Directus
Directus is an open-source headless CMS and data platform that lets developers build APIs from custom SQL data models while providing non-technical users with a friendly admin interface to manage structured content.
It automatically generates REST and 
GraphQL endpoints from the database schema, supports multiple SQL databases, and offers role-based access control, field-level permissions, versioning, workflows, asset management, real-time previews, and custom dashboards.
According to our data, Directus ranks 117th among the content management systems we track.
It has 0.009% of the CMS market share and powers 0.004% of all websites.
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Directus is available in both free and paid versions.
(1 user, 5K DB entries)$180/year
(5 users, 75K DB entries)$1,188/year
(10 users, 250K DB entries)$1,188/year
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- CMS
- Rank: 117
- Market share: 0.009%
🏆 Directus Awards
- ⬆️ 108th most popular in the United States in the CMS category.
⚡ Sites Powered by Directus
We have data on 139 websites that use the Directus CMS. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Directus is 
behance.net.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | behance.net |
#139 | United States | American English |
| 2 | #8,547 | United States | English | |
| 3 | #18,586 | American English | ||
| 4 | #24,422 | Australia | English | |
| 5 | #28,828 | France | French | |
| 6 | #29,082 | Canada | English | |
| 7 | #34,028 | Saudi Arabia | Arabic | |
| 8 | #50,593 | Russia | Russian | |
| 9 | #53,381 | Spain | European Spanish | |
| 10 | #54,219 | Spain | European Spanish | |
| 11 | #57,223 | English | ||
| 12 | #59,190 | United States | American English | |
| 13 | #62,776 | Spain | European Spanish | |
| 14 | #71,510 | Germany | English | |
| 15 | #77,685 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 16 | #86,617 | Chile | Spanish | |
| 17 | #90,239 | Italy | English | |
| 18 | #100,395 | English | ||
| 19 | #101,254 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #107,724 | Luxembourg | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Directus:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Internet Services category.
Most of the sites using Directus are from the United States, Germany, and France.
- United States 25.2%
- Germany 12.6%
- France 8.4%
- United Kingdom 5.9%
- Australia 5%
- Russia 5%
- Canada 4.2%
- Netherlands 4.2%
- Spain 4.2%
- Other 25.3%
Most Directus users speak English, German, or French.
- English 62.6%
- German 8.6%
- French 7.9%
- Spanish 5.8%
- Russian 5%
- Portuguese 1.4%
- Dutch 0.7%
- Polish 0.7%
- Ukrainian 0.7%
- Other 6.6%
The Directus CMS is especially popular on .com, .de, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 43.9%
- .de 6.5%
- .org 5.8%
- .com.au 4.3%
- .net 3.6%
- .ru 3.6%
- .fr 2.9%
- .io 2.2%
- .co 1.4%
- Other 25.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Directus include Internet services, marketing and merchandising, and sports.
- Internet Services 14.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 14.8%
- Sports 9.8%
- Business 8.2%
- Real Estate 6.6%
- Online Shopping 4.9%
- Entertainment 4.9%
- Software/Hardware 4.9%
- Travel 3.3%
- Other 27.8%
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Builder.io💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Directus's headquarters?
Directus is located in New York, United States.
Does Directus offer a free plan?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Directus the most?
The majority of Directus users are from the United States.
Who uses Directus?
According to our data, Directus is used on over a hundred sites, including such established ones as behance.net, xumo.com, and
coldwellbanker.com.
How does Directus stack up against the competition?
Directus is a moderately popular CMS, ranking ahead of 173 other content management systems we track.
What are the alternatives to Directus?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Directus may include 
Sanity, 
Strapi, and Payload CMS.
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Vue.js🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,531,690 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.