d9
Turn SQL databases into secure APIs through an intuitive admin interface. Data platform and headless CMS (fork of Directus).
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Still maintained? Yes: 79 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v12.0.26 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Database Management: Airtable alternatives.
At a glance
d9 quick facts
- Health score
- 79/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 183
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v12.0.26, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
Top alternatives to d9
In its own words
The project's README opens: "d9 is an open-source fork of Directus 9 (GPLv3), maintained independently by La Webcapsule. As Directus 10+ is now a premium open-source software, this repository aims to maintain a standard openSource version of Directus 9."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
d9 scores 79/100, #11 of 20 in Database Management: 79 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v12.0.26, yesterday) earns 25.0 of 25, 183 stars add 9.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 10.9 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
79 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v12.0.26 released yesterday
- Stars biggest shortfall 9.1 / 20
183 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 79
- Last 90 days
- 133
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #11 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between Evidence (#10) and StackRender (#12) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v12.0.26 · yesterday |
| Stars | 183 |
| Open issues | 4 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | LaWebcapsule/d9 ↗ |
d9 vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with d9 (Database Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NocoDB | 99 | 65k | SUL-1.0 | today |
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Payload CMS | 89 | 46k | MIT | yesterday |
| Strapi | 89 | 73k | MIT | today |
| Chartbrew | 83 | 4.1k | MIT | yesterday |
| d9 (this tool) | 79 | 183 | GPL-3.0 | today |
d9: common questions
Is d9 still maintained?
d9 had 79 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v12.0.26, is from yesterday. Repoly recomputes this nightly.