What is Strapi?
Strapi is a headless CMS with a free MIT-licensed Community edition and separately licensed paid CMS capabilities. Developers define structured content and expose it through APIs to a frontend they build. The software can be self-hosted or deployed using a paid Strapi Cloud hosting plan. CMS and Cloud subscriptions are separate choices: a Cloud subscription can run Community CMS, while a self-hosted team can buy premium CMS features without buying Cloud hosting.
Who is Strapi for?
Development teams wanting an extensible API-based CMS with a choice of hosting responsibility
Strapi features
The core capabilities to consider for your workflow.
- Content-type builder
- REST and GraphQL APIs
- Media library and draft publishing
- Role-based access control
- Self-hosted or Strapi Cloud deployment
Strapi pricing
Free self-hosted Community edition
Price CMS features and hosting separately. Add database, storage, delivery, backups and operations for self-hosting, or verify Cloud resource limits and overages.
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Community CMS is free under the MIT licence when self-hosted. Strapi Cloud hosting is paid; old Free Cloud plan and trial descriptions are no longer current.
Before you choose Strapi
Free Community software does not include free infrastructure
Strapi Cloud currently has no permanent Free plan or free trial
Content history, review workflows and SSO have separate paid entitlement boundaries
Explore Strapi in more detail
Take a closer look at the decisions behind this product.
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Strapi FAQs
Does Strapi have a free plan?
Community CMS is free under the MIT licence when self-hosted. Strapi Cloud hosting is paid; old Free Cloud plan and trial descriptions are no longer current.
Who is Strapi for?
Development teams wanting an extensible API-based CMS with a choice of hosting responsibility
What should I compare before buying?
Check the tier that contains your essential features, confirm plan limits and compare the total quote with your own expected usage.