Kestra
100 · HealthyEvent-driven orchestration platform that runs workflows declared in YAML, with a UI, scheduling and hundreds of plugins.
Open source Internal tools & automation
Trigger.dev
95 · HealthyPlatform for background jobs, workflows and AI agents written in TypeScript, with retries, queues and run history.
ToolJet
93 · HealthyLow-code platform for internal tools and workflows with many data-source connectors.
Appsmith
91 · HealthyLow-code builder for admin panels, dashboards and internal CRUD apps.
Activepieces
91 · HealthyWorkflow automation with a visual builder and TypeScript-based integration pieces.
Budibase
88 · HealthyLow-code platform for forms, portals and approval apps on top of your databases.
Mathesar
86 · HealthySpreadsheet-like interface for viewing, editing and querying data directly in your Postgres database.
Windmill
85 · HealthyDeveloper platform that turns scripts into workflows, internal UIs and scheduled jobs.
Baserow
83 · HealthyNo-code database and app builder with a spreadsheet interface.
Refine
81 · HealthyReact framework for building admin panels, dashboards and internal tools on top of any backend.
Grist
78 · StableRelational spreadsheet with Python formulas, custom widgets and fine-grained access rules.
APITable
74 · StableVisual database with grid, kanban and gallery views, forms and an API-first design.
Teable
62 · StableSpreadsheet-style database on Postgres with views, forms, automations and real-time collaboration.
Automatisch
36 · At riskWorkflow automation that connects apps through triggers and actions, self-hosted so data stays on your servers.
Source-available and unverified licenses
The code for these is public, but the license is not an OSI open source license, or we have not verified it yet. Check the license notes on each project before relying on it.
n8n
100 · HealthyNode-based workflow automation with hundreds of integrations and code steps.
NocoBase
99 · HealthyPlugin-based no-code platform for building internal business systems on your own data model, with AI assistants.
Directus
97 · HealthyData platform that puts an admin app and REST/GraphQL APIs on top of any SQL database.
NocoDB
91 · HealthySpreadsheet-style interface over SQL databases, positioned as an Airtable replacement.
Directus
Data platform that puts an admin app and REST/GraphQL APIs on top of any SQL database.
Alternative to
Will it still be around?
Healthy
Score 97/100
Can a business use it freely?
Free, no reselling
Monospace Sustainable Core License 1.0 · source-available, not open source · relicensed stricter in 2026
Features compared
has,doesn't4 features2 features
9/13 Airtable features free in Directus
✕ doesn't have it · ◐ partly · $ higher plan or paid editionBoth have 7
Headline Airtable features on the Team plan, and whether Directus has each in its free, self-hosted edition.
| Feature | AirtableTeam plan | Directus9 of 13 free |
|---|---|---|
| Airtable has, Directus doesn't4 | ||
| Gantt and timeline views | Included | No |
| Formula fields | Included | No |
| Forms | Included | PartlyItem forms; no public form builder |
| App and interface builder | IncludedInterface Designer | PartlyInsights dashboards and extensions |
| Directus has, Airtable doesn't2 | ||
| Field- and table-level permissions | Higher planBusiness plan | Yes |
| SAML single sign-on | Higher planBusiness plan | YesSAML, OpenID, OAuth and LDAP |
| Both have7 | ||
| Spreadsheet-style grid | Included | YesTable layout |
| Kanban, calendar and gallery views | Included | Yes |
| Linked records and lookups | Included | YesRelational fields |
| Automations | Included25,000 runs a month | YesFlows |
| API and webhooks | Included | YesREST and GraphQL |
| Record comments | Included | Yes |
| Revision history | Included1 year | YesRevisions and activity log |
Sources
- Airtable, checked 2026-10-09: airtable.com, jetadmin.io
- Directus, checked 2026-10-09: directus.io, docs.directus.io
Flat Rate Deploy
A 25-seat team on Airtable Team pays about $500 a month. Directus on OpenTools costs $39 a month, setup included, so you save $461 a month, about $16,596 over three years.
Monthly cost
- Directus on OpenTools
- $39
- Airtable
$500
You save each month
$461/mo
92% less than today
Saving from month one
You save
- Over 3 years
- $16,596
- In year one
- $5,532
List price checked 7 Oct 2026 · Source · Disclaimer
Health score: 97/100
Healthy · activity, bus factor and issue responsiveness, from GitHub
Score v2 · How it works
Activity
45% weight100/100
- Last commit yesterday (100/100).
- 794 commits in the past 12 months (100/100).
- 32 releases in the past 12 months (100/100).
Bus factor
30% weight100/100
- Top contributor wrote 20% of the last 100 commits (past 12 months).
- 28 people authored those commits.
Responsiveness
25% weight88/100
- 97% of all issues are closed (341 open, 9701 closed) (100/100).
- 24 of 30 recent issues got a reply or were closed (80/100).
License
Free, no reselling
Monospace Sustainable Core License 1.0 · Source-available, not open sourceRelicensed 2026
What you need to do
Free to self-host and use in your business, changes included. You may not sell it or offer it to others as a hosted service that competes with the vendor.
For Directus
Any use except a Competing Use: offering it to others in competition with Directus's paid offerings. Each version becomes GPL-3.0 four years after release.
Monospace Sustainable Core License 1.0 (MSCL-1.0-GPL) · Source-available, not open source. The code is public, but the license restricts how you can use it, usually by banning competing hosted services or capping production use. Not open source.
License text checked 2026-10-07 · Read it
GitHub activity
- Stars
- 38k
- Forks
- 5.0k
- Commits, 12 mo
- 794
- last yesterday
- Releases, 12 mo
- 32
- last 2 days ago
- Contributors
- 443
- 28 in last 100 commits
- Open issues
- 341
- 9.7k closed
Snapshot from 2026-10-08 · Funding: github
Top contributors
Points for pull requests merged into Directus and reviews of them since 10 October 2025. Building something another user asked for earns more. 112 people have points on Directus in all.
