Open Source Strapi AlternativesCMS Tools and other similar apps like Strapi

The best open source alternative to Strapi is WordPress. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Strapi and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Strapi are EmDash CMS, bknd.io, Raytha and Sanity.io.

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  1. WordPress icon
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    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    126 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
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  2. EmDash CMS icon
     11 likes

    Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro and Cloudflare featuring extensible architecture, sandboxed plugins in Worker isolates, WordPress migration, visual schema builder, role-based access, rich text editing, AI integration, media management, and open source deployment.

    53 EmDash CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
     
  3. bknd.io icon
     7 likes

    Modular visual backend offering integrated database, authentication, media, and workflow management, supports SQLite, Postgres, cloud DBs, AWS S3, flexible deployment across major runtimes, open source, built for universal compatibility and direct control.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Raytha icon
     2 likes

    Raytha is a powerful CMS for .NET developers with an easy-to-use interface and fast performance. It offers custom content types, a template engine, and various access controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Sanity.io icon
     11 likes

    Sanity is a hosted backend for structured content with a real-time API, globally distributed CDN, and a powerful, but simple query language. A headless CMS with an open source React-based editor, that can be configured with basic JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Alinea CMS icon
     4 likes

    Open source headless CMS with minimal setup. Alinea CMS is a feature rich Git based CMS with a focus on user and developer experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
     
  7. Payload CMS icon
     3 likes

    Payload is a CMS designed for developers from the ground up to deliver them what they need to build great digital products. If you know JavaScript, you know Payload. It's a code-first CMS, which allows you to build whatever you want in JavaScript or TypeScript - reducing...

    21 Payload CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • MongoDB
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • Node.JS
     
  8. Cockpit icon
     18 likes

    Cockpit was born out of the need of building a simple dynamic site. Sure, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and all the other full-stack content management systems are possible solutions for that task ... but let's be honest, often they are just too bloated and too time consuming to...

    56 Cockpit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • SQLite
     
  9. Squidex icon
     2 likes

    Squidex is an open source headless CMS and content management hub. In contrast to a traditional CMS Squidex provides a rich API with OData filter and Swagger definitions. It is up to you to build your UI on top of it. It can be website, a native app or just another server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Tina CMS icon
     3 likes

    A fully open-source headless CMS that supports Git and Visual Editing.

    65 Tina CMS alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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  11. Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit for building Web APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Django
     
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