Strapi
Strapi is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CMS category, licensed MIT and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com and Webflow. It has 73,381 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 73,381
- Forks
- 9,915
- Open issues
- 233
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,673
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v5.59.0Oct 21, 2026
- Created
- Sep 30, 2015
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 1,673 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,673 |
| Latest release | v5.59.0 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 552 |
| Open issues | 233 |
| Open pull requests | 416 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Sep 30, 2015 |
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About Strapi
Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/strapi/strapi.
Topics
- strapi
- nodejs
- api
- dashboard
- javascript
- graphql
- rest
- cms
- headless-cms
- jamstack
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Is Strapi free and open source?
Yes. Strapi is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Strapi with Docker?
Strapi does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Strapi?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Strapi include Payload CMS, WordPress and Wagtail. Strapi itself is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com and Webflow.
Is Strapi actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Strapi was on Oct 25, 2026 with 1,673 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v5.59.0, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 233 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.