
Directus
Backend that wraps an SQL database with REST and GraphQL APIs and a no-code admin app, used as a headless CMS.
directus.comrepositorydocspricing
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
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Always on17
- Rendering
- No pages, API only8
- Install with
- docker10
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-18: name
directus.com/ - 2026-10-18: links, Categories, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/directus/directus - 2026-10-18: links, Content storage, Databases
directus.com/docs/self-hosting/requirements - 2026-10-18: Maintainer, Maintained by
directus.com/about - 2026-10-18: Headquarters
api.github.com/orgs/directus - 2026-10-18: Built on
registry.npmjs.org/@directus/api/latest - 2026-10-18: Runtime, Minimum runtime
registry.npmjs.org/directus/latest - 2026-10-18: Admin interface, Content API, Rendering
directus.com/docs/getting-started/overview - 2026-10-18: Multilingual
directus.com/docs/guides/content/translations - 2026-10-18: Install with
directus.com/docs/self-hosting/deploying - 2026-10-18: License, License model
github.com/directus/directus/blob/main/license - 2026-10-18: links
directus.com/pricing - 2026-10-18: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/releases/latest - 2026-10-18: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/directus/directus/contributors - 2026-10-18: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/directus - 2026-10-18: links
directus.com/docs/guides/extensions/marketplace - 2026-10-19: Runs as
directus.com/docs/self-hosting/overview - 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/directus