Directual

What Directual is

Directual is a full-stack no-code platform that puts a database, an API builder, backend logic and a visual web-page builder in one place. Its home page describes it as "Pro-level no-code designed to scale" and promises that you can "Build your MVP and go beyond without limits." The company lists a Lisboa, Portugal address in its footer. The page title frames the offer as building AI agents and business apps, and the home page adds that the platform includes "database, vector search, API, file storage and UI builder" for launching and scaling an AI agent.

The reader it speaks to most directly is a founder or product owner who wants an MVP, a freelancer or agency building for clients, and a software developer who wants a visual backend. The solutions menu is organized the same way, with entries for software developers, product owners, startup founders, and freelancers and agencies.

What you build and how

The platform's own navigation names its building blocks: database and API builder, backend scenarios, and a web-page builder. A typical project starts with data. The platform's pages describe scalable databases and an API builder, and the FAQ says that with scalable databases, an API builder, "tons of integrations" and a visual web page builder you can build "any project (just about)," with the exception of tech-giant scale products like Facebook.

Backend logic lives in scenarios. A testimonial on the home page puts it plainly: "I enjoyed using scenarios, which helped me automate any backend logic." The footer's solution list includes backend-heavy apps, which tells you where the company thinks the product is strongest: apps where the logic behind the screen matters as much as the screen.

On the front end, the web-page builder lets you assemble the interface visually. The solutions menu lists internal apps, and the home page gives examples of them: admin portals and CRMs. It also lists Telegram Mini Apps, Web3 apps, smart chat-bots and an HR-automation industry page.

Connecting to other systems works 2 ways, according to the FAQ. The first uses webhooks and the API builder, so third-party systems can push or pull data. The second uses a universal HTTP request for custom data exchange, plus pre-made plugins for services already integrated, and the FAQ names OpenAI, Telegram and Web3 plugins as examples. The academy FAQ also says that with OpenAI's integration, the custom functions you want to write are "translated from plain text," so you can tell the platform what to do instead of writing the function by hand.

For the api-builders reader, the API builder is the headline: the product treats an API as something you design visually and call from the app or from other systems. For the chatbot-builders reader, the dedicated AI agents page says "Create and deploy AI agents with our no-code platform," and describes automating tasks, building intelligent workflows, connecting APIs and using machine learning. The footer's smart chat-bots solution and the Telegram plugin cover the chatbot side as well.

On code, the FAQ is direct. Asked whether you can get the source code of a Directual app, the answer is "No, since the platform architecture does not generate code for every single app." If you have programming skills, the FAQ says you can still customize parts of a project, and it calls Directual and ReactJS "believed to be a perfect match." The academy page notes that HTML, CSS and JS help you get a head start, though you do not need programming to begin.

On hosting, the FAQ says you can choose between a private or public cloud-based setup, with the added ability to pick the geographical location of the server. The enterprise private cloud described on the pricing page is the high end of that choice.

The Web3 angle gets real attention. There is a Blockchain and Web3 entry in the product menu, a Web3 apps solution page, and FAQ answers about how no-code can help build Web3 projects, arguing that it removes the entry barrier for non-technical users.

Pricing, limits and claims

Directual prices per app, not per user. The pricing page's comparison table lists 4 columns:

• Startup: $39 a month paid annually, or $49 monthly. It includes 30,000 processing operations a month, 3,000 synchronous processing operations, 30,000 GET requests and 3,000 POST requests, with overage at $0.3 per additional 1,000 processing operations and $3 per additional 1,000 synchronous ones.
• Pro-Sandbox (Team plan): $0, included in Team plans, with 50,000 processing operations, 5,000 synchronous operations and 50,000 GET requests a month.
• Pro: $175 a month paid annually, or $249 monthly. It includes 500,000 processing operations, 50,000 synchronous operations and 500,000 GET requests, with overage at $0.18 per additional 1,000 processing operations.
• Business: $599 a month paid annually, or $899 monthly. It includes 2,000,000 processing operations, 200,000 synchronous operations and 2,000,000 GET requests, with overage at $0.08 per additional 1,000 processing operations.

Beyond operations and requests, the table sets file storage at 15 GB on Startup and Pro-Sandbox, 75 GB on Pro and 300 GB on Business, and a maximum of 10 requests per second on the 2 smaller columns, 100 on Pro and 1000 on Business. Pro states 98% uptime in its SLA and Business 99.9%. Every column includes unlimited plug-ins, API endpoints, app versions and reports, a custom domain with free SSL, a white label portal and scenario backups. Advanced security features, advanced scenario settings and web-page backups start at Pro-Sandbox, and only Business adds a separate DEV environment. Support is community on Startup, premium on Pro-Sandbox and Pro, and premium plus individual consultations on Business.

Operational limits are the main difference between Startup, Pro and Business, as the pricing FAQ puts it. Because limits apply to a single app, the page says that 3 simultaneous apps in development means 3 app plans.

Trials are described on the pricing page: the Startup plan has a "14 day free trial, no card required," and Pro offers a "1 month trial for 1$." The FAQ describes it as a 4-week trial for the Pro and Business plans that costs $1. The home page button reads "Start building for free," and its trial section invites you to "Try the Startup plan free." The company also runs grants for educational institutions and some other cases, and asks you to get in touch with your situation.

The Team plan is for agencies and freelancers. Instead of an app, you get a seat that includes Pro plan features, so you can develop a client's app without paying Pro pricing for it, and developers on your team can work together on one app. The pricing and academy pages both say you earn affiliate rewards on the plans your clients pay for, up to 50%.

At the top end, the enterprise private cloud promises unlimited apps and developer seats, no limits on load, and unlimited requests and operations. The page says that private cloud means nobody except you has access to the platform.

The home page headline "Loved by 30,000+" sits above customer testimonials, and the company links to case studies. The learning material is free: the academy FAQ says every material available is free of charge, and the home page promotes a Directual 101 crash course and a free AI-agents course. It also mentions a community, webinars, documentation and a roadmap in the footer. On data protection, the FAQ says the company handles personal data in line with the law, sets out the purpose of processing and customer rights, and points to its privacy policy for how Directual handles GDPR.

Who it suits and who it does not

Directual suits a founder who wants to launch an MVP and expects to grow into real traffic, since the pricing scales by operations instead of by seat. It suits an agency or freelancer, because the Team plan folds client development into a seat and shares revenue back. It suits an operations team building admin portals or a CRM-style internal app, and a developer who wants a visual backend with an escape hatch into code for some parts.

The caveats are specific. You cannot export the source code of an app and host it elsewhere, so the platform is a commitment. Costs track usage: the Startup plan's 30,000 processing operations a month and $0.3 per extra 1,000 mean a busy app should be priced against the Pro or Business limits before you launch. And since pricing is per app, a studio running many apps will want the Team plan or a private cloud conversation instead of stacking app plans.