SERVERLESS WORKFLOW ENGINE

Turning Microservices into Business Logic

Reduce digital transformation risk through platform-agnostic serverless workflows. Orchestrate containers, APIs, and events with simple YAML.

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workflow.yaml

// Direktiv Workflow

id: process-order

description: "Order pipeline"

// Define states

states:

- id: validate

type: action

action:

function: validate-svc

- id: notify

type: action

action:

function: send-email

▶ workflow executed successfully

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Open Source

K8s

Native

YAML

Driven

Any

Cloud Platform

Why Direktiv?

Direktiv bridges the gap between microservices and business processes, giving you a powerful orchestration layer without vendor lock-in.

Container-Native

Run any container as a function in your workflow. No runtime restrictions—if it runs in Docker, it runs in Direktiv.

Event-Driven

React to CloudEvents, webhooks, and custom triggers. Build reactive systems that respond in real-time to any event source.

Platform Agnostic

Deploy on any Kubernetes cluster—AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-premises. Zero vendor lock-in by design.

Built For

From DevOps automation to business process orchestration

CI/CD Pipelines

Automate build, test, and deployment workflows

IT Automation

Orchestrate infrastructure and incident response

Data Pipelines

ETL, data transformation, and processing flows

Business Logic

Complex approval flows and process automation

CAPABILITIES

Powerful Features

Everything you need to orchestrate serverless workflows at scale

YAML-Based Workflows

Define complex orchestration logic with simple, declarative YAML. Version control your business processes alongside your code.

Any Container as a Function

Use any Docker container as a workflow step. Python, Go, Node.js, Java—bring your existing tools and services without rewrites.

Event-Driven Architecture

Trigger workflows from CloudEvents, webhooks, cron schedules, or manual invocations. Full event-driven reactivity built in.

Secrets & Variables

Securely manage environment variables and secrets. Namespace-level isolation keeps your credentials safe and organized.

Error Handling & Retries

Built-in retry logic, error catching, and compensation workflows. Your processes recover gracefully from any failure.

Observability

Real-time monitoring, logging, and tracing for every workflow execution. Full visibility into your orchestration layer.

Technology Categories

Kubernetes Serverless DevOps Microservices Cloud Computing Containerization CI/CD Event-Driven Workflow Automation

ARCHITECTURE

The Platform

See how Direktiv orchestrates your entire stack from a single control plane

Triggers

Webhooks

CloudEvents

Cron Schedules

API Calls

Direktiv Engine

Workflow Orchestrator

State management, branching, parallel execution, error handling

Secrets

Variables

Logging

Tracing

Services

Containers

REST APIs

Databases

Cloud Services

Deploy Anywhere

AWS

EKS, Fargate

Azure

AKS, Azure Arc

GCP

GKE, Anthos

On-Premises

Any K8s cluster

THE TEAM

Built by Experts

A lean, experienced team with deep roots in enterprise infrastructure

Wilhelm Wonigkeit

Co-Founder

Enterprise infrastructure veteran with deep expertise across the technology stack.

iQ Consult EMC/Dell VMware Dimension Data Datacentrix

Jens Gerke