d9
Turn SQL databases into secure APIs through an intuitive admin interface. Data platform and headless CMS (fork of Directus).
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Commit activity more than 21% of tracked projects; popularity more than 9%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 155 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v12.0.12 · 20 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Nodejs |
Is d9 actively maintained?
d9 is under active development: 62 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 15 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 165% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v12.0.12, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
d9 ranks #13 of 21 in Database Management, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What d9 actually does
d9 is a data platform and headless content management system that operates as a fork of Directus. It provides an intuitive administrative interface to automatically transform existing SQL databases into secure APIs.
Best fit: This is a suitable choice if you need to quickly expose an existing relational database via a structured API and admin panel without writing custom backend scaffolding.
Worth knowing: As a smaller fork with moderate community traction, it may lack the extensive ecosystem, documentation, and long-term stability of its parent project or more established alternatives.
Deployment notes
Being a Node.js application, it typically requires a persistent connection to your target SQL database, a reverse proxy for handling TLS termination, and process management to keep the service running.
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