diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c3528d..df3cd16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,26 +155,29 @@ These options can be used with any command to configure the operation of `direct
 - `--collections-path <collectionPath>`  
   Specify the path for the collections dump, relative to the dump path. The default is `"collections"`.
 
+- `-o, --only-collections <onlyCollections>`
+  Comma-separated list of directus collections to include during `pull` `push` or `diff` process.
+
+- `-x, --exclude-collections <excludeCollections>`  
+  Comma-separated list of directus collections to exclude during `pull` `push` or `diff`. Can be used along with `only-collections`.
+
 - `--snapshot-path <snapshotPath>`  
   Specify the path for the schema snapshot dump, relative to the dump path. The default is `"snapshot"`.
 
+- `--no-snapshot`
+  Do not pull and push the Directus schema. By default, the schema is pulled and pushed.
+
 - `--no-split`  
   Indicates whether the schema snapshot should be split into multiple files. By default, snapshots are split.
 
-- `-f, --force`  
-  Force the diff of schema, even if the Directus version is different. The default is `false`.
-
 - `--specs-path <specsPath>`  
   Specify the path for the specifications dump (GraphQL & OpenAPI), relative to the dump path. The default is `"specs"`.
 
 - `--no-specs`  
   Do not dump the specifications (GraphQL & OpenAPI). By default, specifications are dumped.
 
-- `-o, --only-collections <onlyCollections>`
-  Comma-separated list of directus collections to include during `pull` `push` or `diff` process.
- 
-- `-x, --exclude-collections <excludeCollections>`  
-  Comma-separated list of directus collections to exclude during `pull` `push` or `diff`. Can be used along with `only-collections`.
+- `-f, --force`  
+  Force the diff of schema, even if the Directus version is different. The default is `false`.
 
 - `-h, --help`  
   Display help information for the `directus-sync` commands.
@@ -201,14 +204,15 @@ module.exports = {
   directusToken: 'my-directus-token',
   directusEmail: 'admin@example.com', // ignored if directusToken is provided
   directusPassword: 'my-directus-password', // ignored if directusToken is provided
-  split: true,
   dumpPath: './directus-config',
   collectionsPath: 'collections',
+  onlyCollections: ['roles', 'permissions', 'settings'],
+  excludeCollections: ['settings'],
   snapshotPath: 'snapshot',
+  snapshot: true,
+  split: true,
   specsPath: 'specs',
   specs: true,
-  onlyCollections: ['roles', 'permissions', 'settings'],
-  excludeCollections: ['settings'],
 };
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/diff.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/diff.ts
index 0300e1d..cc248c7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/diff.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/diff.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 import { Container } from 'typedi';
-import { MigrationClient, SnapshotClient } from '../services';
+import { ConfigService, MigrationClient, SnapshotClient } from '../services';
 import { loadCollections } from '../loader';
+import pino from 'pino';
+import { LOGGER } from '../constants';
 
 export async function runDiff() {
+  const logger: pino.Logger = Container.get(LOGGER);
+  const config = Container.get(ConfigService);
+  const snapshotConfig = config.getSnapshotConfig();
+
   // Clear the cache
   await Container.get(MigrationClient).clearCache();
+
   // Snapshot
-  await Container.get(SnapshotClient).diff();
+  if (snapshotConfig.enabled) {
+    await Container.get(SnapshotClient).diff();
+  } else {
+    logger.debug('Snapshot is disabled');
+  }
 
   // Collections
   const collections = loadCollections();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/pull.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/pull.ts
index da1afd7..70afb68 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/pull.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/pull.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 import { Container } from 'typedi';
 import {
+  ConfigService,
   MigrationClient,
   SnapshotClient,
   SpecificationsClient,
 } from '../services';
 import { loadCollections } from '../loader';
+import pino from 'pino';
+import { LOGGER } from '../constants';
 
 export async function runPull() {
+  const logger: pino.Logger = Container.get(LOGGER);
+  const config = Container.get(ConfigService);
+  const snapshotConfig = config.getSnapshotConfig();
+
   // Clear the cache
   await Container.get(MigrationClient).clearCache();
 
   // Snapshot
-  await Container.get(SnapshotClient).pull();
+  if (snapshotConfig.enabled) {
+    await Container.get(SnapshotClient).pull();
+  } else {
+    logger.debug('Snapshot is disabled');
+  }
 
