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d9Payload
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license; enterprise features are sold separately.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Drop-in replacement for Directus 9 with the same schema
  • Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, CockroachDB, MariaDB and MS-SQL
  • Installs inside an existing Next.js app folder
  • Full TypeScript backend with an extensible admin panel
  • Based on the older Directus 9 codebase rather than current Directus
  • Smaller maintainer team than the original project
  • Configured in code, so it needs a developer
  • Tied to the Next.js and React ecosystem
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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