache, OpenAI, Google Cloud, knex, jsonwebtoken, joi, pino, pino-http, pino-pretty, marked, sanitize-html, ai, Zod, js-yaml, and nodemailer. Both are written in TypeScript.

# budibase vs directus

budibase and directus share 16 technologies: Redis, lru-cache, OpenAI, Google Cloud, knex, jsonwebtoken, joi, pino, pino-http, pino-pretty, marked, sanitize-html, ai, Zod, js-yaml, and nodemailer. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [Budibase/budibase](https://seerepo.com/r/Budibase/budibase): AI agents, automations and apps that run your operations. Model agnostic.
- [directus/directus](https://seerepo.com/r/directus/directus): The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Redis, lru-cache, OpenAI, Google Cloud, knex, jsonwebtoken, joi, pino, pino-http, pino-pretty, marked, sanitize-html, ai, Zod, js-yaml, nodemailer
- Only in budibase: Koa, bull, aws-sdk, AWS S3, PostHog, @koa/router, Svelte, bson, MongoDB, @chat-adapter/state-ioredis, Airtable, Elastic, mssql, MySQL, oracledb, Postgres, Snowflake, koa-body, @govtechsg/passport-openidconnect, passport-google-oauth, bcrypt, cookies, koa-passport, passport-local, passport-oauth2-refresh, csvtojson, google-spreadsheet, dd-trace, rotating-file-stream, easymde, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, @spectrum-css/vars, xyflow, CodeMirror, @dagrejs/dagre, remixicon, handlebars, yup, Ajv, cli-progress, yaml, docker-compose, @ai-sdk/svelte, highlight.js, @azure/msal-node, chat, ai-sdk, imapflow, pdf-parse, xml2js, html-to-text, mailparser, xlsx, @apidevtools/swagger-parser, jsonschema, cron-validate, koa-session, Cheerio, ical-generator, email-validator
- Only in directus: Express, keyv, MCP, Anthropic, Vite, Vue, vue-router, @vueuse/router, @sesamecare-oss/redlock, @azure/storage-blob, @aws-sdk/lib-storage, Supabase, ora, argon2, helmet, openid-client, otplib, samlify, @ai-sdk/google, sharp, liquidjs, @aws-sdk/client-sesv2, json2csv, papaparse, sanitize-filename, zod-validation-error, openapi3-ts, OpenTelemetry, @langfuse/otel, PM2, prom-client, tiptap, vuedraggable, Reka UI, MapLibre, codemirror, apexcharts, fullcalendar, @popperjs/core, @tresjs/core, three, vue-virtual-scroller, @joeattardi/emoji-button, @turf/meta, cropperjs, Font Awesome, dompurify, html-entities, @json2csv/plainjs, qrcode, @clack/prompts, @tiptap/core, boxen

## Side by side

| | budibase | directus |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 626,923 lines written, 3,130 code files | 516,403 lines written, 2,691 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 41,983 commits, 28,395 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 13,346 commits, 38,727 stars |
| Tests | 902 test files. 19.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,237 test files. 44.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, budibase or directus?

budibase, with 626,923 lines written; directus has 516,403.

The proof: [Budibase/budibase's code at commit e29a27a](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/tree/e29a27ac946c043fe7455af64b7f12b9031df72b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, budibase or directus?

directus, with 38,727 stars; budibase has 28,395.

The proof: [directus/directus on GitHub](https://github.com/directus/directus)

### Which has more tests, budibase or directus?

directus, with 1,237 test files; budibase has 902.

The proof: [directus/directus's code at commit a7d59f9](https://github.com/directus/directus/tree/a7d59f95833664ef32f4fe8dd90246a104f4b0d9)

### Which was updated more recently, budibase or directus?

budibase: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and directus's on November 6, 2026.

The proof: [Budibase/budibase's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, budibase or directus?

budibase: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin; in directus, 0.5%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in Budibase/budibase](https://seerepo.com/r/Budibase/budibase/ai)

## Sources

- Budibase/budibase: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit e29a27a (https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/tree/e29a27ac946c043fe7455af64b7f12b9031df72b)
- directus/directus: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit a7d59f9 (https://github.com/directus/directus/tree/a7d59f95833664ef32f4fe8dd90246a104f4b0d9)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.