   // Specifications
   await Container.get(SpecificationsClient).pull();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/push.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/push.ts
index 2fee9d0..f793664 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/push.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/push.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 import { Container } from 'typedi';
 import pino from 'pino';
-import { MigrationClient, SnapshotClient } from '../services';
+import { ConfigService, MigrationClient, SnapshotClient } from '../services';
 import { loadCollections } from '../loader';
 import { LOGGER } from '../constants';
 
 export async function runPush() {
   const logger: pino.Logger = Container.get(LOGGER);
+  const config = Container.get(ConfigService);
+  const snapshotConfig = config.getSnapshotConfig();
 
   // Clear the cache
   await Container.get(MigrationClient).clearCache();
 
   // Snapshot
-  logger.info(`---- Push schema ----`);
-  await Container.get(SnapshotClient).push();
+  if (snapshotConfig.enabled) {
+    logger.info(`---- Push schema ----`);
+    await Container.get(SnapshotClient).push();
+  } else {
+    logger.debug('Snapshot is disabled');
+  }
 
   // Collections
   const collections = loadCollections();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/loader.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/loader.ts
index 87b6a3c..2b9bf71 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/loader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { DictionaryValues } from 'ts-essentials';
 import {
   CollectionRecord,
+  CollectionsList,
   ConfigService,
   DashboardsCollection,
   FlowsCollection,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { createDumpFolders, getPinoTransport } from './helpers';
 import { Container, Token } from 'typedi';
 import Logger from 'pino';
 import { LOGGER } from './constants';
+import pino from 'pino';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
 export async function initContext(
@@ -74,7 +76,11 @@ export function loadCollections() {
 
   // Get the collections to process
   const config = Container.get(ConfigService);
+  const logger: pino.Logger = Container.get(LOGGER);
   const collectionsToProcess = config.getCollectionsToProcess();
+  const excludedCollections = CollectionsList.filter(
+    (collection) => !collectionsToProcess.includes(collection),
+  );
 
   // Initialize the collections
   const output: CollectionInstance[] = [];
@@ -89,5 +95,9 @@ export function loadCollections() {
     );
   }
 
+  if (excludedCollections.length > 0) {
+    logger.debug(`Excluded collections: ${excludedCollections.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+
   return output;
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/program.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/program.ts
index c30cac0..b3f8529 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/program.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/program.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ function cleanProgramOptions(programOptions: Record<string, unknown>) {
  * Remove some default values from the command options that overrides the config file
  */
 function cleanCommandOptions(commandOptions: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  if (commandOptions.snapshot === true) {
+    delete commandOptions.snapshot;
+  }
   if (commandOptions.split === true) {
     delete commandOptions.split;
   }
@@ -92,26 +95,37 @@ export function createProgram() {
   );
 
   // Shared options
-  const noSplitOption = new Option(
-    '--no-split',
-    `should split the schema snapshot into multiple files (default "${DefaultConfig.split}")`,
-  );
   const dumpPathOption = new Option(
     '--dump-path <dumpPath>',
     `the base path for the dump (default "${DefaultConfig.dumpPath}")`,
   );
+
   const collectionsPathOption = new Option(
     '--collections-path <collectionPath>',
     `the path for the collections dump, relative to the dump path (default "${DefaultConfig.collectionsPath}")`,
   );
+  const excludeCollectionsOption = new Option(
+    '-x, --exclude-collections <excludeCollections>',
+    `comma separated list of collections to exclude from the process (default to none)`,
+  ).argParser(commaSeparatedList);
+  const onlyCollectionsOption = new Option(
+    '-o, --only-collections <onlyCollections>',
+    `comma separated list of collections to include in the process (default to all)`,
+  ).argParser(commaSeparatedList);
+
   const snapshotPathOption = new Option(
     '--snapshot-path <snapshotPath>',
     `the path for the schema snapshot dump, relative to the dump path (default "${DefaultConfig.snapshotPath}")`,
   );
-  const forceOption = new Option(
-    '-f, --force',
-    `force the diff of schema, even if the Directus version is different (default "${DefaultConfig.force}")`,
+  const noSnapshotOption = new Option(
+    '--no-snapshot',
+    `should pull and push the Directus schema (default "${DefaultConfig.snapshot}")`,
+  );
+  const noSplitOption = new Option(
+    '--no-split',
+    `should split the schema snapshot into multiple files (default "${DefaultConfig.split}")`,
   );
+
   const specificationsPathOption = new Option(
     '--specs-path <specsPath>',
     `the path for the specifications dump (GraphQL & OpenAPI), relative to the dump path (default "${DefaultConfig.specsPath}")`,
@@ -120,14 +134,11 @@ export function createProgram() {
     '--no-specs',
     `should dump the GraphQL & OpenAPI specifications (default "${DefaultConfig.specs}")`,
   );
-  const excludeCollectionsOption = new Option(
-    '-x, --exclude-collections <excludeCollections>',
-    `comma separated list of collections to exclude from the process`,
-  ).argParser(commaSeparatedList);
-  const onlyCollectionsOption = new Option(
-    '-o, --only-collections <onlyCollections>',
-    `comma separated list of collections to include in the process`,
-  ).argParser(commaSeparatedList);
+
+  const forceOption = new Option(
+    '-f, --force',
+    `force the diff of schema, even if the Directus version is different (default "${DefaultConfig.force}")`,
+  );
 
