Prismic vs Strapi

Prismic is a headless content management system with developer tools and a visual page builder for websites built on an existing stack. Its Visual Page Builder supports live editing, drag-and-drop layouts and reusable slices; Slice Machine helps model content and generate TypeScript and component structure. Official integrations and SDKs are listed for Next.js, Nuxt and SvelteKit. Teams can localize content, configure custom roles, preview pages, review revision history and roll back changes. Imgix integration optimizes images, and each page includes schema support. APIs, webhooks and a Migration API support integrations and structured content migrations. Prismic runs as a single product across web and API platforms and connects to Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP-enabled AI tools. The free plan allows one user, two locales and 4 million API calls monthly; it includes 100 GB of monthly CDN bandwidth, and exceeding that allowance locks the project. Paid plans start at $10/mo (annual). Prismic was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

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.