The Collaborative CMS for teams tired of rework.
Your developers aren't human APIs. Your content team can't wait weeks for changes. Directus connects both sides with AI that actually understands your data.
Powering thousands of enterprise, government, and hobby projects across the world.
Your AI tools are powerful.
They just can't see your backend.
AI coding agents can scaffold apps and refactor code in seconds. But ask them to work with your CMS data? They're flying blind. Directus changes that. Connect via MCP or use built-in AI Chat, and your tools finally see everything.
Model your data visually. Or let AI do it.
Describe what you need in plain language. AI builds the schema with proper field types, relationships, and validation.
Get instant GraphQL + REST APIs
Connect a database, get fully documented APIs. Your AI tools can read and write immediately.
Connect any SQL database
Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MariaDB, CockroachDB. Your data stays where it is.
Implement policy-based auth
Granular permissions that AI respects. Create dedicated AI accounts with specific roles. Lock down production.
Write custom extensions
Build custom interfaces, endpoints, and hooks. Your code, your rules.
Retain total control of your data
Self-host anywhere or use Directus Cloud. Your data never leaves your infrastructure. AI operates within your boundaries.
One fetch read and it's done. My AI tools can see the entire API structure at once and iterate without me having to explain endpoints or schemas. It eliminates typos, improves our mutual understanding, and makes the development flow much smoother.
Vincent Cottalorda
Frontend Developer
Trusted by teams that ship.
From enterprise applications to marketing sites, engineering teams at ViewSonic, TUI, Weber, and thousands more rely on Directus to move faster.
Johnny Huang
Sr. Software Engineer
Falling in love with Directus is inevitable. It revolutionized our data schema design and maintenance workflow, enabling us to deliver features earlier while ensuring a robust and extensible data schema.
Dr. Michael Schäfers
Sr. Data Engineer
Directus has revolutionized our workflow compared to the outdated practice of exchanging Excel sheets via email. This platform significantly reduces manual workload while notably enhancing data quality by maintaining a single source of truth.
Heston Liebowitz
Sr. Director of Engineering
Directus is the foundation of Weber's smart grilling app, enabling seamless user experiences for nearly 6 million app sessions since its launch. It has consistently delivered exceptional performance with low latency and zero downtime. Its adaptability has allowed us to quickly introduce new app features with minimal backend engineering effort.
Ivan Nikolic
Frontend developer
Excellent CMS, user-friendly and it is very easy to manage data with the API. So far I have 4 projects in production that are related to Directus and I want to praise the team behind the whole story. As a very important thing, I can single out flows and transparency admin dashboard.
Antoine Veliz
VP, Design
Tripadvisor is using Directus to bring our products, data and content closer together. This will allow our users to plan and experience travel in new and innovative ways.
Nicolas Leport
Freelance at @nkCreation
I discovered Directus few years ago when it was written in PHP. Since then, I use it for nearly all the websites I do. It has all the features that me and my clients want to manage their content, a beautiful and easy-to-use interface without non-wanted things. I use it with tools like Astro, Nuxt and other SSR/SSG engines and it's amazing. Thank you for your awesome work.
Meet the Data Studio.
A no-code interface for your entire backend. Give every team member access to the data they need, with the guardrails you set.
Automate
Let workflows run themselves.
Describe what you need in plain language and AI builds it. Or use the visual builder. Trigger on events, schedules, or webhooks.
Extend
Build what's missing.
Custom endpoints, hooks, interfaces, and modules. Your code runs inside Directus, with full access to the API.
Customize
Make it look like yours.
White-label the entire interface. Custom branding, themes, and layouts for your team or clients.
Visualize
See your data clearly.
Build dashboards that give your team real-time visibility into what matters. Track metrics, spot trends, share with stakeholders. No SQL required.
The most interesting area right now is using MCP to develop applications and extensions. I use models within Directus to both write code and modify the database schema, and introspect for example data. This dramatically improves results for development and allows a full AI "full-stack" workflow.
Joshua Bemenderfer
Chief Operating Officer
AI that works with your stack.
Connect via MCP or use the built-in AI Chat. Your AI gets full context of your backend, and Directus works with whatever frontend you're building.
From CMS to recognition platforms to 3D product builders and everything else in-between, we’ve yet to find a use case that Directus is unable to handle.
Matthew Rollinson
Co-Founder, Rolley.io
Stop drowning in tickets. Start shipping together.
Connect AI to your backend and let your team work at the speed of ideas. No lock-in and free to start.