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  "slug": "directus",
  "name": "Directus",
  "url": "https://directus.com",
  "cat": "cms",
  "group": "back",
  "tagline": "Data platform over any SQL database",
  "price": "Core free (3 seats, free to self-host). Team $499/mo annual or $599/mo monthly (10 SSO seats); managed Cloud +$99/mo. Enterprise custom.",
  "tier": "mixed",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "Directus wraps an existing or new SQL database with a REST and GraphQL API plus a no-code admin app. It does not impose its own storage model — you can point it at a database you already have and keep your tables exactly as they are.",
  "why": "Best fit when content is one of several things living in your Postgres rather than the whole application. Official MCP server is generally available in both local and native forms.",
  "warn": "The Open Innovation Grant only makes it fully free under <b>$5M annual revenue and 50 employees</b>; above that, Team is $499/mo. The editing UI is a data admin, not a writing tool — long-form editors will not love it.",
  "install": "npx directus-template-cli@latest",
  "category": {
    "key": "cms",
    "name": "CMS & content infrastructure",
    "desc": "If you publish, this is the most consequential decision on the page.",
    "group": "back",
    "groupName": "Give it a backend"
  },
  "freshness": null,
  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": "https://directus.com/",
    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T17:12:38.21+00:00"
  },
  "corrected_at": null,
  "upstream_changed_at": null
}