Directus
A self-hostable headless CMS and collaborative backend for modern teams.
Recommended for
- Solo / Indie
- Idea-Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Scaleup
SSIE
Stage Fit Recommendations
Following data shows why Directus is recommended for listed teams. The Fit Score represents the percentage fit of Directus to each company stages, as calculated by the SSIE.
Stage
Fit Score
Fit Reasons
Solo / Indie
$0–$2,000 MRR
78- Role-based access control on the Core plan
- Data deletion and right to erasure
- Free plan available (Core), no purchase required to start
Idea-Stage
$0
78- Data export and portability
- Generates production-ready REST and GraphQL APIs from any database
- Connects AI directly to live data for structured content management
Pre-Seed
$0–$10k MRR
82- Scaffolds data models from IDEs without manual migration scripts
- Translates and publishes content directly into locale fields
Seed
$10k–$100k MRR
89- Tags and analyzes images with AI, writing metadata directly to records
- Open-source codebase, independently reviewable
Series A
$100k–$500k MRR
87- Single sign-on with SAML and directory provisioning
- Published uptime SLA and incident response commitments
- Active security and vulnerability disclosure programme
- Includes AI translations and an AI assistant for content workflows
Scaleup
$500k–$2M+ MRR
77- Supports SSO (SAML/OIDC) for enterprise teams
- Public API documentation for developers
Description
Directus is a self-hostable headless CMS that connects to any database, providing instant REST and GraphQL APIs. It offers a no-code interface, native Multi-Cloud Platform (MCP) server for AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor, and supports team collaboration. Users can self-host on their own infrastructure or deploy to Directus Cloud. The platform includes features like activity logs, revisions history, and custom access policies. Pricing starts with a free tier and includes paid plans for teams and enterprise needs. The Open Innovation Grant provides full access to qualifying teams at no cost.
Pricing
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