   program
     .version(getVersion())
@@ -141,14 +152,15 @@ export function createProgram() {
   program
     .command('pull')
     .description('get the schema and collections and store them locally')
-    .addOption(noSplitOption)
     .addOption(dumpPathOption)
     .addOption(collectionsPathOption)
-    .addOption(snapshotPathOption)
-    .addOption(noSpecificationsOption)
-    .addOption(specificationsPathOption)
     .addOption(excludeCollectionsOption)
     .addOption(onlyCollectionsOption)
+    .addOption(snapshotPathOption)
+    .addOption(noSnapshotOption)
+    .addOption(noSplitOption)
+    .addOption(specificationsPathOption)
+    .addOption(noSpecificationsOption)
     .action(wrapAction(program, runPull));
 
   program
@@ -156,25 +168,27 @@ export function createProgram() {
     .description(
       'describe the schema and collections diff. Does not modify the database.',
     )
-    .addOption(noSplitOption)
     .addOption(dumpPathOption)
     .addOption(collectionsPathOption)
-    .addOption(snapshotPathOption)
-    .addOption(forceOption)
     .addOption(excludeCollectionsOption)
     .addOption(onlyCollectionsOption)
+    .addOption(snapshotPathOption)
+    .addOption(noSnapshotOption)
+    .addOption(noSplitOption)
+    .addOption(forceOption)
     .action(wrapAction(program, runDiff));
 
   program
     .command('push')
     .description('push the schema and collections')
-    .addOption(noSplitOption)
     .addOption(dumpPathOption)
     .addOption(collectionsPathOption)
-    .addOption(snapshotPathOption)
-    .addOption(forceOption)
     .addOption(excludeCollectionsOption)
     .addOption(onlyCollectionsOption)
+    .addOption(snapshotPathOption)
+    .addOption(noSnapshotOption)
+    .addOption(noSplitOption)
+    .addOption(forceOption)
     .action(wrapAction(program, runPush));
 
   program
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/config.ts
index 6f8e849..9abafed 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/config.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
       dumpPath: snapshotPath,
       splitFiles: this.requireOptions('split'),
       force: this.requireOptions('force'),
+      enabled: this.requireOptions('snapshot'),
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/default-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/default-config.ts
index 0e9e2ce..e3a999e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/default-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/default-config.ts
@@ -11,27 +11,30 @@ export const DefaultConfig: Pick<
   | 'debug'
   | 'dumpPath'
   | 'collectionsPath'
+  | 'excludeCollections'
+  | 'onlyCollections'
   | 'snapshotPath'
+  | 'snapshot'
   | 'split'
-  | 'force'
-  | 'specs'
   | 'specsPath'
-  | 'excludeCollections'
-  | 'onlyCollections'
+  | 'specs'
+  | 'force'
 > = {
   // Global
   debug: false,
   // Pull, diff, push
   dumpPath: './directus-config',
+  // Collections
   collectionsPath: 'collections',
+  excludeCollections: [],
+  onlyCollections: [],
+  // Snapshot
   snapshotPath: 'snapshot',
+  snapshot: true,
   split: true,
   // Specifications
-  specs: true,
   specsPath: 'specs',
+  specs: true,
   // Diff, push
   force: false,
-  // Exclusion and Inclusion
-  excludeCollections: [],
-  onlyCollections: [],
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/schema.ts
index f9e4f5a..66a339f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/config/schema.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,18 @@ export const OptionsFields = {
   directusEmail: z.string().optional(),
   directusPassword: z.string().optional(),
   // Pull, diff, push
-  split: z.boolean(),
   dumpPath: z.string(),
+  // Collections
   collectionsPath: z.string(),
+  excludeCollections: z.array(CollectionEnum).optional(),
+  onlyCollections: z.array(CollectionEnum).optional(),
+  // Snapshot
   snapshotPath: z.string(),
+  snapshot: z.boolean(),
+  split: z.boolean(),
   // Specifications
-  specs: z.boolean(),
   specsPath: z.string(),
+  specs: z.boolean(),
   // Diff, push
   force: z.boolean(),
   // Untrack
@@ -59,9 +64,6 @@ export const OptionsFields = {
   id: z.string().optional(),
   // Hooks
   hooks: OptionsHooksSchema.optional(),
-  // Exclusion and Inclusion
-  excludeCollections: z.array(CollectionEnum).optional(),
-  onlyCollections: z.array(CollectionEnum).optional(),
 };
 export const OptionsSchema = z.object(OptionsFields);
 
