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Directus Headless CMS

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Directus Headless CMS is a self-hostable SQL-backed headless CMS and collaborative backend platform.

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Directus Headless CMS connects to an existing SQL database and automatically generates production-ready REST and GraphQL APIs without imposing an abstraction layer over the schema. It provides a no-code admin interface for content editing, role-based access control, a digital asset manager, real-time WebSocket subscriptions, dashboards, and visual editing with live preview, and it can be self-hosted or deployed via Directus Cloud.

Directus includes a built-in AI Assistant in its Studio interface and a native MCP server that connects tools such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, and ChatGPT directly to the backend, with AI actions governed by the same access policies as human users. It is unopinionated about frontend frameworks and documents integrations across Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, SvelteKit, React, Angular, Laravel, Django, Flask, and mobile platforms.

Directus Headless CMS - Classification

Industry
  • Content Management Software
Technology
  • GraphQL
  • Headless CMS
Tags
  • CMS
  • Content Management

Directus Headless CMS - Direct Competitors

  • Contentful

    Contentful logo

    Composable Content Platform

    contentful.com

  • Contentrain

    Contentrain logo

    Contentrain Studio

    contentrain.io

  • Sanity

    Sanity logo

    Sanity Studio

    sanity.io

  • Storyblok

    Storyblok logo

    Storyblok Headless CMS

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  • Hygraph

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    Structured Content Platform

    hygraph.com

AttributeDirectus Headless CMSComposable Content PlatformContentrain StudioSanity StudioStoryblok Headless CMSStructured Content Platform
ProviderDirectusdirectus.io8M raised · Series AContentfulcontentful.com1B raisedContentraincontentrain.io190k raised · AngelSanitysanity.io135.7M raised · Series CStoryblokstoryblok.comHygraphhygraph.com30M raised · Series B
Founded200420132021201720172017
Sells ToEnterpriseEnterpriseEnterprise, Small BusinessDevelopersEnterprise, Mid-MarketB2B
Pricing Model—SubscriptionRecurring, SoftwareFreemiumFreemium, SubscriptionB2B SaaS
Ownership—Acquired SubsidiaryVenture CapitalPrivate CompanyPrivately HeldPrivately Held, Venture Capital Backed
Directus Headless CMS

Provider Directusdirectus.io8M raised · Series A

Founded 2004

Sells To Enterprise

Pricing Model —

Ownership —

Composable Content Platform

Provider Contentfulcontentful.com1B raised

Founded 2013

Sells To Enterprise

Pricing Model Subscription

Ownership Acquired Subsidiary

Contentrain Studio

Provider Contentraincontentrain.io190k raised · Angel

Founded 2021

Sells To Enterprise, Small Business

Pricing Model Recurring, Software

Ownership Venture Capital

Sanity Studio

Provider Sanitysanity.io135.7M raised · Series C

Founded 2017

Sells To Developers

Pricing Model Freemium

Ownership Private Company

Storyblok Headless CMS

Provider Storyblokstoryblok.com

Founded 2017

Sells To Enterprise, Mid-Market

Pricing Model Freemium, Subscription

Ownership Privately Held

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