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Directus vs APIGit

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Directus compared with APIGit
DetailDirectus logo DirectusAPIGit logo APIGit
What it doesCollaborative backend and self-hostable headless CMS over any database Git-native platform for building, publishing, sharing, and securing APIs
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given 2022
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingCore plan free with 3 seats and 25 collections. Team plan $499/month with 10 SSO seats and 50 collections. Enterprise plan with custom pricing. Open Innovation Grant available free for organizations under $5M revenue and 50 employees. Free: $0 (1 seat, 1 API repository, 1 published document with badge, 1 mock server, up to 1,000 mock calls/month). Team: $216/year (3 seats included, $72 per additional seat; unlimited repositories, documents, mock servers, 20,000 mock calls/month). Enterprise: $720/year (5 seats included, $144 per
Key features
  • REST and GraphQL API generation
  • No-code admin interface
  • Digital asset manager
  • Real-time updates via WebSockets
  • Visual editing with live preview
  • Role-based access control
  • AI Assistant for translations and content creation
  • Native MCP server
  • Customizable dashboards
  • Git-native repository for API specifications
  • Visual OpenAPI editor with live linting
  • API documentation generation and publishing
  • API governance with predefined and custom rule sets
  • Spec-based and code-based mock servers
  • Team collaboration with organizations and permissions
  • CLI for linting, bundling, and publishing
  • MCP server and llms.txt for AI agent integration
  • GitHub Actions integration without stored secrets
  • Branch and tag protection with push mirrors and webhooks
What makes it different
  • Works over any existing database without abstraction layer
  • AI agents operate under same access policies as human users
  • Self-hostable with cloud option included
  • Teams can work independently on shared data without manual synchronization
  • Full backend operational in minutes
  • Every API spec lives in a real Git repository with full version history, review workflow, and blame tracking instead of in a portal
  • Open formats with no lock-in: OpenAPI and Markdown in Git, same checks run in CLI and CI
  • Quality control through review: governance rule sets run in the editor and again in pull requests before reaching consumers
  • CLI is free with MIT license, sends no telemetry, and works offline for linting, scoring and bundling
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)74 no change since last check36 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3611
Citation Flow (Majestic)5120
Referring domains (Majestic)289416

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