
You need a backend for your app or website, but building APIs from scratch takes weeks. Your content team wants to update text and images without calling a developer. Traditional CMS platforms lock you into their templates. You want freedom to use React, Vue, or any frontend you like.
Strapi solves this. You define your content types, and it auto-generates APIs. Non-technical team members get a clean dashboard to manage content. Developers keep full control. Self-host on your servers or use Strapi Cloud. Open-source means no vendor lock-in.
Features
Pricing
Strapi has two pricing models: CMS (self-hosted license) and Cloud (managed hosting).
CMS Plans (Self-Hosted)
| Plan | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | Open-source, all core features, unlimited content types |
| Growth | $15/mo | SSO, Audit logs, Review workflows, Releases |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom roles, SLAs, Technical support, Onboarding |
Cloud Hosting Plans
| Plan | Monthly Price | API Requests | Storage | Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 2,500/mo | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| Essential | $18/mo | 50,000/mo | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| Pro | $75/mo | 500,000/mo | 250 GB | 250 GB |
| Scale | Custom | 1,000,000/mo | Custom | Custom |
Note: Yearly billing offers 20% discount. CMS license and Cloud hosting are purchased separately.
