With 37,000 GitHub stars and over 45 million downloads powering 500,000+ deployed projects, Directus is the most widely adopted open-source backend platform that connects to your existing SQL database without requiring schema migrations or data duplication. Point it at PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL, SQLite, OracleDB, or CockroachDB and it instantly generates production-ready REST and GraphQL APIs complete with filtering, sorting, pagination, field selection, and relational queries — all derived from your actual schema with zero configuration. The visual Studio provides a full no-code management interface where non-technical teammates create content, manage assets, build dashboards, and configure access policies without engineering involvement. Field-level granular permissions govern every API request and Studio action through composable policies applied to roles, users, and AI agents identically. A built-in AI Assistant writes copy, translates content across languages, creates records, and routes items for review directly within the Studio interface. The native Model Context Protocol server connects Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible tool to your live data governed by the same access policies. Real-time WebSocket subscriptions push collection changes instantly for collaborative editing and live dashboards. Extensibility covers custom endpoints, hooks, interfaces, displays, layouts, modules, and operations. Deploy via Docker with environment-variable configuration or use Directus Cloud for managed hosting. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. BSL-1.1 licensed with free self-hosting.

Backed by 23,000+ GitHub stars and trusted by global brands processing millions of orders, Saleor delivers the open-source headless commerce API that replaces monolithic ecommerce platforms with a composable, GraphQL-native architecture where APIs are the only way to interact with the system. The core engine built on Python and Django handles catalog management, order processing, payment orchestration, inventory tracking, and fulfillment workflows while remaining completely decoupled from any frontend technology. Native multichannel support enables per-channel control of pricing, currencies, warehouses, product availability, and payment methods, managing Instagram, Amazon, regional websites, and retail POS from a single backend. The extensibility layer provides 160+ webhooks spanning synchronous payment callbacks, asynchronous event notifications via Google Cloud Pub/Sub and AWS SQS, and subscription queries that shape webhook payloads to deliver only the data your services need. Dashboard UI Extensions offer 45+ mount points for embedding custom interfaces via iframes without forking, while the Apps system allows building payment gateways, PIM integrations, loyalty programs, and discount logic in any language. The React-based administration dashboard provides product management, order processing, customer segmentation, and analytics with multi-language and multi-currency support. OIDC integration connects existing identity providers for single sign-on across the merchant organization. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. BSD 3-Clause licensed.