Yes, things have changed since writing some of these posts… that was the point! 
Originally the Innovation Grant gave you access to the middle tier (with those limits and still missing some features)… but after talking with the community, we updated the grant to include the FULL software and removed all limits. You get everything for free… the ONLY thing we require is that you register and keep basic telemetry turned on.
It’s also worth noting that we updated the threshold for the grant. It was set to “under $5M/year + 25 Employees” … but after these discussions we decided to double the headcount. So now you are eligible for the grant if you make less than $5M/year + 50 Employees. We want to make sure that certain types of orgs with higher headcount can still use the software for free.
So the current structure is:
- Open Innovation Grant: Free. Registration required. No limits or feature gates. Meant for individuals and small orgs to get the most value from Directus in dev/production.
- Core Tier: Free. No registration required. Low limits and restricted features. Meant for businesses to evaluate and develop at no cost.
- Teams Tier: Paid (“hundreds per month”). Registration required. Higher limits and all non-Enterprise features included. Meant for larger orgs to go into production.
- Enterprise Tier: Paid (“tailored”). Registration required, with offline mode. Custom limits, all features. Annual invoicing, basic support included, and discounted non-prod projects) Meant for larger orgs with larger, custom, or mission-critical projects.
Hope this helps clarify things a bit more!