Strapi

From $35Free planG2 4.5 · 206 reviews

Teams that want an open-source CMS with a familiar admin UI and the option to move between self-hosting and managed hosting.

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Quick overview

Pricing: Free self-hosted; Strapi Cloud from $35/month
Plans: Self-hosted: Community free (MIT, unlimited users); Growth $45/month with 3 users, $15/month per extra user (Live Preview, Releases, 14-day Content History, Strapi AI), 30-day free trial; Enterprise by quote (SSO, Review Workflows, Audit Logs). Strapi Cloud, per project, listed monthly: Starter $35 (100k API requests, 50 GB storage, 50 GB bandwidth, 1 environment, no backups), Pro $90 (1M requests, 250 GB, 500 GB, weekly backups), Business $450 (10M requests, 1,000 GB, 1,000 GB, 2 environments, daily backups). Yearly billing saves up to 17%. No free Cloud plan listed.
G2 rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Comparisons: Featured in 2 comparisons

Key features

REST API by default, GraphQL via official plugin
Content-type builder and admin panel
Role-based access control in the free Community edition
Live Preview, Releases and Content History on Growth
Choice of self-hosting or managed Strapi Cloud

Pros

Free self-hosting with unlimited users and content
Same CMS self-hosted or on Strapi Cloud
Large plugin ecosystem

Cons

Live Preview needs the paid Growth license when self-hosted
Cloud Starter has no backups and 100k API requests
Visual editing is less central than in Storyblok or Sanity

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