@@ -75,16 +77,18 @@ export const ConfigFileOptionsSchema = z.object({
   directusEmail: OptionsFields.directusEmail.optional(),
   directusPassword: OptionsFields.directusPassword.optional(),
   // Dump config
-  split: OptionsFields.split.optional(),
   dumpPath: OptionsFields.dumpPath.optional(),
+  // Collections config
   collectionsPath: OptionsFields.collectionsPath.optional(),
+  excludeCollections: OptionsFields.excludeCollections.optional(),
+  onlyCollections: OptionsFields.onlyCollections.optional(),
+  // Snapshot config
   snapshotPath: OptionsFields.snapshotPath.optional(),
+  snapshot: OptionsFields.snapshot.optional(),
+  split: OptionsFields.split.optional(),
   // Specifications config
-  specs: OptionsFields.specs.optional(),
   specsPath: OptionsFields.specsPath.optional(),
+  specs: OptionsFields.specs.optional(),
   // Hooks config
   hooks: OptionsHooksSchema.optional(),
-  // Exclusion and Inclusion
-  excludeCollections: OptionsFields.excludeCollections.optional(),
-  onlyCollections: OptionsFields.onlyCollections.optional(),
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/specifications/specifications-client.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/specifications/specifications-client.ts
index 32a105f..dce84ee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/services/specifications/specifications-client.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/services/specifications/specifications-client.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class SpecificationsClient {
     @Inject(LOGGER) baseLogger: pino.Logger,
     protected readonly migrationClient: MigrationClient,
   ) {
-    this.logger = getChildLogger(baseLogger, 'snapshot');
+    this.logger = getChildLogger(baseLogger, 'specifications');
     const { dumpPath, enabled } = config.getSpecificationsConfig();
     this.dumpPath = dumpPath;
     this.enabled = enabled;
diff --git a/packages/e2e/spec/entrypoint.spec.ts b/packages/e2e/spec/entrypoint.spec.ts
index c8da77f..5223987 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/spec/entrypoint.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e/spec/entrypoint.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
 import {
   excludeSomeCollections,
   includeSomeCollections,
+  noSnapshot,
 } from './exclude-include/index.js';
 
 jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 10000;
@@ -64,4 +65,5 @@ describe('Pull and check if ids are preserved for some collections', () => {
 
   excludeSomeCollections(context);
   includeSomeCollections(context);
+  noSnapshot(context);
 });
diff --git a/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/index.ts b/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/index.ts
index 44bfe5b..cffd51b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/index.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './exclude-some-collections.js';
 export * from './include-some-collections.js';
+export * from './no-snapshot.js';
diff --git a/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/no-snapshot.ts b/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/no-snapshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83777ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e/spec/exclude-include/no-snapshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { Context, debug } from '../helpers/index.js';
+import Path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+
+export const noSnapshot = (context: Context) => {
+  it('should not pull schema from Directus', async () => {
+    // Init sync client
+    const sync = await context.getSync('temp/no-snapshot');
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Pull the content from Directus
+    const output = await sync.pull(['--no-snapshot']);
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Check that the snapshot was ignored
+    expect(output).toContain(debug('Snapshot is disabled'));
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Check if the content was dumped correctly
+    const dumpPath = sync.getDumpPath();
+    const snapshotPath = Path.join(dumpPath, 'snapshot');
+    // Ensure folder is empty
+    const files = fs.readdirSync(snapshotPath);
+    expect(files).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should not diff schema from Directus', async () => {
+    // Init sync client
+    const sync = await context.getSync(
+      'sources/one-item-per-collection',
+      false,
+    );
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Pull the content from Directus
+    const output = await sync.diff(['--no-snapshot']);
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Check that the snapshot was ignored
+    expect(output).toContain(debug('Snapshot is disabled'));
+    expect(output).not.toContain(debug('[snapshot] No changes to apply'));
+  });
+
+  it('should not diff schema from Directus', async () => {
+    // Init sync client
+    const sync = await context.getSync(
+      'sources/one-item-per-collection',
+      false,
+    );
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Pull the content from Directus
+    const output = await sync.push(['--no-snapshot']);
+
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Check that the snapshot was ignored
+    expect(output).toContain(debug('Snapshot is disabled'));
+    expect(output).not.toContain(debug('[snapshot] No changes to apply'));
+  });
+};