Directus

Super simple, lightweight CMS

What do you like best? We love how easy and flexible Directus is to use as our CMS. We have created a whole system of pages with content, reviews, widgets, and more. It really works well with managing all of our content and adding new pages instantly. What do you dislike? Sometimes it can be a tad buggy, plus it is not just an out of the box integration like something with WordPress would be. Wordpress is more flexible with an entire app marketplace, although performance sometimes ...

"More then just a CMS"

What do you like best about Directus? ( This is GPT *corrected*, but an honest review! ) Directus is a total lifesaver if you're juggling database stuff. It's like having a magic wand for creating tables super fast. But wait, there's more! It also takes care of the boring bits like making forms, cool UIs, and even validations. What's really cool? Custom views for each user. Yup, it personalizes things so everyone gets what they need. And for the tech-savvy, there's a killer API, GraphQL, ...

"The best modern CMS"

What do you like best about Directus? The support Directus offers has been exemplary, during our migration to start using Directus, we had many questions and their support has been responsive and helpful during the whole process. The open-source nature of Directus, has allowed us to contribute fixes and improvements to the product, without having to wait for their engineering team to implement them. The language support out of the box, was one of the reason we went with Directus. What do ...

"Highly recommended!"

What do you like best about Directus? It takes all the complexity out of being a front end, back end, and database developer. Point and click with a significant number of possibilities, and it takes such a tiny amount of time to deliver a POC and not much longer to release something fully featured. The inclusion of Flows has been an absolute game changer and I can't imagine living without them. What do you dislike about Directus? I get anxiety when there are new releases - it's not rare for ...

"Top notch headless CMS"

What do you like best about Directus? As a user of Directus for a web application, I am continually impressed by its robust and flexible features. Directus stands out as a headless CMS for its seamless data management capabilities, it provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface that makes handling complex data structures a breeze. One of the key strengths of Directus is its ability to serve as an effective data layer for web applications. It offers a powerful API that allows for ...

"Fantastic DB CMS"

What do you like best about Directus? Directus allows for incredibly powerful usage of your database, all without touching any SQL. Nothing is proprietary, all of it is just your DB and the data. Through the API, you can easily do anything with your data that you want. There are so many opportunities to customize the dashboard and app itself, making it especially useful for allowing users to easily manipulate data (but with the permissions - only as much as you want them to). With ...

"Universal data platform with smart UI on top of a RDBMS"

What do you like best about Directus? Directus is easy to use and combines a lot features: easy-to-use REST- & GraphQL-APIs for developers, a smart User-Interface for clients, data modeling tools for business analysts. What do you dislike about Directus? Directus could be improved at the core with a CMS-like interface (structured content editor), so you don't have to rely on 3rd-party plugins for this use case. What problems is Directus solving and how is that benefiting you? Directus ...

"Extremely versatile open source headless cms"

What do you like best about Directus? Probably the best headleass CMS out there, and all the built-in components and modules makes Directus the perfect choice for whatever project you are trying to build. Besides the pure database modelling capabilities, the Directus Flows is awesome when needing more complex features. The role-based access control is superb and enables granular control of who gets access to what. And that the admin-interface is entirely build with Vue js is an added ...

"Save me a lot of time, every day"

What do you like best about Directus? Iterative app design is made incredibly easy with Directus as a backend. Its ability to generate consistent and reliable database structures and APIs has allowed me to quickly prototype, test, and deploy new versions of my app without any hassle. Highly extensible by nature. This has enabled me to customize and expand my applications according to my specific requirements. The platform's open-source nature allows for seamless integration of custom ...

"Directus is the admin panel I've been searching for"

What do you like best about Directus? I've tried many quick-start admin environments across many technologies such as Laravel Nova, Forestry.io, Strapi, and many others. What I like about Directus is that it provides Auth, API, media management, a great GUI, a fast admin experience, and tons of customization points where I want them. Everything I thought I would need to look for was already there. It was both simple and powerful. What do you dislike about Directus? It's possible to corrupt ...