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Directus is an open source headless CMS that connects to any existing SQL database and generates a REST and GraphQL API automatically, giving teams a developer-friendly content platform without migrating their data to a proprietary system.
Contentful and Sanity store your content in their cloud with no self-hosted option on standard plans. Both charge per seat, and Contentful's API pricing adds up at high traffic volumes. Teams that already have a structured database (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite) face a painful choice: maintain a separate CMS with its own data model, or sync content between two systems.
Directus connects directly to your existing SQL database and introspects the schema to expose each table as a managed collection. The admin interface provides a content editor for non-technical users, digital asset management, and workflow approvals without any schema changes. Developers access the same data through REST or GraphQL APIs with policy-based access control. BSL licensed; the community edition self-hosts with Docker at no cost.
Directus is best for development teams that have an existing SQL database and need a content management layer on top of it without migrating to a new platform. It suits product teams building multi-channel content delivery and agencies that need a clean editorial interface alongside a developer-controlled API.
Unlike Contentful, Directus connects to your existing database rather than requiring you to move content into their system. You get a self-hosted CMS with full API access and no per-seat or per-API-call pricing.
