django CMS vs Strapi

django CMS is an open-source content management system built on Django for creating and managing websites. Editors can change content directly on the page, while a drag-and-drop builder arranges reusable components such as text, images, videos, forms, and custom business elements. The system supports multiple languages and multi-site publishing, with SEO tools, a media library, custom content types, editorial workflows, and custom user roles. Permissions include granular privileges and separate editor and publisher roles. Developers can integrate existing Django applications through application views and placeholders. Deployment can use traditional Django rendering, hybrid rendering with a REST API, or headless delivery through REST endpoints; headless mode and the REST API are available through the djangocms-rest add-on. The core CMS is free and open, with no license fees. It is self-hosted and supports web, Linux, Windows, and API contexts. Installation requires Python 3.10 or later and uses pip. The maker, based in Zurich, Switzerland, was founded in 2007 and identifies enterprises, universities, and digital agencies as intended users.

Strapi is an open-source, MIT-licensed headless CMS that generates REST and GraphQL APIs from content models. It supports custom content types, multilingual content, a media library, editorial workflows, previews, webhooks, and custom user roles. Developers can customize the admin panel, APIs, data layer, controllers, services, and middleware. Strapi can be self-hosted or deployed to Strapi Cloud, which includes Postgres, a CDN, and email. The Community CMS plan includes unlimited entries and API calls; the Community plan is free forever and includes unlimited usage. Cloud Starter costs $35 a month and includes 100,000 API requests, 50 GB of asset storage, 50 GB of asset bandwidth, unlimited database entries, and one environment. Cloud Business costs $450 a month and includes 10,000,000 API requests. Cloud prices exclude applicable local taxes. A 30-day Growth trial is available for a self-hosted project without a credit card. Growth includes three seats, with additional seats costing $15 per month each. Strapi was founded in 2015 and offers support options ranging from community and basic support to priority, premium, concierge, and dedicated support.