The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.
| Metric | directus | strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 34,952 | 72,026 |
| Forks | 4,727 | 9,679 |
| Open Issues | 387 | 754 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | NOASSERTION | NOASSERTION |
| Last commit | 5mo ago | 5mo ago |
| Repo age | 13.8y | 11.0y |
| Activity score | 70/100 | 73/100 |
strapi has 2.1× more stars (72,026 vs 34,952).
Both are actively maintained (last commit 162d ago vs 162d ago).
directus is more established (13.8y vs 11.0y old).
Both are primarily written in TypeScript.
