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.
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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 |
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
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!
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.
Customazibility, written in React and javascript
Sometimes there can be bugs that are not easy to resolve nor debug.
Open source CMS
Most of Strapi is funny. The way things just connect and can be shared through API, user configurations, and management is fantastic.
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.
We are migrating our webpage to Strapi. Non-technical users will be the admins of it
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.
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.
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.
we can easy to creating API to Fetch the backend
Download Package is to big, and update exiting version strapi always failed
creating component for multi content, fetch in frontend
Stability, performance, ease of use, easy to upgrade and modify even after production
Dashboard customization is very limited, few plug ins
Bulding, modify apps very quickly, and it can handle complex project without hassle
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.
There was a steep learning curve when I was starting, but now there are many tutorials to help you get started.
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
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.
Restricted access can quickly become restrictive, but it is part of the business model of the company.
Strapi allowed me to create POC on different themes: retail, augmented reality, incentive,...
The plugin system. That empowers me to customize the admin panel for my needs.
I like everything about strapi.I wish there is a template for plugin system.
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.
Highly customizable, React-based, and support for Graphql.
Users can't customize the admin panel content-form UI.
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.
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!
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!
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.
The administration UI makes DB architecture very straightforward, while at the same time Strapi exposes enough under the hood to remain highly extensible.
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.
I am currently using it as a way to enable customers to edit their own content, replacing older CMS solutions like Wordpress.
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.
Some documentation and answers to common questions are outdated for older versions, can cause some confusion.
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.
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!
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.
Quick solution to create an api and present a panel for people with no technical skills.
Fast API setup. Can build a production-ready cms real fast
Changing the admin page requires a lot of work
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
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
The time it takes to refresh after creating a collection, sometimes I have to restart the server on development
In time project delivery. Strapi gives hope to junior devs who'd love to experience what goes on in the backend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The richtext editor has a limited number of functionalities. Better if can add more functionalities.
I am creating a blog publishing site and needed an admin panel for all the authors to add content.
- it recently supports Internationalization - the UI is beautiful - role management is very detailed and clear
- That there is no cloud service yet but it's now coming from what I saw!
- 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.
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.
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!
The main benefit is quickly integrating a backend & database to my websites.