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Open Innovation Grant | Directus
AI Assistant: Query Your Data, Update Content + More
AI Assistant: Query Your Data, Update Content + More
AI Assistant: Query Your Data, Update Content + More
AI Assistant: Query Your Data, Update Content + More
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AI & MCP
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Get a Demo
Open Innovation Grant
Our full software, free for individuals and startups.
Apply and get full access to Directus for free. For individuals, non-profits, hobbyists, and any team under 50 people + $5M in revenue.
Unlimited seats, collections, and flows
SSO and custom access policies
Bring-your-own LLM and AI translations
Self-hosted: free, no caps
Cloud: pay only the hosting cost of $99/month
Who qualifies
Under $5M annual recurring revenue and fewer than 50 employees.
By applying, you acknlowledge that you've read and agree to our
Open Innovation Grant agreement
. Directus reserves the right to revoke Open Innovation Grant keys due to false or inaccurate information, or grant abuse.
Grant Application
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The collaborative backend for builders & AI.
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Directus
The collaborative backend for builders & AI.
SOC 2
Type II
G2
4.9
GDPR
Compliant
Compare
vs.
Airtable
vs.
WordPress
vs.
Strapi
vs.
Contentful
vs.
Sanity
Resources
Articles
Customers
Directus TV
Directus Labs
Community
Forum
Extensions
Events
Partner Directory
Become a Partner
Developers
Documentation
API Reference
GitHub
Contributing
SDK
Company
About
Careers
Contact
Trust Center
Copyright © 2026 Monospace Inc.
All rights reserved.
Cloud Policies
Privacy
Terms
License
OIG
Status
Directus
The collaborative backend for builders & AI.
SOC 2
Type II
G2
4.9
GDPR
Compliant
Compare
vs.
Airtable
vs.
WordPress
vs.
Strapi
vs.
Contentful
vs.
Sanity
Resources
Articles
Customers
Directus TV
Directus Labs
Community
Forum
Extensions
Events
Partner Directory
Become a Partner
Developers
Documentation
API Reference
GitHub
Contributing
SDK
Company
About
Careers
Contact
Trust Center
Copyright © 2026 Monospace Inc.
All rights reserved.
Cloud Policies
Privacy
Terms
License
OIG
Status
Directus
The collaborative backend for builders & AI.
SOC 2
Type II
G2
4.9
GDPR
Compliant
Compare
vs.
Airtable
vs.
WordPress
vs.
Strapi
vs.
Contentful
vs.
Sanity
Resources
Articles
Customers
Directus TV
Directus Labs
Community
Forum
Extensions
Events
Partner Directory
Become a Partner
Developers
Documentation
API Reference
GitHub
Contributing
SDK
Company
About
Careers
Contact
Trust Center
Copyright © 2026 Monospace Inc.
All rights reserved.
Cloud Policies
Privacy
Terms
License
OIG
Status
