# directus vs nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | directus | nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Headless CMS | #2 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 38 721 ✓ | 10 749 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +760 ✓ | +265 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 37 ✓ |
| Latest release | v12.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | helm-chart-14.4.2 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

directus scores 79/100 against 76/100 for nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer, so it is the safer default.

nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for directus.

If you want the quickest setup, nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer is easier to run; directus needs more configuration.

directus is growing faster right now (+760 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [directus](https://selfhost.directory/project/directus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/directus.md)
- [nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer](https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/directus-vs-nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer