# Directus

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/directus-api
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/directus-api.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/directus-api/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://directus.io
- **Slug:** directus-api
- **Categories:** collaboration-productivity, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Directus is 'database-first,' meaning it wraps existing SQL schemas without imposing a proprietary data structure or migration path.
Source: Brand's website (https://directus.io) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Directus is an open-source data platform that instantly wraps any SQL database with a powerful REST and GraphQL API. It provides a collaborative no-code data studio for non-technical users to manage content and data while maintaining a pure, unaltered database schema for developers.
Source: Brand's website (https://directus.io) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Directus Data Studio
  - Directus API (REST & GraphQL)
  - Directus Cloud
Source: Brand's website (https://directus.io) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Freemium / Usage-based / Enterprise
Source: Brand's website (https://directus.io) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Software developers, enterprise IT, digital agencies, content managers
Source: Brand's website (https://directus.io) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Strapi
  - Contentful
  - Supabase
  - Firebase
Source: Brand's website (https://directus.io) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.