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Strapi

Strapi

Open-source headless CMS

Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS with a visual content-type builder, REST/GraphQL APIs, and plugin system. Self-hosted with full control.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Open-source CMS you can self-host. The visual content-type builder and plugin system are well-designed.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

For teams that need a self-hosted CMS, Strapi is the most mature open-source option. Large community.

The Creator

The Creator

Content & Design

Ship

The admin panel is intuitive for content editors. Media library and internationalization are built in.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,355 mentions
64% positive21% neutral15% negative
Hacker News446 mentions
63%22%15%

The content-type builder is brilliant until you need to customize roles deeply

Reddit712 mentions
66%20%14%

Strapi v5 fixed most of my gripes — migration from v4 was painless

Twitter/X970 mentions
61%23%16%

For a Next.js + Strapi stack it's hard to beat the DX when you own the server

Product Hunt227 mentions
74%17%9%

Visual content modeling with auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs is a massive time saver