Strapi vs Webiny

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.

Webiny is a programmable content platform combining a Headless CMS, Website Builder, File Manager, and administration panel. Developers can define models, APIs, workflows, and behavior in code, with AI agents available for building and customization. The platform offers GraphQL APIs, localized content, custom role permissions, webhooks, and content preview. One instance can isolate multiple sites, brands, customers, or markets as tenants. Governance features include versioning, rollback, permissions, publishing workflows, and audit logs on eligible plans. Deployment can be self-hosted on AWS serverless infrastructure or locally through Standalone, which is labeled alpha and local-only; code is portable to AWS, but content migration awaits a script. The Website Builder includes a Next.js SDK and supports deployment to Vercel or another cloud. Community is free forever. Business Small costs $79 a month, Medium $299 a month, and Large $599 a month.