Strapi
Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface.
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Still maintained? Yes: 541 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.60.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Squarespace and Webflow.
At a glance
Strapi quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 73,403
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v5.60.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Strapi
Full rankings: Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Open-source headless CMS, self-hosted or Cloud you're in control."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Strapi scores 89/100, #9 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 541 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.60.0, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 73,403 stars add 19.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
541 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v5.60.0 released 2 days ago
- Stars 19.5 / 20
73k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 541
- Last 90 days
- 1,710
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Payload CMS (#8) and Localess (#10) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | v5.60.0 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 73,403 |
| Open issues | 230 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | strapi/strapi ↗ |
Strapi vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Strapi (Content Management Systems (CMS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Automad | 92 | 958 | MIT | yesterday |
| Strapi (this tool) | 89 | 73k | MIT | today |
| CraftCMS | 84 | 3.6k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| SilverStripe | 81 | 726 | BSD-3-Clause | today |
| Apostrophe | 60 | 4.7k | MIT | yesterday |
Strapi: common questions
What does Strapi replace?
Repoly lists Strapi as an open-source alternative to Squarespace and Webflow. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Strapi stands against the others.
Is Strapi still maintained?
Strapi had 541 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v5.60.0, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.