Strapi
Summary
Strapi is an open-source, MIT-licensed headless CMS that generates REST and GraphQL APIs from content models. It supports custom content types, multilingual content, a media library, editorial workflows, previews, webhooks, and custom user roles. Developers can customize its admin panel, APIs, data layer, controllers, services, and middleware. Strapi can be self-hosted or run on Strapi Cloud, which includes Postgres, a CDN, and email. The Community plan is free forever and includes unlimited usage; the Community CMS plan also includes unlimited entries and API calls. Cloud Starter is 35.00 USD per month and includes 100,000 API requests, 50 GB asset storage, 50 GB asset bandwidth, unlimited database entries, and one environment. Cloud Business is 450.00 USD per month and includes 10 million API requests. Listed prices exclude applicable local taxes. A 30-day Growth trial is available for a self-hosted project without a credit card. Strapi was founded in 2015 and is listed as self-hosted software.
Who it is for
Strapi suits developers and teams building content-driven applications who want to define content models and generate REST or GraphQL APIs. It offers both self-hosting and a managed cloud deployment option.
What is good
- Open-source and MIT-licensed.
- Generates REST and GraphQL APIs from content models.
- Supports multilingual content and custom user roles.
- Cloud plans include unlimited database entries.
What to know first
- Cloud Starter costs 35.00 USD per month.
- Cloud Business costs 450.00 USD per month.
- Listed prices exclude applicable local taxes.
- Refund policy is not stated.
Verdict
Strapi combines a customizable headless CMS with API generation and a choice of self-hosted or cloud deployment. Its free Community option and paid cloud tiers have distinct usage limits.
Strapi plans and pricing
All plansCompared on content management systems
Facts
- Free plan
- Yesstrapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 35strapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- API types
- bothstrapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- Content localization
- Yesstrapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- Role permissions
- customstrapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- Webhooks
- Yesstrapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- Content preview
- Yesstrapi.io · 20 Sept 2026
- Open-source license
- Strapi is open-source and MIT-licensed.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Starter API limit
- Cloud Starter includes 100,000 API requests.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Starter storage
- Cloud Starter includes 50 GB asset storage and 50 GB asset bandwidth.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Business API limit
- Cloud Business includes 10 million API requests.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Cloud database entries
- Cloud plans include unlimited database entries.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- CMS usage limits
- The Community CMS plan includes unlimited entries and API calls.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Growth trial
- Growth features can be tried for 30 days on a self-hosted project without a credit card.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Refund policy
- The provided pages do not state a refund policy.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Deployment options
- Strapi can be self-hosted or deployed to Strapi Cloud.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Cloud included services
- Strapi Cloud includes Postgres, a CDN, and email.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Security compliance
- Strapi is SOC 2 certified and GDPR compliant.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Enterprise governance
- Enterprise features include audit logs, review workflows, content history, and SSO.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Growth team seats
- The Growth plan includes three seats; extra seats cost $15 per month each.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Available integrations
- The site lists React, Next.js, TanStack, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Astro, Flutter, Svelte, and React Native CMS integrations.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Support options
- Support ranges from community and basic support to priority, premium, concierge, and dedicated support.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Customer count
- Strapi says it is trusted by more than 3,000 customers.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- Framework customization
- Developers can customize the admin panel, APIs, data layer, controllers, services, and middleware.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
- API generation
- Strapi generates REST and GraphQL APIs from content models.strapi.io · 27 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2015strapi.io · 23 Sept 2026
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- Best Content Management Systems in 2026#7 of 165
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Sources
- strapi.io/pricing-cloud;· checked 20 Sept 2026
- strapi.io· checked 27 Sept 2026
- strapi.io/pricing-cloud· checked 27 Sept 2026
- strapi.io/pricing-cms· checked 27 Sept 2026