Strapi

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS, written entirely in JavaScript/TypeScript, that lets developers design content models visually and auto-generates REST and GraphQL APIs. It ships with an admin dashboard, roles and permissions, media library, and internationalization, and can be self-hosted or run on Strapi Cloud.

Use cases

• build a headless CMS for a JAMstack site
• serve content via REST or GraphQL APIs to any frontend
• give non-technical editors a friendly content editing dashboard
• manage content for mobile apps and IoT devices
• self-host a customizable content management system
• model content types without writing code
• add role-based permissions and i18n to a content API

When to choose

• you need a self-hosted, fully customizable headless CMS in the Node.js/TypeScript ecosystem
• you want auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs from visual content models
• you need built-in roles, permissions, media library, and internationalization
• you want a developer-first CMS with a plugin system and database choice (SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB)

When to avoid

• you need a traditional server-rendered CMS with built-in theming like WordPress
• your stack is not JavaScript/Node.js based
• you require a fully managed SaaS with no self-hosting concerns
• you need a lightweight static site generator rather than a content API

Facets

application · maturity stable

api-framework http-server graphql auth internationalization plugin-system ui-components web-framework cms web-development backend apis self-hosted developer-tools cross-platform self-hosted headless-cms content-management jamstack rest-api content-type-builder admin-dashboard typescript no-code nodejs docker

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