Directus has announced the general availability of open data platform Directus 9. With a new codebase built on Node.js and Vue.js 3, Directus 9 achieves 10X higher performance than previous versions for near-instant SQL query responses, whether browsing vast datasets in the Directus app or performing deeply nested relational API requests.

Open-source, modular and extensible, Directus provides unlimited flexibility, with no hard feature ceiling and no vendor lock-in. It installs on top of and mirrors new or existing SQL databases, without altering schema or content. This enables database administrators to maintain full control, and the data remains pristine and portable. This makes it easy to ingest, fetch, update, or even create, data using the Directus REST+GraphQL API, JavaScript SDK or even pure SQL.

For Directus 9, the team at Directus refactored the platform to be 100 percent JavaScript with full support for every major SQL vendor, to perfectly complement the modern tech stack. Additionally, Directus 9 is being offered as both a free, on-premises solution as well as a tiered Cloud offering.

Directus 9 is available as a premium self-hosted app under its open-source license, or within a fully-managed Standard or dedicated Enterprise Cloud solution.