# Directus

Backend that wraps an SQL database with REST and GraphQL APIs and a no-code admin app, used as a headless CMS.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/directus/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-18
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-18

## Record

### Links

- home: https://directus.com
- repository: https://github.com/directus/directus
- docs: https://directus.com/docs
- pricing: https://directus.com/pricing
- x: https://x.com/directus
- bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/directus.io
- forum: https://community.directus.com

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Monospace Inc.
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: US

### Kind

- category: headless-cms, backend, admin-panel
- hosting: node
- language: javascript
- runtime: node
- runtimeMin: node 22
- basedOn: express, vue

### Content

- contentStore: database
- databases: postgres, mysql, sqlite, sqlserver, mariadb, oracle
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: rest, graphql
- templating: unknown
- i18n: yes, content translations and a translatable Data Studio with RTL support

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: api-only
- installMethod: docker

### License

- licenseModel: source-available
- license: MSCL-1.0-GPL (Monospace Sustainable Core License 1.0, not SPDX), NOASSERTION

### Releases

- currentMajor: 12
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-07

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 38579
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 12061
- contributors: 442
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: 14
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 115
- dependentPackages: 16

### Sources

- name: https://directus.com/ (read 2026-10-18)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- urls: https://directus.com/docs/self-hosting/requirements (read 2026-10-18)
- maintainer: https://directus.com/about (read 2026-10-18)
- maintainerType: https://directus.com/about (read 2026-10-18)
- hqCountry: https://api.github.com/orgs/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- category: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- basedOn: https://registry.npmjs.org/@directus/api/latest (read 2026-10-18)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- runtime: https://registry.npmjs.org/directus/latest (read 2026-10-18)
- runtimeMin: https://registry.npmjs.org/directus/latest (read 2026-10-18)
- contentStore: https://directus.com/docs/self-hosting/requirements (read 2026-10-18)
- databases: https://directus.com/docs/self-hosting/requirements (read 2026-10-18)
- adminUi: https://directus.com/docs/getting-started/overview (read 2026-10-18)
- headlessApi: https://directus.com/docs/getting-started/overview (read 2026-10-18)
- i18n: https://directus.com/docs/guides/content/translations (read 2026-10-18)
- renderingModes: https://directus.com/docs/getting-started/overview (read 2026-10-18)
- installMethod: https://directus.com/docs/self-hosting/deploying (read 2026-10-18)
- license: https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/main/license (read 2026-10-18)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/main/license (read 2026-10-18)
- urls: https://directus.com/pricing (read 2026-10-18)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/releases/latest (read 2026-10-18)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/releases/latest (read 2026-10-18)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/contributors (read 2026-10-18)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/directus (read 2026-10-18)
- urls: https://directus.com/docs/guides/extensions/marketplace (read 2026-10-18)
- runsAs: https://directus.com/docs/self-hosting/overview (read 2026-10-19)
- httpArchiveSites: https://cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/directus (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/directus (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Directus wraps an SQL database with REST, GraphQL and realtime APIs, plus a web app called Data Studio where teams manage content, files, users and dashboards. Self-hosting runs the official Docker image as a long-running container, with Redis optional for caching and required for horizontal scaling, and files go to a storage adapter or a mounted volume. Monospace Inc. publishes Directus and describes itself as fully remote. The [self-hosting requirements](https://directus.com/docs/self-hosting/requirements) list the container sizes and storage options.

## Worth knowing

The code is source-available under the Monospace Sustainable Core License, which permits any use except a Competing Use. Organizations under a revenue and headcount threshold get full access free. Otherwise the free Core plan caps seats, collections and flows, and the self-hosted edition is gated by a license key.

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