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Backend for Growth

Vision meets velocity.

Growing companies can't afford to move slow.
Directus gives small development teams the tools they need to thrive, helping them move swiftly from idea to execution. 

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Built for small teams to make
a giant impact. 

Innovation is at the heart of every startup. With Directus, you're equipped to innovate faster, smarter, and more efficiently.

Build for scale, not just stop-gaps.

You can't just build for today – there's always future challenges to consider. As your company scales, you don't have to worry about overhauling your foundation ever.

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We can quickly spin up a working piece of functionality and talk about how to develop ideas further. Directus is definitely making us a lot more capable than we would be trying to go it alone.

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Daniel Laughland

SVP Software Engineering, Novus Home Mortgage

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Take a hybrid buy-and-build approach.

With our API-first architecture, so you don't have to compromise on your approach. Integrate any service while retaining full control to build whatever your team needs. 

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Integrate third-party services and retain full control.

Don't compromise

Take the best approach for your needs, not your vendors.

Make everyone fullstack

Turn frontend developers into fullstack engineers.

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In a dynamic startup environment, having real-time insights into your operations is crucial. Create custom metrics dashboards, monitor KPIs across teams, and more. 

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Our [team] can customize their dashboards however they want and work in a way that suits them best. That’s a huge time saver – to the tune of 20-30% of their daily work.

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COO, Divine Persuasion Studio

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Customize everything. Make it yours.

From internationalization to branding, Directus is unopinionated and fully customizable. Never worry about outgrowing your backend.

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