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Strapi Reviews & Product Details

Strapi Overview
What is Strapi?

Strapi is a free, open-source, and headless/back-end-only CMS that runs on 100% Javascript. Made for developers, it’s fully customizable and provides a robust environment for creating self-hosted and high-performing content APIs. Content creators can easily define models to build rich layouts depending on the data structure they need for their business. Once a content architecture has been set, it’s seamless to write, edit, and manage any content type. Comprehensive frameworks and services from third-party vendors are available to reinforce the content environment and once ready, content can be easily deployed on all cloud platforms or traditional servers.

Company Strapi Solutions
Year founded 2016
Company size 51-200 employees
Headquarters Paris, France
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Strapi Product Details
Capabilities
API
CLI
OSS
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Linux, Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows, On-Premise Linux, On-Premise Windows
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
Strapi Features
API-first Architecture
Analytics/Reporting
Backup & Restore
Collaboration Tools
Content Modeling
Content Previews
Content Scheduling
Content Search
Content Tagging & Categorization
Content Versioning
Content Workflows
Custom Content Types
Customizable Content Delivery
Developer-friendly SDKs
GraphQL Support
Headless Ecommerce Integration
Localization
Media Library
Multi-language Support
Multi-site Management
Performance Optimization
Personalization
RESTful API
Rich Text Editor
SEO Management
Scalability
Security & Authentication
Third-party Integrations
User Role Management
Webhooks
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171 Strapi Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 16, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
David L. avatar
David L.
Data Manager
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"It is an open-source Headless CMS built around JavaScript"
What do you like best about Strapi?

I love that you can basically use this with almost any platform in the industry. It can be used with ReactJs, AngularJS, and even plain Javascript. It's amazing

What do you dislike about Strapi?

I think that there are not enough courses and options for those who would like to learn the CMS; even if it is offered as a paid certification, that would be great!

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am solving the problem that you do not need WordPress to create and compete in creating great web applications. It is a new edge to all developers independent and employed.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 16, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Josef V. avatar
Josef V.
Ředitel Pro Technologie
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"Perfect product ,cannot recommend enough."
What do you like best about Strapi?

Customazibility, written in React and javascript

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Sometimes there can be bugs that are not easy to resolve nor debug.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Open source CMS

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 05, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Jhony G.
Software Engineer I
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"My experience as a novice"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Most of Strapi is funny. The way things just connect and can be shared through API, user configurations, and management is fantastic.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

The only thing I feel left in Strapi is a good WYSIWYG editor because most of the users who can access the app are non-technical.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are migrating our webpage to Strapi. Non-technical users will be the admins of it

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 29, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Leandro V.
Software Engineer
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"The most reliable platform we've found"
What do you like best about Strapi?

One of the main reasons that made us choose to keep our content management focused on Strapi is definitely their clear documentation and the fact that it is written entirely in JavaScript. There's a huge community, the CMS is fast and they are very concerned about every development step, from coding until deploying.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

The only thing that I don't like so much is that they are not (yet) fully supported TypeScript. With TypeScript support, our dev experience would definitely set the bar higher.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

One of our biggest goals was to manage content in such a way that some users have the capability to change only a specific set of content, having custom access roles assigned to different users. Strapi has a nice and easy way to manage that, by giving us the ability to create and manage custom roles.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 23, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Abraham Y.
Blockchain Developer
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"very very helpful for developer tools, we can easy to creating API to Fetch the backend"
What do you like best about Strapi?

we can easy to creating API to Fetch the backend

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Download Package is to big, and update exiting version strapi always failed

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

creating component for multi content, fetch in frontend

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 14, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Ali S.
System Administrator
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"Strapi is the best headless CMS at the market, defeating all other rivals"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Stability, performance, ease of use, easy to upgrade and modify even after production

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Dashboard customization is very limited, few plug ins

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bulding, modify apps very quickly, and it can handle complex project without hassle

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 04, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
EK
Emmah Wanjiru K.
Founder
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"Beginner friendy Headless CMS"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Strapi is easy to integrate with NextJs which is my preferred React Framework. It works well with Next Auth giving me a seamless way to authenticate users on my website.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

