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Directus

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

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 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.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
Monospace Inc.4
Maintained by
Company4
Headquarters
United States5

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on17
Rendering
No pages, API only8
Install with
docker10

Releases

Current major version
1213
Last release
2026-10-0713

Adoption

GitHub stars
38,5792
npm downloads a week
12,06115
Contributors
44214
Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
1418
Dependent repositories
11519
Dependent packages
1619

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-18: name
    directus.com/
  2. 2026-10-18: links, Categories, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/directus/directus
  3. 2026-10-18: links, Content storage, Databases
    directus.com/docs/self-hosting/requirements
  4. 2026-10-18: Maintainer, Maintained by
    directus.com/about
  5. 2026-10-18: Headquarters
    api.github.com/orgs/directus
  6. 2026-10-18: Built on
    registry.npmjs.org/@directus/api/latest
  7. 2026-10-18: Runtime, Minimum runtime
    registry.npmjs.org/directus/latest
  8. 2026-10-18: Admin interface, Content API, Rendering
    directus.com/docs/getting-started/overview
  9. 2026-10-18: Multilingual
    directus.com/docs/guides/content/translations
  10. 2026-10-18: Install with
    directus.com/docs/self-hosting/deploying
  11. 2026-10-18: License, License model
    github.com/directus/directus/blob/main/license
  12. 2026-10-18: links
    directus.com/pricing
  13. 2026-10-18: Current major version, Last release
    api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/releases/latest
  14. 2026-10-18: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/contributors
  15. 2026-10-18: npm downloads a week
    api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/directus
  16. 2026-10-18: links
    directus.com/docs/guides/extensions/marketplace
  17. 2026-10-19: Runs as
    directus.com/docs/self-hosting/overview
  18. 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
    cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies
  19. 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
    packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/directus

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