# directus vs Nextcloud

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

| | directus | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Headless CMS | #1 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 38 708 ✓ | 37 333 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +752 ✓ | +438 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 22 ✓ |
| Latest release | v12.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v33.0.10 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Nextcloud scores 86/100 against 79/100 for directus, so it is the safer default.

Nextcloud ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for directus.

## Details

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

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