What does Directus use?

As of October 2026, runsonwhat has found 32 tools at Directus (directus.io) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Cloudflare. Application: Google Fonts, Anthropic and OpenAI. Data & Observability: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and PostHog. Go-to-market: Google Ads, Meta Pixel and LinkedIn Insight Tag. Company Ops: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and SendGrid. Last checked October 20, 2026.

Directus uses HubSpot for its CRM, alongside Dealfront, Vector and Unify, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found HubSpot through a subdomain that points at HubSpot and email records, and Directus has used it since at least August 2022. HubSpot is used by 93,795 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Directus uses Microsoft 365 for email and office software, alongside Google Workspace, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Microsoft 365 through a DNS verification record for Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 is used by 710,099 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Directus uses Discord for customer support and documentation, alongside Discourse, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Discord through Discord code on directus.io. Discord is used by 5,417 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Directus uses Stripe for payments and billing, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Stripe through a DNS verification record for Stripe. Stripe is used by 27,851 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Directus uses Google Analytics for analytics, alongside Google Tag Manager and PostHog, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Google Analytics through Google Analytics code on directus.io. Google Analytics is used by 877,049 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Directus has used Squarespace since at least August 2019, going by the first public certificate of the directus.io subdomain that points at Squarespace. Other long-running tools at Directus include HubSpot (since August 2022), HubSpot CMS (since August 2022) and Discourse (since March 2025).

Yes. runsonwhat found Google Fonts at Directus through Google Fonts code on directus.io. Google Fonts is a Media & UI tool used by 807,736 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Yes. runsonwhat has found Anthropic and OpenAI at Directus; Anthropic, for example, through a DNS verification record for Anthropic. AI services called only from servers leave no public trace, so Directus may use more AI tools than these.

The companies with the stacks most like Directus' are Browserbase, Braintrust, Mintlify and Pomerium, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Each shares 15 to 21 tools with Directus, and rare tools count for more than common ones like Google Workspace, so the match reflects real stack choices.

runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 32 tools at Directus, 17 were found through code on directus.io, 7 through DNS records, 4 through subdomains that point at the vendor, 3 through email records and 1 through website configuration files. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and directus.io about monthly.