There was a steep learning curve when I was starting, but now there are many tutorials to help you get started.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Backend development. As a frontend developer, I don't have to master any backend programming languages. Strapi has made it easy for me to have a backend while I concentrate on the frontend

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 27, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Ivain L. avatar
Ivain L.
Encadrant Pédagogique
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"One of the Best Headless CMS in 2021"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Almost all the basic notions found in the development of backend solutions are implemented in Click&Play. Combined with the efficient and straightforward interface, this saves a lot of time developing short and medium-term solutions.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Restricted access can quickly become restrictive, but it is part of the business model of the company.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Strapi allowed me to create POC on different themes: retail, augmented reality, incentive,...

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 21, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Hong Y.
Instructor
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"Looking for a blog backend, found a new world."
What do you like best about Strapi?

The plugin system. That empowers me to customize the admin panel for my needs.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

I like everything about strapi.I wish there is a template for plugin system.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm creating an email and cotent management backend. Strapi helps me manage the users, create email templates and cron jobs. The clear structure of Strapi enables me to add features easily.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 19, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Romit K.
Full Stack Engineer
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"My College Strapi Experience"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Highly customizable, React-based, and support for Graphql.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Users can't customize the admin panel content-form UI.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have developed all our college fests' events and club events using Strapi. With Strapi, we could quickly develop the backend, which also came with a pre-ready admin panel. It helped us to prepare our event swiftly before the deadline.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 16, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Scott A. avatar
Scott A.
Founder
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"Best open-source CMS of 2020s!"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Fully customizable, written entirely in JavaScript, vibrant community, tonnes of support. Additionally, I've observed Strapi grow, develop and ship new features at the speed of light! Which is not only encouraging and assuring but also inspiring!

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Honestly, it's hard to think of anything that I dislike. Strapi has proven to enable the projects I work on to ship complex data structures and solve problems related to getting an early idea off the ground in record times! From the free and open-source projects, this is hands down the best one I've come across. They just rolled out Version 4 beta, which on top of all the awesome flexibility and functionality, also looks gorgeous! If you haven't yet, go check them out, you will most probably not regret it!

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Shipping new features within a matter of hours, not weeks. Building my startup and helping clients to develop and ship features with little to no friction.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 11, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AS
Austin S.
Cto
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"Strapi is one of the fastest ways to go from an empty project to a functioning backend."
What do you like best about Strapi?

The administration UI makes DB architecture very straightforward, while at the same time Strapi exposes enough under the hood to remain highly extensible.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Any "magic wand" solutions always suffer the same problem; less transparency about the underlying low-level processes that are happening. Fortunately this has not been a huge drawback for me with Strapi.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am currently using it as a way to enable customers to edit their own content, replacing older CMS solutions like Wordpress.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 24, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Vincent L. avatar
Vincent L.
Technical Lead
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"A highly customisable headless API saved us heaps of time and a pleasure to work with"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Combined with Dio HTTP cache in Flutter, Strapi has enabled us to build up an easy-to-manage app menu and content system, allowing us to make live changes in a beautiful UI without code changes and app releases.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Some documentation and answers to common questions are outdated for older versions, can cause some confusion.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

The ready-made dashboard has saved us time and money. The HTTP API to insert data via scripts allows us to pull data from Podbean, Vimeo, Instagram etc in a draft state, allowing us to log in and publish new content.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 14, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Conrad T. avatar
Conrad T.
Freelance Photographer
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"Most Flexible Headless CMS"
What do you like best about Strapi?

The thing I like the best about Strapi is that it's open-source; this allows for complete flexibility in what you want the CMS to do. Content is easily accessible through REST API or GraphQL, which is fantastic!

What do you dislike about Strapi?

The free version only comes with three roles which you can't customize. This is understandable because there needs to be an incentive to support the developers, and restricting features is the only way.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quick solution to create an api and present a panel for people with no technical skills.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 07, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Ler Khai L. avatar
Ler Khai L.
Part Time Web/Mobile Developer
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"Best headless CMS for developers and non-developers"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Fast API setup. Can build a production-ready cms real fast

What do you dislike about Strapi?

