# directus vs Umami

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

| | directus | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Headless CMS | #1 of 21 in Web analytics |
| GitHub stars | 38 709 | 39 757 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +748 | +761 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 ✓ | 13 |
| Latest release | v12.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.4.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Umami scores 85/100 against 79/100 for directus, so it is the safer default.

directus ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for Umami.

If you want the quickest setup, Umami is easier to run; directus needs more configuration.

## Details

- [directus](https://selfhost.directory/project/directus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/directus.md)
- [Umami](https://selfhost.directory/project/umami) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umami.md)

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