---
name: Directus
domain: directus.com
kind: product
relation: competitor
segment: Web Application and Frontend Hosting Platform
descGrounded: 0.63
---

# Directus

A headless CMS and backend platform that generates REST and GraphQL APIs from any SQL database, providing a no-code interface and an MCP server for AI tool integration.

**Route:** surfaced by the Web Application and Frontend Hosting Platform lane's de-branded queries → competitor to vercel.com.

**Why it's on the map:** Directus sells a backend-as-a-service with auto-generated APIs and AI integration (MCP server) to the same frontend and full-stack developers who would evaluate Vercel for building and deploying web and AI-powered apps.

**Receipts** (verbatim from its page this run):

> Connect any database. Get instant APIs, a no-code interface, and a native MCP server for your headless CMS.

> Directus generates a production-ready REST and GraphQL API automatically.

**Edges:**

- discusses [[dev-to]]
- competitor [[elmapicms-com]]