Changing the admin page requires a lot of work

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having to set up a working graphql API in a short time with authentication. With Strapi, i can complete this task in a short time, and no need to worry about the reliability

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 07, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Chris A. avatar
Chris A.
Dsc Zetech University Lead
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"Creating a Fullstack project in simple steps using strapi and it's API"
What do you like best about Strapi?

The fact that all the APIs are created on the go, all methods on the APIs are all set. That is like a gold key to me

What do you dislike about Strapi?

The time it takes to refresh after creating a collection, sometimes I have to restart the server on development

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

In time project delivery. Strapi gives hope to junior devs who'd love to experience what goes on in the backend.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 28, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Lee B. avatar
Lee B.
Freelance Web Designer & Front End Developer
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"My go to CMS for any JAM Stack project"
What do you like best about Strapi?

The best part about Strapi is that I'm able to spin up a CMS in less than a minute. Yes, it really is that fast. Just a single quickstart command in the terminal and you're ready to build out your content structure for use in any project. When I explain Strapi to other developers, I usually tell them to think Wordpress Pages + Posts + Media + Custom Post Types + Advanced Custom Fields + Users, all rolleded into 1, easily accessible via API, without the parts that you don't need and with a better user experience. Strapi makes development so much quicker. No longer do I have to think about setting up, managing and interacting with databases. Instead, everything I would need a database for is now handled by Strapi. API endpoints for all of my data are generated automatically, making it easily consumable from any front end app. I love that Strapi is free and open-source, making it very easy to customise Strapi 'till your hearts content. The Strapi core team also work hard to push new updates and functionality while listening to and engaging with the community. It's the best of both worlds.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

I might have once said that the UI could be a little less bland, but with Strapi version 4 just around the corner and the upcoming re-design they showed off, I'm just excited for the update. The only real issues I have with using Strapi aren't directly related to Strapu itself. The only slight problem I have is hosting Node apps in general due to the more complex requirements than what I'd been accustomed to. For example, there aren't a thousand companies offering easy to use 1-click installs like in the Wordpress world or easy push-to-git solutions you get in the javascript front end world. This, of course, makes hosting Strapi a little less intuitive for beginners. That being said, I know that the Strapi team is currently working on an in-house hosting solution, so I look forward to that.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently, I'm using Strapi in portfolio-type websites to manage page content and blogs, etc. I'm also using Strapi for business websites where I have to manage users and authentication. So far, I can't imagine there being many, if any, projects that Strapi wouldn't be great for.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 20, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Vidura W.
Student
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"The best CMS ever seen"
What do you like best about Strapi?

It is 100% codeless. Creating custom content types and roles, giving permissions, creating APIs are very easy with the Strapi. Everything can be done using the admin panel. They have nice documentation as well.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

The richtext editor has a limited number of functionalities. Better if can add more functionalities.

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am creating a blog publishing site and needed an admin panel for all the authors to add content.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 09, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
LH
Luca H.
Lead Front End Developper
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"The best headless CMS for Next.Js websites!"
What do you like best about Strapi?

- it recently supports Internationalization - the UI is beautiful - role management is very detailed and clear

What do you dislike about Strapi?

- That there is no cloud service yet but it's now coming from what I saw!

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

- the non-dev team will be able to edit and add content, which will free their time to code real stuff - better interface overall, and scalable website.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 29, 2021
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Claudia A. avatar
Claudia A.
Customer Service Representative
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"I love Strapi!!!"
What do you like best about Strapi?

Strapi allows me to build React apps with functionality that would require a backend about 10x faster than I would typically take me if I had to code a backend from scratch. It also provides so many extra features and is constantly being updated and improved.

What do you dislike about Strapi?

If you upgrade Strapi versions and have customized the admin portal by overriding files, you can run into problems quickly but it's still doable!

What problems is Strapi solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main benefit is quickly integrating a backend & database to my websites.